Cisco IMC Supervisor Release Notes, Release 1.0
First Published: November 24, 2014
Last Updated: April 2, 2015
This document describes the features and open issues for Cisco IMC Supervisor Releases 1.0 and later.
Table 1 shows the online change history for this document.
Table 1
Online History Change
Release Number
Date
Description
Release 1.0
November 24, 2014
Created release notes for Release 1.0.
Release 1.0.0.1
April 2, 2015
Added information for Release 1.0.0.1.
Contents
This document includes the following sections:
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Introduction, page 2
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System Requirements, page 2
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Upgrade Notes, page 4
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Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0, page 5
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New and Changed Documentation, page 7
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Caveats, page 7
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Documentation Feedback, page 9
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Introduction
Introduction
Cisco IMC Supervisor is a management system that allows you to manage rack mount servers on a large
scale. It allows you to create groups of rack mount servers for monitoring and inventory purposes.
You can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to perform the following tasks for a rack mount server:
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Support for logical grouping of servers and summary views per group
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Collect inventory for the servers
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Provide monitoring capabilities for servers and groups
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Firmware management including firmware download, upgrade, and activation
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Manage standalone server actions including power control, LED control, log collection, KVM
launch, CIMC UI launch and e-mail alerts
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Role Based Access Control (RBAC) to restrict access and capabilities.
System Requirements
Qualified Server Models
UCS C-Series Servers
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Cisco UCS C-220 M3**
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Cisco UCS C-240 M3**
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Cisco UCS C-220 M4**
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Cisco UCS C-240 M4**
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Cisco UCS C-22 M3**
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Cisco UCS C-24 M3**
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Cisco UCS C-420 M3**
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Cisco UCS C-460 M4**
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Cisco UCS C-3160
UCS E-Series Servers
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Cisco UCS E-140S M2**
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Cisco UCS E-160D M2**
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Cisco UCS EN120E M2
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Cisco UCS EN120S M2
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Cisco UCS E-180D M2
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Cisco UCS E-140S M1
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Cisco UCS E-140D M1
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Cisco UCS E-160D M1
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System Requirements
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Cisco UCS E-140DP M1
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Cisco UCS E-160DP M1
** Server verification complete
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Element
Minimum Supported Requirement
vCPU
4
Memory
8 GB
Hard Disk
100 GB
Minimum Firmware Versions
Servers
Minimum Firmware Version
UCS C-series Servers
1.5(4) and later
UCS E-series Servers
2.3.1 and later
Supported PCiE Cards
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Cisco UCS VIC 1225
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Cisco UCS VIC 1225T
Supported Hypervisor versions
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ESXi 5.1
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ESXi 5.5
Supported Browser Versions
Cisco IMC Supervisor supports the following browsers:
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Internet Explorer 8 or higher
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Google Chrome 4.1 or higher
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Firefox 3.5 or higher
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Safari 4.0 or higher (for Apple Mac or Microsoft Windows)
Browsers require the Adobe Flash Player plug-in version 11 or higher.
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New and Changed Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0.0.1
New and Changed Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release
1.0.0.1
The following updates are available in Cisco IMC Supervisor, Release 1.0.0.1:
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E-mail Alerts for all Fault Severities, page 4
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Management Options from the Top-Level Rack Groups, page 4
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C-Series Platform Validation, page 4
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Upgrade Notes, page 4
E-mail Alerts for all Fault Severities
Cisco IMC Supervisor now allows you to configure email alerting for faults with all severities. You can
specify a valid email address of the recipient to whom an email with a consolidated list of faults matching
the severities will be sent.
Management Options from the Top-Level Rack Groups
You can now manage rack servers such as powering on/off, shutting down servers and so on from the
top-level group Rack Groups in the left pane.
Adding Back-to-Back Rack Accounts
You can now create a rack account again without having to wait for the previous command of creating a
rack account to complete.
