Cisco UCS Platform Emulator (2.2(3a))

[ericwill]

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator (2.2(3a))

New Hardware Features

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 2.2(3aPE1), adds support for the following new hardware:

• Added support for the following blade servers:
  • UCSB-B200-M4
• Added support for the following rack servers:
  • Cisco UCSC-C220-M4S
  • Cisco UCSC-C220 - M4L
  • Cisco UCSC-C240-M4S
  • Cisco UCSC-C240-M4L
  • Cisco UCSC-C240-M4S2
  • Cisco UCSC-C240-M4SX
• Added support for the following Network Adapters:
  • UCSB-MLOM-40G-03
  • UCSC-MLOM-CSC-02
  • UCSB-VIC-M83-8P
• Added the following new templates for UCSB-B200-M4, UCSC-C240-M4L/M4S/M4S2/M4SX, and UCSC-C220-M4L/M4S servers:
  • B200M4Large
  • B200M4Low
  • B200M4Medium1
  • B200M4Medium2
  • B200M4Medium3
  • B200M4Medium4
  • C220M4SHigh
  • C220M4SMedium1
  • C220M4SMedium2
  • C240M4SXMedium
  • C240M4SXHigh1
  • C240M4SXHigh2

New Software Features

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 2.2(3aPE1) includes the following new features:

• Fabric Interconnect-IOM Links Configuration support
• Automatic update of DB Persistence value to reset DB on performing a configuration change on the control panel
• Extended Direct Connect Rack support to configure multiple and different adapters on a rack server
• New default configuration containing a mix of M3 and M4 blade and rack servers

NOTE: From UCS PE 2.2(1bPE1) onwards, UCS PE supports uploading the B-Series and C-Series server firmware bundles.  Because of the large file sizes of the firmware bundles, UCS PE only supports uploading of only the stripped-down versions (attached to this document), which includes only the firmware metadata but not the actual firmware itself in the binaries.  The stripped-down version of the firwmare bundles which contain metadata only of the B-series and C-series server firmware is reduced to approximately 50 kB in size.

• Download UCSPE Firmware Bundles:  UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)

[daiki.matsuda]

I use these emulators on QEMU-KVM. But only 2.2.3aPE1 does not work because /etc/init.d/apevmsec -u fails for sector numbers error.

[ericwill]

We have never tested QEMU-KVM for UCSPE.  Only VMware / Hyper-V are tested / supported today.     

[aas000001111]

I am trying to use the XML API and I am running the Emulator (version 2.2(3.a)) using VMware Fusion (mac). My problem is that I do not know what it the ip address the posts should be sent to. Does anyone know how to get this ip address, please?

Found solution:

It is the IP address the emulator VM has been given, which is displayed on boot of the VM. But remember to use /nuova/, i.e. <ip_address>/nuova/ (Cisco UCS Rack-Mount Servers CIMC XML API Programmer s Guide - Using the Cisco CIMC XML API Methods [Cisco Integrated M…)

[aas000001111]

What is the XML command(s) required to create a vMedia policy and mount a vMedia using the XML API?

I have seen multiple XMLs but none work. Does anyone know where I can get the documentation with the required information as the document I have for the XML API does not contain such information? very much appreciated

[akovacich]

Anyone still having issues with the network error when downloading this?  I get to around 100MB and it fails.  I have tried multiple Internet connections with the same result.  Thanks!

[ericwill]

Ping me directly at ericwill at cisco dot com, and I can help you out offline.