Cisco UCS Director Management Guide for Cisco Integrated
Management Controller, Release 5.1
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CONTENTS
Preface
Preface v
Audience v
Conventions v
Related Documentation vii
Documentation Feedback vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request vii
CHAPTER 1
Overview 1
About Standalone Rack-Mount Server Management Through Cisco UCS Director 1
Cisco IMC Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Director 1
Cisco IMC Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Director 2
CHAPTER 2
Configuring Cisco IMC Accounts 3
Cisco IMC Accounts 3
Adding a Cisco IMC Account 3
Testing the Connection to a Physical Account 5
Verifying the Inventory Details of a Cisco IMC Account 5
CHAPTER 3
Managing Rack Server Profiles 7
About Rack Server Profiles 7
Adding a Rack Server Profile 7
CHAPTER 4
Managing Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers 15
Powering On a Rack-Mount Server 15
Powering Off a Rack-Mount Server 16
Launching the KVM Console for a Rack-Mount Server 16
Managing System Tasks for Cisco Integrated Management Controller 17
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CHAPTER 5
Using Orchestration Workflows 19
Orchestration Workflows for Rack-Mount Servers 19
Orchestration Tasks for Rack-Mount Servers 19
Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server 20
CHAPTER 6
Monitoring and Reporting 23
About Monitoring and Reporting 23
Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server and Its Components 24
Viewing Reports About a Rack-Mount Server 24
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This preface contains the following sections:
• Audience, page v
• Conventions, page v
• Related Documentation, page vii
• Documentation Feedback, page vii
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page vii
Audience
This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators who use Cisco UCS Director and who have
responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following:
• Server administration
• Storage administration
• Network administration
• Network security
• Virtualization and virtual machines
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Cisco UCS Director Documentation Roadmap
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ucs-director/doc-roadmap/b_UCSDirectorDocRoadmap.html.
Cisco UCS Documentation Roadmaps
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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.
Note
The Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap includes links to documentation for Cisco
UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central. The Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap includes
links to documentation for Cisco Integrated Management Controller.
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Overview
• About Standalone Rack-Mount Server Management Through Cisco UCS Director, page 1
• Cisco IMC Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Director, page 1
• Cisco IMC Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Director, page 2
About Standalone Rack-Mount Server Management Through
Cisco UCS Director
Cisco UCS Director is not a replacement for the management of standalone Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount
Servers through Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC). Rather, Cisco UCS Director enables
you to orchestrate and automate some of the steps required to configure and maintain a rack-mount server. In
this way, Cisco UCS Director provides a statistical analysis of data and a converged view of each pod.
After you add a standalone rack-mount server to Cisco UCS Director as an account, Cisco UCS Director
provides you with complete visibility into the rack-mount server configuration. In addition, you can use Cisco
UCS Director to manage and configure the rack-mount server.
Cisco IMC Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Director
You can use Cisco UCS Director to perform Cisco IMC management, monitoring, and reporting tasks for
physical and virtual devices on a rack-mount server.
Configuration and Administration
You can create, configure, and administer the following hardware and software components for standalone
rack-mount servers in Cisco UCS Director:
• Rack server profiles
• Network and storage adapters
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Monitoring and Reporting
You can also use Cisco UCS Director to monitor and report on standalone rack-mount servers and their
components including:
• Power consumption
• Temperature
• Rack server profile association
Cisco IMC Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Director
You cannot use Cisco UCS Director to perform certain Cisco IMC system management tasks on a rack-mount
server, such as the following:
• Firmware upgrade
• Cisco IMC user management
• Virtual machine management
Some server management tasks that you cannot perform in Cisco UCS Director can be automated through
orchestration workflows, such as associating a rack server profile.
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Configuring Cisco IMC Accounts
• Cisco IMC Accounts , page 3
• Adding a Cisco IMC Account, page 3
• Testing the Connection to a Physical Account, page 5
• Verifying the Inventory Details of a Cisco IMC Account, page 5
Cisco IMC Accounts
Each Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) account represents a single standalone rack-mount
server that you want to have managed by Cisco UCS Director.
