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• Cisco UCS blades ¦ smbiosDump command returns "undefined, but can be defined.

  Hello community.

  I installed ESXi on a series B UCS blade but were unable to enumerate the UUID (set via Service profile) with the... smbiosDump, more than command.

  All other fields back properly for the serial number, etc... but no UUID. UUID returns: "undefined, but can be defined.    Is this a problem of ESXi and UCS?

  (NOTE, with ESX classic, dmidecoe ¦ more command lists the UUID perfectly.)

  Thoughts, comments, suggestions, input welcome.

  Best of all,

  Jason

  of cpaggen: esxcfg-info | grep UUID

• Monitoring of virtual machines running on the UCS blades

  We are in the process of migration of servers HP rack to Cisco UCS blades. I have 4 blades UCS running ESXi and dΘmarrez from SAN. We have configured in HP SIM HP servers to monitor hardware issues and the status of the VM. Now Let's watch the material of the UCS in UCS Manager, but I still need to monitor the status of virtual machines. I looked at existing Solarwinds NPM we have all our ESXi HP servers to Solarwinds. What I've discovered, is that we cannot add the individual to NPM ESXi blades, because we can not configure SNMP (or we).

  Which means that migrate us from HP servers for UCS blades, we lose the ability to monitor the State of the CPU and VM.

  How people monitor their virtual machines in an environment of UCS?

  Thank you.

  We monitor our UCS ESXi 5 with SNMP hosts and use Solarwinds NPM.  It works well.  These are the commands that we send through our VMA (free VMware) server to a new host.

  vicfg-snmp - root server - username - password it

  vicfg-snmp - root server - username - password you @162.

  vicfg-snmp - root server - username - password e

  There's probably a way to do it on the console of the host, but I don't know what it could be.

• Cisco UCS components and software bug

  I was reading on the Cisco products affected by the vulnerability of software to the following Cisco Security Council

  http://Tools.Cisco.com/Security/Center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/CIS...

  I couldn't find if below products/components are affected by this problem... can someone confirm if these products/components are vulnerable to the software?

  Cisco UCS Manager

  Integrated management of Cisco (CIMC) controller

  Cisco UCS blade chassis

  TIA

  I agree that sentence is a bit off, note that the view talking affected _products_ (or not), not specific _components_ of a product.

  UCS seems to be off the hook. Not affected are:

  • Cisco UCS series B (blade) servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series (Stand alone Rack) servers
  • Cisco UCS Central
  • Cisco UCS fabric of interconnections
  • Systems Cisco UCS Invicta series Solid State

  MMIC and UCSM would be part of the FI or B-or-C-series, etc.

• vSphere 5.1 on Cisco UCS

  Hello

  I just want to check is one have tried to install VMware vSphere 5.1 on Cisco UCS blades? I was fine that some items and come to know that if you want to install vSphere 5.1, you have to first upgrade the firmware 2.0 (4A or 4B), and only then you can install / upgrade the 5.1 vSphere

  If anyone has a sine qua non for the installation of vSphere 5.1 on B200M2 & B200M3 to share the same

  -Amit

  Hello Amit,

  The UCS SW/HW interoperability tool should answer your questions.  5.1 ESXi is supported of the UCS 2.0 (4) and later versions.  Install the OS, and then update the drivers enic & fnic from the ISO driver available on cisco.com

  http://www.Cisco.com/Web/TechDoc/UCS/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

  Matthew

• VNX 5300 file shared storage - connect to Cisco UCS 6200 interconnection fabric

  Hello

  I'm designing a calculation and Shared Storage solution to help

  • EMC VNX 5300 shared storage
    • Block
    • File - sharing two Data Mover with i/o 10GE ports
  • Cisco UCS Blade Server Platform
    • Interconnection of Cisco UCS 6248 fabric
    • Chassis Cisco UCS 5108

  I have a question about where the connection Data movers with i/o 10GE ports. I connected to the 6248 UCS Cisco fabric interconnections or connect them to the switch IP network?

  kind is ok.

• the UCS blade iscsi initialization cannot install windows server

  Hi all

  I have a problem when I try to install windows server 2008 in the storage of nexenta using iSCSI via ucs b-series, but his works well when I install ESXi 5.5. I can't find disk under windows server installation, and I see all the LUNS in ESXi what im create before nexenta storage and work when I install it.

