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Consistent with the creation, the book assumes a working information of Linux, sq. databases, and virtualization, as well as a great bit of heritage with networking.The OpenStack Operations guide is split into two predominant parts, the primary suppo...

From time to time we receive calls into TAC about the mgmt0 interface showing as “Administratively down” from NX-OS.  Since the beginning of time, this has been expected behavior due to the platform design architecture on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen FI’s.T...

Cisco has implemented an updated UCS Hardware and Software Compatibility website and API.  Also known as the Hardware Compatibility List, or HCL, users can verify compatibility of UCS Hardware with Firmware versions and OS drivers with all compatibil...

Cisco UCS Manager Ansible Module OverviewCisco has published Ansible modules for UCS Manager that provide Configuration Management of UCS Unified Fabric including network, server, and storage resources.  Ansible provides a rich framework for configur...

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 2.2(1bPE1)Updated July 25, 2014:  Reposted UCSPE 2.2(1b) to fix the expired certificate issue.New Hardware FeaturesCisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 2.2(1bPE1), adds support for the following new hardware:SD ca...

Check-out the YouTube Video below to learn more about Globalizing Local Service Profiles in a UCS Domain with UCS Central 2.0!Globalizing UCS Domain Local Service Profiles with UCS Central 2.0 - YouTube

Built with technology from ZENOSS, Cisco UCS Performance Manager (UCSPM) is an agent-less, performance monitoring and capacity planning tool custom built for the UCS Administrator.  UCSPM provides unified visibility into UCS infrastructure, LAN/SAN s...

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 2.5(2PE1)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 ...

Cisco UCS Platform Emulator, Release 3.1(1ePE1)To download the Platform Emulator, please go to the downloads page (login required)New Features and Significant Changes in Cisco UCS PE, Release 3.1(1ePE1)Unified release supporting all platforms and com...

Cisco IMC Ansible Module OverviewCisco has published an Ansible module for managing standalone servers through the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC).  Ansible provides a rich framework for configuration management of software and hardware ...

The Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is an application that reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up and maintaining Cisco C-Series servers. SCU provides a graphical user interface to install operating systems, whereas t...

In this post I will show the deployment of IPv6 using Provider Networks. There is no specific OpenStack release that I am dictating for this setup. I have used this config on Kilo-to-Newton.OpenStack Provider Networks with VLANs  allows for the use o...

Beginning with Cisco IMC 3.0, standalone Cisco UCS servers can be managed through a Redfish API.  Redfish is an industry standard management interface based on the Open Data Protocol (OData) RESTful API specification.  Many common management tasks ca...

Cisco released its next version of its CVD, Cisco Validated Design and Deployment Guide, on Red Hat Openstack Platform OSP8.The deployment guide provides, step-by-step instructions to install Red Hat Openstack Platform Director and Red Hat Ceph Stora...

UCS provides management at any scale (single server through multiple unified fabric domains) with a unified API and programming model that allows you to "learn it once, use it everywhere".  Read more in the attached solution brief (also available on ...