Release Notes for the Cisco CSS UCS Servers: KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9 / KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9
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Supported Firmware and BIOS Versions
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, Release 7.11 and higher
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
Release Notes for the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series Servers: KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9 and KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9
This document provides important information for the following Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series servers:
This document includes the following sections:
- What’s New in this Release
- Server Model Comparison
- Getting Started
- Important Notes
- Supported Options
- Supported Firmware and BIOS Versions
- Supported Applications
- Server Monitoring and Management Tools
- VM Installations
- Server and FRU Part Numbers (PIDs)
- Using the Software Bug Toolkit
- Related Documentation
What’s New in this Release
This document describes the following 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.
Server Model Comparison
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers are available in a 1RU and 2RU configuration and include the following features:
HDD1
1.3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) SAS hard drives
See the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series Data Sheet for additional details.
Getting Started
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.
Important Notes
NIC Redundancy
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.
Hard Drive Requirements
– Cisco CSS UCSM4 1RU—Supports either 2 or 4 hard drives (other combinations are not supported).
– Cisco CSS UCSM4 2RU—Supports either 2, 6 or 12 drives (other combinations are not supported).
- All drives must be of the same capacity. Drives of different capacities are not supported (for example, you cannot mix 2TB, 4TB or 10TB drives in the same server).
- Installation is supported only if all hard drives are in optimal state.
- Drives are not rebuilt when the same drive is removed and reinserted. The removed drive must be replaced with a new drive. The rebuild will start automatically.
Supported Options
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.
Supported Firmware and BIOS Versions
Supported Applications
The current release of the Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers support the following application:
Overview
The Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS series servers support Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (Cisco VSM), Release 7.11 and higher. The Cisco CSS UCSM5 1RU and 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 The KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9 and KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9 appliances do not support VSM versions below 7.11.1.
Initial Setup Procedure
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.
- See the the Cisco Video Surveillance Install and Upgrade Guide for instructions to use the browser-based Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console to complete the initial server setup for the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager.
- See also the Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console Administration Guide .
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 .
Upgrading the Cisco VSM System Software
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.
Recovering the Cisco VSM System Software
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 Install and Upgrade Guide .
The recovery options include the following:
More Information
See the following for more information:
- Related Documentation
- The Cisco Video Surveillance 7 Documentation Roadmap available at http://www.cisco.com/go/physicalsecurity/vsm/roadmap . This document provides descriptions and links to Cisco Video Surveillance documentation, server and storage platform documentation, and other related documentation.
Server Monitoring and Management Tools
The following software tools are used to monitor server health and events:
Cisco Integrated Management Interface (CIMC)
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 .
Cisco Video Surveillance Management Console
For the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager application, 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.
VM Installations
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.
Server and FRU Part Numbers (PIDs)
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.
Using the Software Bug Toolkit
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.
Related Documentation
Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS Platform Series Data Sheet
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/
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