Unified Computing System Discussions

We have a brandnew UCS and upgraded to 2.0(2r). Now we do have a problem with launching the UCSM and the KVM tool. The problem is not the https certificate (we installed a commercial one), this one works. but when launching the java web start tools, ...

Hi All,We have a B200 M3 with Suse Linux 11 which i had to rebuild due to some software issues. We managed to install the OS & boots up fine, however once i have bonded the two NiCs & the server is rebooted, the KVM keyboard stops working? i can stil...

Hi ,We have the UCS 260 M2 server. We unable to turn ON or OFF using the power button. Using the CIMC we able to do that.has there any way to enable the Power button in CIMC or any optionsThanks in advance !!!

                   Hi y'all,I seem to be unable to find the driver needed to install Windows 2012 on my C240 which is using the Embedded LSI MegaRAID controller.  I have downloaded both the ISO for 1.4.7a and 1.5.1b, neither one seems to have the nee...

I'm installing ESXi and Windows Server 2008 R2 via the Virtual Media tab on the UCS KVM Console, but noticed that it's really, really slow. My network meter is showing a send rate of 1.1 Mbps per session. Is this normal?Thanks.

Hi,I have installed ESXi-5.1.0-1065491-custom-Cisco-5.1.1.1 to the FlexFlash HV partition on a C220M3 and a C240M3, but on both servers when ESXi loads after a successful install it complains with 'no compatible network adapter found'.  It works fine...

Hi, we create various layer-2 only vlans on the FIs in order to achieve high network IO between servers and to avoid L3 lookups and northbound traffic to the core/aggregation switches. An example of this can be vmotion vnic on the esxi blades which i...

HiI wonder if there is any setting to set to get a graceful restart, when I update Host Firmware on a Service Profile and select "Reboot now" under Pending Activities. It seems that it just kill the server.Hopefully it is possible to set it to restar...

How to configure two cisco UCS manager in a cluster?Please provide the steps to configure two UCS manager in a cluster.Thanks in Advance!!!Thanks & Regards,Shashi

I got some thermal alerts from a 2104XP IOM last week.  I investigated and saw no thermal issues in our datacenter, nothing was blocking airflow, and not other components were experiencing any type of thermal issue.  So I opened a case with Cisco TAC...

Hi,       I need  a help to install the windows server 2012 on Cisco UCS 240 M3 server. I am new for UCS technology.I configured the CIMC and can access the CIMC via GUI.As it doesnt have a CD/DVD rom, i used the KVM to map the bootable 2012 image wh...

Hello,I am currently working on my first UCS installation. Current version is  1.43. We are using 6120XP FIs and B200 blades with M81KR VICs. Ethernet  Uplinks are configured to 2 NEXUS 5548UP. There are two vlans configured so far in all switches an...