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The Cisco Multiservices Platform Series models are high-performance servers that offer choices for deploying and managing physical security applications, including video surveillance, access control, and flexible incident response communications. Applications include:
•Video surveillance with network digital recording and playback
•Physical access control with electronic access control using the IP network to manage doors and locks
•Incident response systems for on-demand communications across multiple agencies
This chapter includes these sections:
•Multiservices Platform Series Products
To prevent potential serious injury to yourself and others and to protect your Multiservices Platform Series device, make sure to read and understand in the compliance, safety, statutory, and related in formation information in Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Multiservices Platform Series before you set up, install, or operate the device.
The Cisco Multiservices Platform Series comprises a suite of server platforms that offer choices for a variety of Cisco physical security applications.
The Multiservices Platform Series includes the following models:
•1-RU Multiservices Platform Series, Model CPS-MSP-1RU-K9—Supports up to four 1 TB SATA hard drives.
•2-RU Multiservices Platform Series, model CPS-MSP-2RU-K9—Supports six or twelve 2 TB SATA hard drives.
Key features include:
•300 W high-efficiency power supply on 1-RU model, and 900 W high-efficiency power supply with redundancy option on 2-RU model
•High-performance fans with built-in redundancy for optimized cooling
•Support for fiber channel card or video encoding card (1-RU only)
•Hot-swappable SATA hard disk drives (in RAID configurations only)
The Multiservices Platform Series device includes a variety of controls and LED indicators that help you manage and monitor the system. The following sections describe these items in detail:
•Control Panel Buttons and LEDs
Table 1-1 describes the controls and LEDs on the front panel of the Multiservices Platform Series device.
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Reset button
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Press this button to reboot the Multiservices Platform Series device. This button is recessed on 2-RU models. Use a pin or paperclip to press it on these devices. |
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Power button
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Press this button to apply or remove power from the Multiservices Platform Series device. To perform a normal, graceful shutdown of the device, press and release the button quickly. To shut down the device immediately, press and hold the button for 4 seconds. Turning off system power with this button removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the system.
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Power Failure LED
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Flashes to indicate a power failure in the power supply. |
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Overheat/Fan Fail LED
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Flashes to indicate a fan failure. Lights continuously to indicate an overheat condition. An overheat condition can be caused by cables or other obstructions that constrict the airflow in the system or by the ambient room temperature being too warm. If this condition occurs, check the routing of the cables, make sure that all fans are installed and operating normally, make sure that the chassis covers are installed, and verify that the heat sinks are installed properly. For related information, see the "Checking Air Flow" section. |
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NIC 1 LED
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Flashes to indicate network activity on network interface card (NIC) 1. |
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NIC 2 LED
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Flashes to indicate network activity on network interface card (NIC) 2. |
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HDD LED
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Lights to indicate hard disk drive activity. |
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Power LED
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Lights when the Multiservices Platform Series device power supply receives power. This LED should be lit during normal system operation. |
The hard drive bays on the Multiservices Platform Series device include these LED indicators:
•1-RU model:
–Solid green—Normal drive status
–Flashing green—Normal drive activity
–Solid red—Drive failure
–Flashing red—Drive rebuilding
•2-RU model:
–Sold blue—Normal drive status
–Flashing blue—Normal drive activity
–Solid red—Drive failure
–Flashing red—Drive rebuilding
Figure 1-1 illustrates the rear panel of the Multiservices Platform Series 1-RU model.
Figure 1-1 Multiservices Platform Series 1-RU Model Rear Panel
Figure 1-2 illustrates the rear panel of the Multiservices Platform Series 2-RU model
Figure 1-2 Multiservices Platform Series 2-RU Model Rear Panel