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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 2 Installing the Server
Initial Server Setup
NIC Modes and NIC Redundancy Settings
This server has the following NIC mode settings that you can choose from:
• Dedicated—The two 10/100 management ports are used to access the CIMC. You have to select a
NIC redundancy and IP setting.
• Shared LOM (default)—The two 1Gb Ethernet ports are used to access the CIMC. This is the factory
default setting, along with Active-active NIC redundancy and DHCP enabled.
• Cisco Card—The ports on an installed Cisco network adapter card are used to access the CIMC. You
have to select a NIC redundancy and IP setting.
Note The Cisco Card NIC mode is currently supported only with a Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface
Card (N2XX-ACPCI01) that is installed in PCIe slot 2 (see
Figure 3-15 on page 3-27). See also
Special Considerations for the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (N2XX-ACPCI01),
page 3-27.
This server has the following NIC redundancy settings that you can choose from:
• None—The Ethernet ports operate independently and do not fail over if there is a problem.
• Active-standby—If an active Ethernet port fails, traffic fails over to a standby port.
• Active-active—All Ethernet ports are utilized simultaneously.