You must add a Cisco IMC account to a pod that supports standalone rack-mount servers. You cannot add a
Cisco IMC account to a FlexPod type of pod.
You cannot register a Cisco IMC account with a multi-domain manager account, such as a Cisco UCS Central
account.
Adding a Cisco IMC Account
Before You Begin
Add the pod to which this Cisco IMC account belongs.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
Click the Physical Accounts tab.
Click Add.
In the Add Account dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Name
Description
Pod drop down list
Choose the pod to which this account belongs.
If the desired pod is not available, you must create it.
Note
Step 5
Step 6
You cannot add a Cisco IMC account to a
FlexPod.
Category Type drop down list
Choose the category type. You must choose
Computing. This is the type of infrastructure for the
account.
Account Type drop-down list
Choose the account type. You must choose Cisco
Rack Server (CIMC).
Click Submit
In the Add Account dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Account Name field
A unique name for this account.
Server Address field
The IP address of Cisco Integrated Management
Controller (Cisco IMC).
Use Credential Policy check box
Check this check box to use a credential policy to
access Cisco IMC. Choose the credential policy from
the Credential Policy drop-down list.
User ID field
The username that this account will use to access
Cisco IMC. This username must be a valid account
in Cisco IMC.
This field is not available if you choose to use a
credential policy.
Password field
The password associated with the username.
This field is not available if you choose to use a
credential policy.
Transport Type field
Choose https as the transport type for this account.
HTTP is not supported as a transport type for this
account.
This field is not available if you choose to use a
credential policy.
Port field
The port used to access Cisco IMC.
This field is not available if you choose to use a
credential policy.
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Step 7
Name
Description
Description field
(Optional) A description of this account.
Contact Email field
The email address that you can use to contact the
administrator or any other person responsible for this
account.
Location field
The location of this account.
Service Provider field
(Optional) The name of the service provider
associated with this account, if any.
Click Add.
Cisco UCS Director tests the connection to the account. If the test is successful, the Cisco IMC account is
created and discovers all the infrastructure elements of the rack-mount server, such as network and storage
adapters. This discovery and inventory collection process takes about five minutes to complete.
Testing the Connection to a Physical Account
You can test the connection at any time after you add an account to a pod.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts.
Click the tab for the type of account that you want to test.
For example, click the Physical Accounts tab.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
In the table, click the row of the account for which you want to test the connection.
Click Test Connection.
When the connection test has completed, click Close.
What to Do Next
If the connection fails, verify the configuration of the account, including the username and password. If the
username and password are correct, determine whether there is a network connectivity problem.
Verifying the Inventory Details of a Cisco IMC Account
You can trigger the discovery and inventory collection process of a Cisco IMC account at any point. This
discovery and inventory collection cycle can take about five minutes to complete. After the discovery process,
all underlying components of the rack-mount server are displayed as tabular reports.
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Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left column, choose the pod that includes the Cisco IMC account that you want to verify.
Note
The left column tree structure lists nodes for Sites, Unassigned Pods, and Multi-Domain Managers.
When a Sites node is expanded, all the pods for that site node are displayed. When an Unassigned
Pods node is expanded, all pods that are not assigned to any site are displayed. When the Multi-Domain
Managers list is expanded, all multi-domain manager accounts that were added to Cisco UCS Director
are displayed.
In the right pane, click the Compute Accounts tab.
In the table, click the row of the account that you want to verify.
Click View Details.
Cisco UCS Director displays information about the current status of the selected component. Click the tabs
in the window for more details about that component.
Click Back to return to the Compute Accounts tab.
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Managing Rack Server Profiles
• About Rack Server Profiles, page 7
• Adding a Rack Server Profile, page 7
About Rack Server Profiles
A rack server profile is similar to a service profile in Cisco UCS Manager. In Cisco Integrated Management
Controller (Cisco IMC), the rack server profile does the following:
• Identifies the network adapter to be used
• Enables or disables FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) and Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) mode
• Creates the vNICs or vHBAs required by the server
You can create a rack server profile with a basic set of configuration details that you can apply to multiple
rack-mount servers. You can associate this server profile to specific rack-mount servers or disassociate a
server from an already associated server profile.
