Smart Access Usb - Cisco APIC M3 Installation And Service Manual

Smart Access USB

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.
• Smart Access USB can be enabled or disabled using any of the BMC user interfaces. For example, you
• In a case where no management network is available to connect remotely to Cisco IMC, a Device Firmware
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• 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.
Note
Any mouse or keyboard that is connected to the KVM cable is disconnected when
you 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.
can use the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility that is accessed by pressing F8 when prompted during
bootup.
• Enabled: the front-panel USB device is connected to the BMC.
• Disabled: the front-panel USB device is connected to the host.
Update (DFU) shell over serial cable can be used to generate and download technical support files to the
USB device that is attached to front panel USB port.
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