Unified Computing System (UCS)

Cisco UCS c220m4 CIMC password reset prompt

I'm trying to enable the management port of Cisco UCS C 220. After booting up the server I pressed F8 to go to Cisco IMC configuration page. However, I ran into this password reset prompt before getting to the However configuration (After 3 failed at...

Problems to Update VMware ESXI Custom Cisco

Hi there, I'm looking for a custom Cisco ISO of ESXi 6.7u3 or possibly version 7.0, as those versions are no longer available on Broadcom's site currently. I'm running VMware ESXi 6.7.0, build 10302608, and I want to upgrade to ESXi 8.0u3 custom Cisc...

In-band Cisco UCSX 9108

Hello, is it possible to configure inband for FI management?

Cisco Unity Connection, VM, no network connectivity

Hello. I have created a virtual machine (VM) via "VSphere Client" and installed "Cisco Unity Connection" on this VM. At the end of the installation, a "Network Connectivity Check" is performed and fails as can be seen in the screenshot below. During ...

Adding new VSANs/fabrics to IMM UCS

Customer has existing IMM UCS 6454 fabrics in production, with legacy MDS switches. We want to add new MDS switches with new VSANs for a storage and fabric "cutover" process. (No ISLs between the respective old+new MDS switches in each fabric.) When ...

Changing boot from legacy to uefi

Hello together,i try to change the boot order from legacy to uefi on a vmware esxi that is booting from SAN.First try, just change the boot order to uefi. Server boots into biosSecond try, change th uefi boot parameter to the following valueBoot Load...

Confusing slot assignment in C240-M5SX

I recall looking at this a while back and letting it go, but it is bothering me again. This is from spec sheet, but it doesn't make sense. There are 6 PCIe slots, MLOM, and MRAID. Where are slots 8, 9, and 10?

SNS 3515 cannot downgrade firmware to lower version of 3.0(4m)

I had upgraded the BIOS and BMC to c220 m4 version SNS3515 -> c220M4 (BIOS & BMC v2.0.x) to disable the secure boot. but the option come back after upgrade the bios & BMC to v4.1.x. Hence I need to fallback it to v2 to disable the secure boot. Now I ...

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix ISM Field Guide

To ensure the correct installation process is being followed for Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix, please refer to the following flowchart to choose the correct documentation for the system being installed: This document covers the ISM d...

After uploading a public certificate, Security Management hangs

I have a Cisco ISE SNS-3655-K9 with CIMC vC220M5.4.3.2a.0_ISE. After uploading a public certificate to get rid of the certificate error when accessing the GUI of the CIMC, everything works, except when I try to look at the certificate or navigate to...

Unable to connect to console

Hi all, I'm having a problem with one particular blade on my UCS system. I can connect to the UCS manager via the webpage, select the server and go to the console, get "Connecting viewer" and the console pops up, except on one where it just sits "Con...

Outage when multiple domains became ungrouped in UCS Central

We had an outage when 2 of our 30 domains managed by a Central instance, became "ungrouped" in Central at the same time, causing VSANs and VLANs configured on Central to become unresolvable, taking SAN and network down on all hosts in these domain (1...

C220 M6 Physical to Logical Identification

Hi All,I`ll have to perform a disk/raid expansion and I am trying to figure out how to map my physical to logical. I have 3 pairs RAID 1 each all same size but I will only be expanding one of the pairs.Process from intel on Move a RAID 1 Volume to La...

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Resolved! System Halted after Cisco UCS C225 M6 Upgrade

Hello all, Recently we upgrade our UCS C225 M6 firmware from shipped Release 4.3(4.242038) to Release 4.3(5.250030) by using HUU under this guidance from Cisco https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/sw/lomug/4-3/b_cisco-hos...

Resolved! UCS CIMC web cannot be opened

Hi All, We have a Be6k M6 server can be pinged, but the CIMC web cannot be opened, it always loading the webpage. SSH login will get stuck after entering the account password, we also have another server with the same model and firmware that can op...