Cisco OL-25712-04 User Manual
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
First Published: September 06, 2011
Last Modified: September 04, 2012
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CONTENTS
Preface
PART I
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
Preface xxxiii
Audience xxxiii
Conventions xxxiii
Related Cisco UCS Documentation xxxv
Documentation Feedback xxxv
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxxv
Introduction 1
New and Changed Information 3
New and Changed Information for this Release 3
Overview of Cisco Unified Computing System 9
About Cisco Unified Computing System 9
Unified Fabric 10
Fibre Channel over Ethernet 11
Link-Level Flow Control 11
Priority Flow Control 11
Server Architecture and Connectivity 12
Overview of Service Profiles 12
Network Connectivity through Service Profiles 12
Configuration through Service Profiles 12
Service Profiles that Override Server Identity 13
Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity 14
Service Profile Templates 15
Policies 15
Configuration Policies 15
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Boot Policy 15
Chassis Discovery Policy 16
Dynamic vNIC Connection Policy 19
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 19
Global Cap Policy 20
Host Firmware Package 21
IPMI Access Profile 21
Local Disk Configuration Policy 22
Management Firmware Package 22
Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy 23
Network Control Policy 23
Power Control Policy 24
Power Policy 24
Quality of Service Policy 25
Rack Server Discovery Policy 25
Server Autoconfiguration Policy 25
Server Discovery Policy 25
Server Inheritance Policy 26
Server Pool Policy 26
Server Pool Policy Qualifications 26
vHBA Template 27
VM Lifecycle Policy 27
vNIC Template 27
vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies 28
Operational Policies 28
Fault Collection Policy 28
Flow Control Policy 29
Maintenance Policy 29
Scrub Policy 29
Serial over LAN Policy 30
Statistics Collection Policy 30
Statistics Threshold Policy 30
Pools 31
Server Pools 31
MAC Pools 31
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UUID Suffix Pools 32
WWN Pools 32
Management IP Pool 33
Traffic Management 33
Oversubscription 33
Oversubscription Considerations 33
Guidelines for Estimating Oversubscription 34
Pinning 35
Pinning Server Traffic to Server Ports 35
Guidelines for Pinning 36
Quality of Service 37
System Classes 37
CHAPTER 3
Quality of Service Policy 38
Flow Control Policy 38
Opt-In Features 38
Stateless Computing 38
Multi-Tenancy 39
Virtualization in Cisco UCS 40
Overview of Virtualization 40
Overview of Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender 41
Virtualization with Network Interface Cards and Converged Network Adapters 41
Virtualization with a Virtual Interface Card Adapter 41
Overview of Cisco UCS Manager 43
About Cisco UCS Manager 43
Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Manager 44
Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Manager 46
Cisco UCS Manager in a High Availability Environment 46
CHAPTER 4
Overview of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 47
Overview of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 47
Fault Summary Area 48
Navigation Pane 48
Toolbar 50
Work Pane 50
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Status Bar 50
Table Customization 51
LAN Uplinks Manager 52
Internal Fabric Manager 52
Hybrid Display 53
Logging in to Cisco UCS Manager GUI through HTTPS 53
Logging in to Cisco UCS Manager GUI through HTTP 54
Logging Off Cisco UCS Manager GUI 54
Web Session Limits 55
Setting the Web Session Limit for Cisco UCS Manager 55
Pre-Login Banner 56
Creating the Pre-Login Banner 56
Modifying the Pre-Login Banner 56
PART II
CHAPTER 5
Deleting the Pre-Login Banner 57
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Properties 57
Configuring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI Session and Log Properties 57
Configuring Properties for Confirmation Messages 58
Configuring Properties for External Applications 59
Customizing the Appearance of Cisco UCS Manager GUI 59
Determining the Acceptable Range of Values for a Field 60
Determining Where a Policy Is Used 60
Determining Where a Pool Is Used 61
Copying the XML 61
System Configuration 63
Configuring the Fabric Interconnects 65
Initial System Setup 65
Setup Mode 66
System Configuration Type 66
Management Port IP Address 66
Performing an Initial System Setup for a Standalone Configuration 67
Initial System Setup for a Cluster Configuration 69
Performing an Initial System Setup on the First Fabric Interconnect 69
Performing an Initial System Setup on the Second Fabric Interconnect 71
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Enabling a Standalone Fabric Interconnect for Cluster Configuration 72
Ethernet Switching Mode 72
Configuring Ethernet Switching Mode 73
Fibre Channel Switching Mode 74
Configuring Fibre Channel Switching Mode 74
Changing the Properties of the Fabric Interconnects 75
