Cisco UCS Manager Add-in User Guide, Release 1.x - For Microsoft
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
First Published: 2013-08-02
Last Modified: 2016-11-04
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Overview 1
About the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in 1
System Requirements 2
Supported Cisco UCS Manager Releases 2
CHAPTER 2
Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in 3
Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in 3
CHAPTER 3
Adding and Removing UCS Groups 5
Adding UCS Groups 5
Removing UCS Groups 6
CHAPTER 4
Adding and Removing UCS Domains 7
Adding UCS Domain 7
Removing a UCS Domain 8
CHAPTER 5
Viewing Information Using the Add-in 9
Viewing the Server Details From the Hypervisor Host View 9
Viewing Registered UCS Domains 11
Viewing the UCS Blade Server Details 11
Viewing the UCS Rack-Mount Server Details 12
Viewing the Service Profile Details 14
Viewing the Service Profile Template Details 15
Viewing the Host Firmware Package Details 16
CHAPTER 6
Performing Actions Using the Add-in 17
Performing Actions From the Hypervisor Host View 17
Disassociating a Service Profile 17
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Contents
Setting the Power State 18
Launching the KVM Console 18
Turning on the LED Locator 18
Performing Actions From the UCS Server View 19
Associating a Service Profile 19
Disassociating a Service Profile 20
Setting the Power State 20
Launching the KVM Console 21
Turning On or Off of the LED Locator 22
Performing Actions From the Service Profile View 22
Setting the Power State 22
Launching the KVM Console 23
Renaming a Service Profile 23
Creating a Clone of a Service Profile 24
Creating a Service Profile Template 24
Disassociating a Service Profile 25
Changing Service Profile Association with the Host Firmware Package 25
Associating a Service Profile to a Server or a Server Pool 26
Performing Actions From the Service Profile Template View 26
Creating a Service Profile From a Template 26
Creating a Clone of a Service Profile Template 27
Launching the UCS Manager User Interface 27
Uploading Firmware Packages 28
Upgrading Host Firmware 28
Pending Activities 29
CHAPTER 7
Cisco UCS Manager Add-in Settings and Troubleshooting 31
Using the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in Settings Option 31
Troubleshooting and Common Errors 32
Troubleshooting 32
Common Errors and Resolutions 32
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CHAPTER
1
Overview
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in, page 1
• System Requirements, page 2
• Supported Cisco UCS Manager Releases, page 2
About the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in
Cisco UCS Manager Add-in for SCVMM provides an extension to the Virtual Machine Manager user interface.
The extended interface enables you to manage the UCS servers (blade servers and rack-mount servers). You
can perform the following tasks using the extension:
• Viewing and acknowledging pending activities
• Mapping of the hypervisor host with the blades or rack servers on which it is installed
• Adding or removing a UCS domain
• Viewing the server details
• Assigning proxy settings to the domain.
• Viewing the firmware details of a server
• Viewing the fault information
• Viewing service profiles and service profile templates details
• Viewing the registered UCS domains details
• Launching the host (server) KVM console
• Managing the desired power state of the servers
• Switching on and off of the locator LEDs
• Associating service profile to a server
• Associating service profile to a server pool
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Overview
System Requirements
• Changing the service profile association with a host firmware package
• Disassociating a service profile from a server
• Creating a service profile from a service profile template
• Uploading and upgrading the firmware on the servers.
System Requirements
Before installing Cisco UCS Manager Add-in, ensure the system meets or exceeds the following minimum
software requirements:
• Windows PowerShell 2.0
• NET Framework 4.0 or above
• System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager, or
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Supported Operating Systems
The Cisco UCS Manager Add-in supports the following 64-bit version of the Windows operating systems:
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2
Note
You can find installation and upgrade information for System Center Virtual Machine Manager on the
Microsoft website.
Supported Cisco UCS Manager Releases
• Release 3.1
• Release 3.0
• Release 2.2
• Release 2.1
• Release 2.0
Note
Cisco UCS Manager Add-in does not support firmware upgrade functionality for UCS Manager running
on version lower than 2.1(1a).
