Serviceable Component Locations
Figure 3: Cisco APIC M3 and L3 Server, Serviceable Component Locations
1
Front-loading drive bays 1–10 support SAS/SATA
drives.
2
Cooling fan modules (seven, hot-swappable)
3
Supercap unit mounting bracket (RAID backup)
4
DIMM sockets on motherboard (12 per CPU)
CPUs and heatsinks (up to two)
5
6
Mini storage module socket
Supports either an SD card module with two SD
card slots; or an M.2 module with two NVMe or
SATA M.2 SSD slots.
7
Chassis intrusion switch (optional)
Internal USB 3.0 port on motherboard
8
Cisco APIC M3/L3 Server Installation and Service Guide
4
9
RTC battery, vertical socket
10
Power supplies (hot-swappable when redundant as
1+1)
11
Trusted platform module (TPM) socket on
motherboard (not visible in this view)
12
PCIe riser 1/slot 1 (half-height, x16 lane)
Includes PCIe cable connectors for front-loading
NVMe SSDs (x8 lane)
VIC 1455 with external 10/25-Gigabit Ethernet ports
13
(4)
14
Available (empty) PCIe slot
15
PCIe cable connectors for front-loading NVMe SSDs
on PCIe riser 2
Micro-SD card socket on PCIe riser 1
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Overview