Determining the Leadership Role of a Fabric Interconnect 76
CHAPTER 6
Configuring Ports and Port Channels 77
Server and Uplink Ports on the 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect 77
Unified Ports on the 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect 78
Port Modes 78
Port Types 79
Beacon LEDs for Unified Ports 80
Guidelines for Configuring Unified Ports 80
Effect of Port Mode Changes on Data Traffic 81
Configuring Port Modes for a 6248 Fabric Interconnect 82
Configuring Port Modes for a 6296 Fabric Interconnect 83
Configuring the Beacon LEDs for Unified Ports 84
Server Ports 85
Configuring Server Ports 85
Uplink Ethernet Ports 85
Configuring Uplink Ethernet Ports 85
Changing the Properties of an Uplink Ethernet Port 86
Reconfiguring a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 86
Enabling a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 87
Disabling a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 88
Unconfiguring a Port on a Fabric Interconnect 89
Appliance Ports 89
Configuring an Appliance Port 89
Modifying the Properties of an Appliance Port 92
FCoE and Fibre Channel Storage Ports 94
Configuring an FCoE Storage Port 94
Configuring a Fibre Channel Storage Port 94
Restoring an Uplink Fibre Channel Port 95
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Default Zoning 95
Enabling Default Zoning 96
Disabling Default Zoning 97
Uplink Ethernet Port Channels 97
Creating an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 98
Enabling an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 99
Disabling an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 99
Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 99
Deleting an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel 100
Appliance Port Channels 100
Creating an Appliance Port Channel 100
Enabling an Appliance Port Channel 103
Disabling an Appliance Port Channel 103
Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from an Appliance Port Channel 103
Deleting an Appliance Port Channel 104
Fibre Channel Port Channels 104
Creating a Fibre Channel Port Channel 104
Enabling a Fibre Channel Port Channel 105
Disabling a Fibre Channel Port Channel 106
Adding Ports to and Removing Ports from a Fibre Channel Port Channel 106
Modifying the Properties of a Fibre Channel Port Channel 106
Deleting a Fibre Channel Port Channel 107
Adapter Port Channels 108
Viewing Adapter Port Channels 108
Fabric Port Channels 108
Cabling Considerations for Fabric Port Channels 109
Configuring a Fabric Port Channel 109
Viewing Fabric Port Channels 110
Enabling or Disabling a Fabric Port Channel Member Port 110
Configuring Server Ports with the Internal Fabric Manager 111
Internal Fabric Manager 111
Launching the Internal Fabric Manager 111
Configuring a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 111
Unconfiguring a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 112
Enabling a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 112
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Disabling a Server Port with the Internal Fabric Manager 112
CHAPTER 7
Configuring Communication Services 113
Communication Services 113
Configuring CIM-XML 114
Configuring HTTP 115
Configuring HTTPS 115
Certificates, Key Rings, and Trusted Points 115
Creating a Key Ring 116
Creating a Certificate Request for a Key Ring 117
Creating a Trusted Point 118
Importing a Certificate into a Key Ring 119
Configuring HTTPS 119
Deleting a Key Ring 121
Deleting a Trusted Point 121
Configuring SNMP 121
Information about SNMP 121
SNMP Functional Overview 121
CHAPTER 8
SNMP Notifications 122
SNMP Security Levels and Privileges 122
Supported Combinations of SNMP Security Models and Levels 123
SNMPv3 Security Features 124
SNMP Support in Cisco UCS 124
Enabling SNMP and Configuring SNMP Properties 125
Creating an SNMP Trap 126
Deleting an SNMP Trap 127
Creating an SNMPv3 user 128
Deleting an SNMPv3 User 129
Enabling Telnet 129
Disabling Communication Services 129
Configuring Authentication 131
Authentication Services 131
Guidelines and Recommendations for Remote Authentication Providers 131
User Attributes in Remote Authentication Providers 132
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LDAP Group Rule 134
Configuring LDAP Providers 134
Configuring Properties for LDAP Providers 134
Creating an LDAP Provider 135
Changing the LDAP Group Rule for an LDAP Provider 139
Deleting an LDAP Provider 140
LDAP Group Mapping 140
Creating an LDAP Group Map 141
Deleting an LDAP Group Map 141
Configuring RADIUS Providers 142
Configuring Properties for RADIUS Providers 142
Creating a RADIUS Provider 142
Deleting a RADIUS Provider 144
Configuring TACACS+ Providers 144
Configuring Properties for TACACS+ Providers 144
Creating a TACACS+ Provider 145
Deleting a TACACS+ Provider 146
Configuring Multiple Authentication Systems 146
Multiple Authentication Systems 146
Provider Groups 147
Creating an LDAP Provider Group 147
Deleting an LDAP Provider Group 147
