Release Notes for the CSS UCS Platform Series Servers: CPS-UCS-1RU-K9 / CPS-UCS-2RU-K9
Emulex LPe 12002 Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA Card
Supported Firmware and BIOS Versions
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager
Upgrading the Cisco VSM System Software
Recovering the Cisco VSM System Software
Server Monitoring and Management Tools
Cisco Integrated Management Interface (CIMC)
Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console
Server and FRU Part Numbers (PIDs)
Using the Software Bug Toolkit
This document provides important information for the following Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series servers:
This document includes the following sections:
This document describes the initial release of the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series servers.
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers provide a hardware platform for Cisco Connected Safety and Security applications, such as the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager. The supported server models include the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C220 (1RU) and Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C240 (2RU).
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers are available in a 1RU and 2RU configuration and include the following features:
Note The supported features described in Table 1 are a sub-set of the features supported by the Cisco UCS platform. See the Cisco Physical Security UCS Platform Series User Guide for more information.
To install and configure a Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series server appliance for the first time, complete the following high-level steps:
Step 1 Physically install the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series server appliance and complete the initial hardware setup. See the Cisco Physical Security UCS Platform Series User Guide.
Step 2 Configure Cisco Video Surveillance Manager. See the Cisco Video Surveillance Install and Upgrade Guide for more information.
Step 3 Use the Cisco Integrated Management Interface (CIMC) to monitor server health and events.
Step 4 Use the Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console to monitor additional server health and events.
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers support the following:
Note ● The LAN Ethernet posts are referred to as “Eth 0” and “Eth1” in the Cisco Connected Safety and Security applications, such as Cisco Video Surveillance.
– Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C220—Supports either 2 or 4 hard drives (other combinations are not supported).
– Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C240—Supports either 2, 6 or 12 drives (other combinations are not supported).
The following sections provide information about the devices that this version of VSM supports:
Note See the “Server and FRU Part Numbers (PIDs)” section for a complete list of the available servers and supported components.
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C220 and Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C240 servers support the (optional) Emulex LPe 12002 Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA (CPS-AEPCI05) card. This card is used to connection external devices, such as external storage.
See the following for more information:
The current release of the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers support the following application:
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers support Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (Cisco VSM), Release 7.2 and higher. The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C220 (1RU) and Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C240 (2RU) servers are shipped as server appliances, meaning that the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager system software is pre-loaded in a “bare-metal” configuration.
Note These servers do not currently support additional virtual machine (VM) installations. Virtual Machine deployment is supported on separate Cisco UCS Express, and B-, C-, and E- Series platform servers. See the “VM Installations” section for more information.
To install and configure a Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series server appliance for the first time, complete the following high-level steps:
Step 1 Physically install the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series server appliance and complete the initial hardware setup.
Step 2 Complete the initial server setup.
Step 3 Use the browser-based Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager to configure additional server options and Cisco VSM features.
See the Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager User Guide
To to update the Cisco VSM system software, use the browser-based Cisco VSM Management Console to install the upgrade file that contains all required packages and components.
See the Server Upgrade section of Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console Administration Guide for instructions to obtain and install system upgrades.
To create a bootable USB flash drive used to recover an installation or perform a a factory installation of Cisco VSM 7, see the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Recovery Guide (Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series).
The recovery options include the following:
See the following for more information:
The following software tools are used to monitor server health and events:
You can monitor the server inventory, health, and system event logs by using the built-in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI interfaces. See the user documentation for your firmware release at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html
For example: see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5.
For Cisco Video Surveillance Manager applications, use the browser-based Cisco VSM Management Console to configure, manage and monitor the server.
See the Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console Administration Guide for more information.
The current release of the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers not currently support additional virtual machine (VM) installations. These servers are shipped pre-configured as a server appliance pre-loaded with the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager system software.
Virtual Machine deployment is supported on separate Cisco UCS Express, and B-, C-, and E- Series platform servers. See the Cisco Video Surveillance Virtual Machine Deployment and Recovery Guide for UCS Platforms for more information.
The following servers and field replaceable units (FRUs) are supported by the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series servers. Refer to these PIDs when ordering new or replacement components.
Use the Bug Search tool to find information about most caveats for releases, including a description of the problems and available workarounds. The Bug Search tool lists both open and resolved caveats.
To access Bug Search tool, you need the following items:
To use the Bug Search tool, follow these steps:
Step 1 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch.
Step 2 Log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.
Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number or description in the Search For field, then press Enter/Return.
Step 4 To look for information if you do not know the bug ID number, use the other fields available in the tool.
Installation and Administration
Cisco Physical Security UCS Platform Series User Guide.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10823/products_user_guide_list.html
Additional Server Hardware and Software Documentation
Cisco UCS C-Series Server Documentation (Roadmap)
http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc
Cisco Video Surveillance 7 Documentation Roadmap
Descriptions and links to Cisco Video Surveillance documentation, server and storage platform documentation, and other related documentation.
http://www.cisco.com/go/physicalsecurity/vsm/roadmap
Cisco Physical Security Product Information:
www.cisco.com/go/physicalsecurity/