VDI vGPU Lessons Learned...
Anyone else like pioneering? Trying new things? Tackling problems head on? Let's be honest, if it was easy, it wouldn't be worth it. I love my job and being able to overcome new challenges (almost ...
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PXE-Less Windows Server Bare Metal Installations on UCS
Last year I wrote about automating Red Hat Linux installations using VMedia policies. Today we'll talk about a brand new way to install Windows Operating Systems using the same method. This method h...
Exclusive Cisco Live sessions for Customer Connection Program members!
Are you headed to Orlando between June 10-14 for Cisco LIve? Are you looking for exclusive roadmap sessions to get some insight into what Cisco has coming down the line? If so then look no further, as...
Cisco UCS Director 6.6 is Available Now !!
We are pleased to announce the general availability (GA) of Cisco UCS Director 6.6 starting April 30th 2018. Following are Cisco UCS Director 6.6 key features: UCSD 6.6 key features include:Intersight...
UCS Manager 3.2(3) and Cisco IMC 3.1(3a) with Spectre/Variant 2 Mitigations are released
Cisco is pleased to announce the release of UCS Manager 3.2(3a) and Cisco IMC 3.1(3a) today. These releases address critical security vulnerabilities, provide support for new hardware and accessories,...
UCS and Hyperflex M5 Firmware Update for Spectre/Variant 2 Vulnerability
Update - January 20, 2018Intel released a statement today with additional information about a reboot issue associated with the microcode update for Broadwell, Haswell, Skylake and other processors, an...
Cisco Intersight Base General Availability Announcement
Back in July we announced Project Starship along with a Tech Preview of a product that would later be launched as Cisco Intersight. While it is not common that we release an internal project codename,...
Cisco IMC Platform Emulator v3.0(3f) Release Announcement
Cisco is pleased to announce the release of the IMC Platform Emulator v3.0(3f). The IMC Platform Emulator (IMCPE) gives users an in-depth understanding of the standalone rack server IMC framework, wit...
With FlexPod QoS, Start with Best Effort for Best Performance
The Quality of Service (QoS) setup in FlexPod Datacenter has always been done with simplicity in mind and as a base for more advanced configuration when necessary. Because the FlexPod IP data network...
Cisco UCS Manager 3.2(2) Release Announcement - Support for Cisco UCS 4 Socket M5 servers and more.
Cisco has released UCS Manager 3.2(2) which is available on Cisco.com. UCS Manager 3.2(2) provides support for: Cisco UCS B480 M5 servers and accessoriesCisco UCS C480 M5 servers and accessoriesSuppor...
Cisco IMC Software 3.1(1): Enabling UCS C-Series M5 servers and the next generation UCS management platform
Cisco has released IMC (Integrated Management Controller) Software version 3.1(1) for the C220 M5 and C240 M5 which is available on Cisco.com. Cisco IMC Software provides out of band platform manageme...
UCS Manager 3.2(1) ushers in the UCS M5 generation servers and the next generation UCS management platform
Cisco has released UCS Manager 3.2(1) which is available on Cisco.com. UCS Manager 3.2(1) provides support for UCS M5 generation servers as well as enablement for the next generation UCS management pl...
New Customer Connection Program briefing: UCS Solutions - Next-gen Designs for Desktop Virtualization and SAP
We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the next Customer Connection Program (CCP) briefing! This briefing will take place on August 25 at 8AM PST and is titled Cisco UCS Solution...
What can UCS bring to a Container Cluster environment? - Part 2
Get the Guide - KUBaM: Kubernetes on Cisco UCS made easy!As you have seen from the Part 1 post, Cisco UCS can bring a lot of value to a Contianer Cluster environment which can prove of immense value a...
What can UCS bring to a Container Cluster environment? - Part 1
Get the Guide - KUBaM: Kubernetes on Cisco UCS made easy!During a recent deployment of a Kuberenetes environment on Cisco UCS we noted that certain features of the UCS technology which provided unique...