Creating a RADIUS Provider Group 148
Deleting a RADIUS Provider Group 148
Creating a TACACS+ Provider Group 149
Deleting a TACACS+ Provider Group 149
Authentication Domains 150
Creating an Authentication Domain 150
Selecting a Primary Authentication Service 151
Selecting the Console Authentication Service 151
Selecting the Default Authentication Service 152
Role Policy for Remote Users 153
Configuring the Role Policy for Remote Users 154
CHAPTER 9
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Organizations in a Multi-Tenancy Environment 155
Hierarchical Name Resolution in a Multi-Tenancy Environment 156
Creating an Organization under the Root Organization 157
Creating an Organization under a Sub-Organization 158
Deleting an Organization 158
CHAPTER 10
Configuring Role-Based Access Control 159
Role-Based Access Control 159
User Accounts for Cisco UCS Manager 159
Guidelines for Cisco UCS Manager Usernames 160
Reserved Words: Locally Authenticated User Accounts 161
Guidelines for Cisco UCS Manager Passwords 162
Web Session Limits for User Accounts 162
User Roles 162
Default User Roles 163
Reserved Words: User Roles 164
Privileges 164
User Locales 166
Configuring User Roles 167
Creating a User Role 167
Adding Privileges to a User Role 168
Removing Privileges from a User Role 168
Deleting a User Role 168
Configuring Locales 169
Creating a Locale 169
Assigning an Organization to a Locale 170
Deleting an Organization from a Locale 170
Deleting a Locale 171
Configuring Locally Authenticated User Accounts 171
Creating a User Account 171
Enabling the Password Strength Check for Locally Authenticated Users 174
Setting the Web Session Limits for Cisco UCS Manager GUI Users 174
Changing the Locales Assigned to a Locally Authenticated User Account 175
Changing the Roles Assigned to a Locally Authenticated User Account 175
Enabling a User Account 176
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Disabling a User Account 176
Clearing the Password History for a Locally Authenticated User 177
Deleting a Locally Authenticated User Account 177
Password Profile for Locally Authenticated Users 177
Configuring the Maximum Number of Password Changes for a Change Interval 179
Configuring a No Change Interval for Passwords 179
Configuring the Password History Count 180
Monitoring User Sessions 180
CHAPTER 11
Managing Firmware 183
Overview of Firmware 183
Firmware Image Management 184
Firmware Image Headers 185
Firmware Image Catalog 185
Firmware Versions 186
Firmware Upgrades 187
Cautions, Guidelines, and Best Practices for Firmware Upgrades 187
Configuration Changes and Settings that Can Impact Upgrades 188
Hardware-Related Guidelines and Best Practices for Firmware Upgrades 189
Firmware- and Software-Related Best Practices for Upgrades 190
Required Order of Components for Firmware Activation 192
Required Order for Adding Support for Previously Unsupported Servers 193
Direct Firmware Upgrade at Endpoints 194
Stages of a Direct Firmware Upgrade 195
Outage Impacts of Direct Firmware Upgrades 196
Firmware Upgrades through Service Profiles 197
Host Firmware Package 197
Management Firmware Package 198
Stages of a Firmware Upgrade through Service Profiles 198
Firmware Downgrades 199
Completing the Prerequisites for Upgrading the Firmware 199
Prerequisites for Upgrading and Downgrading Firmware 199
Creating an All Configuration Backup File 200
Verifying the Overall Status of the Fabric Interconnects 202
Verifying the High Availability Status and Roles of a Cluster Configuration 202
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Verifying the Status of I/O Modules 203
Verifying the Status of Servers 203
Verifying the Status of Adapters on Servers in a Chassis 204
Downloading and Managing Firmware Packages 204
Obtaining Software Bundles from Cisco 204
Downloading Firmware Images to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location 206
Downloading Firmware Images to the Fabric Interconnect from the Local File System 207
Canceling an Image Download 208
Determining the Contents of a Firmware Package 209
Checking the Available Space on a Fabric Interconnect 209
Deleting Firmware Packages from a Fabric Interconnect 209
Deleting Firmware Images from a Fabric Interconnect 210
Directly Upgrading Firmware at Endpoints 210
Updating the Firmware on Multiple Endpoints 210
Updating the Firmware on an Adapter 212
Activating the Firmware on an Adapter 213
Updating the BIOS Firmware on a Server 213
Activating the BIOS Firmware on a Server 214
Updating the CIMC Firmware on a Server 215
Activating the CIMC Firmware on a Server 215
Updating the Firmware on an IOM 216
Activating the Firmware on an IOM 217
Activating the Board Controller Firmware on a Server 218
Activating the Cisco UCS Manager Software 219
Activating the Firmware on a Subordinate Fabric Interconnect 219
Activating the Firmware on a Primary Fabric Interconnect 220
Activating the Firmware on a Standalone Fabric Interconnect 221
Upgrading Firmware through Service Profiles 222
