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:
- Direct downloads from this site are not supported. The following links should be used for downloads:
- Note that download and use of the Platform Emulator is subject to the UCS Platform Emulator License Agreement
MD5 hashes for downloads:
- ZIP: b390bbf1d783532194141c9b7bff6d64
- OVA: 1577b7b88b7287b707fea9995c5f0135
Cisco dCloud Programmability Demo using the UCS Platform Emulator
Video demos of the Emulator
Previous Releases:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 4.1(2cPE1):
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Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 4.0(4ePE1):
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Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.2(3ePE1):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(2ePE1):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(2bPE1) - UCS Classic, Mini, and C3260:
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 3.1(1ePE1) - UCS Classic, Mini, and M-Series:
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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):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.1(2aPE1):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.1(1aPE3):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 2.0(1mPE1):
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Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 1.4(1aPE1):
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Documentation:
Cisco UCS Platform Emulator version 1.3(1aPE1):
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