Cisco SNS-3515 series Manual

Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliance Overview 1
Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliances 1
LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances 1
Cisco SNS-3515 and SNS-3595 Appliances Hardware Specifications 1
Cisco SNS-3515 or 3595 Appliance Front Panel View 3
Cisco SNS 3515 or SNS 3595 Appliance Back Panel View 6
Internal Diagnostic LEDs 8
Regulatory Compliance 10
CHAPTER 2 Before You Begin 11
Safety Guidelines 11
Unpack and Inspect the Server 12
Prepare for Server Installation 13
Installation Guidelines 14
Rack Requirements 15
Equipment Requirements 15
Slide Rail Adjustment Range 15
Server Specifications 15
Physical Specifications 15
Environmental Specifications 16
Power Specifications 16
CHAPTER 3 Install the Cisco SNS 3515 and Cisco SNS 3595 Hardware Appliances 19
Install the Cisco SNS 3515 and Cisco SNS 3595 Hardware Appliances 19
Install the Cisco SNS 3515 or 3595 Appliance in a Rack 20
Install the Side Rails 20
Install the Cable Management Arm (Optional) 23
Reverse the Cable Management Arm (Optional) 25
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Connect Cables 25
Connect the Network Interface 26
Ethernet Port Connector 26
Connect the Console 27
Connect the Keyboard and Video Monitor 28
Cable Management 29
Connect and Power On the Cisco SNS 3515 or 3595 Appliance 29
Connect and Power On the Server (Standalone Mode) 29
Local Connection Procedure 30
Remote Connection Procedure 30
Cisco Integrated Management Controller 31
Setup CIMC Configuration Utility 31
NIC Modes and NIC Redundancy Settings 33
Upgrade the BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware 34
Access the System BIOS 36
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CHAPTER 1
Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliance Overview
•Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliances, page 1
Cisco SNS 3500 Series Appliances
The Cisco SNS 3515 or Cisco SNS 3595 appliance is designed for performance and density over a wide range
of business workloads, from web serving to distributed databases.
The SNS 3515 and SNS 3595 appliances support only Cisco ISE 2.0.1 or later releases. You cannot install
a release earlier than 2.0.1 on the SNS 3515 or SNS 3595 appliance.
Note
Support for UEFI Secure Boot
The SNS 3515 and SNS 3595 appliances support the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) secure
boot feature. This feature ensures that only a Cisco-signed ISE image can be installed on the SNS 3515 and
SNS 3595 appliances, and prevents installation of any unsigned operating system even with physical access
to the device. For example, generic operating systems, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Microsoft Windows
cannot boot on this appliance.
LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances
This section describes the front- and rear-panel controls, ports, and LED indicators on the Cisco SNS 3515
and Cisco SNS 3595 appliances.
Cisco SNS-3515 and SNS-3595 Appliances Hardware Specifications
The following table describes the hardware specifications of Cisco SNS-3515 and Cisco SNS-3595 appliances.
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DiagramsHardware SpecificationsCisco Identity Services
Engine Appliance
Cisco SNS-3515 or 3595 Appliance
Front Panel View, on page 3
Cisco SNS 3515 or SNS 3595
Appliance Back Panel View, on
page 6
•Cisco UCS C220 M4
•Single socket Intel Xeon E5-2620
v3 series CPU @ 2.40GHz, 6 total
cores, 6*2 total threads
•16 GB RAM
•1 x 600-GB disk
•6 GbE network interfaces
•For physical, environmental, and
power specifications, see Server
Specifications, on page 15
Cisco SNS-3515-K9
•Cisco UCS C220 M4
•Dual socket Intel Xeon E5-2640
v3 series CPU @ 2.60GHz, 8 total
cores, 8*2 total threads
64 GB RAM
4 x 600-GB disks
RAID 10
6 GbE network interfaces
For physical, environmental, and
power specifications, see Server
Specifications, on page 15.
Cisco SNS-3595-K9
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

Cisco SNS-3515 or 3595 Appliance Front Panel View
The following figure shows the components of the Cisco SNS-3515 or Cisco SNS-3595 appliance front panel
view.
Figure 1: Front Panel LEDs
System status LED7Drive bays 1-8 support SAS/SATA drives1
Fan status LED8Drive bays 1 and 2 support SAS/SATA
and NVMe PCIe solid state drives (SSDs)
2
Temperature status LED9Pull-out asset tag3
Power supply status LED10Operations panel buttons and LEDs4
Network link activity LED11Power button/power status LED5
KVM connector (used with KVM cable that
provides two USB 2.0, one VGA, and one
serial connector)
12Unit identification button/LED6
The following table describes the LEDs located on the front panel of the Cisco SNS-3515 or Cisco SNS-3595
appliance.
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

