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UCS Platform Emulator Downloads: UCSPE 4.2(2a) / UCSPE 4.1(2c)

ericwill
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

on ‎12-12-2013 08:46 AM - edited on ‎05-26-2022 11:45 AM by Cisco Employee

The following Cisco UCS Platform Emulators are available for download from Cisco:

Current Cisco UCS Platform Emulators

CONFIGURATION IMPORT NOTE:  Importing configuration backups (All, System, or Logical) taken from the UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE) to physical UCS Manager domains is not recommended or supported by Cisco TAC.  UCSPE backups should only be imported to UCSPE domains.

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 4.2(2aPE1) - UCS 62xx/63xx/64xx Fabric Interconnect, C4200, S3260, Mini:

Downloads:

MD5 hashes for downloads:

  • ZIP: b390bbf1d783532194141c9b7bff6d64
  • OVA: 1577b7b88b7287b707fea9995c5f0135

Cisco dCloud Programmability Demo using the UCS Platform Emulator

  • UCSPE is featured in a Cisco dCloud programmability demo.   The demo includes a comprehensive lab guide for programming using the Cisco UCS PowerTool and Python SDK.

Video demos of the Emulator

 

Previous Releases:

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 4.1(2cPE1):

Downloads:

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 4.0(4ePE1):

Downloads:

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.2(3ePE1):

Downloads:

Documentation:

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(2ePE1):

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(2bPE1) - UCS Classic, Mini, and C3260:

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(1ePE1) - UCS Classic, Mini, and M-Series:

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.0(2cPE1) - UCS Mini:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 3.0(2cPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.5(2aPE1) - UCS M-series:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.5(2aPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.2(5aPE1) - UCS Classic:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.2(5aPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Archived Cisco UCS Platform Emulators

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.0(1cPE1):

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 3.0(1cPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.5(1aPE1) - UCS M-series:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.5(1aPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.2(4bPE1) - UCS Classic:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.2(4bPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.2(3aPE1) - UCS Classic:

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.2(3aPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.2(2cPE1):

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.2(2cPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.2(1bPE1):

Downloads:

  • Download UCSPE 2.2(1bPE1) OVA or ZIP (Requires Cisco.com login)
  • UCS Platform Emulator Firmware Bundles (includes firmware meta-data only)
    • 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.

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.1(3aPE1):

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.1(2aPE1):

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.1(1aPE3):

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.0(1mPE1):

Downloads:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 1.4(1aPE1):

Downloads:

Documentation:

 

 

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 1.3(1aPE1):

Downloads:

Comments
ericwill
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎08-26-2014 01:28 PM

I reuploaded a newer OVA on this.  Can you retry it with the newest one I uploaded?

Matthew Crocker
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎11-17-2014 06:32 PM

Where can we obtain support for UCSPE? Any community page? Experiencing all sorts of weird issues.

towagner
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎11-17-2014 06:57 PM

This is the place! Please post your question with details of the specific issues you are experiencing.

-Todd

Matthew Crocker
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎11-17-2014 07:02 PM

The problem resolved itself, but not before I tried to start UCSPE with my new hardware configuration about 10 times. The default hardware configuration was sticking around and it would not load my new startup inventory. I rebooted and shutdown the UCSPE VM completely. Didn’t seem to make a difference. Have you come across this quirk before?

Matthew Crocker
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎11-17-2014 08:40 PM

Also noticed that the blades are not reflecting all of the memory that has been added as well. Only 32GB or 16GB is showing up. Even though it accepted adding 16 and 6 x 16GB DIMMS.

alf
Level 1
Level 1
‎11-18-2014 02:49 PM

Hello UCSPE Community,

I started with UCSPE V2.2.3aPE1. After install and launching UCSM and login with default user and password

it takes ab. 60 sec. and then the following error message appears:

Login Error: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out

I´ve installed the lastest JRE 1.8.0_25-b18 (32 and 64 Bit) and use Firefox 31.2.0 ESR.

Any hint where to look further ?

alf
Level 1
Level 1
‎11-19-2014 12:19 AM

problem fixed, it was related to initial setup of UCSPE, my fault. I did only configure a static IP on eth0.

After adding IP addresses for eth 1 and eth2 from the same subnet, login now works fine.

secharle
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎11-24-2014 08:56 PM

Hey Guys,

I have a customer that has identified a what we think is a problem with "Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.0(1cPE1)". He would like to make changes to the startup configuration, eg. remove the C-series servers, reduced the B200M3 to 2, remove the VIC 1280's and change ram to 2 x 16GB DIMMS.  Once anychange is made no matter how small and PE is saved and restarted we see no inventory at all.  The 6324's appear as 6296's with no configuration options. The chassis has no inventory of configuration options.

Any idea's?

fadhiliahmadi
Community Member
‎12-06-2014 02:21 AM

hi!

kindly help me! i get this message when am try to logging to the cisco UCS platform emulator

Login Error:

java.net.SocketTimeoutException:Read timed out

Jacob Wilde
Level 1
Level 1
‎12-11-2014 03:46 PM

secharle Per the release notes for 3.0(1c) here the only servers supported are B200 M3, C220 M3 and C240 M4, sounds like you're breaking the emulator/trying to run it in an un-supported configuration. You're customer will have to use the 2.2(3a) version of the emulator until additional servers are supported.

Hope that helps!

Jacob Wilde
Level 1
Level 1
‎12-11-2014 03:52 PM

ericwill Any ETA on a Emulator for 2.2(3c)? Looking to test/validate the "QPI snoop mode via Service Profile" settings for disabling Cluster-on-Die (CoD) for the new Intel E5-2660 v3 CPUs.

vishwanatha.krishnamurthy1
Community Member
‎01-06-2015 07:45 AM

Is it not interesting, when I tried to change  the clock manually !

cisco-ucspe /system/services # set clock  Jan 06  2015  21  09  10

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System

Administrator. It usually boils down to these two things:

        #1) Respect the privacy of others.

        #2) Think before you type.

Password:

/usr/bin/sudo: /isan/bin/check_ntp_server.sh: command not found

alf
Level 1
Level 1
‎01-19-2015 11:09 AM

Hello UCSPE Team,

is it possible to add the latest SP8 bundles to the Hardware Startup Bundles in UCSPE 2.2(3)a ?

thanks in advance for help and comments

Alfred

David Parker
Level 1
Level 1
‎03-18-2015 08:16 PM

Is there a good quick start or tutorial for initial configuration using the emulator?

towagner
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
‎03-19-2015 05:31 AM

The guide to configuring the emulator itself is at the top of this page

As for configuring UCS Manager, the emulator is running a full version of UCSM, so any UCSM documentation is going to apply.  Here are a couple of links:

UCS Manager Quick Start and Best Practices - Cisco UCS Manager Configuration Common Practices and Quick-Start Guide - Cisco

UCS Manager Configuration Guides and Examples - Cisco UCS Manager - Configure - Cisco

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