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Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.2First Published: December 11, 2013

Last Modified: September 22, 2014

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C O N T E N T S

P r e f a c e Preface xxxi

Audience xxxi

Conventions xxxi

Related Cisco UCS Documentation xxxiiiDocumentation Feedback xxxiii

C H A P T E R 1 New and Changed Information 1

New and Changed Information for this Release 1

C H A P T E R 2 Overview of Cisco Unified Computing System 11

About Cisco Unified Computing System 11

Unified Fabric 12

Fibre Channel over Ethernet 13

Link-Level Flow Control 13

Priority Flow Control 13

IPv6 Compliance 14

Server Architecture and Connectivity 15

Overview of Service Profiles 15

Network Connectivity through Service Profiles 16

Configuration through Service Profiles 16

Service Profiles that Override Server Identity 17

Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity 18

Service Profile Templates 18

Policies 19

Pools 19

CIMC Inband Management 20

Inband Management Support 21

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Traffic Management 21

Oversubscription 21

Oversubscription Considerations 22

Guidelines for Estimating Oversubscription23

Pinning 23

Guidelines for Pinning 23

Quality of Service 24

System Classes 24

Quality of Service Policy 25

Flow Control Policy 25

Opt-In Features 25

Stateless Computing 25

Multitenancy 26

Virtualization in Cisco UCS 27

Overview of Virtualization 27

Overview of Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender 28

Virtualization with Network Interface Cards and Converged Network Adapters 28

Virtualization with a Virtual Interface Card Adapter 28

C H A P T E R 3 Overview of Cisco UCS Manager 29

About Cisco UCS Manager 29

Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Manager 30

Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Manager 32

Cisco UCS Manager in a High Availability Environment 32

C H A P T E R 4 Overview of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 33

Overview of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 33

Fault Summary Area 34

Navigation Pane 34

Toolbar 37

Work Pane 37

Status Bar 38

Table Customization 38

LAN Uplinks Manager 39

Internal Fabric Manager 40

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Hybrid Display 40

Logging in to the Cisco UCS Manager GUI through HTTPS 40

Logging in to the Cisco UCS Manager GUI through HTTP 41

Logging Out of the Cisco UCS Manager GUI42

Web Session Limits 42

Setting the Web Session Limit for Cisco UCS Manager 42

Pre-Login Banner 43

Creating the Pre-Login Banner 43

Modifying the Pre-Login Banner 43

Deleting the Pre-Login Banner 44

Cisco UCS Manager GUI Properties 44

Configuring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI Session and Log Properties 44

Configuring Properties for Confirmation Messages 44

Configuring Properties for External Applications 45

Customizing the Appearance of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 45

Determining the Acceptable Range of Values for a Field 45

Determining Where a Policy Is Used 46

Determining Where a Pool Is Used 46

Deleting a Pool, Policy, or Other Object 47

Copying the XML 47

C H A P T E R 5 Configuring the Fabric Interconnects 49

Initial System Setup 49

Setup Mode 50

System Configuration Type 50

Management Port IP Address 50

Performing an Initial System Setup for a Standalone Configuration 51

Initial System Setup for a Cluster Configuration 53

Performing an Initial System Setup on the First Fabric Interconnect 53

Performing an Initial System Setup on the Second Fabric Interconnect 55

Adding Out-of-band IPv4 Addresses to a Fabric Interconnect 56

Enabling a Standalone Fabric Interconnect for Cluster Configuration 57

Ethernet Switching Mode 58

Configuring Ethernet Switching Mode 59

Fibre Channel Switching Mode 59

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Configuring Fibre Channel Switching Mode 60

Changing the Properties of the Fabric Interconnects 61

Determining the Leadership Role of a Fabric Interconnect 62

C H A P T E R 6 Configuring Ports and Port Channels 63

Server and Uplink Ports on the 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect 64

Unified Ports on the Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect 65

Port Modes 65

Port Types 65

Beacon LEDs for Unified Ports 66

Guidelines for Configuring Unified Ports 66

Cautions and Guidelines for Configuring Unified Uplink Ports and Unified Storage

Ports 67

Effect of Port Mode Changes on Data Traffic 68

Configuring Port Modes for a 6248 Fabric Interconnect 69

Configuring Port Modes for a 6296 Fabric Interconnect 70

Configuring the Beacon LEDs for Unified Ports 71

Server Ports 72

Configuring Server Ports 72

Uplink Ethernet Ports 73

Configuring Uplink Ethernet Ports 73

Changing the Properties of an Uplink Ethernet Port 73

Reconfiguring a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 74

Enabling or Disabling a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 74

Unconfiguring a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 75

Appliance Ports 75

Configuring an Appliance Port 76

Modifying the Properties of an Appliance Port 77

FCoE and Fibre Channel Storage Ports 77

Configuring an FCoE Storage Port 77

Configuring a Fibre Channel Storage Port 78

Restoring an Uplink Fibre Channel Port 78

FCoE Uplink Ports 79

Configuring FCoE Uplink Ports 79

Unified Storage Ports 80

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Configuring an Appliance Port as a Unified Storage Port 80

Unconfiguring a Unified Storage Port 81

Unified Uplink Ports 81

Configuring Unified Uplink Ports82

Unconfiguring Unified Uplink Port 82

Uplink Ethernet Port Channels 83

Creating an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 83

Enabling an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 84

Disabling an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 84

Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 84

Deleting an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 85

Appliance Port Channels 85

Creating an Appliance Port Channel 85

Enabling an Appliance Port Channel 86

Disabling an Appliance Port Channel 86

Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from an Appliance Port Channel 87

Deleting an Appliance Port Channel 87

Creating a Threshold Condition 88

Monitoring a Fabric Port 89

Fibre Channel Port Channels 89

Creating a Fibre Channel Port Channel 90Enabling a Fibre Channel Port Channel 90

Disabling a Fibre Channel Port Channel 90

Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from a Fibre Channel Port Channel 91

Modifying the Properties of a Fibre Channel Port Channel 91

Deleting a Fibre Channel Port Channel 92

FCoE Port Channels 92

Creating an FCoE Port Channel 93

Deleting an FCoE Port Channel 93

Unified Uplink Port Channel 93

Adapter Port Channels 94

Viewing Adapter Port Channels 94

Fabric Port Channels 94

Cabling Considerations for Fabric Port Channels 95

Configuring a Fabric Port Channel 96

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Viewing Fabric Port Channels 96