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Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in
This chapter includes the following section:
• Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in, page 3
Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in
Perform the following steps to install the Cisco UCS virtual machine manager add-in:
Before You Begin
Virtual machine manger must be installed and available.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
Step 10
Open https://software.cisco.com/download/type.html?mdfid=286282669&flowid=72562.
Click Unified Computing System (UCS) Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager to view
the list of available versions for download.
Download and save the zipped folder.
Note
The add-in is made available as a zipped file that has to be imported into the virtual machine manager
to install it.
Open an instance of the Virtual Machine Manager console.
In the Navigation pane, click Settings.
In the toolbar, click Import Console Add-in.
The Import Console Add-in wizard appears.
Click Browse and navigate to the location where the zipped file is saved.
Select the zip file and click Open.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
The add-in is installed and a new icon called Cisco UCS Manager appears in the toolbar.
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Installing the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in
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Adding and Removing UCS Groups
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Adding UCS Groups, page 5
• Removing UCS Groups, page 6
Adding UCS Groups
You can create UCS groups to group together a set of domains with common properties. For example, you
can create groups based on locations and add UCS domains in various locations to their respective groups.
Similarly, you can create groups based on any criteria of your choice and add the relevant domains matching
the criteria. This helps in organizing domains under logical groups. Perform the following steps to add a group
under the UCS domain:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
Right-click on UCS Domains.
Click Add Group.
The Add Group dialog box appears.
Step 4
Step 5
Enter the group name in the Group Name field.
Click OK.
The group with the chosen name appears under the UCS Domains node.
Note
• You can add sub-groups within a group. To add a sub-group, right-click on the group within
which you want to add a sub-group and follow steps 3 through 5 in the preceding procedure.
You can add up to four levels of sub-groups within a group.
• You can rename a group by right-clicking on the group and choosing Rename UCS Group.
• You can add UCS domains within the groups.
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Adding and Removing UCS Groups
Removing UCS Groups
Removing UCS Groups
Perform the following steps to remove a UCS group:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, right-click on the UCS group that you want to delete.
Click Remove UCS Group.
If the group does not have sub-groups or any UCS domains the group is deleted. Otherwise an appropriate
warning message appears indicating that deletion of the group will also delete the sub-groups and unregister
any UCS domains within it.
Step 4
Click OK.
The UCS domains within the groups chosen for deletion are disconnected are unregistered. And the chosen
UCS group and the sub-groups within it are deleted.
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Adding and Removing UCS Domains
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Adding UCS Domain, page 7
• Removing a UCS Domain, page 8
Adding UCS Domain
You can register domains using any access privileges. Depending on the privileges available to the user with
which UCS domain is registered, some or all actions may be disabled.
Perform the following steps to register a UCS domain:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
Right-click on UCS Domains.
Click Add UCS Domain.
The Add UCS Domain dialog box appears.
Step 4
Enter the following details in the dialog box:
Field
Description
Hostname/IP
IP address or host name of the UCS domain that you
want to register.
Username
Username of the UCS domain.
Password
Password of the UCS domain.
Port
Port number of the UCS domain server.
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Adding and Removing UCS Domains
Removing a UCS Domain
If required, you can edit the UCS domain details at a later
time.
Click Proxy Settings.
Proxy Settings dialog box appears.
In the Proxy Settings dialog box, click Use Custom Proxy Settings radio button and enter the following
details:
Note
Step 5
Step 6
Field
Description
Address
IP address or host name of the proxy server.
Username
(Optional) Username of the proxy server.
Password
(Optional) Password of the proxy server.
Port
Port number of the proxy server.
If required, you can edit the proxy settings at a later
time.
Click OK.
The registered UCS domain appears under the UCS domains node. Upon adding a UCS domain, the hypervisor
hosts running on the newly added UCS domain appear under the Hypervisor Hosts node.