Host Firmware Package 222
Management Firmware Package 223
Effect of Updates to Host Firmware Packages and Management Firmware Packages 223
Creating a Host Firmware Package 226
Updating a Host Firmware Package 227
Creating a Management Firmware Package 228
Updating a Management Firmware Package 228
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Adding Firmware Packages to an Existing Service Profile 229
Verifying Firmware Versions on Components 230
Managing the Capability Catalog 230
Capability Catalog 230
Contents of the Capability Catalog 230
Updates to the Capability Catalog 231
Activating a Capability Catalog Update 232
Verifying that the Capability Catalog Is Current 232
Viewing a Capability Catalog Provider 233
Downloading Individual Capability Catalog Updates 233
Obtaining Capability Catalog Updates from Cisco 233
Updating the Capability Catalog from a Remote Location 234
Updating the Capability Catalog from the Local File System 235
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
Updating Management Extensions 235
Management Extensions 235
Activating a Management Extension 236
Configuring DNS Servers 237
DNS Servers in Cisco UCS 237
Adding a DNS Server 237
Deleting a DNS Server 238
Configuring System-Related Policies 239
Configuring the Chassis Discovery Policy 239
Chassis Discovery Policy 239
Configuring the Chassis Discovery Policy 242
Configuring the Chassis Connectivity Policy 243
Chassis Connectivity Policy 243
Configuring a Chassis Connectivity Policy 243
Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy 244
Rack Server Discovery Policy 244
Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy 244
Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 245
Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 245
Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table 245
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CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
Managing Licenses 247
Licenses 247
Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect 248
Obtaining a License 249
Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from the Local File System 250
Downloading Licenses to the Fabric Interconnect from a Remote Location 251
Installing a License 252
Viewing the Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect 253
Determining the Grace Period Available for a Port or Feature 255
Determining the Expiry Date of a License 256
Uninstalling a License 256
Managing Virtual Interfaces 259
Virtual Interfaces 259
Virtual Interface Subscription Management and Error Handling 259
PART III
CHAPTER 16
Network Configuration 261
Using the LAN Uplinks Manager 263
LAN Uplinks Manager 263
Launching the LAN Uplinks Manager 264
Changing the Ethernet Switching Mode with the LAN Uplinks Manager 264
Configuring a Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 264
Configuring Server Ports 265
Enabling a Server Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 265
Disabling a Server Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 266
Unconfiguring a Server Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 266
Configuring Uplink Ethernet Ports 266
Enabling an Uplink Ethernet Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 266
Disabling an Uplink Ethernet Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 267
Unconfiguring an Uplink Ethernet Port with the LAN Uplinks Manager 267
Configuring Uplink Ethernet Port Channels 267
Creating a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 267
Enabling a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 268
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Disabling a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 269
Adding Ports to a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 269
Removing Ports from a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 270
Deleting a Port Channel with the LAN Uplinks Manager 270
Configuring LAN Pin Groups 270
Creating a Pin Group with the LAN Uplinks Manager 270
Deleting a Pin Group with the LAN Uplinks Manager 271
Configuring Named VLANs 271
Creating a Named VLAN with the LAN Uplinks Manager 271
Deleting a Named VLAN with the LAN Uplinks Manager 274
Configuring QoS System Classes with the LAN Uplinks Manager 274
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
Configuring VLANs 277
Named VLANs 277
Private VLANs 278
VLAN Port Limitations 279
Configuring Named VLANs 280
Creating a Named VLAN 280
Deleting a Named VLAN 284
Configuring Private VLANs 285
Creating a Primary VLAN for a Private VLAN 285
Creating a Secondary VLAN for a Private VLAN 288
Viewing the VLAN Port Count 291
Configuring LAN Pin Groups 293
LAN Pin Groups 293
Creating a LAN Pin Group 293
Deleting a LAN Pin Group 294
CHAPTER 19
Configuring MAC Pools 295
MAC Pools 295
Creating a MAC Pool 295
Deleting a MAC Pool 296
CHAPTER 20
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Quality of Service 297
Configuring System Classes 297
System Classes 297
Configuring QoS System Classes 298
Enabling a QoS System Class 300