Front Panel LEDs
•Off—The hard drive is operating properly.
•Amber—Drive fault detected.
•Amber, blinking—The device is rebuilding.
•Amber, blinking with one-second
interval—Drive locate function activated.
Hard drive fault
•Off—There is no hard drive in the hard drive
tray (no access, no fault).
•Green—The hard drive is ready.
•Green, blinking—The hard drive is reading or
writing data.
Hard drive activity
•Off—There is no AC power to the server.
•Amber—The server is in standby power mode.
Power is supplied only to the Cisco IMC and
some motherboard functions.
•Green—The server is in main power mode.
Power is supplied to all server components.
Power button/LED
•Off—The unit identification function is not in
use.
•Blue—The unit identification function is
activated.
Unit identification
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

Front Panel LEDs
•Green—The server is running in normal
operating condition.
•Green, blinking—The server is performing
system initialization and memory check.
•Amber, steady—The server is in a degraded
operational state. For example:
◦Power supply redundancy is lost.
◦CPUs are mismatched.
◦At least one CPU is faulty.
◦At least one DIMM is faulty.
◦At least one drive in a RAID configuration
failed.
•Amber, blinking—The server is in a critical
fault state. For example:
◦Boot failed.
◦Fatal CPU and/or bus error is detected.
◦Server is in an over-temperature condition.
System status
•Green—All fan modules are operating properly.
•Amber, steady—One or more fan modules
breached the critical threshold.
•Amber, blinking—One or more fan modules
breached the non-recoverable threshold.
Fan status
•Green—The server is operating at normal
temperature.
•Amber, steady—One or more temperature
sensors breached the critical threshold.
•Amber, blinking—One or more temperature
sensors breached the non-recoverable threshold.
Temperature status
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

Front Panel LEDs
•Green—All power supplies are operating
normally.
•Amber, steady—One or more power supplies
are in a degraded operational state.
•Amber, blinking—One or more power supplies
are in a critical fault state.
Power supply status
•Off—The Ethernet link is idle.
•Green—One or more Ethernet LOM ports are
link-active, but there is no activity.
•Green, blinking—One or more Ethernet LOM
ports are link-active, with activity.
Network link activity
Cisco SNS 3515 or SNS 3595 Appliance Back Panel View
The following figure shows the components of the Cisco SNS-3515 and Cisco 3595 appliance back panel
view.
Figure 2: Back Panel LEDs
1-GbE Ethernet dedicated management port;
used to access CIMC
9Grounding-lug hole (for DC power
supplies)
1
Serial port (RJ-45 connector)10PCIe riser 1/slot 12
1-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 0)11PCIe riser 2/slot 23
1-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 1)121-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 2)4
VGA video port (DB-15)131-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 3)5
Rear unit identification button/LED141-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 4)6
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

Power supplies (up to two, redundant as
1+1)
151-GbE Ethernet port (Eth 5)7
USB 3.0 ports (two)8
The following table describes the LEDs located on the back panel of the Cisco SNS 3515 or Cisco SNS 3595
appliance.
StateLED Name
•Off—No link is present.
•Green, steady—Link is active.
•Green, blinking—Traffic is present on the active
link.
Optional mLOM 1-GbE SFP+ (there is a single status
LED)
•Off—Link speed is 10 Mbps.
•Amber—Link speed is 100 Mbps/1 Gbps.
•Green—Link speed is 10 Gbps.
Optional mLOM 1-GbE BASE-T link speed
•Off—No link is present.
•Green—Link is active.
•Green, blinking—Traffic is present on the active
link.
Optional mLOM 1-GbE BASE-T link status
•Off—Link speed is 10 Mbps.
•Amber—Link speed is 100 Mbps.
•Green—Link speed is 1 Gbps.
1-GbE Ethernet dedicated management link speed
•Off—No link is present.
•Green—Link is active.
•Green, blinking—Traffic is present on the active
link.
1-GbE Ethernet dedicated management link status
•Off—Link speed is 10 Mbps.
•Amber—Link speed is 100 Mbps.
•Green—Link speed is 1 Gbps.
1-GbE Ethernet link speed
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LED Indicators on Cisco SNS 3515 and 3595 Appliances