Enabling or Disabling a Fabric Port Channel Member Port 97

Configuring Server Ports with the Internal Fabric Manager 97

Internal Fabric Manager97

Launching the Internal Fabric Manager 97

Configuring a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 98

Unconfiguring a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 98

Enabling a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 98

Disabling a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 99

C H A P T E R 7 Configuring Communication Services 101

Communication Services 101

Configuring CIM-XML 103

Configuring HTTP 103

Configuring HTTPS 103

Certificates, Key Rings, and Trusted Points 103

Creating a Key Ring 104

Creating a Certificate Request for a Key Ring 105

Creating a Trusted Point 107

Importing a Certificate into a Key Ring 108

Configuring HTTPS 108

Deleting a Key Ring 110

Deleting a Trusted Point 110

Configuring SNMP 110

Information about SNMP 110

SNMP Functional Overview 110

SNMP Notifications 111

SNMP Security Levels and Privileges 111

Supported Combinations of SNMP Security Models and Levels 112

SNMPv3 Security Features 113

SNMP Support in Cisco UCS 113

Enabling SNMP and Configuring SNMP Properties 114

Creating an SNMP Trap 115

Deleting an SNMP Trap 116

Creating an SNMPv3 user 117

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Deleting an SNMPv3 User 118

Enabling Telnet 118

Enabling the CIMC Web Service 118

Disabling Communication Services119

C H A P T E R 8 Configuring Authentication 121

Authentication Services 121

Guidelines and Recommendations for Remote Authentication Providers 122

User Attributes in Remote Authentication Providers 122

Two Factor Authentication 124

LDAP Group Rule 125

Nested LDAP Groups 125

Configuring LDAP Providers 125

Configuring Properties for LDAP Providers 125

Creating an LDAP Provider 126

Changing the LDAP Group Rule for an LDAP Provider 127

Deleting an LDAP Provider 129

LDAP Group Mapping 129

Creating an LDAP Group Map 129

Deleting an LDAP Group Map 130

Configuring RADIUS Providers 130

Configuring Properties for RADIUS Providers 130

Creating a RADIUS Provider 131

Deleting a RADIUS Provider 132

Configuring TACACS+ Providers 132

Configuring Properties for TACACS+ Providers 132

Creating a TACACS+ Provider 132

Deleting a TACACS+ Provider 134

Configuring Multiple Authentication Systems 134

Multiple Authentication Systems 134

Provider Groups 134

Creating an LDAP Provider Group 134

Deleting an LDAP Provider Group 135

Creating a RADIUS Provider Group 135

Deleting a RADIUS Provider Group 136

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Creating a TACACS+ Provider Group 136

Deleting a TACACS+ Provider Group 137

Authentication Domains 137

Creating an Authentication Domain138

Selecting a Primary Authentication Service 139

Selecting the Console Authentication Service 139

Selecting the Default Authentication Service 141

Role Policy for Remote Users 142

Configuring the Role Policy for Remote Users 143

C H A P T E R 9 Configuring Organizations 145

Organizations in a Multitenancy Environment 145

Hierarchical Name Resolution in a Multi-Tenancy Environment 146

Creating an Organization under the Root Organization 147

Creating an Organization under a Sub-Organization 148

Deleting an Organization 148

C H A P T E R 1 0 Configuring Role-Based Access Control 151

Role-Based Access Control 151

User Accounts for Cisco UCS 151

Guidelines for Cisco UCS Usernames 152

Reserved Words: Locally Authenticated User Accounts 153

Guidelines for Cisco UCS Passwords 154

Web Session Limits for User Accounts 154

User Roles 154

Default User Roles 155

Reserved Words: User Roles 156

Privileges 156

User Locales 158

Configuring User Roles 159

Creating a User Role 159

Adding Privileges to a User Role 160

Removing Privileges from a User Role 160

Deleting a User Role 160

Configuring Locales 161

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Creating a Locale 161

Assigning an Organization to a Locale 162

Deleting an Organization from a Locale 162

Deleting a Locale163

Configuring Locally Authenticated User Accounts 163

Creating a User Account 163

Enabling the Password Strength Check for Locally Authenticated Users 166

Setting the Web Session Limits for Cisco UCS Manager GUI Users 166

Changing the Locales Assigned to a Locally Authenticated User Account 167

Changing the Roles Assigned to a Locally Authenticated User Account 167

Enabling a User Account 168

Disabling a User Account 168

Clearing the Password History for a Locally Authenticated User 169

Deleting a Locally Authenticated User Account 169

Password Profile for Locally Authenticated Users 170

Configuring the Maximum Number of Password Changes for a Change Interval 171

Configuring a No Change Interval for Passwords 171

Configuring the Password History Count 172

Monitoring User Sessions 172

C H A P T E R 1 1 Configuring DNS Servers 175

DNS Servers in Cisco UCS 175

Adding a DNS Server 176

Deleting a DNS Server 176

C H A P T E R 1 2 Configuring System-Related Policies 177

Configuring the Chassis/FEX Discovery Policy 177

Chassis/FEX Discovery Policy 177

Configuring the Chassis/FEX Discovery Policy 180

Configuring the Chassis Connectivity Policy 180

Chassis Connectivity Policy 180

Configuring a Chassis Connectivity Policy 181

Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy 181

Rack Server Discovery Policy 181

Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy 182

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Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 182

Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 182

Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 183

C H A P T E R 1 3 Managing Licenses 185

Licenses 185

C-Direct Rack Licensing Support 186

Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect 187

Obtaining a License 188

Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from the Local File System 188

Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location 189

Installing a License 190

Viewing the Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect 191

Determining the Grace Period Available for a Port or Feature 191

Determining the Expiry Date of a License 192

Uninstalling a License 192

C H A P T E R 1 4 Managing Virtual Interfaces 193

Virtual Interfaces 193

Virtual Interface Subscription Management and Error Handling 193

C H A P T E R 1 5 Registering Cisco UCS Domains with Cisco UCS Central 195

Registration of Cisco UCS Domains 195

Policy Resolution between Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central 196

Registering a Cisco UCS Domain with Cisco UCS Central 197

Modifying Policy Resolutions between Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central 198

Setting Cisco UCS Central Registration Properties in Cisco UCS Manager 199

Unregistering a Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central 200

C H A P T E R 1 6 Using the LAN Uplinks Manager 201

LAN Uplinks Manager 201

Launching the LAN Uplinks Manager 202

Changing the Ethernet Switching Mode with the LAN Uplinks Manager 202

Configuring a Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 203

Configuring Server Ports 203

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Enabling a Server Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 203