Disabling a QoS System Class 300
Configuring Quality of Service Policies 301
Quality of Service Policy 301
Creating a QoS Policy 301
Deleting a QoS Policy 303
Configuring Flow Control Policies 304
Flow Control Policy 304
CHAPTER 21
Creating a Flow Control Policy 304
Deleting a Flow Control Policy 305
Configuring Network-Related Policies 307
Configuring vNIC Templates 307
vNIC Template 307
Creating a vNIC Template 307
Deleting a vNIC Template 311
Binding a vNIC to a vNIC Template 311
Unbinding a vNIC from a vNIC Template 312
Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies 312
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 312
Creating an Ethernet Adapter Policy 313
Deleting an Ethernet Adapter Policy 317
Configuring Network Control Policies 317
Network Control Policy 317
Creating a Network Control Policy 318
Deleting a Network Control Policy 320
CHAPTER 22
Configuring Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks 321
Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks 321
Guidelines for Configuring Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 322
Pinning Considerations for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 323
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Configuring Cisco UCS for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks 324
Creating a VLAN for an Upstream Disjoint L2 Network 325
Assigning Ports and Port Channels to VLANs 327
Removing Ports and Port Channels from VLANs 328
Viewing Ports and Port Channels Assigned to VLANs 329
PART IV
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
Storage Configuration 331
Configuring Named VSANs 333
Named VSANs 333
Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking for Named VSANs 334
Guidelines and Recommendations for VSANs 334
Creating a Named VSAN 335
Creating a Storage VSAN 337
Deleting a VSAN 339
Changing the VLAN ID for the FCoE VLAN for a Storage VSAN 340
Enabling Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking 341
Disabling Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking 341
Configuring SAN Pin Groups 343
SAN Pin Groups 343
Creating a SAN Pin Group 343
Deleting a SAN Pin Group 344
CHAPTER 25
Configuring WWN Pools 345
WWN Pools 345
Configuring WWNN Pools 346
Creating a WWNN Pool 346
Adding a WWN Block to a WWNN Pool 347
Deleting a WWN Block from a WWNN Pool 347
Adding a WWNN Initiator to a WWNN Pool 348
Deleting a WWNN Initiator from a WWNN Pool 349
Deleting a WWNN Pool 349
Configuring WWPN Pools 350
Creating a WWPN Pool 350
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Adding a WWN Block to a WWPN Pool 351
Deleting a WWN Block from a WWPN Pool 351
Adding a WWPN Initiator to a WWPN Pool 352
Deleting a WWPN Initiator from a WWPN Pool 353
Deleting a WWPN Pool 353
CHAPTER 26
PART V
CHAPTER 27
Configuring Storage-Related Policies 355
Configuring vHBA Templates 355
vHBA Template 355
Creating a vHBA Template 355
Deleting a vHBA Template 357
Binding a vHBA to a vHBA Template 357
Unbinding a vHBA from a vHBA Template 358
Configuring Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 358
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies 358
Creating a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy 359
Deleting a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy 364
Server Configuration 365
Configuring Server-Related Pools 367
Configuring Server Pools 367
Server Pools 367
Creating a Server Pool 367
Deleting a Server Pool 368
Adding Servers to a Server Pool 369
Removing Servers from a Server Pool 369
Configuring UUID Suffix Pools 369
UUID Suffix Pools 369
Creating a UUID Suffix Pool 370
Deleting a UUID Suffix Pool 371
CHAPTER 28
Setting the Management IP Address 373
Management IP Address 373
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server 374
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Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IP Address 374
Configuring a Blade Server to Use the Management IP Pool 374
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server 375
Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IP Address 375
Configuring a Rack Server to Use the Management IP Pool 376
Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile 376
Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile Template 377
Configuring the Management IP Pool 377
Management IP Pool 377
Creating an IP Address Block in the Management IP Pool 378
Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool 379
CHAPTER 29
Configuring Server-Related Policies 381
Configuring BIOS Settings 381
Server BIOS Settings 381
Main BIOS Settings 382
Processor BIOS Settings 384
Intel Directed I/O BIOS Settings 390
RAS Memory BIOS Settings 392
Serial Port BIOS Settings 394
USB BIOS Settings 394
PCI Configuration BIOS Settings 395
Boot Options BIOS Settings 396
Server Management BIOS Settings 397
BIOS Policy 402
Default BIOS Settings 402
Creating a BIOS Policy 403
Modifying the BIOS Defaults 404
Viewing the Actual BIOS Settings for a Server 404