Note
Step 7
Note
You also can add UCS domains within groups. If you want to add a UCS domain within a group,
right-click on the group and follow steps 3 through step 7 in the preceding procedure.
Removing a UCS Domain
Perform the following steps to remove a UCS domain:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, right-click the UCS domain that you want to delete.
Click Remove UCS Domain.
Click Yes in the delete confirmation dialog box.
The selected UCS domain is disconnected and unregistered.
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Viewing Information Using the Add-in
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Viewing the Server Details From the Hypervisor Host View, page 9
• Viewing Registered UCS Domains, page 11
• Viewing the UCS Blade Server Details, page 11
• Viewing the UCS Rack-Mount Server Details, page 12
• Viewing the Service Profile Details, page 14
• Viewing the Service Profile Template Details, page 15
• Viewing the Host Firmware Package Details, page 16
Viewing the Server Details From the Hypervisor Host View
Using the add-in you can view the details such as properties, faults information, and firmware details of the
servers (blades or rack-mount servers) on which the host is running. The Hypervisor hosts can be arranged
in groups. The following procedure provides steps to view server details:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Hypervisors node, select the hypervisor host which is associated with the server.
On the right pane of the window, you can view the following information of the server on which the host is
running:
Name
Description
General tab
Fault summary
Displays the number of faults categorized based on
fault severity. You can click on the severity fault icons
in this section to view the fault details.
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Viewing the Server Details From the Hypervisor Host View
Name
Description
Properties
Displays the properties of the server such as, server
ID, UUID, serial number, associated service profiles
and so on. If a service profile is associated with the
server, a link to the location of the service profile is
provided. Clicking on the link displays the properties
of the associated service profile.
Status
Indicates the status of the tasks running on the host.
Actions area
Associate Service Profile
Enables you to associate a service profile to the server.
Disassociate Service Profile
Enables you to disassociate a service profile from the
server.
Set Desired Power State
Provides options to set the power state of a service
profile.
KVM Console
Enables you to launch the KVM console.
Turn on Locator LED
Enables you to either turn on or turn off the locator
LED depending on the current state.
Firmware tab
Provides the firmware details such as BIOS, CIMC,
adaptors and storage device part IDs, and the firmware
versions. If there are any changes to the firmware
details on the server, those changes will reflect here.
Faults tab
Displays the faults' details specific to the server, such
as properties, severity, fault codes and IDs,
description, affected objects, and so on. Provides
options to filter the faults based on severity, and
option under the Actions area to acknowledge the
fault on UCS.
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Viewing Registered UCS Domains
Viewing Registered UCS Domains
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
Click UCS Domains.
The list of registered UCS domains and consolidated UCS information for each domain, such as the name
and version, number of associated hosts, VMs and servers appear on the right pane of the window.
(Optional) You can view the details in the grid view or the card view by clicking View option on the right-top
corner and choosing the appropriate option.
Viewing the UCS Blade Server Details
Using the add-in you can view the server details, such as properties, faults information, and firmware details.
The following procedure provides steps to view server details:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
Under the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Chassis.
A list of chassis appears.
Step 4
Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the list
of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
Step 5
Select the blade for which you want to view the details.
The properties of the blade appear on the right pane of the window. You can view the following server
information:
Name
Description
General tab:
Fault summary
Displays the number of faults categorized based on
fault severity. You can click on the severity fault icons
in this section to view the fault details.
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Viewing Information Using the Add-in
Viewing the UCS Rack-Mount Server Details
Name
Description
Properties
Displays the properties of the server such as, chassis
ID, UUID, serial number, associated service profiles
and so on. If a service profile is associated with the
blade, a link to the location of the service profile is
provided. Clicking on the link displays the properties
of the associated service profile.
Status
Indicates the status of the server.
Actions area
Set Desired Power State
Provides options to set the power state of a service
profile.
KVM Console
Enables you to launch the KVM console.
