Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility User Guide,
Release 5.0
For Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
January 30, 2017
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CONTENTS
Preface 1
Audience 1
Organization 1
Related Documentation 2
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request 2
Overview 1-1
Supported Operating Systems 1-1
Supported Platforms 1-2
Supported Peripheral Devices 1-3
Hardware Requirements 1-4
Launching UCS Server Configuration Utility 2-1
Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com 2-1
Booting UCS-SCU 2-2
Using Virtual Media 2-2
About KVM Console 2-2
Entering Virtual KVM Console 2-2
Booting From Virtual KVM Console 2-3
Using Physical Media 2-3
Exiting UCS-SCU 2-4
Understanding UCS Server Configuration Utility User Interface 3-1
License Agreement 3-1
UCS-SCU GUI Home Page 3-1
Navigation Pane 3-3
Toolbar Pane 3-3
Configuring a Network 3-4
Performing Server Health Check 3-5
Saving Logs 3-5
Rebooting the Server 3-5
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Contents
Viewing Server Inventory 4-1
Viewing Server Health 5-1
Installing Operating Systems 6-1
ESXi Install 6-1
Basic Configuration 6-2
Network Settings 6-3
Other OS Install 6-4
Quick Install 6-4
Custom Install 6-6
Windows Server Operating System Installation 6-7
Linux Server Series Operating System Installation 6-12
SUSE Linux Server Operating System Installation 6-14
Configuring RAID Levels 7-1
RAID Configuration 7-1
RAID Configuration Page Components 7-1
Physical Disks Table 7-1
Logical Disks Table 7-2
Configuring RAID Arrays 7-3
Automatic Setup without Redundancy 7-4
Automatic Setup with Redundancy 7-4
Single-Level RAID Configuration 7-5
Nested RAID Configuration 7-5
Clearing RAID Arrays 7-6
Deleting All the Virtual Disks 7-6
Deleting Single or Multiple Disks 7-7
Troubleshooting 8-1
UCS-SCU Issues and Solutions 8-1
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Preface
This preface describes the organization and conventions of the Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility,
Release 5.0. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation and submit a service
request.
Audience
This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators with responsibilities and expertise in
server, storage, and network administration and network security.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter Title Description
Chapter 1 Overview Provides an introduction to the utility and the features
Chapter 2 Launching UCS Server
Chapter 3 Understanding UCS Server
Chapter 4 Viewing Server Inventory Contains information about viewing the server
Chapter 5 Viewing Server Health Contains information about viewing the server health.
Chapter 6 Configuring RAID Levels Contains information about RAID levels.
Chapter 7 Installing Operating Systems Contains information about installing the operating
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Contains troubleshooting information and frequently
it provides.
Contains information on booting the utility.
Configuration Utility
Contains information about the GUI and its elements.
Configuration Utility User
Interface
inventory
systems.
asked questions.
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Related Documentation
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C-Series rack-mount servers is
described in the roadmap document at the following link:
Cisco UCS C-Series Documentation Roadmap
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
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1
Overview
The Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is an application that helps you manage various tasks
on your server. The utility helps you easily set up and manage your servers from a single application.
UCS-SCU reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up and maintaining Cisco C-Series
servers. Server deployment is made easier. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the
server through automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated
unattended operating system installation.