Note
You must use a rack server profile to add a vNIC or a vHBA to a rack-mount server.
Adding a Rack Server Profile
Before You Begin
The rack-mount server must be plugged in and all physical connections to the server must be operational.
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Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the menu bar, choose Policies > Physical Infrastructure Policies > Rack Server
Click the Rack Server Profiles tab.
Click Add Rack Server Profile.
On the Create a Rack Server Profile Specification screen, enter a name and description for the profile.
Step 5
Step 6
Click Next.
On the CIMC Account screen, check one of the following account modes:
• FIP Mode— FCoE initialization protocol is enabled.
• NIV Mode— Network interface virtualization is enabled.
• VNTAG Mode— Virtual network tagging is enabled. If you enable this mode, enter the number of
VM-FEX interfaces in the field.
Step 7
In the vNICs screen, click + to add a vNIC.
Step 8
In the Add Entry to vNICs dialog box, complete the following fields:
Field
Description
vNIC Name field
A unique name for the vNIC.
You cannot modify the name after the vNIC is
created.
MTU field
The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that
this vNIC accepts
Enter an integer between 1500 and 9000.
Uplink Port drop-down list
Choose the uplink port associated with this vNIC. All
traffic for this vNIC goes through this uplink port.
MAC Address Selection drop-down list
Choose the MAC address association method for the
vNIC. This can be one of the following:
• Auto—Allows the adapter to select an available
MAC address from its internal pool.
• Specify MAC Address—Assigns a specific
MAC address to the rack-mount server
associated with this profile.
MAC Address field
The MAC address for the vNIC.
Note
This field appears only if you have chosen
Specify MAC Address from the MAC
Address Selection drop-down list.
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Field
Description
Class of Service drop-down list
Choose the class of service (CoS) to associate with
traffic from this vNIC. This must be an integer
between 0 and 6, with 0 being the lowest priority and
6 being the highest priority.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Trust Host CoS check box
Check this check box if you want the vNIC to use the
class of service provided by the host operating system.
PCI Order Selection drop-down list
Choose the order in which this vNIC will be used.
This can be one of the following:
• Any—Allows the system to set the order.
• Specify PCI Order—Allows you to specify the
order for this vNIC. If you choose this option,
enter an integer between 0 and 17 in the PCI
Order field.
VLAN Selection drop-down list
Choose the default VLAN for this vNIC. This can be
one of the following:
• NONE——Does not assign a default VLAN to
the vNIC.
• Specify Default VLAN—Allows you to assign
a default VLAN, if the option is available. If
you choose this option, enter a VLAN ID in the
VLAN field. The ID must be an integer between
1 and 4094.
VLAN Mode drop-down list
Choose the VLAN mode. This can be one of the
following:
• TRUNK—Enables VLAN trunking.
• ACCESS—Does not enable VLAN trunking.
Note
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
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Field
Description
Rate Limit Selection drop-down list
Choose whether to limit the data rate for the vNIC.
This can be one of the following:
• OFF—Assigns an unlimited data rate to the
vNIC.
• Specify Rate Limit—Allows you to specify the
rate limit, if the option is available. If you
choose this option, enter the rate limit in the
Rate Limit field. This must be an integer
between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.
Enable PXE Boot check box
Check this check box if the vNIC can be used to
perform a PXE boot.
Channel Number field
The channel number that is assigned to this vNIC.
Note
Enable Uplink Failover check box
Check this check box if you want the traffic on this
vNIC to failover to the secondary interface.
Note
Failback Timeout field
The account mode must be NIV to use this
option.
The account mode must be NIV to use this
option.
After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface,
this setting controls how long the primary interface
must be available before the system resumes using
the primary interface for the vNIC.
Enter a number of seconds between 0 and 600.
Step 9
Click Submit.
Note
You can add multiple vNICs to a rack server
profile.
Step 10 After you have added all desired vNIC entries to the table, click Next.
