Cisco UCS C4200 Installation And Service Manual page 26

Smart Access 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 KVM cable (Cisco PID N20-BKVM) connected to the KVM console connector on the compute
• A USB storage device connected to one of the USB 2.0 connectors on the KVM cable. The 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
• The 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
can use the Cisco IMC Configuration Utility that is accessed by pressing F8 when prompted during
bootup.
• Enabled: the USB device is connected to the BMC.
• Disabled: the USB device is connected to the host.
• In a case where no management network is available to connect remotely to Cisco IMC, a Device Firmware
Update (DFU) shell over serial cable can be used to generate and download technical support files to the
USB device that is attached to the node USB port.
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node.
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.
is not supported.
Installation and Initial Setup