Release Notes for Cisco UCS Integration Pack
Suite, Release 1.1(1)
For Microsoft System Center 2012, Configuration Manager
First Published: March 2016
Current Release: 1.1(1)
This document describes the system requirements, new features, information about known caveats, and
workarounds for Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite, Release 1.1(1). This document also includes
current information that became available after the technical documentation was published.
Use these release notes as a supplement with the other documents listed in the documentation roadmap
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/overview/guide/UCS_roadmap.html and
http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc
Make sure to review other available documentation on Cisco.com to obtain current information on Cisco
UCS Integration Pack Suite, Release 1.1(1).
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction, page 2
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Key Features, page 5
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Known Limitations for Release 1.1(1), page 5
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Resolved Caveats, page 6
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Open Caveats for Release 1.1(1), page 6
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Related Documentation, page 6
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Revision History
Revision History
Table 1 shows the revision history:
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Online History Changes
Revision
Date
Description
A0
March 2016
Created Release notes for Cisco UCS
Integration Pack Suite, Release
1.1(1)
Introduction
Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite, Release 1.1(1) is a unified installer which includes Cisco UCS
Manager Integration Pack, and Cisco IMC Integration Pack. It installs the integration pack as a plug-in
the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. It helps to simplify the server management tasks, such
as hardware provisioning, operating system deployment processes on the Cisco UCS B, C, and E series
servers.
System Requirements
Before installing Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite, ensure that the system meets or exceeds the
following minimum requirements:
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Software Requirements, page 2
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Supported Operating Systems and Versions, page 3
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Supported Hardware Platforms, page 3
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UCS Manager Releases, page 3
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Cisco IMC Releases, page 4
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Installation Requirements, page 4
Software Requirements
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.NET Framework 4.5 or higher
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Java Version 1.6 Update 45 or higher
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Following version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Primary Site or Admin Console
Installations:
– System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
– System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
– System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
– System Center 2012 R2 SP1 Configuration Manager
– System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2
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Introduction
Supported Operating Systems and Versions
The Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite supports the following operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Supported Hardware Platforms
Cisco UCS Manager Integration Pack
The supported UCS Manager B-Series and C-series platforms depend on the running UCS Manager
version. For information on supported hardware and software for UCS Manager components, see the
Hardware and Software Interoperability for UCSM Managed Servers.
Cisco IMC Integration Pack
The Cisco IMC Integration Pack is supported on the following hardware platforms:
Supported C-Series Servers
– Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server
– Cisco UCS C240 M4 Server
– Cisco UCS C460 M4 Server
– Cisco UCS C22 M3 Server
– Cisco UCS C24 M3 Server
– Cisco UCS C220 M3 Series Server
– Cisco UCS C240 M3 Series Server
– Cisco UCS C260 M2 Server
– Cisco UCS C420 M3 Server
– Cisco UCS C460 M2 Server
Supported E-Series Servers
– Cisco UCS E160D-M1/K9
– Cisco UCS E160DP-M1/K9
– Cisco UCS E140D-M1/K9
– Cisco UCS E140S-M1/K9
UCS Manager Releases
Cisco UCS Manager Integration Pack supports the following UCS Manager releases.
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Release 2.1
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Release 2.2
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Introduction
Cisco IMC Releases
The Cisco IMC Integration Pack is compatible with Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC)
1.5(2) or higher for C-Series servers and 2.3(x) and higher for E-Series servers.
Cisco IMC 1.5(1) supports the following features:
Note
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Import Cisco Servers
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Import Driver Packages
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RAID Configuration
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OS Deployment
Configuring BIOS on Cisco UCS C-series servers requires Cisco IMC version of 1.5(4) or higher.
Cisco Drivers Package Support Matrix
Following table provides details of the Cisco UCS Driver Zip support matrix for the integration packs:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
1.5(4) and higher
1.5(4) and higher
1.5(4) and higher
Cisco IMC Integration 1.5(3) and higher
Pack
1.5(3) and higher
1.5(4) and higher
Cisco UCS Manager
Integration Pack
Note
For Cisco UCS C-Series and B-Series M4 servers, minimum version of driver zip supported is 2.0(3) and
higher for all the supported operating systems.
Note
For Cisco UCS E-Series server, 2.0(1a) is the supported driver package version to deploy Windows
Server 2008 R2.
Installation Requirements
Note
Upgrade from previous versions of Cisco UCS Manager Integration Pack, Cisco IMC Integration Pack
is not supported. Uninstall any previous versions of Integration packs before installing the Cisco UCS
Integration Pack Suite.
To install or uninstall the Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite on the systems with User Account Control
(UAC) enabled, open a Command Prompt using Run as Administrator and navigate to the directory
where the MSI is located and launch the installer.
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Key Features
Key Features
New Features
This section briefly describes the new features introduced in Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite,
Release 1.1(1).
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Unified Installer—Supports to install UCS Manager and Cisco IMC integration packs through
unified installer
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Driver Management—Single driver management wizard to download drivers. You can create driver
packages for both UCS Manager and Cisco IMC server which are required for OS deployment from
the Configuration Manager console.
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Power Policies Configuration—Support to configure Power Restore Policy, Power Cap
Configuration, and related Power Profiles (standard and advanced) on the Cisco IMC
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Support for new BIOS attributes from Cisco IMC Release 2.0(4)
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Support to download firmware bundles from Cisco.com using UCS Manager IP
Known Limitations for Release 1.1(1)
This section lists the known limitation for this release.
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To add a UCS domain in UCS Manager Integration Pack, create service profile with unique
name across UCS domains.
Bug ID
Symptom
Workaround
CSCul02348
Close and open the Cisco IMC
New profiles that
are created in Cisco configuration manager to refresh the
IMC Configuration profile list.
Profile Manager
are not getting
listed in Cisco IMC
Configuration
Manager.
CSCul04694
First, launch the KVM console and
Unable to launch
then open other windows, like Profile
KVM console
when configuration Manager or Configuration Manager.
manager or profile
manager window is
open.
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Resolved Caveats
Bug ID
Symptom
Workaround
CSCui15056
Update drivers using Cisco UCS
Drivers are not
properly installed Driver Update Utility manually.
on C460 M2
through PXE Boot.
CSCui22338
Blue dump error
when installing
Windows Server
2008 R2 using
SCCM 2012 SP1.
This is a known System Center 2012
Configuration Manager issue. For
more information, see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285
3726
Resolved Caveats
Bug ID
Symptom
CSCuu96546
Unable to download HUU images
from Cisco.com for Cisco UCS
C-Series M4 servers using Create
Firmware Update Profile dialog box.
First Affected in
Release
Fixed in Release
1.0(2)
1.1(1)
Open Caveats for Release 1.1(1)
This section lists the open caveats for this release.
Bug ID
Symptom
Workaround
CSCut13588
Enter a password between 1 and 24
Unable to view organizations and
service profiles, and UCS domains are characters using UCS Manager UI, and
then add the UCS domains.
not added properly, if UCS domain
password is greater than 24 characters.
CSCus96614
Enter the username in
If Cisco UCS domain configured for
<domainname>\<username> format.
domain authentication is in
<user@domain> format, then the
settings for add or edit UCS domain has
improper functioning.
Related Documentation
For more information, you can access related documents from the following link:
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Cisco UCS Manager Integration Pack User Guide, Release 1.1
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Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Integration Pack User Guide, Release 1.1
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Cisco UCS Integration Pack Suite Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 1.1
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Related Documentation
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Cisco UCS B-Series Documentation Roadmap
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Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco C880 Series Documentation Roadmap.
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Documentation Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers
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