Step 11 On the vHBAs screen, click + to add a vHBA entry to the server profile.
Step 12 In the Add Entry to vHBAs dialog box, complete the following fields:
Field
Description
vHBA Name field
The name of the virtual vHBA
Note
The name cannot be modified
later.
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Field
Description
World Wide Node Name drop-down list
Choose the WWNN associated with the vHBA. This
can be one of the following:
• Auto—Allows the adapter to select an available
WWNN from its internal pool.
• Specify WWNN Name—Assigns a specific
WWNN to the rack-mount server associated
with this profile.
WWNN Name field
The WWNN assigned to the vHBA.
Note
World Wide Port Name drop-down list
This field appears only if you have selected
Specify WWNN Name from the World
Wide Node Name drop-down list.
The WWPN associated with the vHBA.
• Auto—To let the adapter select an available
WWPN from its internal pool.
• Specify WWPN Name—To assign a specific
WWPN to the rack-mount server associated
with this profile.
WWPN Name field
The WWPN assigned to the vHBA.
Note
This field appears only if you chose Specify
WWPN Name from the World Wide Port
Name drop-down list.
FC SAN Boot check box
Check this check box if the vHBA can be used to
perform a SAN boot.
Enable Persistent LUN Binding check box
Check this check box if LUN ID associations are
retained in memory until they are manually cleared.
Uplink Port drop-down list
Choose the uplink port associated with the vHBA.
This value cannot be changed for the system-defined
vHBAs fc0 and fc1.
MAC Address Selection drop-down list
Choose the MAC address association method for the
vHBA. This can be one of the following:
• Auto—Allows the adapter to select an available
MAC address from its internal pool.
• Specify MAC Address—Assigns a specific
MAC address to the rack-mount server
associated with this profile.
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Field
Description
VLAN Selection drop-down list
Choose the default VLAN for this vHBA. This can
be one of the following:
• NONE——Does not assign a default VLAN to
the vHBA.
• Specify Default VLAN—Allows you to assign
a default VLAN, if the option is available. If
you choose this option, enter a VLAN ID in the
VLAN field. The ID must be an integer between
1 and 4094.
Class of Service drop-down list
The CoS for the vHBA.
Select an integer between 0 and 6, with 0 being lowest
priority and 6 being the highest priority.
Note
Rate Limit Selection drop-down list
This option cannot be used in NIV
mode.
Choose whether to limit the data rate for the vHBA.
This can be one of the following:
• OFF—Assigns an unlimited data rate to the
vHBA.
• Specify Rate Limit—Allows you to specify the
rate limit, if the option is available. If you
choose this option, enter the rate limit in the
Rate Limit field. This must be an integer
between 1 and 10,000 Mbps.
PCIe Order Selection drop-down list
Choose the order in which this vHBA will be used.
This can be one of the following:
• Any—Allows the system to set the order.
• Specify PCI Order—Allows you to specify the
order for this vHBA. If you choose this option,
enter an integer between 0 and 17 in the PCI
Order field.
EDTOV field
The error detect timeout value (EDTOV), which is
the number of milliseconds to wait before the system
assumes that an error has occurred.
Enter an integer between 1000 and 100,000. The
default is 2000 milliseconds.
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Field
Description
RATOV field
The resource allocation timeout value (RATOV),
which is the number of milliseconds to wait before
the system assumes that a resource cannot be properly
allocated.
Enter an integer between 5000 and 100,000. The
default is 10,000 milliseconds.
Max Data Field Size field
The maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame
payload bytes that the vHBA supports.
Enter an integer between 256 and 2112.
Channel Number field
The channel number that will be assigned to this
vHBA.
Enter an integer between 1 and 1000.
Port Profile drop-down list
Choose the port profile that must be associated with
the vHBA, if any.
This field displays the port profiles defined on the
switch to which this server is connected.
Note
Boot Table Entries area
This option can only be used in VNTAG
mode.
To add a boot table entry, click Add.
In the Add Entry to Boot Table Entries dialog box,
complete the following fields and click Submit.