  This vnic iSCSI Configuration:
  ----------------------------
  vnic_id: 13
  LINK_STATE: to the top

  Initiator Cfg:
  initiator_state: ISCSI_INITIATOR_READY
  initiator_error_code: ISCSI_BOOT_NIC_NO_ERROR
  VLAN: 0
  DHCP status: false
  IQN: test: iqn.2014 - 11.com.:8
  IP address: 192.168.1.59
  Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
  Gateway: 192.168.1.5

  Cfg of target:
  Target the Idx: 0
  State: ISCSI_TARGET_READY
  State of PREV: ISCSI_TARGET_DISABLED
  Target error: ISCSI_TARGET_NO_ERROR
  IQN: iqn.2010 - 08.org.illumos:02:windowsboot
  IP address: 192.168.1.49
  Port: 3260
  Starting logical unit number: 6
  Ping statistics: success (986.646ms)

  Info session:
  session_id: 0
  host_number: 0
  bus_number: 0
  target_id: 0

  can anyone help me to solve this problem?

  Thanks in advance - Fabre

  ENIC / fnic driver must be installed. they are not part of any Windows operating system.

  they can be found in

  Home downloads
  Products
  Servers - unified Computing
  Series B UCS Blade Server Software
   
  Unified Computing System (UCS) Drivers - 2.2 (3)

  ISO image of drivers based on the UCS 
  UCS-bxxx - drivers. 2.2.3.iso

  Depending on the version of the UCS.

• Service profile of the CISCO UCS for ESXi

  Do you need multiple boot LUN on the storage array for each host that you want to apply the service profile to? I'm just confused, let's say I have 12 blades that I want to designate as boot SAN for ESXi, y aura-t 12 profiles of separate service for each of them, and will need me 12 different LUNS on our storage? I am new to this and I just want to make it as clean as possible! Any help is appreciated.

  Hi Justin,

  You can have the same LUN ID for multiple service profiles, as well as the same target ID. However, your initiators will be different and you will need to configure the zoning on your switch upstream if you use the end host mode.

  Here is a good guide, review the basics and how to put in place.

  http://jeffsaidso.com/2010/11/boot-from-San-101-with-Cisco-UCS/

  Also here is an excellent guide to troubleshooting;

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/UCS-...

  Kind regards

• Configuring the Cisco UCS 5108 ports

  Hi all

  I'm new in the world of the Cisco UCS server and am setting up Cisco UCS 5108 blade server. The server has two Cisco UCS 6324 interconnections fabric I did the initial Setup on and I try to configure the ports for the blades. Looking through the various articles and tutorials after setting global policies, I see the whole world establishment of uplink and server ports. What I read the uplink ports are plugged directly into the switches (I work with two cisco nexus switches), and server ports are used to connect to the chassis.

  I wonder once the configured ports server what exactly are supposed to connect to? I assumed they would also connect to the switch nexus with the uplink ports. However, every time I set up the server ports and plug them in, the switch doesn't seem to have flooded and we lose all connectivity. If I unplug, the connection is restored almost immediately.

  The current configuration, that I work with is two ports uplink on each fabric interconnect (4 2 total in each switch of nexus), two server ports on each (4 2 total, in every nexus switch). The only other element connected to the nexus switches is a SAINT who will be configured as a boot and storage of the UCS 5108.

  Looks like you have a Mini UCS (6324), with 4-port 10 GB (each FI/IOM) with port QSFP 40 GB that can provide network connectivity linking rising, or if configured as a server port, could be used to connect to a server in a rack compatible Cisco UCS, or connect to a 5108 additional with IOM 2204XP chassis.  The blades installed in your initial 5108 chassis 6324 FI/IOM of housing have internal connectivity to the FIs / IOM without the need to configure ports 'server'...

  Please take a look at some of the visuals in the datasheet below.

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/UCS-6300-series-fabric-interconnects/datasheet-C78-732207.html

  Unified ports can also be configured as a FC ports for connectivity of FC switch upstream or directly related to CF Storage processors.

  After having watched the datasheet, let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll try to address them.

  You'll not need actually configure ports such as ports 'server' unless you connect servers in a rack.

  Please configure any ethernet SFP type connected to your switches nexus upstream as 'network' uplinks.  I guess that you don't plan on a disjoint config layer 2 (where each FI has several sets of uplinks will different devices upstream, or the same device with different VLANS allowed on each link).    If you are, we can have a separate thread about how you need to configure that.

  Thank you

  Kirk...

• Cisco UCS B200 M4Compatible with 2100 FEX in UCS 5108 chassis & FI 6100?

  Hello

  The blade server Cisco UCS B200 M4 is compatible with FEX 2100 within a Cisco UCS 5108 chassis & Cisco UCS 6100 fabric of interconnection?

  The interop tool said clearly for the B200-M4:

  http://www.Cisco.com/Web/TechDoc/UCS/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

  Note 14: The 2104XP fabric Extender is not compatible when the 1240 and 1280 or 1240 and VIC Port Expander are combined on the same blade. Applies to the M3 and M3 B200 as well as B420 B22 with 1240 and the 2 adapter connector populated

  or for the VIC 1340

  Note 38: 6100 series fabric interconnects and 2100 series fabric Extender is not supported

• Cisco ucs with VMware 5 auto deploy

  Hello

  In our lab, I test with 5 VMware and Cisco UCS. We run UCSM 2.0 (1 m). I am now to test the auto hand deploy. I have auto configuration to deploy in VMware and it works (first of all, I had some problems with DHCP on windows which is solved in version 2.0 of UCSM (q)). vSphere gets deployed to the blade. When the blade (vShpere) wants to connect to vCenter I get an error of vCenter has enough licesing for this action. I loaded a lot of low-income VMware. When I create a virtual machine, it starts perfectly and apears in vCenter.

