Unified Computing System Discussions

How to configure CISCO C240 M4SX to run in C0 mode exclusively

Hi All, I have CISCO c240 M4SX server. We are having requirement to configure CISCO C240 M4SX to run in C0 mode exclusively. What are the setting in BIOS to support this? Regards, Suhag Desai

Cloud name is not reachable when enabling SRM in UCSD

Ok, we have just got hold of UCS Director and I am busy setting it up. But I am stumped when trying to integrate Vmware Site Recovery Manager I can add my Vmware clouds successfully and can see information etc, unless I try to enable SRM when the ac...

faulty slot - can't boot from ISO?

I have a rather odd problem. In one of my UCS environments I seem to have one particular slot in one chassis that is broken. Nothing in that slot can boot from ISO. Some environment details: FI's: 6248, 2.2(5b) Blades: B230 M2 Steps taken: Decom-reac...

UCS Central - bug reporting

Hi all, How do I go about reporting a bug in UCS Central? The TAC website wants a product serial number but I don't know how to obtain that. I'll reply to this post with an explanation of the bug I think I've found anyway - perhaps it's just user err...

Scripting UCS FI 2.x NX-OS Commands

Has anyone successfully scripted UCS 2.x NX-OS commands (such as show system uptime, and show platform software cmccrtl process meminfo | i MemFree) that can be run across multiple domains which passes credentials? Apparently cannot be done using Po...

UCS | serial console over LAN

We recently got a UCS 5108 and installed in a remote site. The fabric interconnects have serial consoles which needs to be accessed from our LAN during power-up of UCS and cisco webex support sessions. What is the recommended method to access the s...

DAS for UCS on FC or SAS

One of my client is looking for DAS option on standalone UCS. What options would be available to connect to DAS (FC or SAS) , what HBA can be used? Also was trying to find DAS options available to connect to UCS. Can some one help on options availabl...

Resolved! How to Configure Intel X520 Dual Port card on VMware

Hi, I'm Hyeonjin. I'm configuring use VMware5.5. I want to use Intel X520 SFP+ Dual Port 10GB like LOM(on board NIC 1G TX), but it's not display the Port on CIMC and NIC card configure on VMware How to configre the problem? Server : UCS C220 M4 C...

Resolved! Old interface in UCS Central 1.4(1a)?

Hi, Can anyone tell me how I can switch back to the old interface in UCS Central 1.4(1a)? There just doesn't seem to be an option for it so wondering if I need to specify it on the URL? Thanks Richard

UCS cluster IP not responding

Hello all, cluster ucsm mgmt ip not accessible even not able ping. from primary FI i can able to access UCSM. please advice how we can solve this problem. Regards Vinod Narayanan

Recover 6248 Fabric Interconnect after firmware activation

Hi, My Fabric Interconnect 6248 had 2.0.3a version running. I tried to upgrade that to 2.2.5b via UCSM. After attempting to activate the firmware I need to reboot the whole setup. Now, Fabric Interconnect is not responding to ping or console connecti...

UCS C220-M3S CIMC Firmware Upgrade Problems

I am working on a project to upgrade the CIMC firmware on all our older C220-M3S servers. The current version of firmware on the servers is either 1.5 (4d) or 1.5 (4e). At the time I began the project the most up to date version of firmware is 2.0.8d...

Resolved! How to find the CPU Family in Cisco UCS using Cli

Is there anyway in cli that can provide the CPU Family of all blades from all chassis.

FEX to Blade connectivity

Hi Team I am beginner of ucs and trying to understand the logical connectivity between FEX (Backplane connectivity) to Chassis blades. I referred few documents from google but unable to understand the connectivity between IOM (Backplane to Blade VIC...