Disabling a Server Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 204

Configuring Uplink Ethernet Ports 204

Enabling an Uplink Ethernet Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager204

Disabling an Uplink Ethernet Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 204

Configuring Uplink Ethernet Port Channels 205

Creating a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 205

Enabling a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 205

Disabling a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 206

Adding Ports to a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 206

Removing Ports from a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 206

Deleting a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 207

Configuring LAN Pin Groups 207

Creating a Pin Group with the LAN Uplinks Manager 207

Deleting a Pin Group with the LAN Uplinks Manager 208

Configuring Named VLANs 208

Creating a Named VLAN with the LAN Uplinks Manager 208

Deleting a Named VLAN with the LAN Uplinks Manager 209

Configuring QoS System Classes with the LAN Uplinks Manager 209

C H A P T E R 1 7 Configuring VLANs 213

Named VLANs 213

Private VLANs 214

VLAN Port Limitations 215

Configuring Named VLANs 216

Creating a Named VLAN 216

Deleting a Named VLAN 217

Configuring Private VLANs 218

Creating a Primary VLAN for a Private VLAN 218

Creating a Secondary VLAN for a Private VLAN 219

Community VLANs 220

Creating a Community VLAN 220

Creating Promiscuous Access on Appliance Port 224

Creating a Promiscuous Trunk on Appliance Port 225

Allowing Private VLANs on vNICs - Community Access Mode 225

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Configuring a Access Mode for Community Server 229

Viewing the VLAN Port Count 229

VLAN Port Count Optimization 230

Enabling Port VLAN Count Optimization230

Disabling Port VLAN Count Optimization 231

Viewing VLAN Optimization Sets 231

VLAN Groups 232

Creating a VLAN Group 232

Editing the Members of a VLAN Group 233

Modifying the Organization Access Permissions for a VLAN Group 233

Deleting a VLAN Group 234

VLAN Permissions 234

Enabling VLAN Permissions 235

Disabling VLAN Permissions 235

Adding or Modifying VLAN Permissions 235

C H A P T E R 1 8 Configuring LAN Pin Groups 237

LAN Pin Groups 237

Creating a LAN Pin Group 237

Deleting a LAN Pin Group 238

C H A P T E R 1 9 Configuring MAC Pools 239

MAC Pools 239

Creating a MAC Pool 239

Deleting a MAC Pool 240

C H A P T E R 2 0 Configuring Quality of Service 243

Quality of Service 243

Configuring System Classes 243

System Classes 243

Configuring QoS System Classes 244

Enabling a QoS System Class 245

Disabling a QoS System Class 245

Configuring Quality of Service Policies 246

Quality of Service Policy 246

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Creating a QoS Policy 246

Deleting a QoS Policy 247

Configuring Flow Control Policies 247

Flow Control Policy247

Creating a Flow Control Policy 247

Deleting a Flow Control Policy 248

C H A P T E R 2 1 Configuring Network-Related Policies 249

Configuring vNIC Templates 249

vNIC Template 249

Creating a vNIC Template 250

Binding a vNIC to a vNIC Template 253

Unbinding a vNIC from a vNIC Template 253

Deleting a vNIC Template 254

Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies 254

Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 254

Creating an Ethernet Adapter Policy 255

Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable eNIC Support for MRQS on Linux Operating

Systems 259

Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with NVGRE 259

Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with VXLAN 260

Deleting an Ethernet Adapter Policy 261

Configuring the Default vNIC Behavior Policy 262

Default vNIC Behavior Policy 262

Configuring a Default vNIC Behavior Policy 262

Configuring LAN Connectivity Policies 263

LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies 263

Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies 263

Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies 263

Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy 264

Creating a vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy 265

Deleting a vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy 266

Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy 267

Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy 268

Deleting a LAN Connectivity Policy 268

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Configuring Network Control Policies 269

Network Control Policy 269

Creating a Network Control Policy 270

Deleting a Network Control Policy271

Configuring Multicast Policies 271

Multicast Policy 271

Creating a Multicast Policy 272

Modifying a Multicast Policy 272

Deleting a Multicast Policy 272

Configuring LACP policies 273

LACP Policy 273

Creating a LACP Policy 273

Modifying a LACP Policy 274

Configuring UDLD Link Policies 274

Understanding UDLD 274

UDLD Configuration Guidelines 276

Creating a Link Profile 276

Creating a UDLD Link Policy 277

Modifying the UDLD System Settings 277

Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel Ethernet Interface 277

Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink Ethernet Interface 278Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel FCoE Interface 278

Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink FCoE Interface 278

Configuring VMQ Connection Policies 279

VMQ Connection Policy 279

Creating a VMQ Connection Policy 279

Assigning Vitalization Preference to a vNIC 280

NetQueue 280

Information About NetQueue 280

Configuring NetQueue 280

C H A P T E R 2 2 Configuring Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks 283

Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks 283

Guidelines for Configuring Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 284

Pinning Considerations for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 285

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Configuring Cisco UCS for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 287

Creating a VLAN for an Upstream Disjoint L2 Network 288

Assigning Ports and Port Channels to VLANs 288

Removing Ports and Port Channels from VLANs290

Viewing Ports and Port Channels Assigned to VLANs 291

C H A P T E R 2 3 Configuring Named VSANs 293

Named VSANs 293

Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking for Named VSANs 294

Guidelines and Recommendations for VSANs 294

Creating a Named VSAN 295

Creating a Storage VSAN 296

Deleting a VSAN 297

Changing the VLAN ID for the FCoE VLAN for a Storage VSAN 297

Enabling Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking 298

Disabling Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking 298

C H A P T E R 2 4 Configuring SAN Pin Groups 301

SAN Pin Groups 301

Creating a SAN Pin Group 302

Deleting a SAN Pin Group 302

C H A P T E R 2 5 Configuring WWN Pools 303

WWN Pools 303

Configuring WWNN Pools 304

Creating a WWNN Pool 304

Adding a WWN Block to a WWNN Pool 306

Deleting a WWN Block from a WWNN Pool 306

Adding a WWNN Initiator to a WWNN Pool 307

Deleting a WWNN Initiator from a WWNN Pool 308

Deleting a WWNN Pool 308

Configuring WWPN Pools 309

Creating a WWPN Pool 309

Adding a WWN Block to a WWPN Pool 310

Deleting a WWN Block from a WWPN Pool 311

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Adding a WWPN Initiator to a WWPN Pool 311