Rename Service Profile
Enables you to rename a service profile.
Associate Service Profiles
Enables you to associate a service profile to the server.
Turn on Locator LED
Enables you to either turn on or turn off the locator
LED depending on the current state.
Disassociate Service Profile
Enables you to disassociate a service profile from the
server.
Firmware tab
Provides the firmware details such as BIOS, CIMC,
adaptors and storage device part IDs and the firmware
versions. If there are any changes to the firmware
details on the server, those changes will reflect here.
Faults tab
Displays the faults' details specific to the server such
as properties, severity, fault codes and IDs,
description, affected objects, and so on. Provides
options to filter the faults based on severity, and
option under the Actions area to acknowledge the
fault on UCS.
Viewing the UCS Rack-Mount Server Details
Using the add-in you can view the details such as properties, faults information, and firmware details of the
servers on which the host is running. The following procedure provides steps to view server details:
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Viewing the UCS Rack-Mount Server Details
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mounts.
The list of registered UCS rack-mount servers appears.
Step 4
Choose the server for which you want to view the details.
The properties of the rack-mount server appears on the right pane of the window. You can view the following
server information:
Name
Description
General tab
Fault summary
Displays the number of faults categorized based on
fault severity. You can click on the severity fault icons
in this section to view the fault details.
Properties
Displays the properties of the server such as, server
ID, UUID, serial number, associated service profiles
and so on. If a service profile is associated with the
server, a link to the location of the service profile is
provided. Clicking on the link displays the properties
of the associated service profile.
Status
Indicates the status of the server.
Actions area
Set Desired Power State
Provides options to set the power state of a service
profile.
KVM Console
Enables you to launch the KVM console.
Rename Service Profile
Enables you to rename a service profile.
Associate Service Profiles
Enables you to associate a service profile to the server.
Turn on Locator LED
Enables you to either turn on or turn off the locator
LED depending on the current state.
Disassociate Service Profile
Enables you to disassociate a service profile from the
server.
Firmware tab
Provides the firmware details such as BIOS, Cisco
IMC, adaptors and storage device part IDs and the
firmware versions. If there are any changes to the
firmware details on the server, those changes will
reflect here.
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Viewing Information Using the Add-in
Viewing the Service Profile Details
Name
Description
Faults tab
Displays the faults' details specific to the server such
as properties, severity, fault codes and IDs,
description, affected objects, and so on. Provides
options to filter the faults based on severity, and
option under the Actions area to acknowledge the
fault on UCS.
Viewing the Service Profile Details
Using the add-in you can view the service profile details, such as properties, and faults information. The
following procedure provides steps to view the service profile details:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Choose Service Profiles.
The list of service profiles and associated information appear on the right pane of the window. The server
column lists the links to the servers that the service profile is associated with. Click the link to view the details
of the server.
Step 5
Click the service profile for which you want to view the details.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window. You can view the following service profile
information:
Name
Description
General tab
Fault summary
Displays the number of faults and the severity of the
faults.
Properties
Displays the properties of the service profile such as,
name, associated server, service profile template used
and so on.
Status
Indicates the status of the service profile.
Actions area
Set Desired Power State
Provides options to set the power state of the server.
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Viewing the Service Profile Template Details
Name
Description
KVM Console
Enables you to launch the KVM console.
Rename Service Profile
Enables you to rename a service profile.
Create a Clone
Enables you to create a clone of the service profile
by inheriting the attributes of the service profile.
Disassociate Service Profile
Enables you to disassociate the service profile from
the server.
Change Host Firmware Package
Enables you to change the host firmware association.
Change Service Profile Association
Enables you to upgrade the host firmware on the
servers.
Viewing the Service Profile Template Details
Using the add-in you can view the service profile template details, such as properties, and faults information.
The following procedure provides steps to view the service profile template details:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Expand Service Profile Templates and select the service profile template for which you want to view the
details.
