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Best practices for Server Port cabling (FI<->IOM)

I currently have two chassis(5108) connected to two Fiber Intrerconnects (6248). Two cables from each IOM to each FI. Chassis 1:IOM1/1 - FI-A port 1IOM1/2 - FI-A port 2IOM2/1 - FI-B port 1IOM2/2 - FI-B port 2Chassis 2:IOM1/1 - FI-A port 9IOM1/2 - F...

Resolved! UCS C22 M3 Software RAID LSI Problem with hard-drive

Hello,I post here because I search many hours for a stupid problem.I have a Cisco UCS C22 M3 with soft RAID LSI MagicRAID.I have two hard drive of 1To.I create a RAID Array with type 1 (mirror).When I launch VMware ESXi 5.1 U1 install I see not the R...

Cisco Recommended Disk type in EXSi 5.1

Hi I'm Using EXSi 5.1 on UCS C220M3, I'm using OVAs to devolop VM machines, in this process there are 3 disk types. 1.Thick Provision Lazy-Zeroed 2. Thick Provision Eager-Zeroed 3. ThinI would like to know what is the cisco recommended type, i cannot...

Create FI6248 SAN Port-Channel - No Operational Members

My problem is similar to this discussion: https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2169563The environment is UCS 2.1(1a), 6248s, 5548s.The configuration is exactly the same as well as the symptoms. I already enabled fport-channel-trunk feature, and ver...

iSCSI- Adding iSCSI SRs to XS booting via iSCSI [Cisco UCS]

Hello all-I am currently running XS 6.0.2 w/ HF XS602E001 & XS602E002 applied running on Cisco UCS B200-M3 blades. XS seems to be functioning ok, except that i cannot see the subnet assigned to my SAN, and as a result, i cannot add any SR for VM stor...

Configuring Management VLAN for standalone Nexus 5k

Hi All,The architecture in the attachment doesnt require redundancy and hence has a single N5k with N2k as FEX. The setup is working fine except for the management vlan and mgmt 0 interface being down.As of now, mgmt0 interface has no link connected ...

UCSM Performance tab

For so long I have been looking for some explanation or documentation about how works and measure the result in the performance tab in the FI on UCSM. This is very confusing because the value crosses the 100% all the time.Anyone knows about it?Thank ...

Resolved! Possible issues installing ESXi 5.0.0 on a B22 M3

I have booted from the esx disk and in the process of installing the software. It's asked me for the root password and when it goes to do the system Scan I get this error<VALIDATE_HOST_HW ERROR: Vendor VIB for Hewlett-Packard Company found, but host ...

Need to run fsck on UCS Central VM -- how?

We had a storage disruption event recently that appears to have flipped the root volume on our UCS Central VM to read-only. After rebooting the VM, I get an error message about needing to run a manual fsck due to filesystem errors on /dev/VolGroup00/...

C 260-M2 installation guidelines

HiIam unable to locate installation / setup guide for fresh installation of C260 M2 for PCCE.Someone do direct me with appropriate links . Also more info on CUCM licensing for setting up on C260 M2Thanks in advance

UCS Multicast policy

Can someone help me in configuring multicast policy in UCS.I have a redhat cluster heartbeat on vlan 300. I have configured a multicast policy and applied to that vlan.I'm not sure i have configured correctly:IGMP Snooping state: enabledIGMP snooping...

Resolved! Question on Call Home

All-Knowing Contributors! I am configuring call home on our system and I see we need profiles setup. I inherited this system and the default profile is setup and it seems to only have the alert group "Normal" assigned to it. According to the document...

UCS C210 Disk Replacement Guide

Hi,We have 2 UCS C210M2 servers. Each UCS has 10 HDD in it. So there are a total of 20 HDD on both the UCS C210M2 servers. UCS-1 is the primary one and UCS-2 acts as the redundant one. Both the UCS servers are on production. ESXi 4.0 is installed on ...

Resolved! UCS Central - SSL Certificates

Where can I find documentation regarding using an SSL cert with UCS central?

Resolved! Fault shows in Fault Summary, but not in list of Faults

Here's my persistent fault (Severity=Warning) in Fault Summary: Here's what I get when I click on the green triangle icon in the Fault Summary: I get nothing. So I can't address the fault.It shows up under the associated Service Profile as well...

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Best practices for Server Port cabling (FI<->IOM)

Resolved! UCS C22 M3 Software RAID LSI Problem with hard-drive

Cisco Recommended Disk type in EXSi 5.1

Create FI6248 SAN Port-Channel - No Operational Members

iSCSI- Adding iSCSI SRs to XS booting via iSCSI [Cisco UCS]

Configuring Management VLAN for standalone Nexus 5k

UCSM Performance tab

Resolved! Possible issues installing ESXi 5.0.0 on a B22 M3

Need to run fsck on UCS Central VM -- how?

C 260-M2 installation guidelines

UCS Multicast policy

Resolved! Question on Call Home

UCS C210 Disk Replacement Guide

Resolved! UCS Central - SSL Certificates

Resolved! Fault shows in Fault Summary, but not in list of Faults

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