Deleting a WWPN Initiator from a WWPN Pool 313

Deleting a WWPN Pool 313

Configuring WWxN Pools314

Creating a WWxN Pool 314

Adding a WWN Block to a WWxN Pool 315

Deleting a WWN Block from a WWxN Pool 316

Deleting a WWxN Pool 316

C H A P T E R 2 6 Configuring Storage-Related Policies 319

Configuring vHBA Templates 319

vHBA Template 319

Creating a vHBA Template 319

Binding a vHBA to a vHBA Template 321

Unbinding a vHBA from a vHBA Template 322

Deleting a vHBA Template 322

Configuring Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 323

Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 323

Creating a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy 324

Deleting a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy 329

Configuring the Default vHBA Behavior Policy 329

Default vHBA Behavior Policy 329

Configuring a Default vHBA Behavior Policy 329

Configuring SAN Connectivity Policies 330

LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies 330

Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies 330

Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies 331

Creating a SAN Connectivity Policy 331

Creating a vHBA for a SAN Connectivity Policy 332

Deleting a vHBA from a SAN Connectivity Policy 333

Creating an Initiator Group for a SAN Connectivity Policy 333

Deleting an Initiator Group from a SAN Connectivity Policy 334

Deleting a SAN Connectivity Policy 335

C H A P T E R 2 7 Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning 337

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Information About Fibre Channel Zoning 337

Information About Zones 337

Information About Zone Sets 338

Support for Fibre Channel Zoning in Cisco UCS Manager338

Cisco UCS Manager-Based Fibre Channel Zoning 338

vHBA Initiator Groups 339

Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy 339

Fibre Channel Active Zone Set Configuration 339

Switch-Based Fibre Channel Zoning 340

Guidelines and recommendations for Cisco UCS Manager-Based Fibre Channel Zoning 340

Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning in Cisco UCS 340

Creating a VSAN for Fibre Channel Zoning 342

Configuring Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policies 344

Creating a Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy 344

Deleting a Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy 345

C H A P T E R 2 8 Configuring Server-Related Pools 347

Configuring Server Pools 347

Server Pools 347

Creating a Server Pool 347

Deleting a Server Pool 348

Adding Servers to a Server Pool 349

Removing Servers from a Server Pool 349

Configuring UUID Suffix Pools 349

UUID Suffix Pools 349

Creating a UUID Suffix Pool 350

Deleting a UUID Suffix Pool 351

Configuring IP Pools 352

IP Pools 352

Creating an IP Pool 352

Adding a Block to an IP Pool 354

Deleting a Block from an IP Pool 356

Deleting an IP Pool 356

C H A P T E R 2 9 Setting the Management IP Address 357

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Management IP Address 357

Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server 358

Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IP Address 358

Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Management IP Pool360

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Blade Server 361

Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server 362

Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IP Address 362

Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Management IP Pool 364

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Rack Server 365

Setting the Management IP Addresses on a Service Profile 366

Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile Template 370

Configuring the Management IP Pool 370

Management IP Pools 370

Creating an IPv4 Address Block in the Management IP Pool 371

Creating an IPv6 Address Block in the Management IP Pool 372

Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool 372

C H A P T E R 3 0 Configuring Server-Related Policies 373

Configuring BIOS Settings 373

Server BIOS Settings 373

Main BIOS Settings 374

Processor BIOS Settings 375

Intel Directed I/O BIOS Settings 385

RAS Memory BIOS Settings 387

Serial Port BIOS Settings 389

USB BIOS Settings 389

PCI Configuration BIOS Settings 393

QPI BIOS Settings 395

LOM and PCIe Slots BIOS Settings 395

Boot Options BIOS Settings 397

Server Management BIOS Settings 398

BIOS Policy 402

Default BIOS Settings 403

Creating a BIOS Policy 403

Modifying the BIOS Defaults 404

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Viewing the Actual BIOS Settings for a Server 405

CIMC Security Policies 405

IPMI Access Profile 406

Creating an IPMI Access Profile406

Deleting an IPMI Access Profile 407

KVM Management Policy 408

Creating a KVM Management Policy 408

Configuring Local Disk Configuration Policies 408

Local Disk Configuration Policy 408

Guidelines for all Local Disk Configuration Policies 409

Guidelines for Local Disk Configuration Policies Configured for RAID 410

Creating a Local Disk Configuration Policy 411

Changing a Local Disk Configuration Policy 414

Deleting a Local Disk Configuration Policy 415

FlexFlash Support 415

FlexFlash FX3S Support 416

Enabling FlexFlash SD Card Support 417

Enabling Auto-Sync 418

Formatting the SD Cards 418

Resetting the FlexFlash Controller 419

Configuring Scrub Policies 419Scrub Policy 419

Creating a Scrub Policy 420

Deleting a Scrub Policy 421

Configuring DIMM Error Management 422

DIMM Correctable Error Handling 422

Resetting Memory Errors 422

DIMM Blacklisting 422

Enabling DIMM Blacklisting 422

Configuring Serial over LAN Policies 423

Serial over LAN Policy 423

Creating a Serial over LAN Policy 424

Deleting a Serial over LAN Policy 425

Configuring Server Autoconfiguration Policies 425

Server Autoconfiguration Policy 425

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Creating an Autoconfiguration Policy 426

Deleting an Autoconfiguration Policy 427

Configuring Server Discovery Policies 427

Server Discovery Policy427

Creating a Server Discovery Policy 428

Deleting a Server Discovery Policy 428

Configuring Server Inheritance Policies 429

Server Inheritance Policy 429

Creating a Server Inheritance Policy 429

Deleting a Server Inheritance Policy 430

Configuring Server Pool Policies 430

Server Pool Policy 430

Creating a Server Pool Policy 431

Deleting a Server Pool Policy 432

Configuring Server Pool Policy Qualifications 432

Server Pool Policy Qualifications 432

Creating Server Pool Policy Qualifications 433

Deleting Server Pool Policy Qualifications 437

Deleting Qualifications from Server Pool Policy Qualifications 437

Configuring vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies 438

vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies 438vCon to Adapter Placement 439

vCon to Adapter Placement for N20-B6620-2 and N20-B6625-2 Blade Servers 439

vCon to Adapter Placement for All Other Supported Servers 440

vNIC/vHBA to vCon Assignment 441

Creating a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy 443

Deleting a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy 445

Explicitly Assigning a vNIC to a vCon 445

Explicitly Assigning a vHBA to a vCon 447

Placing Static vNICs Before Dynamic vNICs 448

CIMC Mounted vMedia 450

Creating a vMedia Policy 450

Adding a vMedia Policy to a Service Profile 453

Viewing CIMC vMedia Policy 455

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C H A P T E R 3 1 Configuring Server Boot 457

