Can I use C220 with UCS Manager and *also* use the 1Gb LOM Eth ports?

[Tim Schroeder]

I have a UCS-C220 integrated with UCS Manager using a VIC in the MLOM slot.  Using UCS Manager, I configured a single vNIC, which is working fine.

My question is, is it possible for the O/S to access the two 1Gb NICs on the motherboard, as well as the vNIC defined in UCS Manager?

I looked in UCSM and I don't see the LOM ports, nor can I see them in the BIOS.  I suspect that these ports are only functional when in stand-alone mode not using UCSM Integration, but it would be nice to know for sure, as I have a specific use-case for accessing these ports.

[balaji.bandi]

i do not belive those are used in real live system other than LOM

some reference guide :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220M5/install/C220M5/C220M5_chapter_01.html

[Wes Austin · Accepted solution]

Yes LOM ports are disabled/unmanaged when server is in UCSM mode.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c-series_integration/ucsm4-1/b_C-Series-Integration_UCSM4-1/b_C-Series-Integration_UCSM4-1_chapter_01.html 

Note	The LOM ports on Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers integrated with Cisco UCS Manager are not managed by Cisco UCS Manager.