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Which three troubleshooting procedures do you perform when there is no power to a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Blade Server? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is B. Check the back of the blade to ensure that there is no damage to the connection that goes into E. Reseat the blade in the same slot in the chassis. F. Move the blade to another slot in the chassis. When a Cisco UCS B250 M2 blade server has no power, troubleshooting focuses on the physical connection between the blade and the chassis midplane. Checking connector integrity, reseating in the same slot, and moving to a different slot systematically isolates whether the fault…
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Which three troubleshooting procedures do you perform when there is no power to a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Blade Server? (Choose three.)
Options
- ADecommission and acknowledge the blade.
- BCheck the back of the blade to ensure that there is no damage to the connection that goes into
- CReseat the memory DIMMs.
- DCheck the CPU sockets for bent pins.
- EReseat the blade in the same slot in the chassis.
- FMove the blade to another slot in the chassis.
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B71% (15)
- C14% (3)
- D10% (2)
Why each option
When a Cisco UCS B250 M2 blade server has no power, troubleshooting focuses on the physical connection between the blade and the chassis midplane. Checking connector integrity, reseating in the same slot, and moving to a different slot systematically isolates whether the fault is the blade or the chassis slot.
Decommissioning and acknowledging a blade is a Cisco UCS Manager software operation that requires the blade to already be powered and recognized by the system, making it inapplicable when there is no power at all.
The blade receives all power through its rear midplane connector, so inspecting that connector for physical damage is the essential first hardware check when power is completely absent.
Reseating memory DIMMs is a troubleshooting step for POST or boot failures and is irrelevant when the blade has no power, as memory is not involved until after power is established.
Checking CPU socket pins addresses boot or POST failure scenarios and is not a valid step for diagnosing a complete absence of power to the blade server.
Reseating the blade in the same slot ensures the midplane connector is fully engaged, since an improperly seated blade will not make the electrical contact required for power delivery.
Moving the blade to a different slot isolates the fault - if power is restored in the new slot, the original slot's midplane connectors or circuitry are faulty; if not, the blade itself is the problem.
Concept tested: UCS B-Series blade server no-power hardware troubleshooting
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/products-installation-guides-list.html
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