Boot Policy 457

UEFI Boot Mode 458UEFI Secure Boot 459

CIMC Secure Boot 459

Determining the CIMC Secure Boot Status 460

Enabling CIMC Secure Boot on a Rack Server 460

Creating a Boot Policy 461

SAN Boot 462

Configuring a SAN Boot for a Boot Policy 462

iSCSI Boot 463

iSCSI Boot Process 464

iSCSI Boot Guidelines and Prerequisites 464

Initiator IQN Configuration 466

Enabling MPIO on Windows 466

Configuring iSCSI Boot 467

Creating an iSCSI Adapter Policy 468

Deleting an iSCSI Adapter Policy 470

Creating an iSCSI Authentication Profile 470

Deleting an iSCSI Authentication Profile 471

Creating an iSCSI Initiator IP Pool 471

Creating an iSCSI Boot Policy 472

Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a Service Profile 473

Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a Service Profile 475

Setting the Initiator IQN at the Service Profile Level 475

Changing the Initiator IQN at the Service Profile Level 476

Setting iSCSI Boot Parameters 476

Modifying iSCSI Boot Parameters 480

IQN Pools 484

Creating an IQN Pool 484

Adding a Block to an IQN Pool 486

Deleting a Block from an IQN Pool 486

Deleting an IQN Pool 487

LAN Boot 487

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Configuring a LAN Boot for a Boot Policy 488

Local Devices Boot 488

Configuring a Local Disk Boot for a Boot Policy 489

Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Boot Policy490

Creating a vMedia Boot Policy 491

Adding a Boot Policy to a vMedia Service Profile 492

Deleting a Boot Policy 495

C H A P T E R 3 2 Deferring Deployment of Service Profile Updates 497

Deferred Deployment of Service Profiles 497

Deferred Deployment Schedules 498

Maintenance Policy 498

Pending Activities 499

Guidelines and Limitations for Deferred Deployment 499

Configuring Schedules 500

Creating a Schedule 500

Creating a One Time Occurrence for a Schedule 505

Creating a Recurring Occurrence for a Schedule 508

Deleting a One Time Occurrence from a Schedule 510

Deleting a Recurring Occurrence from a Schedule 510

Deleting a Schedule 511

Configuring Maintenance Policies 511

Creating a Maintenance Policy 511

Deleting a Maintenance Policy 513

Managing Pending Activities 513

Viewing Pending Activities 513

Deploying a Service Profile Change Waiting for User Acknowledgement 514

Deploying All Service Profile Changes Waiting for User Acknowledgement 514

Deploying a Scheduled Service Profile Change Immediately 515

Deploying All Scheduled Service Profile Changes Immediately 515

C H A P T E R 3 3 Configuring Service Profiles 517

Service Profiles that Override Server Identity 517

Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity 518

Service Profile Templates 518

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Guidelines and Recommendations for Service Profiles 519

Creating Service Profiles 520

Creating a Service Profile with the Expert Wizard 520

Creating a Service Profile that Inherits Server Identity521

Creating a Hardware Based Service Profile for a Blade Server 521

Creating a Hardware Based Service Profile for a Rack-Mount Server 522

Working with Service Profile Templates 523

Creating a Service Profile Template 523

Creating One or More Service Profiles from a Service Profile Template 524

Creating a Template Based Service Profile for a Blade Server 524

Creating a Template Based Service Profile for a Rack-Mount Server 525

Creating a Service Profile Template from a Service Profile 525

Managing Service Profiles 526

Cloning a Service Profile 526

Associating a Service Profile with a Server or Server Pool 526

Disassociating a Service Profile from a Server or Server Pool 527

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Service Profile 528

Renaming a Service Profile 528

Changing the UUID in a Service Profile 529

Modifying the Boot Order in a Service Profile 530

Creating a vNIC for a Service Profile 532Deleting a vNIC from a Service Profile 533

Creating a vHBA for a Service Profile 533

Changing the WWPN for a vHBA 534

Clearing Persistent Binding for a vHBA 534

Deleting a vHBA from a Service Profile 535

Adding a vHBA Initiator Group to a Service Profile 535

Binding a Service Profile to a Service Profile Template 537

Unbinding a Service Profile from a Service Profile Template 538

Deleting a Service Profile 538

Managing Service Profile Templates 538

Associating a Service Profile Template with a Server Pool 538

Disassociating a Service Profile Template from its Server Pool 539

Changing the UUID in a Service Profile Template 540

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Resetting the UUID Assigned to a Service Profile from a Pool in a Service Profile

Template 540

Resetting the MAC Address Assigned to a vNIC from a Pool in a Service Profile

Template 541

Resetting the WWPN Assigned to a vHBA from a Pool in a Service Profile Template 542

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Service Profile Template 543

C H A P T E R 3 4 Managing Power in Cisco UCS 545

Power Management in Cisco UCS 545

Rack Server Power Management 545

Power Management Precautions 545

Configuring the Power Policy 546

Power Policy 546

Configuring the Power Policy 546

Configuring the Global Power Allocation Policy 546

Global Power Allocation Policy 546

Configuring the Global Power Allocation Policy 547

Configuring Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping 547

Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping 547

Configuring Power Groups 548

Power Groups 548

Creating a Power Group 549

Adding a Chassis to a Power Group 550

Removing a Chassis from a Power Group 551

Deleting a Power Group 551

Configuring Power Control Policies 551

Power Control Policy 551

Creating a Power Control Policy 552

Deleting a Power Control Policy 553

Configuring Manual Blade-Level Power Capping 554

Manual Blade-Level Power Capping 554

Setting the Blade-Level Power Cap for a Server 554

Viewing the Blade-Level Power Cap 555

C H A P T E R 3 5 Managing Time Zones 557

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Time Zones 557

Setting the Time Zone 557

Adding an NTP Server 558

Deleting an NTP Server558

C H A P T E R 3 6 Managing the Chassis 559

Chassis Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI 559

Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Chassis 559

Acknowledging a Chassis 560

Decommissioning a Chassis 561

Removing a Chassis 561

Recommissioning a Single Chassis 561

Recommissioning Multiple Chassis 562

Renumbering a Chassis 563

Toggling the Locator LED 564

Turning on the Locator LED for a Chassis 564

Turning off the Locator LED for a Chassis 564

Health LED Alarms 564

Viewing Health LED Alarms 565

Viewing Health LED Status 565

Viewing the POST Results for a Chassis 566

C H A P T E R 3 7 Managing Blade Servers 567

Blade Server Management 568

Managing the Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server 568

Upgrading to a Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server 569

Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Blade Servers 569

Recommendations for Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes 570

Booting Blade Servers 571

Booting a Blade Server 571

Booting a Server from the Service Profile 571

Determining the Boot Order of a Blade Server 572

Shutting Down Blade Servers 572

Shutting Down a Blade Server 572

Shutting Down a Server from the Service Profile 573

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Resetting a Blade Server 573