You can view the following service profile template information on the right pane of the window:
Name
Description
General tab
Properties area
Displays the properties of the service profile template,
such as name, type and so on.
Actions area
Create Service Profile From Templates
Enables you to use the template to create a service
profile.
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Viewing the Host Firmware Package Details
Name
Description
Create a Clone
Enables you to create a clone of the service profile
template by inheriting the attributes of the template.
Viewing the Host Firmware Package Details
Using the add-in you can view the host firmware packages properties. The following procedure provides steps
to view the host firmware packages details:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Expand Host Firmware Packages and select the host firmware package for which you want to view the
details.
You can view the following host firmware package information on the right pane of the window:
Name
Description
General tab
Properties area
Displays the properties of the host firmware package,
such as name, description, ownership information,
package version and so on.
Actions area
Modify Package Versions
Enables you to modify Blade package version and
Rack package version properties.
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Performing Actions Using the Add-in
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Performing Actions From the Hypervisor Host View, page 17
• Performing Actions From the UCS Server View, page 19
• Performing Actions From the Service Profile View, page 22
• Performing Actions From the Service Profile Template View, page 26
• Launching the UCS Manager User Interface, page 27
• Uploading Firmware Packages, page 28
• Upgrading Host Firmware, page 28
• Pending Activities, page 29
Performing Actions From the Hypervisor Host View
You can perform a set of actions on the server using the hypervisor view. Following are the actions that you
can perform:
Disassociating a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to disassociate a service profile from a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Hypervisor node, select the server for which you want to disassociate a service profile.
The hypervisor host details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 3
Step 4
In the Actions area, click Disassociate Service Profile.
Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
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Setting the Power State
Service profile is disassociated from the server.
Setting the Power State
The following procedure describes how to set the power state of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Hypervisor node, select the server for which you want to set the power state.
The hypervisor host details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Set Desired Power State.
In the Set Power State dialog box, select Up or Down.
Click OK.
Depending on your choice the power state of the server is set.
Launching the KVM Console
The following procedure describes how to launch a KVM Console of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Hypervisor node, select the server for which you want to launch a KVM console.
The hypervisor host details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 3
In the Actions area, click Launch KVM Console.
This launches the KVM console.
Turning on the LED Locator
The following procedure describes how to turn on an LED locator of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Hypervisor node, select the server for which you want to change the locator LED state.
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Performing Actions From the UCS Server View
The hypervisor host details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 3
In the Actions area, click Turn on Locator LED.
Successfully issued the turn on locator LED command message appears. There may be a delay in SCVMM
receiving the notification of the LED's new state.
Step 4
Click OK.
The LED state is changed.
Note
If the locator LED state is ON, and if you want to turn it off, you can follow the same steps in the
preceding procedure to turn it off.
Performing Actions From the UCS Server View
You can perform a set of actions on the UCS blade and rack server using the add-in. Following are the actions
that you can perform:
Associating a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to associate a service profile to a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mounts.
For blade servers:
• Expand Equipment > Chassis.
The list of chassis appears under Chassis.
• Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the
list of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
• Choose the blade for which you want to associate a service profile.
The blade server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 4
Select the rack server for which you want to associate a service profile.
The server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Associate Service Profile.
Associate Service Profile window appears.
Step 6
In the service profiles, select Available Service Profiles or All Service Profile.
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Disassociating a Service Profile
Depending on your choice a list of service profiles appear.
Step 7
Step 8
Select the service profile that you want to associate.
Click OK.
The selected service profile is associated with the server.
Disassociating a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to disassociate a service profile from a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mounts.
For blade servers:
• Expand Equipment > Chassis.
The list of chassis appears under Chassis.
• Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the
list of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
• Choose the blade for which you want to associate a service profile.
The blade server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 4
Select the rack server from which you want to disassociate a service profile.
The server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
Step 6
In the Actions area, click Disassociate Service Profile.
Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
Service profile is disassociated from the server.
Setting the Power State
The following procedure describes how to set the power state of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mount.
