Smart Access Usb - Cisco UCS C240 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Smart Access USB

• This feature has the following requirements:
• To switch from host serial to Cisco IMC CLI, press Esc+9.
• To switch from Cisco IMC CLI to host serial, press Esc+8.
• After a session is created, it is shown in the CLI or web GUI by the name
Smart Access USB
This server supports the Smart Access USB feature. The board management controller (BMC) in this server
can accept a USB mass storage device and access the data on it. This feature allows you to use the front-panel
USB device as a medium to transfer data between the BMC and the user without need for network connectivity.
This can be useful, for example, when remote BMC interfaces are not yet available, or are not accessible due
to network misconfiguration.
• This feature has the following requirements:
• The front-panel KVM connector has been designed to switch the USB port between Host OS and BMC.
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◦ A serial cable connection, which can use either the RJ-45 serial connector on the server rear panel,
or a DB-9 connection when using the KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) on the front-panel
KVM console connector.
◦ Console redirection must be enabled in the server BIOS.
◦ Terminal type must be set to VT100+ or VTUFT8.
◦ Serial-over-LAN (SOL) must be disabled (SOL is disabled by default).
You must enter your Cisco IMC credentials to authenticate the connection.
Note You cannot switch to Cisco IMC CLI if the serial-over-LAN (SOL) feature is enabled.
◦ The KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) connected to the front panel KVM console connector.
◦ A USB storage device connected to one of the USB 2.0 connectors on the KVM cable. The USB
device must draw less than 500 mA to avoid disconnect by the current-protection circuit.
Any mouse or keyboard that is connected to the KVM cable is disconnected when you
Note
enable Smart Access USB.
◦ You can use USB 3.0-based devices, but they will operate at USB 2.0 speed.
◦ We recommend that the USB device have only one partition.
◦ The file system formats supported are: FAT16, FAT32, MSDOS, EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4. NTFS
is not supported.
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