Chapter 3
Maintaining the Server
Replacing a PCIe Card
Caution
Cisco supports all PCIe cards qualified and sold by Cisco. PCIe cards not qualified or sold by Cisco are
the responsibility of the customer. Although Cisco will always stand behind and support the C-Series
rack-mount servers, customers using standard, off-the-shelf, third-party cards must go to the third-party
card vendor for support if any issue with that particular third-party card occurs.
This section includes the following topics:
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PCIe Slots
The server contains two toolless PCIe risers for horizontal installation of PCIe cards. See
and
Figure 3-22
Table 3-7
Electrical
Slot Number
Lane Width
1 (on riser 1)
Gen-3 x16
5
2 (on riser 2)
Gen-3 x8
1. This is the supported length because of internal clearance.
2. This is the size of the rear panel opening.
3. Network Communications Services Interface protocol
4. Slot 1 can operate when the server is in standby power mode.
5. Slot 2 is not available in single-CPU configurations.
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PCIe Slots, page 3-35
Replacing a PCIe Card, page 3-36
Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards, page 3-37
Special Considerations for Cisco UCS Fusion ioDrive2 Storage Accelerator Cards, page 3-37
RAID Controller Card Cable Routing, page 3-38
Installing Multiple PCIe Cards and Resolving Limited Resources, page 3-38
Table 3-7
for a description of the PCIe slots on these risers.
Rear Panel, Showing PCIe Slots
PSU1
PSU1
PSU1
PCIe Expansion Slots
Connector Length
x24 extended
x16 connector
PCIe 2
PSU2
PSU2
PSU2
1
Card Length
Card Height
1/2 length
Full-height
1/2 length
1/2 height
Cisco UCS C220 Server Installation and Service Guide
Installing or Replacing Server Components
PCIe 1
2
3
NCSI
Support
4
Yes
No
Figure 3-22
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