Contents

• Installing the E-Series Server into the Router
• Basic Workflow for Installing the E-Series Server into the Router
• Verifying the Router, E-Series Server, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility
• Installing the E-Series Server into the Router
• Verifying E-Series Server Installation

Installing the E-Series Server into the Router

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This chapter includes the following sections:

• Basic Workflow for Installing the E-Series Server into the Router
• Verifying the Router, E-Series Server, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility
• Installing the E-Series Server into the Router
• Verifying E-Series Server Installation

Basic Workflow for Installing the E-Series Server into the Router

1. Verify that the router, the E-Series Server, and the Cisco IOS software version that is installed on the router are compatible.
2. Install the E-Series Server into the router.
3. Verify that the E-Series Server is correctly detected by the router.

Verifying the Router, E-Series Server, and Cisco IOS Software Version Compatibility

The following table provides the router, the E-Series Server, and the Cisco IOS software version compatibility information.

Table 1 Router, E-Series Server, and Cisco IOS Version Compatibility

Router	Cisco IOS Software Version for Single Wide E-Series Servers	Cisco IOS Software Version for Double Wide E-Series Servers
2911	15.2(4)M and later versions	—
2921	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions Note    Supports 4-core only
2951	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions Note    Supports 4-core only
3925	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions
3925e	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions
3945	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions
3945e	15.2(4)M and later versions	15.2(4)M and later versions

Installing the E-Series Server into the Router

The following figure shows how to install the E-Series Server into an ISR G2. For detailed information, see the Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers on Cisco.com.

Figure 1. Double Wide E-Series Server in a Router

Caution

Before you install or remove the E-Series Server from a Cisco 2900 series ISR G2, make sure that you first power down the router, and then install or remove the E-Series Server.

Verifying E-Series Server Installation

Before You Begin

• Install the E-Series Server into the router.
• Load a compatible Cisco IOS image.
• Power on the server.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	Router> show diag | include FRU	Displays the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) details, which allows you to verify that the router detects the presence of the newly installed E-Series Server.
Step 2	Router# show hardware	Allows you to verify that the router recognizes the E-Series Server.

This example shows the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) details displayed in a double-wide E-Series Server.

Router> show diag | include FRU
Product (FRU) Number     : CISCO2951/K9
Product (FRU) Number     : PWR-2921-51-POE
Product (FRU) Number     : PVDM3-32       
Product (FRU) Number     : UCS-E140D-M1/K9
Router# show hardware