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be performed from both the server and service profile. The remaining management tasks can only be performed
on the server.
Cisco UCS Manager providesinformation, errors, and faults for each rack-mount server that it has discovered.
For information about how to integrate a supported Cisco UCS rack-mount server with Cisco UCS Manager,
see the hardware installation guide for that server.
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Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Rack-Mount Servers
Consider the following guidelines when deciding whether to remove or decommission a rack-mount server
using Cisco UCS Manager:
Decommissioning a Rack-Mount server
Decommissioning is performed when a rack-mount server is physically present and connected but you want
to temporarily remove it from the configuration. Because it is expected that a decommissioned rack-mount
server will be eventually recommissioned, a portion of the server's information is retained by Cisco UCS
Manager for future use.
Removing a Rack-Mount server
Removing is performed when you physically remove the server from the system by disconnecting the
rack-mount server from the fabric extender. You cannot remove a rack-mount server from Cisco UCS Manager
if it is physically present and connected to the fabric extender. Once the rack-mount server is disconnected,
the configuration for that rack-mount server can be removed in Cisco UCS Manager.
During removal, management interfaces are disconnected, all entries from databases are removed, and the
server is automatically removed from any server pools that it was assigned to during discovery.
Only those servers added to a server pool automatically during discovery will be removed automatically.
Servers that have been manually added to a server pool have to be removed manually.
Note
If you need to add a removed rack-mount server back to the configuration, it must be reconnected and then
rediscovered. When a server is reintroduced to Cisco UCS Manager it is treated like a new server and is subject
to the deep discovery process. For this reason, it's possible that Cisco UCS Manager will assign the server a
new ID that may be different from the ID that it held before.
Booting Rack-Mount Servers
Booting a Rack-Mount Server
If the Boot Server link is dimmed in the Actions area, you must shut down the server first.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Rack-Mount Servers