Configuring IPMI Access Profiles 405
IPMI Access Profile 405
Creating an IPMI Access Profile 405
Deleting an IPMI Access Profile 406
Configuring Local Disk Configuration Policies 407
Local Disk Configuration Policy 407
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Guidelines for all Local Disk Configuration Policies 407
Guidelines for Local Disk Configuration Policies Configured for RAID 408
Creating a Local Disk Configuration Policy 410
Changing a Local Disk Configuration Policy 412
Deleting a Local Disk Configuration Policy 413
Configuring Scrub Policies 413
Scrub Policy 413
Creating a Scrub Policy 414
Deleting a Scrub Policy 415
Configuring Serial over LAN Policies 415
Serial over LAN Policy 415
Creating a Serial over LAN Policy 415
Deleting a Serial over LAN Policy 416
Configuring Server Autoconfiguration Policies 417
Server Autoconfiguration Policy 417
Creating an Autoconfiguration Policy 417
Deleting an Autoconfiguration Policy 418
Configuring Server Discovery Policies 419
Server Discovery Policy 419
Creating a Server Discovery Policy 419
Deleting a Server Discovery Policy 420
Configuring Server Inheritance Policies 420
Server Inheritance Policy 420
Creating a Server Inheritance Policy 420
Deleting a Server Inheritance Policy 421
Configuring Server Pool Policies 422
Server Pool Policy 422
Creating a Server Pool Policy 422
Deleting a Server Pool Policy 423
Configuring Server Pool Policy Qualifications 423
Server Pool Policy Qualifications 423
Creating Server Pool Policy Qualifications 424
Deleting Server Pool Policy Qualifications 428
Deleting Qualifications from Server Pool Policy Qualifications 428
Configuring vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies 429
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vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies 429
vCon to Adapter Placement 430
vNIC/vHBA to vCon Assignment 430
Creating a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy 433
Deleting a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy 434
Explicitly Assigning a vNIC to a vCon 434
Explicitly Assigning a vHBA to a vCon 435
CHAPTER 30
Configuring Server Boot 439
Boot Policy 439
Creating a Boot Policy 440
SAN Boot 441
Configuring a SAN Boot for a Boot Policy 441
iSCSI Boot 443
iSCSI Boot Process 444
iSCSI Boot Guidelines and Prerequisites 444
Enabling MPIO on Windows 446
Configuring iSCSI Boot 446
Creating an iSCSI Adapter Policy 447
Deleting an iSCSI Adapter Policy 449
Creating an Authentication Profile 449
Deleting an Authentication Profile 450
Creating an iSCSI Initiator IP Pool 450
Deleting an iSCSI Initiator IP Pool 451
Creating an iSCSI Boot Policy 451
Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a Service Profile 452
Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a Service Profile 454
Setting iSCSI Boot Parameters 454
Modifying iSCSI Boot Parameters 458
IQN Pools 461
Creating an IQN Pool 461
Adding a Block to an IQN Pool 463
Deleting a Block from an IQN Pool 463
Deleting an IQN Pool 464
LAN Boot 465
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Configuring a LAN Boot for a Boot Policy 465
Local Disk Boot 465
Configuring a Local Disk Boot for a Boot Policy 466
Virtual Media Boot 466
Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Boot Policy 466
Deleting a Boot Policy 467
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Deferring Deployment of Service Profile Updates 469
Deferred Deployment of Service Profiles 469
Deferred Deployment Schedules 470
Maintenance Policy 470
Pending Activities 471
Guidelines and Limitations for Deferred Deployment 471
Configuring Schedules 472
Creating a Schedule 472
Creating a One Time Occurrence for a Schedule 477
Creating a Recurring Occurrence for a Schedule 479
Deleting a One Time Occurrence from a Schedule 481
Deleting a Recurring Occurrence from a Schedule 481
Deleting a Schedule 482
Configuring Maintenance Policies 482
Creating a Maintenance Policy 482
Deleting a Maintenance Policy 484
Managing Pending Activities 484
Viewing Pending Activities 484
Deploying a Service Profile Change Waiting for User Acknowledgement 484
Deploying All Service Profile Changes Waiting for User Acknowledgement 485
Deploying a Scheduled Service Profile Change Immediately 485
Deploying All Scheduled Service Profile Changes Immediately 486
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Configuring Service Profiles 487
Service Profiles that Override Server Identity 487
Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity 488
Service Profile Templates 488
Guidelines and Recommendations for Service Profiles 489
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Creating Service Profiles 489
Creating a Service Profile with the Expert Wizard 489
Page 1: Identifying the Service Profile 490
Page 2: Configuring the Storage Options 491
Page 3: Configuring the Networking Options 496
Page 4: Setting the vNIC/vHBA Placement 502
Page 5: Setting the Server Boot Order 504
Page 6: Adding the Maintenance Policy 507
