Unified Computing System Discussions

I have a device connect to e2/3, from UCS cli, how would I know whether this is B-series server or c-series server? how would i know this device support ethernet or FCOE, if the port mode is vntag, can i say it support FCOE?

I associate a service profile template to the chasis, is it enough to pre-provision the cisco ucs chasis?

Hi All,  I tried to map virtual media on UCS using NFS i got the below error in the logs .   As recommended we tried the green button please see the screen shot attached   I checked in the CIMC logs below is the error    ncutil.c:105:[ncPing]libnc: n...

Hi guys,   I finally got a chance to try and play with Vmware Virtual Volumes (VVOL) today (available in vsphere/vcenter 6.0) and discovered that the UCS doesn't seem to support it.I have a Nimble storage array (think SmartStack) that is running the ...

This has me stumped. 6248UP FIs, 5108 chassis with 3 B200M4 blades running recent ESXi, 3.1(1g) firmware thruout. One of the blades has mac stuck on at least one of the mgmt vnics. The stuck mac is a valid one in the pool, and was assigned at one po...

Hi Guys , We are about to create a new environment, and we want to do it in the best way. I know there are mainly two options for FI to Nexus 5K connections  - let's call it "cross" and "straight" What is a "newer" topology ? And which benefit do i...

i got a c240 m4 server that after upgrading the firmware to 3.1(2e) will not see the boot from san path and now will not boot into the OS. any idea?

Can Someone make me clear the Difference between Fabric Interconnect and Fabric Extender???

What is the UCS C880 M4 rack mounting system?  The installation guide for C880 does not provide any information on the rail system.  I'm preparing for receipt of one of these and would like some details in advance. 

Dear AllRegarding Cisco Data center design i want to know some points regarding UCS service profile based on the following customization ,i have one chassis with 5 Blade server each will host 25 VM with total of 125 VM  &the VM will reside on SAN sto...

Thankfully this is a lab environment.We implemented LDAP authentication but now we cannot access the UCS manager.  Authentication attempts fail when using either native or LDAP authentication.Questions1.  We haven't attempted console access but does ...