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mtexter · 10-20-2025

Hi, Speccing out a M6 server and struggling to comprehend the difference between the UCSC-PCIE-QD32GF (QLE2742) and the UCSC-P-Q6D32GF (QLE2772), other than the obvious 2742 vs 2772, which appears to mean nothing. Can anyone shed some light? Will t...

mtexter · 06-11-2025

Hi, We have a new deployment of 2x C220M6 servers, standalone mode, both with UCSC-PCIE-C25Q-04 adapters installed, but when logging into the CIMC GUI and clicking into these, we get the following error message: Unable to communicate with Card (actio...

mtexter · 11-15-2024

Hello, We have a handful of WLC 5520 units in our lab being prepared for deployment. We are just working on getting AireOS updated from 8.10.132.0 to 8.10.196.0 via the SP GUI, and getting this error: We noticed the same issue in this bug report: h...

mtexter · 10-04-2024

I can't seem to find any information / matrices / compatibility guides that include MTP cables from Cisco. Do they even exist? Have a customer looking to buy some MTP12 cables, but all we can find are MPO12. I understand MTP can work in place of M...

mtexter · 08-29-2022

The only way I can get a mouse and keyboard to work is via vKVM / remote console. no amount of locally-attached USB mice or keyboards do anything once HUU is fully booted. Any ideas? I've tried it on multiple systems with the same behavior. Those...

mtexter · 06-16-2025

Nope, slot 1. Still no resolution found.

mtexter · 06-13-2025

Yeah unfortunately TAC is not an option for us, these are refurb/third party systems. Was mostly posting because I'd never seen that error message, and there were very few mentions of it anywhere else online. We're trying replacement VICs and I'll ...

mtexter · 06-12-2025

Thanks Kirk, Firmware on these would've been 5.3(4.81); we updated from HUU 4.3.5.250001. Single CPU fwiw. These servers were in UCS-mode when we acquired them, then converted to standalone mode, is there some setting that these can hold onto that ...

mtexter · 06-12-2025

Powered on and passed (and past) POST, VIC adapters shows it is present in slot 1 - but PCI inventory does not show it, just the RAID controller and an intel x550 LOM. Is an MLOM necessary for a standalone config? I don't believe one was specced for ...

mtexter · 11-19-2024

Same problem on one we just shipped out. Worked perfectly in our lab, then this once on-site. Nothing I've done has made a difference, looking to swap the whole system board now.

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