Unified Computing System Discussions

Hi All,I need some information on Service Profile configuration for ESXi hosts that will be running Cisco Unified Communications Manager and associated applications (Unity Connections and Presence)The B-Series Chassis will initially host 2 B200M2 bla...

Hello,I have installed UCS C series server and able to access CIMC. But, when I try to install ESXi vsphere, I am not able to launch virtual media from Virtual KVM console. On the console, I have this error message. Can anyone explain how to fix this...

Are there any known issues with a Q-Logic  adapter after upgrading to 1.3(1p)?I just upgraded UCS firmware to 1.3(1p) from 1.3(1c) and I cannot create 2 vHBAs. I get the config-failure and error is clear, not enough vHBA'sWhen I delete one vHBA profi...

Hello,When reading ESXi Boot from SAN instructions for UCS, I came across the following sentence:"Configure a LUN or RAID volume on your SAN, then  connect to the SAN and verify that one (and only one) path exists from  the SAN HBA to the LUN".I don'...

Hi all,anyone knows if ESX4.1(of course enterprise plus) is fully compatible with the VEM that is installed with UCS in VM tab?i'm having this error when i try to add vSwitch to a host.vDS operation failed on host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, An error occurred d...

Has anyone heard of the IO virtualization approach?It accomplishes the exact same thing with regard to IO consolidation, ie the reduction of cables and the consolidation of NICs and HBAs into a single entity. But it does NOT unify the fabrics or get ...

Hello folks,I currently have a problem with the KVM Launch Manager on UCS Manager 1.4.1i. When I press the KVM Launch Manager link, I get an errorcode #2032. However, I can't figure out, what this errorcode means and I can't get the KVM to work at al...

Hello,I've noticed there are 2 part numbers in UCS that are apparently not included by default in a UCS shipment.N20-BKVM --> dongle kvm direct to bladesN20-CRMK --> rail kit for 5108 chassisI'm wondering what is wrong here as specially the rail kit ...

Hi,        We have 6120XP FI's and 2 Chassis with 8 blades each. There is ESXi 4.1 installed on all the blades and multiple customer VMs will be deployed on top of these ESXi hosts. All these customers will be having their separate VLANs configured o...

I need to track configuration changes to a UCS 6120 XP and it seems the most thorough way to do it I have found is the "show configuration" command. I diff the results of this versus a prior call. I have a couple of questions about this mechanism:- A...

How are the latest server technologies supported on the C-series? Are the Rack Servers separate or part of the Cisco UCS system?