Using the SCU, you can perform the following tasks:
• Upgrade, troubleshoot, and configure the UCS C-Series server
• View server inventory
• Configure RAID volumes on attached hard drives
• Install an operating system
• View server health and logs
Note Cisco UCS SCU does not support Internationalization.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Supported Operating Systems, page 1-1
• Supported Platforms, page 1-2
• Supported Peripheral Devices, page 1-3
• Hardware Requirements, page 1-4
Supported Operating Systems
UCS-SCU supports unattended installation of the following operating systems:
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Storage Server 2012
• Windows Storage Server 2012 R2
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Supported Platforms
Chapter 1 Overview
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 10
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 11
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 (x86-64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 8
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 9
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP3)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP4)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
• VMware ESXi 5.1
• VMware ESXi 5.5
• VMware ESXi 6.0
• VMware ESXi 6.5
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 14.04
• Ubuntu 16.04
• CentOS 6.6
• CentOS 6.7
• CentOS 6.8
Supported Platforms
UCS-SCU is supported on the following Cisco platform:
• UCS-C22 M3
• UCS-C24 M3
• UCS-C220 M3
• UCS-C240 M3
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• UCS-C3160 M3
• UCS-S3260 M3
• UCS-S3260 M4
• UCS-C240 M4
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• UCS-C220 M4
• UCS-C460 M4
Supported Peripheral Devices
Table 1-1 shows the SIOC and LSI controller devices supported by UCS-SCU.
Table 1-1 SIOC and LSI Controller Devices
Server SIOC LSI Controller RAID Levels Supported
C3160 Intel I350,
Cisco VIC
1227
• Storage Servers
(SLOT-MEZZ)
Supported Peripheral Devices
• 0,1,5,6,10,50,60
Note Single virtual drive should
not contain more than
thirty-two number of
HDDs.
S3260 M3,
S3260 M4
UCSC-C326
0-SIOC
C22, C24 Intel I350
C220, C240 Intel I350
C220 M4 Intel I350
C240 M4 Intel I350
C460 M4 X540
• Storage Servers
• 0,1,5,6,10,50,60
(SLOT-MEZZ)
Note Single virtual drive should
not contain more than
thirty-two number of
HDDs.
• 9265-8i
• 9240-8i
• 9220-4i
• 9220-8i
• LSI 9266-8i
• Cisco UCSC RAID SAS
2008M-8i
• LSI Embedded MegaRAID
• 3108
• LSI Embedded MegaRAID
• 3108 • 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
• 3108
• 9361
• 0, 1, 5, 10
• 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50, 60
• 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
• 0, 1, 5 (if TSOC is installed in
the server), 10
• 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
• 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
• 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Note The UCS-SCU RAID configuration utility detects the physical drivers only once when you enter this
function area after the system is rebooted. Do not remove or add hard disk drivers while navigating
within this function area.
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Hardware Requirements
Note Some LSI RAID controllers take time to complete the operation during RAID configuration. SCU does
not have any control over this issue. As a workaround, you can either recreate the RAID or wait for the
operation to complete.
Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum hardware requirements for UCS-SCU:
• CD-ROM drive—A USB CD/DVD-ROM drive is required to be able to boot and run the UCS-SCU.
You can also use the virtual media option in the CMC KVM to boot UCS-SCU.
• Mouse—Some functions require a standard mouse (PS/2 or USB) for navigation.
• USB disk on key device—Functions such as saving UCS-SCU logs require a USB disk on key.
• RAM—A minimum of 1 GB RAM. If the available RAM is less than the minimum recommended
value, UCS-SCU will not function properly.
• Network adapter—Some optional functions, such as, downloading the OS drivers from
support.cisco.com, require network access. Any single onboard NIC adapter connection is
supported.
Chapter 1 Overview
Note Currently UCS-SCU supports only Intel adapters.
• RAID Cards—RAID configuration and OS installation are supported on select controllers.
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Launching UCS Server Configuration Utility
UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is a bootable image based on a 64-bit Linux kernel and can be
used to perform operations such as configure RAID logical volume, install operating systems, and
perform diagnostics on Cisco rack servers. It is designed to run on one server at a time.
Note You can launch UCS-SCU from the F6 boot option on UCS C220 M3 and C240 M3 servers.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com, page 2-1
• Booting UCS-SCU, page 2-2
• Exiting UCS-SCU, page 2-4
Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com
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To find the ISO file download for your server online, follow these steps:
Step 1 Go to http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html.
Step 2 Click Unified Computing in the middle column.
Step 3 Click Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software in the right-hand column.
Step 4 Click the name of your server model in the right-hand column.
Step 5 In the Select a Software Type list, select Unified Computing System (UCS) Server Configuration
Utility.