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Launching the KVM Console
For blade servers:
• Expand Equipment > Chassis.
The list of chassis appears under Chassis.
• Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the
list of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
• Choose the blade for which you want to associate a service profile.
The blade server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 4
Select the rack server for which you want to set the power state.
The server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
In the Actions area, click Set Desired Power State.
In the Set Power State dialog box, select Up or Down.
Click OK.
Depending on your choice the power state of the server is set.
Launching the KVM Console
The following procedure describes how to launch a KVM Console of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mounts.
For blade servers:
• Expand Equipment > Chassis.
The list of chassis appears under Chassis.
• Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the
list of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
• Choose the blade for which you want to associate a service profile.
The blade server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 4
Select the rack server for which you want to launch the KVM console.
The server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Launch KVM Console.
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Turning On or Off of the LED Locator
This launches the KVM console.
Turning On or Off of the LED Locator
The following procedure describes how to turn on or off of a server LED locator:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Equipment > Rack-Mounts.
For blade servers:
• Expand Equipment > Chassis.
The list of chassis appears under Chassis.
• Choose a chassis.
The list of blade servers on the chassis appears under the chassis on the left pane. You can also view the
list of blade servers on the right pane on the window.
• Choose the blade for which you want to associate a service profile.
The blade server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 4
Select the rack server for which you want to change the state of the locator LED.
The server details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Turn on Locator LED.
Successfully issued the turn off locator LED command message appears. There may be a delay in SCVMM
receiving the notification of the LED's new state.
The Turn on Locator LED is a toggle button, depending on the current state you can use it change
the LED locator state to on or off.
Click OK.
The LED state is changed.
Note
Step 6
Note
If the locator LED state is ON, and if you want to turn it off, you can follow the same steps in the
preceding procedure to turn it off.
Performing Actions From the Service Profile View
You can perform a set of actions from the service profile view. Following are the actions that you can perform:
Setting the Power State
The following procedure describes how to set the power state of a service profile:
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Launching the KVM Console
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile for which you want set the power state.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
In the Actions area, click Set Desired Power State.
In the Set Power State dialog box, select Up or Down.
Click OK.
Depending on your choice the power state of the service profile is set.
Launching the KVM Console
The following procedure describes how to launch a KVM Console of a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile for which you want to launch the KVM console of the associated server.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Launch KVM Console.
This launches the KVM console of the server associated with the service profile.
Renaming a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to rename a service profile:
Note
Renaming of service profiles is supported only from Cisco UCS Manager, Release 2.1 and later.
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Performing Actions Using the Add-in
Creating a Clone of a Service Profile
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile that you want to rename.
Click Rename Service Profile.
The Rename Service Profile dialog box appears.
Step 6
Enter the name and click OK.
The selected service profile is renamed.
Creating a Clone of a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to clone a service profile:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
In the Actions area, click Create a Clone.
The Clone Service Profile dialog box appears.
Step 5
Step 6
Enter the name of the clone and destination of the org in the respective fields.
Click OK.
The clone of a service profile is created at the specified org destination.
Creating a Service Profile Template
The following procedure describes how to clone a service profile:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
In the Actions area, click Create Service Profile Template.
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Disassociating a Service Profile
The Create Service Profile Template dialog box appears.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Enter the name of the template and destination of the org in the respective fields.
Choose the template type.
Click OK.
The service profile template is created at the specified org destination.
Disassociating a Service Profile
The following procedure describes how to disassociate a service profile from a server:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile that you want to disassociate from the server.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
Step 6
In the Actions area, click Disassociate Service Profile.
Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
Service profile is disassociated from the server.
Changing Service Profile Association with the Host Firmware Package
The following procedure describes how to change the service profile association from an existing server to
another:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile that you want to associate with a host firmware package.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Change Host Firmware Package.
Change Host Firmware Package Association dialog box appears.
Select the host firmware package that you want to change to from the Select Package drop-down list.
Click Apply.