Page 7: Specifying the Server Assignment 509
Page 8: Adding Operational Policies 511
Creating a Service Profile that Inherits Server Identity 513
Creating a Hardware Based Service Profile for a Blade Server 517
Creating a Hardware Based Service Profile for a Rack-Mount Server 517
Working with Service Profile Templates 518
Creating a Service Profile Template 518
Page 1: Identifying the Service Profile Template 519
Page 2: Specifying the Storage Options 520
Page 3: Specifying the Networking Options 524
Page 4: Setting the vNIC/vHBA Placement 530
Page 5: Setting the Server Boot Order 532
Page 6: Adding the Maintenance Policy 535
Page 7: Specifying the Server Assignment Options 537
Page 8: Adding Operational Policies 539
Creating One or More Service Profiles from a Service Profile Template 541
Creating a Template Based Service Profile for a Blade Server 541
Creating a Template Based Service Profile for a Rack-Mount Server 542
Creating a Service Profile Template from a Service Profile 543
Managing Service Profiles 544
Cloning a Service Profile 544
Associating a Service Profile with a Server or Server Pool 544
Disassociating a Service Profile from a Server or Server Pool 545
Associating a Service Profile Template with a Server Pool 546
Disassociating a Service Profile Template from its Server Pool 547
Changing the UUID in a Service Profile 547
Changing the UUID in a Service Profile Template 548
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Resetting the UUID Assigned to a Service Profile from a Pool in a Service Profile
Template 549
Modifying the Boot Order in a Service Profile 550
Creating a vNIC for a Service Profile 553
Resetting the MAC Address Assigned to a vNIC from a Pool in a Service Profile
Template 555
Deleting a vNIC from a Service Profile 556
Creating a vHBA for a Service Profile 556
Changing the WWPN for a vHBA 559
Resetting the WWPN Assigned to a vHBA from a Pool in a Service Profile Template 560
Clearing Persistent Binding for a vHBA 560
Deleting a vHBA from a Service Profile 561
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Binding a Service Profile to a Service Profile Template 561
Unbinding a Service Profile from a Service Profile Template 562
Deleting a Service Profile 562
Managing Power in Cisco UCS 563
Power Management in Cisco UCS 563
Rack Server Power Management 563
Power Management Precautions 563
Configuring the Power Policy 564
Power Policy 564
Configuring the Power Policy 564
Configuring the Global Cap Policy 564
Global Cap Policy 564
Configuring the Global Cap Policy 565
Configuring Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping 565
Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping 565
Configuring Power Groups 566
Power Groups 566
Creating a Power Group 566
Adding a Chassis to a Power Group 568
Removing a Chassis from a Power Group 568
Deleting a Power Group 568
Configuring Power Control Policies 569
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Power Control Policy 569
Creating a Power Control Policy 569
Deleting a Power Control Policy 570
Configuring Manual Blade-Level Power Capping 570
Manual Blade-Level Power Capping 570
Setting the Blade-Level Power Cap for a Server 571
Viewing the Blade-Level Power Cap 572
PART VI
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CHAPTER 35
System Management 573
Managing Time Zones 575
Time Zones 575
Setting the Time Zone 575
Adding an NTP Server 576
Deleting an NTP Server 576
Managing the Chassis 577
Chassis Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI 577
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Chassis 577
Acknowledging a Chassis 578
Decommissioning a Chassis 579
Removing a Chassis 579
Recommissioning a Single Chassis 579
Recommissioning Multiple Chassis 580
Renumbering a Chassis 581
Toggling the Locator LED 582
Turning on the Locator LED for a Chassis 582
Turning off the Locator LED for a Chassis 582
Viewing the POST Results for a Chassis 582
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Managing Blade Servers 585
Blade Server Management 585
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Blade Servers 586
Booting Blade Servers 586
Booting a Blade Server 586
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Booting a Server from the Service Profile 587
Determining the Boot Order of a Blade Server 587
Shutting Down Blade Servers 588
Shutting Down a Blade Server 588
Shutting Down a Server from the Service Profile 588
Resetting a Blade Server 589
Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes 590
Reacknowledging a Blade Server 591
Removing a Server from a Chassis 591
Decommissioning a Blade Server 592
Recommissioning a Blade Server 593
Reacknowledging a Server Slot in a Chassis 593
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Removing a Non-Existent Blade Server from the Configuration Database 594
Turning the Locator LED for a Blade Server On and Off 594
Resetting the CMOS for a Blade Server 594
Resetting the CIMC for a Blade Server 595
Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Blade Server 595
