Hi all,I have an inquiry about the server ucs-c series, I am preparing an update for firmware BIOS and CIMC, and I want to add the odds if the update doesn't work, could you have a procedure for a rollback thank you in advance.
The server went down while being in use and upon attempting to bring the server up, it will not discover. Any ideas or help? Blade will not discover, we have attempted a virtual reset through ssh and have also manually reseated the blade to attempt ...
Hi,Cisco has always championed how easy it is to install Hyperflex, and every demo I've seen (and some I've done myself) has used a .json file to load the values into the installer.For me, I've always prepared my JSON files by doing the install manua...
Hi all I'm working in a work plan for a renewal infraestructure and migration. Actually we have and UCS FI6248 with 5 blades server b200 m4, all with vmware. We purchased a new UCS environment with FI6454 and 5 blades servers b200 M5. We need to mig...
we are replacing old N5K switches with N9K. Currently, we got a couple of FI connects to N5K vpc.Netapp storage connects to N5Ks Plan is to move them to new N9Ks in a non-disruptive manner. my migration plan is - preconfigure N9Ks and connect th...
I've got an ISR router with an E180 UCS blade in it. Its running ESXi quite well, and all the Virtual Machines are healthy. The problem: The CIMC management IP has become unreachable / unpingable. Are there any nifty ways to fix this / troubleshoot t...
Good day all, I wanted to get everyone's take on which card would be best suitable for my Cisco UCS C240 M3, with 2 x E5-2600 CPUs and 64gb Ram and filled all 22 bays with a combo of 900gb and 1.2tb 2.5" SAS drives. My main goal for the server is to...
Our current set up is B200 M4 blades with the boot volume on a pure array. We are needing to migrate the workload off the M4 as they will becoming EOL in a year. My question is is a reinstall of ESXi necessary? Yesterday I shutdown a M4, disacociated...
Hi!The service smConLogger crashed twice on the box due to a memory leak (CSCwb57988) and the process was restarted. Device operations were not affected. What will happen if this services crashes two more times (we see that MAX is 4)? Will entire dev...
Hello,I have an old Cisco UCS C220 M3 server which was stable for a couple weeks and has become increasingly unstable, to the point it no longer survives 10 minutes booted into an OS. There are no patterns to diagnose, just a very sudden power off th...
Good day, I've recently purchased the following PCIe USB expansion card (https://www.volans.com.au/product/vl-pu34/) as I'm wanting to have extra USB ports on my Cisco C240 M3 High Density SFF server. I've installed the card in the PCIe 3 lane. Is th...
I have a question about firmware with B200 M6 blades, and think I know the answer, but I want to verify and hope this might be helpful to someone else. Right now we still have some B200 M3 blades in service in a couple of our domains (running 4.1.3e...
I ran into and APD after I migrated from 4.2L to 4.2(2a). Here's the info: APD BackgroundAfter the upgrade on Friday (9/9/22), the “Firmware Auto-Install” process did not turn “Auto Evac” off. I had to manually turn off “Auto Evac” after the firmwa...
Hello,have a question about moving C-series server from USCM managed to standalone.Is it possible to do without any data loss? As it is production environment testing is not an option.What kind of steps are needed if it's possible.Thank you
Hi,What is the recommended solution for UCS to use FC / FCoE connectivity?What is the Cisco Validated Design Stand Point?