  I search on the internet for people who have the problem of the simailer, but could not find.

  Some body the same problem our help me?

  Thanks in advance,

  Robin

  Robin,

  This looks more like a VC related question (UCS) platform.  UCS has no effect on the functionality of licenses of the VC.

  If the host does not connect to the CR, how are you VMs to "start perfectly and appear in vCenter?

  Kind regards

  Robert

• How does them VLANS in Cisco UCS

  Hi guys,.

  I wanted to help better understand the notion VLANS in Cisco UCS.

  I ask this because even if we create a VLAN in UCSM but where can I define which port should apply this VLAN?

  Is it possible that this can be done by using the user interface or api XML?

  Thank you

  Hello

  All the VLANS created will be assigned to the uplink ports. There is no option to have on the same fabric of interconnection of VLANs on an uplink and other VLANs on another. As on the side of the blade, you choose what VLAN is assigned to a blade when you create the vNIC.

  Kind regards

  Bogdan

• Dell TL4000 Tape Library on Cisco UCS 6120

  Hello

  We have Cisco UCS 5108 2 6120XP fabric of interconnection. We are running VMware on my Cisco blades. I have I need to connect my Dell TL 4000 LTO3 tape library this Cisco UCS so that I can configure a virtual machine with the EMC Networker software for backup of virtual machine data. When I connect the Cisco UCS library, it does not recoginize as tape drive.

  Please suggest how to set up the same.

  Thank you

  Amit,

  We do not support direct damage attach FC tape library to the FI currently.

  It may be a CF or CF storage end switch.

  . / Afonso

• UCS-blade not boot from local drive

  Hello world

  I have a UCS-blade and UCSM with version 2.1 (1st), I create the startup policy to boot from the local disk and raid 1.

  The problem is that when starting the Server Blade show me the screen in SHELL, in other words starting the server in UEFI mode, I need enter the word "EXIT" to get into the 'ESXi', the version of the ESXi is 5.1.0.

  Attach image

  Anyone have any suggestions

  

  

  THK for help me!

  Joshua,

  I would like to know which model server you use and if the ESXi version you have installed is the customized version of Cisco ESXi?

  I bet it's a new facility... It seems that the server does not see a boot image, even if it looks like the strategy of starting point actually on local disks, but I saw strange things how to get when the not custom ESXi .iso image is used.

  Try to use the custom version found here.

  https://my.VMware.com/Web/VMware/details?downloadGroup=Cisco-ESXi-5.1.0-GA-25SEP2012&ProductID=285

  And compatibility with one of my favorite tools:

  http://www.Cisco.com/Web/TechDoc/UCS/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

  I hope this helps you, if he did, he notes.

  -Kenny

  Cisco support community is also present in Spanish:

  https://supportforums.Cisco.com/community/Spanish/data_center

• Need help on Cisco UCS Certification

  Hi all

  I need your help.

  I intend to take the certification Cisco UCS. Please help me on this I am confused that you take as it is DCUCI or guide DCUCD please if it is DCUCI how to start and if DCUCD how to start.

  Currently working on vmware support and little UCS. I am after reading docs, and communities through videos from train signal UCS.

  Can some expert guide please, how further will be a great help

  Thanks in advance

  Vincent

  Vincent,

  Since how long did you ask? I want to mention that CCNA/P DC was relesed in November, before a review as DCUCI was a full certification and it is now part of the CCNP instead.

  CCNA has 2 reviews, DCICN & DCICT

  I couldn't find a link where it is specifically stated that you must follow a specific order, for example here:

  http://www.Cisco.com/Web/learning/certifications/specialist/DC/uc_support.html you can find specialized support requirements are:

  642-999 DCUCI (one of the basic tests I mentioned) & DCUCT 642-035 (one of the troubleshooting tests I mentioned as well)

  For CCNA, there is no choice, only 2 exams available, it does not matter for CCNP, but 4 you access CCNP, different combinations will give Add tax certifications.

  However, keeping in mind the names of examinations, which can give you an idea of what you want to learn first:

  DCUCI: implementation of Unified Computing DC

  DCUFI: implementation of DC Unified Fabric

  DCUFD: Data Center Unified Fabric Solutions Design

  DCUCD: Data Center Unified Computing Systems Design

  DCUFT: Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Fabric data center

  DCUCT: Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Computing data center

  I hope this helps clarify.

  -Kenny