The Download Software page appears listing the release version and the UCS-SCU image.
Step 6 Click Download Now to download the ISO file.
Step 7 Verify the information on the next page, then click Proceed With Download. If prompted, use your
cisco.com credentials to log in.
Step 8 Continue through the subsequent screens to accept the license agreement and browse to a location where
you want to save the SCU ISO file.
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Booting UCS-SCU
Booting UCS-SCU
You can launch the UCS-SCU application using one of the following options:
• Using Virtual Media, page 2-2
• Using Physical Media, page 2-3
Using Virtual Media
You can use KVM Console to boot the UCS-SCU application with virtual media.
This section includes the following sections:
• About KVM Console, page 2-2
• Entering Virtual KVM Console, page 2-2
• Booting From Virtual KVM Console, page 2-3
About KVM Console
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KVM Console is an interface accessible from CMC that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse
(KVM) connection to the server. KVM Console allows you to connect to the server from a remote
location.
Note KVM Console requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6.0 or higher.
KVM Console has the following tabs:
• KVM—This tab displays the UCS-SCU application when the application is booted.
• Virtual Media—This tab allows you to map the following to a virtual drive:
–
CD/DVD on your computer or your network
–
Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer or your network
–
USB flash drive on your computer
Entering Virtual KVM Console
To enter the virtual KVM Console, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to Cisco IMC.
Step 2 Select the server node to launch the corresponding KVM console.
Step 3 Click Launch KVM Console.
Virtual KVM Console displays the server console.
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Booting From Virtual KVM Console
Before You Begin
• Download the UCS-SCU ISO image file from cisco.com. For information on how to download the
image, go to the “Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com” section on page 2-1.
To boot the UCS-SCU application using virtual KVM Console, follow these steps:
Step 1 Log in to Cisco IMC from your desktop.
Step 2 Click Launch KVM Console to launch KVM Console.
Step 3 Click the Virtual Media tab.
The Virtual Media tab opens.
Step 4 Click Add Image.
Step 5 Navigate to and select the ISO file and click Open to mount the image.
Step 6 In the Client View section, select the check box in the Mapped column for the ISO file that you added
and then wait for the mapping to complete.
KVM Console displays the progress in the Details section.
Booting UCS-SCU
Step 7 Reboot the server by clicking Power Cycle Server in the CMC.
Step 8 Press F6 when the server starts to select a boot device.
The boot selection menu appears.
Step 9 Use the arrow keys to select Cisco Virtual CD/DVD and then press Enter.
The server boots using the UCS-SCU image and launches the application in the KVM tab.
Using Physical Media
Before You Begin
• Download the UCS-SCU ISO image file from cisco.com. For information on how to download the
image, go to the “Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com” section on page 2-1.
• Create an .iso CD using an application that burns .iso CDs.
To boot the application on your server using a physical CD/DVD, follow these steps:
Step 1 Connect the USB DVD drive to the server through the USB port.
Step 2 Insert the physical media on to your DVD drive.
Step 3 Restart the server and press F6 to enter the boot selection menu. Select CDROM drive as the boot
device.
The server boots using the UCS-SCU image and starts the application.
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Exiting UCS-SCU
Exiting UCS-SCU
To exit the UCS-SCU application, follow these steps:
Step 1 Remove the .iso disk from the disk drive.
Step 2 Click Reboot and then click Ye s to confirm reboot of your server.
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Understanding UCS Server Configuration Utility User Interface
The UCS-SCU GUI is a web-based management interface that allows you to perform tasks such as
operating system installation, RAID configuration, and firmware updates.
This section includes the following sections:
• License Agreement, page 3-1
• UCS-SCU GUI Home Page, page 3-1
License Agreement
After UCS-SCU boots up, the first interface is the End User License Agreement. Select I Accept and
click Next to agree to this license.
CHAPTER
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UCS-SCU GUI Home Page
Figure 3-1 shows the UCS-SCU GUI and the different elements in the GUI and Tab le 3-1 shows the
description of each element.
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