If server reboot is required, a confirmation dialog box appears. Click Yes at the prompt.
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
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Associating a Service Profile to a Server or a Server Pool
Pending Activities wizard appears when there are pending activities associated with the impacted endpoint
during host firmware package change.
Changes the service profile association to the chosen host firmware package.
Associating a Service Profile to a Server or a Server Pool
The following procedure describes how to change the service profile association from an existing server to
another:
Procedure
Step 1
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Select the service profile that you want to associate with a server or a server pool.
The service profile details appear on the right pane of the window.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click Change Service Profile Association.
Associate Service Profile dialog box appears.
To associate the service profile to a server:
Step 6
• Select Available Servers or All Servers
.
• Select a server from the list and click OK.
Step 7
Service profile is gets associated with the chosen server.
To associate a service profile to a server pool:
• Select Select from a pool from the Server Assignment drop-down list.
• Select the server pool to which you want to associate the profile, from the Server Pool drop-down list
• Select a server pool qualification, from the Server Pool Qualification drop-down list.
Service profile is gets associated with the chosen server pool.
Performing Actions From the Service Profile Template View
You can perform a set of actions from the service profile template view. Following are the actions that you
can perform:
Creating a Service Profile From a Template
The following procedure describes how to set create a service profile using a service profile template:
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Creating a Clone of a Service Profile Template
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Expand Service Profile Templates and select the service profile template from which you want to create a
service profile.
In the Actions area, click Create Service Profiles From Template.
Create Service Profile Template dialog box appears.
Enter the name and the org destination in the respective fields.
Click OK.
Service profile template is created under the specified org destination.
Creating a Clone of a Service Profile Template
The following procedure describes how to clone a service profile template:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs > root.
Expand Service Profile Templates and select the service profile template from which you want to create a
clone.
In the Actions area, click Create a Clone.
Clone Service Profile dialog box appears.
Enter the name of the clone and org destination in the respective fields.
Click OK.
The clone of the service profile is created at the specified org destination.
Launching the UCS Manager User Interface
The following procedure provides steps to launch the UCS Manager user interface of a UCS domain:
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Uploading Firmware Packages
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
On the UCS Domain node, expand the UCS domains node and any sub-groups to reach the required UCS
domain.
Select the UCS domain for which you want to launch the user interface, right-click and click Launch UCS
Manager GUI.
You need to enter your login credentials if the registered UCS is running on firmware version 2.1 or lower.
UCS Manager user interface for the domain launches.
Uploading Firmware Packages
Perform the following steps to upload a firmware package:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
Step 9
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Select Equipment.
On the Firmware Upload Tasks tab, click Upload Firmware.
Upload Firmware dialog box appears.
Click Browse and browse to the location where the firmware package is.
Select the package, click Open and then click OK.
Click OK on the confirmation dialog box.
Uploads the firmware package and the uploaded package appears on the Firmware Packages tab.
(Optional) To delete a firmware package, select the firmware package and click Delete.
(Optional) Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
Upgrading Host Firmware
Each server is indirectly associated with host firmware package through a service profile. Modifying Blade
package and Rack package version upgrades the firmware on associated service profiles. UCS firmware
remains unchanged.
Note
Upgrading the firmware of the default host firmware package will update the firmware on servers that are
not associated with service profiles.
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Pending Activities
The following procedure provides steps to upgrade the firmware on servers by modifying the firmware versions
of the associated host firmware packages.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the UCS Domains node, expand the UCS domain.
Expand Orgs, and then root.
Expand Host Firmware Packages and select the host firmware package which is associated with the service
profile of the server for which you want to upgrade the firmware.
Note
• You can view the currently associated host firmware package by clicking on the Change Host
Firmware Package action. This displays the existing packages.
• If you want to upgrade the firmware on server that does not have an associated service profile,
select the default host firmware package. Choosing this option will upgrade the firmware on
all the servers that are not associated with service profiles.
You can view the host firmware package information on the right pane of the window.
