Unified Computing System Discussions

Looking for documentation that details the configuration steps needed to configure Port Channels and Trunking on a Cisco Catalyst 4500 and other Catalyst models to support the UCS 6100 Ethernet Uplinks. I have found all kinds of documents on creating...

Hello,Little question: in a UCS environment, I want to recable a FEX of a chassis which is already in production. What are the exact steps? Is it or is it not disruptive?Please, answer for all possible cases, when going from 4 cables to 2 cables and ...

Im wondering if someone can clear up one thing for me….What exactly does a UCS FEX do besides aggregate the server traffic  and push it up to the Fabric Interconnects? What I am wondering is what  functionality/technology does it need to possess to d...

The Extended-Memory management feature of the UCS C250 servers enables them to configure up to 384 GB RAM on a 2-socket based server. Dell has with the R810 servers that can handle up to 512 GB RAM and has a feature that enables it to use this amount...

I was wondering if anyone has successfully deployed UC on the C-Series server in conjunction with NetApp SAN?I'm after some info on FC/FCoE/iSCSI support.Thanks!!!

Hi All,I have a problem with how to clear CIMC password of the C250 M1 server. I had check the installation guide and I did not find the method.I just got a server from the customer side, and I want to check the operation status of the hardward. We c...

Is there any difference between 5010/20 and 5548 in functionality for NAS?I am using Nexus 5010 between UCS FIC and Array.I am aware of the differences in port density, unified ports, L3 support etc etc.Fundamentally what do I loose if I am just test...

I am trying to get B230 working for Boot from SAN on disk type being SAS on the array. On the  B230's, is there anything different that has to be done to get boot from SAN working? Has anybody else tried this?200M2's Boot from SAN on SAS without any ...

When we shutdown a ESX host in vCenter the UCSM just reboots the server. The desired power state is "up" but where do you configure that setting so the server stays down after a shutdown?vSphere DPM is NOT enabled.I have looked all of UCSM for any se...

I'm trying to get peoples general thoughts/feedback on running UC 8.0 on UCS. We are begining to propose this as an option for customers but are getting some push back from our local Cisco office that it's to early to start proposing.Our recomendatio...