Replacing An Nvme Ssd Inside The S3260 Sioc (Version 03 Sioc Only) - Cisco UCS S3260 Service Manual

Installing or Replacing System Components

Replacing an NVMe SSD Inside the S3260 SIOC (Version 03 SIOC Only)

SIOC NVMe SSD Population Rules
The Version 03 SIOC can contain up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs in a sled assembly. You must remove
the sled when installing or replacing the SSDs.
Each NVMe SSD slot in a SIOC is numbered for the server that supports it (SERVER 1 NVME or
SERVER 2 NVME).
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If your system configuration has an M5 server node in lower server bay 2 and an I/O expander in upper
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server bay 1, you cannot populate an NVMe SSD in the SERVER 1 NVME slot in either SIOC. See
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Figure 3-21
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Populate an NVMe SSD in SERVER 1 NVME only if you have a server node in upper server bay 1.
Populate an NVME SSD in SERVER 2 NVME only if you have a server node in lower server bay 2.
3-21and Figure 3-22 for illustrations of the system connectivity and labeling.
NVMe SSD Connectivity in Version 03 SIOC (UCS-S3260-PCISIOC)
Chapter 3 Maintaining the System