Click Modify Package Versions.
Modify Package Versions dialog box appears.
Step 6 For the B-Series and C-Series servers, select the firmware versions to which you want to upgrade from the
respective Blade Package and Rack Package drop down lists.
In the Host Firmware Package Dependencies area, lists all the associated service profiles.
Step 7 Click Next.
Summary of the impacted endpoints appear.
Step 8 (Optional) Use the available filter option to view specific impacts.
Step 9 Click Next.
Impacted virtual machines and their status appear.
Step 10 If a Virtual Machine is running on any impacted server, the process will stop with a warning. To avoid this
warning and continue with the update, check the Upgrade even with running VMs.
Step 11 Click Update.
Initiates the upgrade process on UCS.
Step 5
Pending Activities
Perform the following steps to view or acknowledge pending activities.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the Cisco UCS Manager node, right-click a UCS domain and select Pending Activities to view the window
where all the pending activities are displayed.
All the actions which require acknowledgment are displayed in the User Acknowledged Activities tab. The
Scheduled Activities tab displays all the scheduled actions.
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Pending Activities
Step 3
If you want to reboot the server, check the Reboot Now check box and click Apply.
Note
Reboot Now action can be performed by UCS domain user with admin privileges
only.
Note
User Acknowledged Activities and Scheduled Activities tabs have an Acknowledge All option
so you can acknowledge all the pending activities in a single action.
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CHAPTER
7
Cisco UCS Manager Add-in Settings and
Troubleshooting
This chapter includes the following section:
• Using the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in Settings Option, page 31
• Troubleshooting and Common Errors, page 32
Using the Cisco UCS Manager Add-in Settings Option
The settings option is available as the last top level node in the context tree. The following procedure includes
steps to set the parameters:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
On the toolbar, click Cisco UCS Manager.
In the navigation pane, click Add-in Settings.
The Settings dialog box appears.
Step 3
In the Refresh Timer Interval (>=1) field, enter the refresh time interval you want to set.
The time interval range is 1 to 1440 minutes. The default is 5 minutes. This time interval controls how often
the information on the selected view in the add-in is refreshed.
Step 4
Select an option for which you want to save the log files from the Logging Mode drop-down list.
The default value is INFO.
Step 5
In the Log File Size (1-100) field, enter a number to set the size of the error log.
The default value is 10 MB. This is the size of the log file. If the log exceeds the set file size, a new file is
created with a suffix that starts with one and increments by one for the subsequent files.
Step 6
Log File Path indicates the path where the log files are saved.
The log file parameters are set and the log will be saved at a location indicated in the Log File Path.
Step 7
(Optional) Click Reset To Defaults if you want to reset the values to defaults, and click Apply to commit
these changes.
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Troubleshooting and Common Errors
Reset To Defaults option is clickable when you modified the Refresh Timer Interval (>=1), Logging
Mode, or Log File Size (1-100) values.
In the Proxy Settings area, follow these steps:
Note
Step 8
• To use the system proxy settings, click Use System Proxy Settings radio button and click Apply.
• To specify proxy settings applicable to all registered UCS Domains within the add-in, click Use Add-in
Proxy Settings radio button and enter the following details:
Step 9
Field
Description
Address
IP address or host name of the proxy server.
Username
Username of the proxy server.
Password
Password of the proxy server.
Port
Port number of the proxy server.
Click Apply.
Troubleshooting and Common Errors
Troubleshooting
The log file parameters are set using the settings option available with the add-in and the log file is saved at
a location indicated in the Log File Path. For any issues in the add-in, contact Cisco Technical Assistance
Center (TAC) with the archived log files.
Common Errors and Resolutions
If you encounter any issues while installing the add-in indicating missing dll files, you can resolve these issues
by ensuring you have read and write permissions for the ..\Program Files\Microsoft System
Center 2012\Virtual Machine Manager\bin\AddInPipeline folder (folder that runs the
VMM Console) on your machine.
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