StateLED Name
•Off—No link is present.
•Green—Link is active.
•Green, blinking—Traffic is present on the active
link.
1-GbE Ethernet link status
•Off—The unit identification LED is not in use.
•Blue—The unit identification LED is activated.
Rear unit identification
AC power supplies:
•Off—No AC input (12 V main power off, 12 V
standby power off).
•Green, blinking—12 V main power off; 12 V
standby power on.
•Green, solid—12 V main power on; 12 V
standby power on.
•Amber, blinking—Warning detected but 12 V
main power on.
•Amber, solid—Critical error detected; 12 V
main power off.
Power supply status
Internal Diagnostic LEDs
The server has internal fault LEDs for CPUs, DIMMs, fan modules, SD cards, the RTC battery, and the mLOM
card. These LEDs are available only when the server is in standby power mode. An LED lights amber to
indicate a faulty component.
Power must be connected to the server for these LEDs to be operate.Note
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Internal Diagnostic LEDs

The following figure shows the locations of these internal LEDs in Cisco SNS-3515 or Cisco SNS-3595
appliance.
Figure 3: Cisco SNS-3515 or 3595 Internal Diagnostic LED Locations
The following table describes the callouts in the above figure.
SD card fault LEDs (one next to each bay)4Fan module fault LEDs (one next to each fan
connector on the motherboard)
1
RTC battery fault LED5CPU fault LEDs (one in front of each CPU)2
mLOM card fault LED (on motherboard next
to mLOM socket)
6DIMM fault LEDs (one in front of each
DIMM socket on the motherboard)
3
The following table describes the internal diagnostic LEDs located inside the Cisco SNS-3515 or Cisco
SNS-3595 appliance.
StateLED Name
•Off—Component is functioning normally.
•Amber—Component has failed.
Internal diagnostic LEDs (all)
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Internal Diagnostic LEDs

Regulatory Compliance
For regulatory compliance and safety information, see Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for
Cisco SNS-3415, Cisco SNS-3495, Cisco SNS-3515, and Cisco SNS-3595 Appliances.
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Regulatory Compliance

CHAPTER 2
Before You Begin
This section provides information on how you can prepare your site for safely installing the Cisco SNS-3515
or Cisco SNS-3595 appliance.
•Safety Guidelines, page 11
•Unpack and Inspect the Server, page 12
•Prepare for Server Installation, page 13
•Server Specifications, page 15
Safety Guidelines
Before you install, operate, or service a Cisco SNS-3515 or Cisco SNS-3595 appliance, review the
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco SNS-3415, Cisco SNS-3495, Cisco SNS-3515,
and Cisco SNS-3595 Appliances for important safety information.
Note
Warning: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with
standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning
to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.
Statement 1071
Warning
Warning: To prevent the system from overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds the maximum
recommended ambient temperature of: 40° C (104° F).
Statement 1047
Warning
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Warning: The plug-socket combination must be accessible at all times, because it serves as the main
disconnecting device.
Statement 1019
Warning
This product relies on the building’s installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that the
protective device is rated not greater than: 250 V, 15 A.
Statement 1005
Warning
Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.
Statement 1074
Warning
When you are installing a server, use the following guidelines:
•Plan your site configuration and prepare the site before installing the server. See the Cisco UCS Site
Preparation Guide for the recommended site planning tasks.
•Ensure that there is adequate space around the server to allow for servicing the server and for adequate
airflow. The airflow in this server is from front to back.
•Ensure that the air-conditioning meets the thermal requirements listed in the Server Specifications, on
page 15.
•Ensure that the cabinet or rack meets the requirements listed in the Rack Requirements, on page 15.
•Ensure that the site power meets the power requirements listed in the Power Specifications, on page
16. If available, you can use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect against power failures.
Avoid UPS types that use ferroresonant technology. These UPS types can become unstable with systems
such as the Cisco UCS, which can have substantial current draw fluctuations from fluctuating data traffic
patterns.
Caution
Unpack and Inspect the Server
When handling internal server components, wear an ESD strap and handle modules by the carrier edges
only.
Caution
Keep the shipping container in case the server requires shipping in the future.Note
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Unpack and Inspect the Server

