First Published: September 8, 2025

Cisco UCS Server Diagnostics Utility

Cisco provides the following diagnostics utilities for Cisco UCS C845A M8 rack server.

Cisco UCS Server Diagnostics Utility (Cisco UCS SDU)—The Cisco UCS SDU is an application that helps you to perform interactive offline diagnostics. For more information on performing these tasks, see the latest version of the Cisco UCS Server Diagnostics Utility User Guide.

You can download the ISO images for Cisco UCS SDU from Software Download.

Revision History

Revision

Date

Description

A0

September 08, 2025

Created release notes for Release 2.0(1.250100).

System Requirements

Supported Platforms

Release 2.0(1.250100)

Cisco UCS SDU 2.0(1.250100) is supported on the following UCS server:

  • UCS C845A M8 Rack Server

Hardware Requirements for Cisco UCS SDU

The following are the minimum hardware requirements for Cisco UCS SDU:

  • CD-ROM Drive—A USB CD/DVD-ROM drive is required to be able to boot and run the Cisco UCS SDU. You can also use the virtual media option in the Cisco BMC KVM to boot the Cisco UCS SDU.

  • Mouse—Some functions require a standard mouse (USB) for navigation.

  • RAM—A minimum of 4 GB RAM. If the available RAM is less than the minimum recommended value, the Cisco UCS SDU will not function properly.

New Features

New Features in Release 2.0(1.250100)

Starting with release 2.0(1.250100), Cisco UCS SDU supports the following server:

  • UCS C845A M8 Rack Server

Related Documentation

For Cisco UCS SDU configuration information, refer to the following:

For installation and service information on Cisco UCS C845A M8 rack server, refer to the following:

For release information on Cisco Baseboard Management Controller 2.0, refer to the following:

For information on Cisco Baseboard Management Controller 2.0 firmware files, refer to the following:

For information on Cisco Baseboard Management Controller 2.0 REST APIs, refer to the following:

For information on Cisco Baseboard Management Controller 2.0 CLI Configuration, refer to the following:

For information on Cisco Baseboard Management Controller 2.0 GUI Configuration, refer to the following:

For information on regulatory and safety information, refer to the following:

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html.

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