Viewing the POST Results for a Blade Server 596
Issuing an NMI from a Blade Server 597
Managing Rack-Mount Servers 599
Rack-Mount Server Management 599
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Rack-Mount Servers 600
Booting Rack-Mount Servers 600
Booting a Rack-Mount Server 600
Booting a Server from the Service Profile 601
Determining the Boot Order of a Rack-Mount Server 601
Shutting Down Rack-Mount Servers 602
Shutting Down a Rack-Mount Server 602
Shutting Down a Server from the Service Profile 602
Resetting a Rack-Mount Server 603
Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes 604
Reacknowledging a Rack-Mount Server 605
Decommissioning a Rack-Mount Server 605
Recommissioning a Rack-Mount Server 606
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Renumbering a Rack-Mount Server 606
Removing a Non-Existent Rack-Mount Server from the Configuration Database 607
Turning the Locator LED for a Rack-Mount Server On and Off 607
Resetting the CMOS for a Rack-Mount Server 608
Resetting the CIMC for a Rack-Mount Server 608
Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Rack-Mount Server 609
Viewing the POST Results for a Rack-Mount Server 610
Issuing an NMI from a Rack-Mount Server 610
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CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
Starting the KVM Console 611
KVM Console 611
Virtual KVM Console 612
Starting the KVM Console from a Server 615
Starting the KVM Console from a Service Profile 615
Starting the KVM Console from the KVM Launch Manager 615
Managing the I/O Modules 617
I/O Module Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI 617
Resetting an I/O Module 617
Viewing the POST Results for an I/O Module 617
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration 619
Backup and Export Configuration 619
Backup Types 619
Considerations and Recommendations for Backup Operations 620
Import Configuration 621
Import Methods 621
System Restore 621
Required User Role for Backup and Import Operations 621
Backup Operations 622
Creating a Backup Operation 622
Running a Backup Operation 625
Modifying a Backup Operation 625
Deleting One or More Backup Operations 626
Import Operations 626
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Creating an Import Operation 626
Running an Import Operation 629
Modifying an Import Operation 630
Deleting One or More Import Operations 630
Restoring the Configuration for a Fabric Interconnect 631
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PART VII
CHAPTER 42
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
System Monitoring 639
Monitoring Traffic 641
Traffic Monitoring 641
Guidelines and Recommendations for Traffic Monitoring 642
Creating an Ethernet Traffic Monitoring Session 643
Creating a Fibre Channel Traffic Monitoring Session 644
Adding Traffic Sources to a Monitoring Session 645
Activating a Traffic Monitoring Session 646
Deleting a Traffic Monitoring Session 646
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Monitoring Hardware 647
Monitoring a Fabric Interconnect 647
Monitoring a Chassis 648
Monitoring a Blade Server 650
Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server 652
Monitoring an I/O Module 654
Monitoring Management Interfaces 655
Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy 655
Configuring the Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy 656
Server Disk Drive Monitoring 658
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Support for Disk Drive Monitoring 658
Prerequisites for Disk Drive Monitoring 659
Viewing the Status of a Disk Drive 659
Interpreting the Status of a Monitored Disk Drive 660
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CHAPTER 45
Configuring Statistics-Related Policies 663
Configuring Statistics Collection Policies 663
Statistics Collection Policy 663
Modifying a Statistics Collection Policy 664
Configuring Statistics Threshold Policies 666
Statistics Threshold Policy 666
Creating a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy 666
Adding a Threshold Class to an Existing Server and Server Component Threshold
Policy 668
Deleting a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy 669
Adding a Threshold Class to the Uplink Ethernet Port Threshold Policy 670
Adding a Threshold Class to the Ethernet Server Port, Chassis, and Fabric Interconnect
Threshold Policy 671
Adding a Threshold Class to the Fibre Channel Port Threshold Policy 672
Configuring Call Home 675
Call Home 675
Call Home Considerations and Guidelines 677
Cisco UCS Faults and Call Home Severity Levels 678
Cisco Smart Call Home 679
Configuring Call Home 680
Disabling Call Home 683
Enabling Call Home 683
Configuring System Inventory Messages 684
Configuring System Inventory Messages 684
Sending a System Inventory Message 684
Configuring Call Home Profiles 685
Call Home Profiles 685
Creating a Call Home Profile 686
Deleting a Call Home Profile 688
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