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UCS Central Best Practices
Jeff Silberman : UCS Technical Marketing Engineer
Co-Sponsored by Intel®
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UCS Central Overview / Intro
Chicago
L.A.
New York
UCS Admin
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UCS Central is the Information Focal Point
View
UCS Central
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
Information:
- Faults
- Events
- Inventory
- Statistics
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UCS Central Overview / Intro
Chicago
L.A.
New York
UCS Admin
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UCS Central is the Configuration Focal Point
Configure
UCS Central
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Settings:
- Pools
- Policies
- Profiles
- VLANs
- VSANs
Use Hierarchy (DG and Orgs)
Don’t use “root” or “org-root”
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Use Global Pools/Policies and SPs
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Prefix Global Names with “G-”
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Use “Import Policies”
- Make existing Operational Policies “Golden”
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Get Comfortable
Model and Test as much as possible
Use UCSPE --- “Safe Sandbox”
Phase in Adoption over Time as Comfort Increases
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“Ease-in” to Global Policy Usage
“Opt-In” to global policies over time (as comfort increases)
Remember:
Global Policy resolution can revert back to local
Global Policy resolution promotes administrative scalability
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Best
Practice
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ID Pool Management – Migration
UCS1
UCS2
UCS3
PoolLocal_Pool_1
PoolLocal_Pool_2
PoolLocal_Pool_3
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62:75:79:75:63:73:21:21
66:63:6f:65:62:61:62:79
75:63:73:6d:63:6f:6f:6c
76:69:63:70:6f:77:65:72
73:76:63:70:72:6f:66:6c
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Service Profile: SP1
PoolDefault empty
PoolDefault empty
PoolDefault empty
PoolLocal_Pool_1
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Service Profile: SP2
PoolLocal_Pool_2
Service Profile: SP3
PoolLocal_Pool_3
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76:69:63:70:6f:77:65:72
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Best
Practice
For Your Reference
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Global Configuration Settings
1. UCS Central Backups
– Backup of UCS Central is essential
– Certain elements cannot be easily reconstructed (like Domain Groups)
2. UCSM Domain Backups
– Domain Backups can be automatic
– Backup / Export Policies defined per Domain Group
– Requires Global Policy Resolution Control
Global Backup Policies
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Best
Practice
Best
Practice
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Model and Test as much as possible; Use UCSPE; “Safe Sandbox”
Watch Out for Caveats
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