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dsoper
Cisco Employee
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Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 4.2(2aPE1)

 

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.

 

New Features and Significant Changes in Cisco UCS PE, Release 4.2(2aPE1)

  • Full scale emulation of UCS Manager 4.2(2a) with support for M6 Servers.  Note that not all features present in UCS Manager 4.2(2a) are supported (see Known Limitations in the Release Notes).
  • New default HW config with 64108 Fabric Interconnects and M6 Servers.
  • UCSPE is featured in a Cisco dCloud programmability demo.   The demo includes a comprehensive lab guide including the following content for Cisco UCS PowerTool and the Python SDK:
    • Overviews of PowerShell and Python programming environments with step-by-step usage instructions.
    • Code generation examples including code generation with UCS Manager's HTML5 interface.
    • Sample script creation and use with UCSPE.


Hardware Feature Summary

  • 64108 and 6454 Fabric Interconnects
  • C4200 Series Rack Server Chassis with C125 Rack Servers
  • M6 and M5 B-Series and C-Series servers including HX220C and HX240C
  • Cisco UCS S3260 chassis, servers, and storage controllers
  • NVMe-based PCIe storage options


Known Limitations

  • The Platform Emulator does not support connections to Cisco Intersight to avoid the use of Intersight resources by emulated devices. The Intersight Device Connector has been disabled and the device connector menu in the UI is non-functional. You can use Intersight demo environments in the Cisco demo Cloud (https://dcloud.cisco.com/ ) and Cisco DevNet (https://developer.cisco.com/site/intersight/ ) to explore Intersight management of UCS.
  • Imported configurations should be manually checked to ensure there are no missing or unsupported components.  If issues are experienced following an import, any unsupported components can be manually deleted and missing components manually added through the Equipment menu on the Navigation pane.
  • Firmware Management and Firmware Auto Install have not been fully validated in this release.  If issues are experienced during FW download, please try alternate methods such as API based download (e.g., using PowerTool or Python SDK).  If issues are experienced with FW policies, please try excluding all components from the policy.
  • AAA-based authentication (LDAP, RADIUS, TACACs): The Platform Emulator accepts security configuration changes, but does not enforce local or remote password authentication.  Any username and password combination can successfully log into the Cisco UCS Manger UI with administrator privileges.

IMPORTANT CONFIGURATION NOTE: Backup/Import of UCSM Configuration

  • The Platform Emulator does not save UCSM configuration state across Emulator resets to avoid consistency issues in UCSM configuration and the emulator HW configuration.  To preserve UCSM state, UCSM backup and import operations can be performed.  See an example backup/import flow at PythonSDK for backup/restore (import) of UCSM config


Firmware Management: UCSPE supports uploading B-Series and C-Series server firmware bundles.  Because of the large file sizes of the firmware bundles, UCSPE only supports uploading of stripped-down versions (link below).  Stripped-down versions include only the firmware metadata (not the actual firmware binaries).


Download Instructions


MD5 hashes for downloads:

  • ZIP: b390bbf1d783532194141c9b7bff6d64
  • OVA: 1577b7b88b7287b707fea9995c5f0135
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jfwomack
Level 1
Level 1

I'm trying to access the "Login to CLI shell" and I get the following error message:

Logging in ...
Failed to open default netns file./apebox/menu.sh: line 63: 10386 Segmentation fault $UCSSH_CMD

Press any key to return to menu

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

ucs3648177
Level 1
Level 1

Me too:

I'm trying to access the "Login to CLI shell" and I get the following error message:

ssh ucspe@<ip address>

login

select option "c"

>
Logging in ...
Failed to open default netns file./apebox/menu.sh: line 63: 32718 Segmentation fault $UCSSH_CMD

Press any key to return to menu

Info: 

UCSPE 4.2(2a) OVA
UCSPE_4.2.2aS9.ova
26-May-2022
2355.42 MB

pkk666
Level 1
Level 1

Try logging on to the device via IP on the browser.

 

cowboycraig73
Level 1
Level 1

Not seeing any files to download at link. Just me?

RedNectar
VIP
VIP

@cowboycraig73 

Looks like its fallen off the back of the wagon...

Is this a subtle push to try and get everyone to use Intersight?

ucs3648177
Level 1
Level 1

Greetings: no joy all around... looks like UCSPE's no longer available?  Google searched for: Cisco UCSPE download, found: https://software.cisco.com/download/home/268439622/type   I see nothing related to UCSPE. Also searched using Cisco web page search tool above right hand of page. No joy. Anyone know where UCSPE 4.2... download available, or not. ?  Did company just "pull it" and we sol? Thanks in advance for any help.

 

 

dsoper
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
The download links have expired. I’ll repost the release next week.

Thanks-
David
navasysop
Level 1
Level 1

Bumping to make sure download link is revived.

Thanks!

dsoper
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

The download links have been restored - same link as before: https://software.cisco.com/download/beta/473431653 

cseli-dolby
Level 1
Level 1

Can you add a link to the user manual?  I cannot find anything newer than Cisco UCS Platform Emulator User Guide, Release 3.1 (2bPE1).  TIA!

dsoper
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee
There's not an updated user guide for 4.x emulators, although the 3.x guide at https://community.cisco.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/71877-10-141193/b_Cisco_UCS_Platform_Emulator_User_Guide_Release_3_1_2e_PE1.pdf still applies to most UCSPE usage. There's also a good video overview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ8sHagBrzY that shows the configuration UI for 4.x emulators.


cseli-dolby
Level 1
Level 1

. Duplicate comment -- deleted.

cseli-dolby
Level 1
Level 1

@dsoper 

Still unable to connect PE's UCSM to Intersight.

Cannot find reference 'how to' in manual you mentioned.

Tried and received following error -- please help: 

device_connect_fails_2023-09-15_15-14-13.png

dsoper
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

The Platform Emulator does not support connections to Cisco Intersight to avoid the use of Intersight resources by emulated devices. The Intersight Device Connector has been disabled and the device connector menu in the UI is non-functional. You can use Intersight demo environments in the Cisco demo Cloud (https://dcloud.cisco.com/ ) and Cisco DevNet (https://developer.cisco.com/site/intersight/ ) to explore Intersight management of UCS.

cseli-dolby
Level 1
Level 1
Our infrastructure now includes Cisco Intersight in place of UCS Manager -- how are we supposed to test our infrastructure as code before we use it in production?
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