Unified Computing System Discussions

Hi; I have 6  new C200-M1 servers that all appear to have the same issue: they all halt the Cisco logo during startup. Nothing else is diaplayed. I have connected a KVM to both the front and rear graphics connectors with the same results: the severs ...

I am trying to get a core dump from my Linux server running on a blade in a UCS however I can not get the OS to catch the sysrq-c.The OS is hanging and the only option to get it back is a hard reset in the UCS console.I can make the sysrq-c work on a...

Hello Experts,We are planning to connect Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect to (WS-X4648-RJ45-E) module on 4500 Catalyst Switch.What SFP module do we need to install on the Fabric Interconnect for this connection ?Thank you,Mohammad     

Let's say we have an FCoE pass-through switch sitting between an  Enode's CNA and the FCoE port of an FCF.Although the FCoE pass through  switch is invisible to the FC stacks on both ends, its existence does  impact the manner in which the FC stack o...

Looking at the requirements of the Nexus 1000V as requiring VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Version 4.0 or later.This seems like a steep cost for some relatively small sites to take advantage of the technology.Does anyone know if there are plans to ea...

I have 2 brand new UCS C210 M1 servers. Both are running the follow:BIOS - C200.1.2.2f.0 - updated from 1.2.1bCIMC - 1.2(2d)LOM - 1.4.3Broadcom Nic - 5.0.6ESXi - 4.0 U1Intel driver - 1.3.19.12.1Broadcom driver - 2.0.7cServers are connected to the net...

Imagine that I need to validate the integrity of the firmware running on the UCS. I see how I can get a list of versions of running firmware. I also see that I can transfer files from the UCS via copy. What I don't see is how I can connect those two ...

Is it possible to activate mschap2 on the ucs system?I only found this:ucs-A# connect nxosucs-A(nxos)# show aaa authentication login mschapv2MSCHAP V2 is disabledBut i can't figure out how to enable it.

Can the 1000v be deployed in a non-Cisco networking environment? lets say we have HP blades and a Juniper ToR switch.With  the UCS system, the 1000v CLI is accessed via UCS Manager ( I think Im  right about that). The UCS manager resides on the 6100s...

If you have 4 5108 Chassis can you have 1 chassis with 4 links per fex and 3 with 2 links?  I would imagine the answer to that is no, as the policy is system wide.  Personally I really wanted the policy to be more like MLPP and be a minimum set of li...