C-Series Platform Validation
The following C-series platforms have been validated:
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Cisco UCS C460 M4
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Cisco UCS C22 M3
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Cisco UCS C24 M3
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Cisco UCS C420 M3
Upgrade Notes
Pre-requisites
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Download the Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0.0.1 patch from http://www.cisco.com.
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Place the software in the FTP or HTTP server that you plan to use to install the upgrade.
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If NFS mount is used for application storage, disable it before you apply a patch. If you do not, the
upgrade will fail.
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Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0
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Note
Obtain access to a secure shell (SSH) application.
We recommend that you take a snapshot of the VM before you begin the upgrade. If you do this, you do
not need to back up the existing configuration database through an FTP server.
Upgrading to Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0.0.1
Step 1
Open your SSH application and enter the Cisco IMC Supervisor appliance IP address and port number.
Step 2
Login as shelladmin with password changeme.
Step 3
From the Cisco IMC Supervisor Shell Menu, choose 3) Stop Services.
Step 4
To verify that all services are stopped, choose 2) Display Services Status.
Step 5
(Optional) If desired, you can choose 7) Backup Database to back up the Cisco IMC Supervisor
database.
Note
You do not need to back up the database if you took a snapshot of the VM before you started.
Step 6
To upgrade to Release 1.0.0.1, choose 16) Apply Patch.
Step 7
When prompted, enter the location of the Release 1.0.0.1 patch. For, example,
ftp://username:password@hostname|IP_address/software_location_and_name
Step 8
Wait for the download and installation to complete.
Step 9
When prompted, choose 4) Start Services and complete the upgrade process.
Note
The patch process is not complete or successful until the Cisco IMC Supervisor services have started,
Cisco IMC Supervisor is available, the login screen is displayed, and the admin user can log in to Cisco
IMC Supervisor. All services must be started before you attempt to perform other shelladmin procedures,
such as apply additional patches, take a database backup, or restore a database from a backup.
Step 10
When the upgrade is complete, choose 11) Show Version in shelladmin to verify the current version of
Cisco IMC Supervisor.
For installation instructions, see Cisco IMC Supervisor Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Note
To view the status of services, choose 2) Display Services Status.
Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0
The following features are available in Cisco IMC Supervisor, Release 1.0:
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Server-based Hardware Inventory, page 6
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Hardware Health Status Reporting, page 6
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KVM Access for Servers, page 6
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Firmware Inventory and Management, page 6
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Features in Cisco IMC Supervisor Release 1.0
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E-mail Alerts for Critical Faults, page 7
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Support for High-level Power Management Tasks, page 7
Server-based Hardware Inventory
Cisco IMC Supervisor provides a detailed inventory of the rack mount servers that are managed. It
includes the following information:
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CPUs
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Memory
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PSUs
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PCI Adapters
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VIC Adapters
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Network Adapters
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Storage Adapters
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TPM Inventory
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Logs - Includes Cisco IMC logs and System Event Logs
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Faults
Hardware Health Status Reporting
Cisco IMC Supervisor included an effective fault reporting mechanism. For each rack-mount server, you
can view a detailed a list of faults that have been recorded. Following information is displayed in the
graphical user interface (GUI) for each fault:
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Explanation - This elaborates on the cause for the fault
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Recommendation - Suggested steps to resolve the fault
KVM Access for Servers
With Cisco IMC Supervisor, you can launch the KVM console for rack-mount servers. The KVM
console is an interface accessible from Cisco IMC Supervisor that emulates a direct keyboard, video,
and mouse (KVM) connection to the server. The KVM console allows you to connect to the server from
a remote location. Instead of using CD/DVD or floppy drives physically connected to the server, the
KVM console uses virtual media, which are actual disk drives or disk image files that are mapped to
virtual CD/DVD or floppy drives.
Firmware Inventory and Management
Cisco IMC Supervisor allows you to manage the firmware versions on the rack-mount servers. Effective
firmware management for the rack mount servers involves the following:
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Configuring a firmware upgrade profile.
