Unified Computing System Discussions

BW utilization in UCS

Hello,In the PERFORMANCE tab in Fabric Interconnects (EQUIPMENT general tab in UCS Manager) one can see several columns, like %Utilization.What does the "%Utilization Tx" mean in a vNIC, whether it is the %Utilization regarding the physical port spee...

Swapping hard drives for replacement Hardware

I have a C200 M2 server running ESXi that has some hardware issues. I have a new replacement C200 M2 and will need to transfer the old CPU, RAM, and harddrives to the new server.My question is, will I be able to boot up off the old harddrives in the...

Resolved! What kind of PDU do folks like for the UCS?

I am planning to deploy UCS in the next month or so. It sounds like each UCS chassis requires four L6-20 receptacles.And we're getting two chassis. So I was looking to get a couple of Pulizzi like the onces below. Anyone prefer anothertype for bet...

Resolved! Cisco ucs with VMware 5 auto deploy

Hi,In our lab i am testing with VMware 5 and Cisco UCS. We are running UCSM 2.0 (1m). I am now testing the part auto deploy. I have setup auto deploy in VMware and it is working ( first i had some issues with DHCP on windows that is solved in the UCS...

SNMP OID for 5108 Chassis input and output Watts?

Anybody know these? Craig

No SAN Switch Logins

I have the typical setup:2 x 6248 Interconnects2 x Brocade SAN SwitchesEMC StorageAll cross connected for redundancy. However, I am not seeing any logins to the second SAN switch when I boot a blade. I looked at all the vSAN config's etc., and it loo...

issue ucs c210 m2

Hello all,I'm having a problem creating a Raid 1 on my ucs c210 m2 in order to install esxi with redundancy, I installed the mezzanine card to support raid 1 with esxi, but i can't see my sata hard drives when i go to the lsi setup. Can anyone help m...

Resolved! Configuring UCS FC Uplinks

Hi,I am confused about configuring the UCS FC Uplinks.the setup is as follows UCS (2 fabric Interconnects - 2 different VSANS) --> Nexus 5k (2 for redundancy - each FI to a Nexus) --> EMC StorageI have connected 2 FC ports from the Fabric Interconnec...

UCS-C200-M2 Memory Questions

I was trying to understand the description in the picture below.Question #1: Are the part numbers below is for a single piece of memory stick? Or it could be multiple pieces?Question #2: If they are for a single piece, why 8GB would have the same pr...

ISCSI traffic, couple of questions

Hi All,First i'm new to UCS so excuse my lack of knowledge. I had some questions about ISCSI and NFS traffic over 10GB ethernet.We are planning on having 5548's and two 6248's interconnects, when does it make sense to use the 5548's forour ISCSI SAN...

Cisco UCS C210M2-VCD2 Server Installation

Hi guys,I am planning to install UC applications on couple UCS C210M2 servers and i need to know where to start from and what needs to be setup first like configure the management port , CIMC, upgrade firmwares, install esxi, license files for vmware...

UCS 2.0(1t) Firmware Upgrade and "Missing or Incompatible BIOS Image"

Hello,After installing firmware 2.0(1t) I got the gollowing error when booting up the blades in the General - Status Details:"Missing or Incompatible BIOS Image"Has anyone experienced this, if so what is the fix?Thanks

How to install ESXi or any OS withour going through KVM?

Is it possible to just walk up to blade with keyboard and mouse, CD drive to install OS?

Resolved! UCS WWPN not logging in MDS 9124

Hi, I'm trying to connect UCS to an MDS 9124, but can’t get the UCS WWPN’s to show in the MDS flogi database. I (believe) I have my vHBA & vSAN configured correctly and NPIV is enabled on the MDS. I’m not using port channels and I’m in FC end-host mo...

Resolved! Disable vEthernet snmp trap link-status on 1000v

Hello - Are there any options to disable the snmp link-status trap on Veth interfaces on the 1000v? The normal "no snmp trap link-status" command is not available on a Vethernet interface, nor on the port-profile. You can do it on the physical upli...

Unified Computing System Discussions

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BW utilization in UCS

Swapping hard drives for replacement Hardware

Resolved! What kind of PDU do folks like for the UCS?

Resolved! Cisco ucs with VMware 5 auto deploy

SNMP OID for 5108 Chassis input and output Watts?

No SAN Switch Logins

issue ucs c210 m2

Resolved! Configuring UCS FC Uplinks

UCS-C200-M2 Memory Questions

ISCSI traffic, couple of questions

Cisco UCS C210M2-VCD2 Server Installation

UCS 2.0(1t) Firmware Upgrade and "Missing or Incompatible BIOS Image"

How to install ESXi or any OS withour going through KVM?

Resolved! UCS WWPN not logging in MDS 9124

Resolved! Disable vEthernet snmp trap link-status on 1000v

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