Reacknowledging a Blade Server 574

Removing a Server from a Chassis 575

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Blade Server575

Decommissioning a Blade Server 576

Recommissioning a Blade Server 576

Reacknowledging a Server Slot in a Chassis 577

Removing a Non-Existent Blade Server from the Configuration Database 577

Turning the Locator LED for a Blade Server On and Off 578

Resetting the CMOS for a Blade Server 578

Resetting the CIMC for a Blade Server 579

Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Blade Server 579

Viewing the POST Results for a Blade Server 580

Issuing an NMI from a Blade Server 581

Health LED Alarms 581

Viewing Health LED Alarms 582

C H A P T E R 3 8 Managing Rack-Mount Servers 583

Rack-Mount Server Management 583

Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Rack-Mount Servers 584

Recommendations for Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes 584

Booting Rack-Mount Servers 585

Booting a Rack-Mount Server 585

Booting a Server from the Service Profile 586

Determining the Boot Order of a Rack-Mount Server 586

Shutting Down Rack-Mount Servers 587

Shutting Down a Rack-Mount Server 587

Shutting Down a Server from the Service Profile 587

Resetting a Rack-Mount Server 588

Reacknowledging a Rack-Mount Server 589

Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Rack Server 589

Decommissioning a Rack-Mount Server 590

Recommissioning a Rack-Mount Server 590

Renumbering a Rack-Mount Server 590

Removing a Non-Existent Rack-Mount Server from the Configuration Database 591

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Turning the Locator LED for a Rack-Mount Server On and Off 592

Resetting the CMOS for a Rack-Mount Server 592

Resetting the CIMC for a Rack-Mount Server 592

Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Rack-Mount Server593

Viewing the POST Results for a Rack-Mount Server 593

Issuing an NMI from a Rack-Mount Server 594

C H A P T E R 3 9 Starting the KVM Console 595

KVM Console 595

Virtual KVM Console 596

KVM Direct Access 600

Starting the KVM Console from a Server 601

Starting the KVM Console from a Service Profile 602

Starting the KVM Console from the KVM Launch Manager 602

Starting the KVM Console from the Cisco UCS KVM Direct Web Page 603

C H A P T E R 4 0 CIMC Session Management 605

CIMC Session Management 605

Viewing All Open CIMC Sessions 606

Viewing the CIMC Sessions of a Server 606

Viewing the CIMC Sessions of a Service Profile 606

Viewing the CIMC Sessions Opened by a Local User 607

Viewing the CIMC Sessions Opened by a Remote User 607

Clearing All Open CIMC Sessions 607

Clearing the CIMC Sessions of a Server 608

Clearing the CIMC Sessions of a Service Profile 608

Clearing the CIMC Sessions of a Local User 609

Clearing the CIMC Sessions of a Remote User 609

C H A P T E R 4 1 Managing the I/O Modules 611

I/O Module Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI 611

Resetting an I/O Module 611

Viewing the POST Results for an I/O Module 611

C H A P T E R 4 2 Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration 613

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Backup and Export Configuration 613

Backup Types 613

Considerations and Recommendations for Backup Operations 614

Scheduled Backups615

Full State Backup Policy 615

All Configuration Export Policy 615

Import Configuration 615

Import Methods 616

System Restore 616

Required User Role for Backup and Import Operations 617

Configuring Backup Operations 617

Creating a Backup Operation 617

Running a Backup Operation 620

Modifying a Backup Operation 621

Deleting One or More Backup Operations 621

Configuring Scheduled Backups 622

Configuring the Full State Backup Policy 622

Configuring the All Configuration Export Policy 624

Configuring Import Operations 626

Creating an Import Operation 626

Running an Import Operation 628Modifying an Import Operation 629

Deleting One or More Import Operations 630

Restoring the Configuration for a Fabric Interconnect 630

C H A P T E R 4 3 Recovering a Lost Password 633

Recovering a Lost Password 633

Password Recovery for the Admin Account 633

Determining the Leadership Role of a Fabric Interconnect 634

Verifying the Firmware Versions on a Fabric Interconnect 634

Recovering the Admin Account Password in a Standalone Configuration 634

Recovering the Admin Account Password in a Cluster Configuration 636

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Preface

This preface includes the following sections:

Audience, page xxxi

Conventions, page xxxi

Related Cisco UCS Documentation, page xxxiii

Documentation Feedback, page xxxiii

AudienceThis guide is intended primarily for data center administrators with responsibilities and expertise in one or

more of the following:

Server administration

Storage administration

Network administration

Network security

ConventionsIndicationText Type

GUI elements such as tab titles, area names, and field labels appear in this font.

Main titles such as window, dialog box, and wizard titles appear in this font.

GUI elements

Document titles appear inthis font.Document titles

In a Text-based User Interface, text the system displays appears in this font.TUI elements

Terminal sessions and information that the system displays appear in this

font.

System output

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IndicationText Type

CLI command keywords appear in this font.

Variables in a CLI command appear in this font.

CLI commands

Elements in square brackets are optional.[ ]

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical

bars.

{x | y | z}

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical

bars.

[x | y | z]

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or

the string will include the quotation marks.

string

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.< >

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.[ ]

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code

indicates a comment line.

!, #

Meansreader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the

document.

Note

Meansthe following information will help you solve a problem . The tips information might not be

troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver.

Tip

Meansreader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment

damage or loss of data.

Caution

Meansthe described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the

paragraph.

Timesaver

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with

standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warningto locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Warning

Related Cisco UCS Documentation

Documentation Roadmaps

For a completelist of all B-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap

available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/b-series-doc.

For a complete list of all C-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap

available at the following URL:http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc.

Other Documentation Resources

An ISO file containing all B and C-Series documents is available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com

cisco/software/type.html?mdfid=283853163&flowid=25821. From this page, clickUnified Computing

System (UCS) Documentation Roadmap Bundle.

The ISO file is updated after every major documentation release.

FollowCisco UCS Docs on Twitterto receive document update notifications.