1 Target WWPN field— The World Wide Port
Name (WWPN) that corresponds to the location
of the boot image. Enter the WWPN in the format
hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
2 LUN ID field—The LUN ID that corresponds to
the location of the boot image. Enter an ID
between 0 and 255.
Step 13 Click Submit.
Note
You can add multiple vHBAs to a rack server
profile.
Step 14 After you have added all desired vHBA entries to the table, click Submit.
What to Do Next
Use the Configure Rack Server task in a workflow to associate the profile with a server.
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Managing Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount
Servers
• Powering On a Rack-Mount Server, page 15
• Powering Off a Rack-Mount Server, page 16
• Launching the KVM Console for a Rack-Mount Server, page 16
• Managing System Tasks for Cisco Integrated Management Controller, page 17
Powering On a Rack-Mount Server
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left pane, expand the site and pod that contain the Cisco IMC account, and then choose the Cisco IMC
account.
In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab.
Choose the row of the server that you want to power on.
Click Power On.
Click Submit.
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Powering Off a Rack-Mount Server
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left pane, expand the site and pod that contain the Cisco IMC account, and then choose the Cisco IMC
account.
In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab.
Choose the row of the server that you want to power off.
Click Power Off.
Click Submit.
Launching the KVM Console for a Rack-Mount Server
Before You Begin
You must have Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) installed on your system.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left pane, expand the site and pod that contain the Cisco IMC account, and then choose the Cisco IMC
account.
In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab.
Choose the row of the server for which you want to start the KVM console.
Click Launch KVM Console.
Click Submit.
Cisco UCS Director downloads the kvm.jlp file to your system.
Double-click the kvm.jlp file in your Downloads folder.
The KVM Console opens in a separate window.
For more information about using the KVM Console, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated
Management Controller Configuration Guides.
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Managing System Tasks for Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Managing System Tasks for Cisco Integrated Management
Controller
System tasks are available for single node and multi node systems. For more information about how to manage
system tasks, including the system task policy, see the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the menu bar, choose Adminstration > System.
Click the System Tasks tab.
To access the system tasks you can use for Cisco IMC, expand the following folders in the left column:
• CIMC Tasks—System tasks that are specific to Cisco IMC, such as monitoring and inventory tasks.
• General—System tasks that are available for all implementations, such as data purge, data aggregation,
and deleted account clean-up tasks.
Step 4
After you choose a CIMC task in the table, you can perform one or more of the following actions:
Name
Description
Manage Task
In the Manage Task dialog box, do the following:
1 From the Task Execution drop-down list, choose
Enable or Disable.
2 From the System Task Policy drop-down list,
choose default-system-task-policy or
local-run-policy.
3 To set the frequency at which the task needs to be
executed, choose the number of hours from the
Hours drop-down list.
4 Click Submit.
Run Now
Runs the task.
View Details
Displays the history for the system task.
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Using Orchestration Workflows
• Orchestration Workflows for Rack-Mount Servers, page 19
• Orchestration Tasks for Rack-Mount Servers, page 19
• Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server, page 20
Orchestration Workflows for Rack-Mount Servers
Cisco UCS Director includes orchestration features that allow you to create workflows to automate the
configuration and management of tasks that are typically managed by Cisco Integrated Management Controller
(Cisco IMC). Some tasks, such as associating a rack server profile with a rack-mount server or adding a VLAN
or VHBA to a rack-mount server, can only be done through a workflow.
For an example of a workflow for a rack-mount server, see Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount
Server, on page 20. For more information about orchestration in Cisco UCS Director, see the Cisco UCS
Director Orchestration Guide.
Orchestration Tasks for Rack-Mount Servers
Cisco UCS Director provides some orchestration tasks in the Task Library that you can include in workflows.
Location of Orchestration Tasks
A complete list of the Cisco IMC orchestration tasks is available in the Workflow Designer and the Task
Library. The Task Library includes a description of the orchestration tasks. It can be accessed from the
following locations in Cisco UCS Director:
• Policies > Orchestration > Workflows
• http://IP_address/app/cloudmgr/onlinedocs/cloupiaTaskLib.html where
IP_address is the IP address of Cisco UCS Director.
