Replacing a Cisco Flexible Flash Card
Cisco Flexible Flash Card Replacement Procedure
To install or replace a Cisco Flexible Flash card, follow these steps:
Step 1
Remove the card that you are replacing. See
a.
b.
Caution
If you cannot safely view and access the component, remove the server from the rack.
c.
d.
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g.
Install a Cisco Flexible Flash card:
Step 2
Note
Note
a.
Dual cards are supported only with CIMC 1.5(1) or later. With releases earlier than CIMC 1.5(1), only
Note
a single card is supported and it must be in slot SD1 (see
b.
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Power off the server as described in the
page
3-7.
Slide the server out the front of the rack far enough so that you can remove the top cover. You might
have to detach cables from the rear panel to provide clearance.
Remove the top cover as described in
page
3-8.
Use the finger holes to lift straight up on both ends of the PCIe riser 2 to disengage its circuit board
from the socket on the motherboard. Set the riser on an antistatic mat.
Locate the Cisco Flexible Flash card that you are replacing on PCIe riser 2. See
Push down on the top of the Cisco Flexible Flash card, then release it to allow it to spring up in the
slot.
Remove the Cisco Flexible Flash card from the slot.
To be usable for Cisco Flexible Flash, an SD card must be at least 16 GB in size.
Any SD card that is installed into the Cisco Flexible Flash slot is configured with the VD
partitioning described in
This overwrites data on the SD card where Cisco stores the configuration metadata.
Insert the Cisco Flexible Flash card into the slot with the label side facing outward.
Press down on the top of the card until it clicks in the slot and stays in place.
Position the PCIe riser over its socket on the motherboard and over its chassis alignment features
(see
Figure
3-22).
Carefully push down on both ends of the PCIe riser to fully engage its circuit board connector with
the socket on the motherboard.
Replace the top cover.
Replace the server in the rack, replace cables, and then power on the server by pressing the Power
button.
Figure
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"Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server" section on
"Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover" section on
Overview of the Pre-Installed Cisco Flexible Flash Card, page
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Chapter 3
Maintaining the Server
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