Documentation FeedbackTo provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments

[email protected]. We appreciate your feedback.

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C H A P T E R 1

New and Changed Information

This chapter includes the following sections:

New and Changed Information for this Release, page 1

New and Changed Information for this ReleaseThe following table provides an overview of the significant changes to this guide for this current release. The

table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes made to the configuration guides or of the new feature

in this release. For information about new supported hardware in this release, see the Cisco UCS B-Series

Servers Documentation Roadmap available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing

b-series-doc.

Table 1: New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS, Release 2.2(1)

Where DocumentedDescriptionFeature

This feature is documented in

Cisco UCS C-Series Server

Integration with Cisco UCS

Manager 2.2.

The C-Series integration guides

can be found here:http://

www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/

products/ps11736/products_

installation_and_

configuration_guides_list.html

Enables you to directly connect Cisco

UCS C-Series rack servers to the fabric

interconnect without using a FEX.

Cisco UCS C-Series Server

Integration through Direct Connect

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the following configuration

guides:

Cisco UCS B-Series GUI

Firmware Management

Configuration Guide

Cisco UCS B-Series CLI

Firmware Management

Configuration Guide

The firmware configuration

guides can be found here: http:/

/www.cisco.com/en/US/


installation_and_


Cisco UCS C-Series M3 rack servers

have board controller firmware which

controls many server functions such as

eUSBs and I/O connectors. You canactivate board controller firmware on

these rack servers.

Activating board controller

firmware on Cisco UCS C-Series

M3 Rack Servers



guides:


Firmware Management

Configuration Guide


Firmware Management

Configuration Guide

The firmware configuration




installation_and_


Enables you to determine when and

how firmware versions on recently

discovered servers must be upgraded.

With this policy, you can upgrade

firmware versions of recently

discovered unassociated servers to

match with the firmware version

specified in the default host firmware

pack. You can also specify if the

firmware upgrade process should run

immediately after the server is

discovered or at a later point in time.

Firmware Automatic

Synchronization Server policy

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IPv6 Compliance, on page 14Enables you to configure the following

with IPv6 addresses:

Access services

Fabric Interconnects

External clients

SNMP traps

Certificate requests

IP pools and address blocks

VLAN groups

LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+

provider groups

Blade and rack server static IPs

Service profiles and service

profile templates

Backup and restore operations

IPv6 Addressing

Inband Management Support,

on page 21

Enables you to configure inband

addresses, two IPv4 and two IPv6, for

each CIMC. Enables you to configure

inband VLAN groups, service profiles

and service profile templates.

Inband Management Support

Configuring Server Boot, onpage 457

Enables you to select either legacy orUEFI boot mode. With UEFI boot

mode on Cisco UCS M3 blade and rack

servers, you can add second-level

devices to your boot order, and enable

secure boot.

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guides:


System MonitoringGuide



The system monitoring guides


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installation_and_


Enables you to monitor status

information on local storage that is

physically attached to a blade or rack

server. This includes RAID controllers,physical drives and drive groups,

virtual drives, RAID controller batteries

(BBU), Transportable Flash modules

(TFM) and super-capacitors, FlexFlash

controllers, and SD cards.

Local Storage Monitoring

FlexFlash Support, on page415

Enables support for internal SecureDigital (SD) memory cards. You can

enable FlexFlash in a local disk policy,

configure new SD cards in a RAID pair

with a FlexFlash scrub policy, and boot

from the HV partition on an SD card.

Local SD Card Monitoring andFlexFlash Support



guides:









installation_and_


Enables monitoring of Trusted Platform

Module (TPM), including whether

TPM is present, enabled, or activated.

TPM Inventory

Understanding UDLD, on

page 274

Enables UniDirectional Link Detection

(UDLD) that monitors the physical

configuration of the cables and detectswhen a unidirectional link exists.

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VMQ Connection Policy, on

page 279

Enables you to configure a VMQ

connection policy for a vNIC. VMQ

provides improved network

performance to the entire managementoperating system.

VMQ Connection Policy

DIMM Blacklisting, on page

422

Monitors memory test execution

messages, and blacklists any DIMMs

that encounter memory errors in the

DIMM SPD data. This allows the host

to map out any DIMMs that encounter

uncorrectable ECC errors.

DIMM Blacklisting Support

DIMM Correctable Error

Handling, on page 422

Enables you to reset the correctable and

uncorrectable memory errors on all the

DIMMs in a server.

DIMM Correctable Error Handling

Two Factor Authentication, on

page 124

Enables you to configure more secure

access to Cisco UCS Manager by

implementing a password plus token

login scheme for RADIUS and

TACACS+ provider groups when

coupled with third-party authentication

software.

Two-factor Authentication

KVM Direct Access, on page

600

Enables users to directly access blade

and rack servers using a web browser.

Only out-of-band IPv4 management

interface addresses are supported for

KVM Direct access.

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guides:

Cisco UCS Manager

VM-FEX for Hyper-V

GUI Configuration

Guide

Cisco UCS Manager

VM-FEX for Hyper-V

CLI Configuration Guide

The VM-FEX configuration




installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

Cisco UCS Manager and Microsoft

SCVMM integration extends the

VM-FEX technology to the Microsoft

virtualization platform. The architectureallows Cisco UCS Manager to

configure the networking objects that

Microsoft SCVMM uses to set up its

networking stacks. Microsoft SCVMM

consumes the networking objects that

are created by Cisco UCSM and

deploys them on the Microsoft

Hyper-V host that hosts the VMs.

Hyper-V uses SR-IOV technology to

deploy virtual connections. SR-IOV

support in Release 2.2 enriches the

management plane integration with

Microsoft SCVMM and provides a

centralized VM network management

for the Hyper-V hosts. The deployment

leverages the SR-IOV technology that

is available on the Cisco UCS VIC

adapters and enables the fabric

interconnects to be VM-aware.

VM-FEX Integration for Hyper-V

SRIOV





guides:









installation_and_


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from netflow capable routers.

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LACP Policy, on page 273Enables you to use the link aggregation

control protocol (LACP) policy to

provide additional control over link

aggregation groups.

LACP



guides:







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Enables you to monitor the life span of

solid state drives on certain Cisco UCS

blade servers.

Wear Level Monitoring

CIMC Security Policies, on

page 405

Enables you to restrict remote

connectivity and use vMedia

encryption.

CIMC Security Enhancements



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Enables you to view the properties of

graphics cards and controllers on

certain Cisco UCS rack servers.