You can configure a firmware upgrade profile for the servers that defines the download option for
the firmware files. You can choose between downloading the .iso files from a specified HTTP server,
or you can download it to a network path. When required, you can delete a firmware upgrade profile
from Cisco IMC Supervisor.
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New and Changed Documentation
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Upgrading the firmware on a server.
You must specify a profile, and select the servers which need the firmware upgrade. When required,
you can delete a firmware image from Cisco IMC Supervisor.
E-mail Alerts for Critical Faults
Cisco IMC Supervisor allows you to configure email alerting for critical faults. You can specify a valid
email address of the recipient to whom an email with a consolidated list of critical faults will be sent.
Support for High-level Power Management Tasks
With Cisco IMC Supervisor, you can perform the following power management-related tasks with the
rack-mount servers:
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Power cycle
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Power on and power off
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Hard reset
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Shut down
New and Changed Documentation
In addition to these Release Notes, the following Cisco IMC Supervisor documentation was created for
Release 1.0 and later.
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Cisco IMC Supervisor Installation on VMware vSphere, Release 1.0
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Cisco IMC Supervisor Rack-Mount Server Management Guide, Release 1.0
Caveats
This section includes the following topics:
Resolved Caveats in Release 1.0.0.1, page 7
Open Caveats in Release 1.0, page 8
Tip
Release note information is sometimes updated after these Release Notes are published. Use the Cisco
Bug Search Tool to see the most up-to-date release note information for any caveat listed here.
Resolved Caveats in Release 1.0.0.1
For a list of resolved caveats in Cisco IMC Supervisor, Release 1.0.0.1, login to the Cisco Bug Search
Tool and complete the following:
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Caveats
Field
Description
Product
Select Series/Model from the drop-down list and
enter Cisco IMC Supervisor 1.0.
Releases
Select Affecting or Fixed in these Releases and
enter 1.0(0.1).
Open Caveats in Release 1.0
Table 2 lists the open issues that may impact your testing of the features and enhancements in Cisco IMC
Supervisor, Release 1.0.
Table 2
Open Caveats in Release 1.0
Defect ID
Symptom
Workaround
CSCuq98804
KVM Console launch action from Inventory and Directly logging into the CIMC web UI will allow
Fault Status -> Rack Groups -> Rack Servers will the KVM launch.
fail to launch for M4 servers.
Cisco UCS M4 servers running firmware versions
2.0(3d) exhibit this behavior of not being able to
launch KVM console.
CSCur52018
Use NFS/CIFS options to host the ISO file for
Firmware upgrade profiles that select "Local
upgrades.
HTTP Server" option and require cisco.com
accounts, will not be able to select M4 and E series
images from cisco.com.
CSCur52427
Firmware upgrade failure in a few of the cases
shows the overall status message inappropriately
as "STR" or "NULL--""
There is no known workaround for this issue.
The reasons include but is not limited to the
following:
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Upgrading a server of a different model with
an image of different model results in a "STR"
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Upgrading a server with a wrong NFS/CIFS
share details results in a failure with the status
showing as "NULL"
CSCur29655
While mapping the customized user roles to the
login users, the Role field is not displayed in the
login users report page.
CSCur44067
Create a new configuration profile.CSCur84900
During the Firmware Configuration Profile
Creation - Cisco username and password would be
cached. Changing the existing configuration
profile would always point to the cached username
and password.
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There is no known workaround for this issue.
Documentation Feedback
Table 2
Open Caveats in Release 1.0
Defect ID
Symptom
Workaround
CSCur76818
Change of Locator LED status from OFF to ON or Run the inventory for the Cisco IMC server from
from ON to OFF will not reflect in the Summary Cisco IMC Supervisor to get the right status of
Locator LED.
page in Cisco IMC Supervisor right after the
Locator LED operation.
CSCur83095
New does not clear the existing data on
Firmware/Discovery Configuration Profile.
Either clear the data on the form manually, or create
a new configuration profile.
CSCur84900
Sometimes, an Email alert is triggered with an
empty list even though there is no critical fault
generated.
There is no known workaround for this issue.
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