The chassis is thoroughly inspected before shipment. If any damage occurred during transportation or any
items are missing, contact your customer service representative immediately.
Note
To inspect the shipment:
Step 1 Remove the server from its cardboard container and save all packaging material.
Step 2 Compare the shipment to the equipment list provided by your customer service representative and the list given below.
Verify that you have all items.
Step 3 Check for damage and report any discrepancies or damage to your customer service representative. Have the following
information ready:
•Invoice number of shipper (see the packing slip)
•Model and serial number of the damaged unit
•Description of damage
•Effect of damage on the installation
Figure 4: Shipping Box Contents
Prepare for Server Installation
•Installation Guidelines, on page 14
•Rack Requirements, on page 15
•Equipment Requirements, on page 15
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Prepare for Server Installation

•Slide Rail Adjustment Range, on page 15
Installation Guidelines
Warning: To prevent the system from overheating, do not operate it in an area that exceeds the maximum
recommended ambient temperature of: 40° C (104° F).
Statement 1047
Warning
Warning: The plug-socket combination must be accessible at all times, because it serves as the main
disconnecting device.
Statement 1019
Warning
This product relies on the building’s installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that the
protective device is rated not greater than: 250 V, 15 A.
Statement 1005
Warning
Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.
Statement 1074
Warning
Avoid UPS types that use ferroresonant technology. These UPS types can become unstable with systems
such as the Cisco UCS, which can have substantial current draw fluctuations from fluctuating data traffic
patterns.
Caution
When you are installing a server, use the following guidelines
•Plan your site configuration and prepare the site before installing the server. See the Cisco UCS Site
Preparation Guide for the recommended site planning tasks.
•Ensure that there is adequate space around the server to allow for servicing the server and for adequate
airflow. The airflow in this server is from front to back.
•Ensure that the air-conditioning meets the thermal requirements listed in the Server Specifications, on
page 15.
•Ensure that the cabinet or rack meets the requirements listed in the Rack Requirements, on page 15.
•Ensure that the site power meets the power requirements listed in the Power Specifications, on page
16. If available, you can use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect against power failures.
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Installation Guidelines

Rack Requirements
This section provides the requirements for the standard open racks.
The rack must be of the following type:
•A standard 19-in. (48.3-cm) wide, four-post EIA rack, with mounting posts that conform to English
universal hole spacing, per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992.
•The rack post holes can be square 0.38-inch (9.6 mm), round 0.28-inch (7.1 mm), #12-24 UNC, or
#10-32 UNC when you use the supplied slide rails.
•The minimum vertical rack space per server must be one RU, equal to 1.75 in. (44.45 mm).
Equipment Requirements
The slide rails supplied by Cisco Systems for this server do not require tools for installation. The inner rails
(mounting brackets) are pre-attached to the sides of the server.
Slide Rail Adjustment Range
The slide rails for this server have an adjustment range of 24 to 36 inches (610 to 914 mm).
Server Specifications
This section lists the technical specifications for the server and includes the following sections:
Physical Specifications
The following table lists the physical specifications of the server.
SpecificationDescription
1.7 in. (4.3 cm)Height
16.9 in. (42.9 cm)Width
29.8 in. (75.8 cm)Depth
SNS 3515: 37.9 lb. (17.2 Kg)
SNS 3595: 39.9 lb. (18.1 Kg)
Weight (fully loaded chassis)
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Environmental Specifications
The following table lists the environmental specifications of the server.
SpecificationDescription
32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
(Operating, sea level, no fan fail, no CPU throttling,
turbo mode)
Temperature, operating
-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)Temperature, non-operating (when the server is stored
or transported)
10 to 90% noncondensingHumidity, operating
5 to 93% noncondensingHumidity, nonoperating
0 to 10,000 feet (0 to 3000m); maximum ambient
temperature decreases by 1°C per 300m
Altitude, operating
0 to 40,000 feet (12,000m)Altitude, non-operating
5.4Sound power level
Measure A-weighted per ISO7779 LwAd (Bels)
Operation at 73°F (23°C)
37Sound pressure level
Measure A-weighted per ISO7779 LpAm (dBA)
Operation at 73°F (23°C)
Power Specifications
The power specifications for the power supply options are listed in the following section:
Do not mix power supply types in the server. Both power supplies must be identical.Note
770-WAC Power Supply
SpecificationDescription
90 to 264 VAC (self-ranging, 100 to 264 VAC
nominal)
AC input voltage range
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