Graphics Card Monitoring





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Cisco UCS Manager

VM-FEX for Hyper-V

GUI Configuration

Guide

Cisco UCS Manager

VM-FEX for Hyper-V

CLI Configuration Guide

The VM-FEX configuration




installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

Enables you to view a list of warnings

and potential issues before upgrading.

Auto Install Firmware

Enhancements

Virtual KVM Console, on

page 596

Redesign of virtual KVM console now

allows menu access to all functions,

including virtual media.

KVM Enhancements

CIMC Mounted vMedia, on

page 450

Enables you to mount virtual media

from a remote file location and is

available through CLI and WebGUI

CIMC interfaces. This feature supports

multiple share types including NFS,

CIFS, HTTP and HTTPS.

Scriptable vMedia Support

Community VLANs, on page

220

Enables you to create community

VLANs on Fabric Interconnects and

maintain multiple community VLANs

under a given primary VLAN. Also

provides support for promiscuous

access and truck modes along with

community access for server vNICs.

Community VLAN Support



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Enables you to retrieve anonymous

reports from the SMTP server. This

feature can be enabled even when call

home is disabled.

Anonymous Reporting

Event Detection and ActionRetrieves the error statistics for the

active network interface ports using the

NiErrStats policy. The retrieved

information is sent to Cisco UCS

Manager.

Event Detection and Action

DIMM Blacklisting, on page

422

Now supports Cisco C-Series rack

server.

DIMM Blacklisting Support

C-Direct Rack Licensing

Support, on page 186

Now C-Direct rack licenses are

supported on the ports that are

connected to the rack servers.

C-Direct Rack Licenses

CIMC Secure Boot, on page

459

Allows only Cisco signed firmware

images to be installed and run on the

Cisco C-Series rack servers.

CIMC Secure Boot

Configuring Server Boot, on

page 457

Now supports Cisco C-Series rack

server.

UEFI Secure Boot

FlexFlash FX3S Support, on

page 416

Updated controller for SD cards allows

you to reset the controller, format the

SD cards, and enable automatic

synchronization of your paired SDcards.

FX3S Controller

Configuring an Ethernet

Adapter Policy to Enable

Stateless Offloads with

NVGRE, on page 259

Enables you to create Ethernet adapter

policies for checksum offloads using

NVGRE.

Stateless offload for Overlay

Networks (NVGRE)



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Configuring an Ethernet

Adapter Policy to Enable

Stateless Offloads with

VXLAN, on page 260

Enables you to create Ethernet adapter

policies for checksum offloads using

VXLAN.

Stateless offloads for Overlay

Networks (VXLAN)





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C H A P T E R 2

Overview of Cisco Unified Computing System

This chapter includes the following sections:

About Cisco Unified Computing System , page 11

Unified Fabric, page 12

IPv6 Compliance, page 14

Server Architecture and Connectivity, page 15

CIMC Inband Management, page 20

Traffic Management, page 21

Opt-In Features, page 25

Virtualization in Cisco UCS , page 27

About Cisco Unified Computing SystemCisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) fuses access layer networking and servers. This

high-performance, next-generation server system provides a data center with a high degree of workload agility

and scalability.

The hardware and software components support Cisco's unified fabric, which runs multiple types of data

center traffic over a single converged network adapter.

Architectural Simplification

The simplified architecture of Cisco UCS reduces the number of required devices and centralizes switching

resources. By eliminating switching inside a chassis, network access-layer fragmentation is significantly

reduced.

Cisco UCS implements Cisco unified fabric within racks and groups of racks, supporting Ethernet and Fibre

Channel protocols over 10 Gigabit Cisco Data Center Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) links

This radical simplification reduces the number of switches, cables, adapters, and management points by up

to two-thirds. All devices in a Cisco UCS domain remain under a single management domain, which remains

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High Availability

The management and data plane of Cisco UCS is designed for high availability and redundant access layer

fabric interconnects. In addition, Cisco UCS supports existing high availability and disaster recovery solutions

for the data center, such as data replication and application-level clustering technologies.

Scalability

A single Cisco UCS domain supports multiple chassis and their servers, all of which are administered through

one Cisco UCS Manager. For more detailed information about the scalability, speak to your Cisco representative.

Flexibility

A Cisco UCS domain allows you to quickly align computing resources in the data center with rapidly changing

business requirements. This built-in flexibility is determined by whether you choose to fully implement the

stateless computing feature.

Pools of servers and other system resources can be applied as necessary to respond to workload fluctuations,

support new applications, scale existing software and business services, and accommodate both scheduled

and unscheduled downtime. Server identity can be abstracted into a mobile service profile that can be moved

from server to server with minimal downtime and no need for additional network configuration.

With this level of flexibility, you can quickly and easily scale server capacity without having to change the

server identity or reconfigure the server, LAN, or SAN. During a maintenance window, you can quickly do

the following:

Deploy new servers to meet unexpected workload demand and rebalance resources and traffic.

Shut down an application, such as a database management system, on one server and then boot it up

again on another server with increased I/O capacity and memory resources.

Optimized for Server Virtualization

Cisco UCS has been optimized to implement VM-FEX technology. This technology provides improved

support for server virtualization, including better policy-based configuration and security, conformance witha company's operational model, and accommodation for VMware's VMotion.

Unified FabricWith unified fabric, multiple types of data center traffic can run over a single Data Center Ethernet (DCE)

network. Instead of having a series of different host bus adapters (HBAs) and network interface cards (NICs)

present in a server, unified fabric uses a single converged network adapter. This type of adapter can carry

LAN and SAN traffic on the same cable.

Cisco UCS uses Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) to carry Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic on the same

physical Ethernet connection between the fabric interconnect and the server. This connection terminates at a

converged network adapter on the server, and the unified fabric terminates on the uplink ports of the fabricinterconnect. On the core network, the LAN and SAN traffic remains separated. Cisco UCS does not require

that you implement unified fabric across the data center.

The converged network adapter presents an Ethernet interface and Fibre Channel interface to the operating

system. At the server, the operating system is not aware of the FCoE encapsulation because it sees a standard

Fibre Channel HBA.


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At the fabric interconnect, the server-facing Ethernet port receives the Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic. The

fabric interconnect (using Ethertype to differentiate the frames) separates the two traffic types. Ethernet frames

and Fibre Channel frames are switched to their respective uplink interfaces.

Fibre Channel over EthernetCisco UCS leverages Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard protocol to deliver Fibre Channel. The

upper Fibre Chann

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