Connect And Power On The Server (Standalone Mode) - Cisco SNS 3415 Installation Manual

Install the Cisco SNS 3415 and Cisco SNS 3495 Hardware Appliances

Connect and Power On the Server (Standalone Mode)

Note This section describes how to power on the server, assign an IP address, and connect to server management
when using the server in standalone mode. To use the server in UCS integration, specific cabling and
settings are required. See
The server is shipped with a default NIC mode called Shared LOM, default NIC redundancy is active-active,
Note
and DHCP is enabled. Shared LOM mode enables the two 1-Gb Ethernet ports to access the Cisco Integrated
Management Interface (CIMC). If you want to use the 1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management port, or a
port on a Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (VIC) to access the CIMC, you must first connect to
the server and change the NIC mode as described in Step 3 of the following procedure. In that step, you
can also change the NIC redundancy and set static IP settings.
Step 1 Attach a power cord to each power supply unit in your server, and then attach each power cord to a grounded AC power
outlet. See Power Specifications, on page 16
server boot in standby power during the first bootup.
You can verify power status by looking at the Power Status LED (see
Appliances, on page
• Of—There is no AC power present in the server.
• Amber—The server is in standby power mode. Power is supplied only to the CIMC and some motherboard functions.
• Green—The server is in main power mode. Power is supplied to all server components.
Note During bootup, the server beeps once for each USB device that is attached to the server. Even if there are no
external USB devices attached, there is a short beep for each virtual USB device such as a virtual floppy drive,
CD/DVD drive, keyboard, or mouse. A beep is also emitted if a USB device is hot-plugged or hot-unplugged
during BIOS power-on self test (POST), or while you are accessing the BIOS Setup utility or the EFI shell.
Step 2 Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor by using the supplied KVM cable connected to the KVM connector on the
front panel (see
Note Alternatively, you can use the VGA and USB ports on the rear panel. However, you cannot use the front panel
VGA and the rear panel VGA at the same time. If you are connected to one VGA connector and you then connect
a video device to the other connector, the first VGA connector is disabled.
Step 3 See Setup CIMC Configuration Utility, on page 30
to set NIC mode, NIC redundancy, and choose whether to enable DHCP or set static network settings.
Step 4
Connect to the CIMC for server management. Connect Ethernet cables from your LAN to the server, using the ports that
you selected in Step 3. The Active-active and Active-passive NIC redundancy settings require you to connect to two
ports.
Step 5
Enter the IP address of the CIMC in your browser to connect to the CIMC Setup Utility. The CIMC IP address is
configured in Step 3 (either a static address or the address assigned by your DHCP server).
Installation for Cisco UCS
2):
Cisco SNS-3415 or 3495 Appliance Front Panel View, on page
Connect and Power On the Server (Standalone Mode)
Integration.
for power specifications. Wait for approximately two minutesto let the
LED Indicators on Cisco SNS-3415 and 3495
to enter in to the BIOS CIMC Configuration Utility. Use this utility
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