Installing DNA Center - WO Screen (Serial + CIMC)

[Hirslanden]

Hello

We would like to set up our DNA Center, but we dont have a screen, keyboard and stuff in the Datacenter.

nornaly there is no problem, as every deice has serial or oob connection.

DNA Center has Both, sadly CIMC is default not DHCP, so no chance for that.

Well theres the serial R45

sad it does not work. i connected it to our Serial Console Server - with no result.

i went there with a cisco serial cable - no result.

Does anyone know, how the settings should be for the serial connection?

i went for any bausrate. triedy flow control off, hardware and so on.

with no result. 

[Claudia de Luna]

Hi @Hirslanden ,

Did you try 115200?  (See post below)

http://www.cloudyfuture.net/2016/02/18/deploy-cisco-ucs-c-series-servers-via-serial/

[Hirslanden]

@Claudia de Luna 

yes, i have tried the 115200. it looks like its working, but there is no output in the terminal.

and it is terrible to find any information about the settings for the serial connection.

that is why im posting here, no search result in any usefull information.

seems like i realy have to get a keyboard, a monitor and go the the datacenter, which is realy annoying and big minus as we are testing the DNA Center for feature use and got this appliance from cisco.

[Claudia de Luna]

Wow, you are not kidding!  

Have not come across anything official even searching for specific C220 Installation Guides.

Try 57600..that seems to have worked for others.

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1148511-serial-connection-to-cisco-ucs-c220

https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/ucs-c220-serial-port/td-p/2258332

and finally, is it too late to ask for this for Christmas? (or New Years :D)?

StarTech.com USB Crash Cart Adapter

a Tad pricy but worth its weight in gold.  

One of these has seen me through many data center builds and I guarantee you the server guys will be trying to borrow it!