Cisco Catalyst Center Second-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, Release 3.1.x

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Cisco Catalyst Center Second-Generation Appliance Installation Guide, Release 3.1.x

Connect and power on the appliance

Updated: June 5, 2026

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Describes how to power on the appliance and check that it's functional.

Describes how to power on the appliance and check that it's functional.

Procedure

1.

Attach a supplied power cord to each power supply in the appliance and then attach the power cords to a grounded AC power outlet. See Power specifications for details.

Note

For the 44 and 56-core appliance, you can use either one or both of the power supplies that come with the appliance. For the 112-core appliance, use at least 3 of its 4 power supplies.

Wait for approximately two minutes to let the appliance boot into standby power mode during the first boot up.

The Power Status LED indicates the appliance's power status:

  • Off: There is no AC power present in the appliance.

  • Amber: The appliance is in standby power mode. Power is supplied only to the CIMC and some motherboard functions.

  • Green: The appliance is in main power mode. Power is supplied to all the appliance components.

For more information on these and other appliance LEDs, see Front and rear panels.
2.

Connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to the server, using the supplied KVM cable connected to the KVM connector on the front panel. Alternatively, you can use the VGA and USB ports on the rear panel. You can only connect to one VGA interface at a time.