Unified Computing System Discussions

HelloI'd like to confirm how traffic is handled between different UCS fabric interconnect.By reading documentation, it seems that there is no traffic between FI switches :If servers are bound to two different FI then the traffic is switched on LAN DC...

I could use some guidance. I have not tried support yet from either Cisco or VMware but here is my struggle. I have an environment with probably 15 - 20 b200m5 blades. They are all set to legacy bootThey all boot local via local disks configured in a...

Hi,I have an issue with the vnic placement, when i changed the boot policy for native to uefi boot mode i noticed that the vnic order in esxi has changed for vnic1 and vnic2. This looks strange to me because i also attached the host interface placeme...

Cisco blades has a vKVM-Mapped vDVD1.22 boot option and boots to some sort of isolinux. How do you delete this ISO file/boot option in the bios and where is it saved on the server? All of the media has been wiped? I did a factory reset and scrub thro...

Hello,On C480M5 - CIMC is setup and is accessible via shared LOM.  Now I've this major warning and I want to get rid of it.  Please advise. Thanks F0717 - sys/rack-unit-1/mgmt/if-1  link missing  Management Interface Link Down: LOM_P0 Check the netwo...

Hello ! What could be the maximum uptime for UCS-FI-6248UP ? In some sources I have seen, that uptime must be not more then 730 days. Prompt please, is it true and is it possible to find this information in official documentation of Cisco (the versio...

Hardware:Cisco UCS C240 M5 SFFCurrent fan control: BIOSCurrent workload: Minimal (few Proxmox VMs, light usage)Firmware: LatestIssue Description:My C240 M5 fans continuously ramp up and down even under minimal system load. All temperature sensors are...

Hello,I can't for the life of me remove the inner rails from this C240 M5. Can someone link a video or excerpt of documentation that explains how?Photos attached.  

This seems so typical for Cisco support lately the workaround isWorkaround: Manually change the BIOS token to Enabled.  What does this even mean if TPM is already enabled?  If I have UCS Central managed hosts using a service profile template, how do ...

Hello Cisco Community, I’m setting up a home lab using a Cisco UCS C220 M3 server and would appreciate some guidance on finding a compatible hypervisor. I’ve tried installing VMware ESXi (7.x and 8.x) and Proxmox VE 9, but both failed due to hardware...

Hi all,I recently purchased a 6332 FI, Nexus n9k switch, and a 5108 chassis with 8 b200 m5 servers. I have 4 of the breakout cables that were used by the school when they had it deployed for training, and those I am running from Port 1 and 2 on the F...

I'm getting following error when trying to change FC Uplink port to FC Storage port. Error while configuring FC Port 3 as a FC storage port.FcEstcEp must be contained under SubGroup hierarchy for this platform: cannot contain: object of class fabricF...

HiI have 2 server BE6H-M5-K9 with esxi 7.0I need to upgrade cucm from 12.5 to 15.One requirement of these upgrade is to upgrade esxi from 7.0 to 8The actual version of the CIMC BIOS firmware version is 4.1(2a)So I use the cisco UCS Hardware and Softw...

Hello,I’m preparing to deploy a Windows Server 2025 Hyper-V cluster on a Cisco UCS X9508 chassis, and I’d like to understand the best practices for this setup.In particular, I’d appreciate advice on the following points:Recommended firmware versions ...