In the Workflow Designer, you can access these tasks to add them to a workflow from the Available Tasks
pane through Physical Compute Tasks > CIMC Tasks.
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Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server
Types of Orchestration Tasks
The Cisco IMC orchestration tasks include tasks to configure and manage the following:
• Power On/Power Off CIMC Server
• Select CIMC Boot Device
• Configure Rack Server
• Unconfigure Rack Server
Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server
You can create workflows to automate many configuration and management tasks for rack-mount servers.
The following sample workflow power cycles a rack-mount server. You can find detailed information about
each workflow task in the Task Library.
Workflow Task
Inputs
Outputs
Power On/Off CIMC Server
User input:
Server identity, including
information about the MAC
address, VLAN, and vHBA.
• Manage Workflow User
Inputs—Add CIMC Server
Identity as a user input.
• CIMC Server—Check the
Map to User Input check
box and choose the label you
assigned to CIMC Server
Identity to enable the user to
choose a server to power
cycle.
Task input—Choose Power Off to
enable the user to power off the
selected server.
Power On/Off CIMC Server
User input:
• CIMC Server—Check the
Map to User Input check
box and choose the label you
assigned to CIMC Server
Identity to enable the user to
choose a server to power
cycle.
Task input—Choose Power On to
enable the user power on the
selected server.
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Server identity, including
information about the MAC
address, VLAN, and vHBA.
Using Orchestration Workflows
Sample Workflow: Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server
Workflow Task
Inputs
Outputs
Configure Rack Server
User inputs:
Server identity to confirm the
server is being power cycled.
• Manage Workflow User
Inputs—Add CIMC Rack
Server Profile Selector as a
user input.
• CIMC Rack Server
Profile—Check the Map to
User Input check box and
choose the label you assigned
to CIMC Rack Server
Profile Selector to enable the
user to choose the rack server
profile associated with the
server to be power cycled.
• CIMC Server—Check the
Map to User Input check
box and choose the label you
assigned to CIMC Server
Identity to enable the user to
choose a server to power
cycle.
• Network Adapter
Slot—Check the Map to
User Input check box and
choose the user input that
provides the location of the
server that is being power
cycled.
Task input—Rack Server Profile
to identify the profile associated
with the server, if any.
Unconfigure Rack Server
User input:
• CIMC Server—Check the
Map to User Input check
box and choose the label you
assigned to CIMC Server
Identity to enable the user to
choose a server to power
cycle.
Server identity to confirm the
server has been power cycled.
Task input—None.
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Monitoring and Reporting
• About Monitoring and Reporting, page 23
• Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server and Its Components, page 24
• Viewing Reports About a Rack-Mount Server, page 24
About Monitoring and Reporting
Cisco UCS Director displays all managed components in each rack-mount server that has been added as a
Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) account. These components can be hardware or software.
Information You Can View
You can view and monitor details about each component, including the following:
• License status
• Summary of the current status
Components You Can Monitor
You can monitor specific components or view reports for each of the components, including the following:
• vNICs and vHBAs
• Adapters, such as network and PCI
• Hardware components, such as CPUs, interface cards, and memory
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Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server and Its Components
Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server and Its Components
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left pane, expand the site and pod that contain the Cisco IMC account, and then choose the Cisco IMC
account.
In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab.
Choose the row of the server that you want to monitor.
Click View Details.
By default, the Summary tab is displayed.
Click on one of the tabs to view the status of the licenses, the server, or a specific component in the server.
Additional information may be available if you click View Details on one or more of the individual components.
Viewing Reports About a Rack-Mount Server
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
In the left pane, expand the site and pod that contain the Cisco IMC account, and then choose the Cisco IMC
account.
In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab.
Choose the row of the server for which you want to view reports.
In the right pane, click the Summary tab to view a wide array of tabular, graphical, and map reports that
provide a view of trending data for the account.
For some reports, you can click the icons on the table bar to customize the table columns, filter the results, or
export a report of the current table contents.
For more information, see the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide.
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