Viewing Server Properties

This chapter includes the following sections:

Viewing Server Properties

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Summary.
Step 3   In the Server Properties area of the Server Summary pane, review the following information:
Name Description

Product Name field

The model name of the server.

Serial Number field

The serial number for the server.

PID field

The product ID.

UUID field

The UUID assigned to the server.

BIOS Version field

The version of the BIOS running on the server.

Description field

A user-defined description for the server.

Viewing Cisco IMC Information

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Summary.
Step 3   In the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) Information area of the Server Summary pane, review the following information:
Name Description

Hostname field

A user-defined hostname for the Cisco IMC. By default, the hostname appears in CXXX-YYYYYY format, where XXX is the model number and YYYYYY is the serial number of the server.

IP Address field

The IP address for the Cisco IMC.

MAC Address field

The MAC address assigned to the active network interface to the Cisco IMC.

Firmware Version field

The current Cisco IMC firmware version.

Current Time field

The current date and time according to the Cisco IMC clock.

Note   

Cisco IMC gets the current date and time from the server BIOS. To change this information, reboot the server and press F2 when prompted to access the BIOS configuration menu. Then change the date or time using the options on the main BIOS configuration tab.

Viewing CPU Properties

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the CPUs tab.
Step 4   Review the following information for each CPU:
Name Description

Socket Name field

The socket in which the CPU is installed.

Vendor field

The vendor for the CPU.

Status field

The status of the CPU.

Family field

The family to which this CPU belongs.

Speed field

The CPU speed, in megahertz.

Version field

The CPU version.

Number of Cores field

The number of cores in the CPU.

Signature field

The signature information for the CPU.

Number of Threads field

The maximum number of threads that the CPU can process concurrently.

Viewing Memory Properties

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the Memory tab.
Step 4   In the Memory Summary area, review the following summary information about memory:
Name Description

Memory Speed field

The memory speed, in megahertz.

Failed Memory field

The amount of memory that is currently failing, in megabytes.

Total Memory field

The total amount of memory available on the server if all DIMMs are fully functional.

Ignored Memory field

The amount of memory currently not available for use, in megabytes.

Effective Memory field

The actual amount of memory currently available to the server.

Number of Ignored DIMMs field

The number of DIMMs that the server cannot access.

Redundant Memory field

The amount of memory used for redundant storage.

Number of Failed DIMMs field

The number of DIMMs that have failed and cannot be used.

Memory RAS Possible field

Details about the RAS memory configuration that the server supports.

Memory Configuration field

The current memory configuration. This can be one of the following:

  • Maximum Performance—The system automatically optimizes the memory performance.
  • Mirroring—The server maintains two identical copies of the data in memory. This option effectively halves the available memory on the server, as one half is automatically reserved for mirrored copy.
  • Lockstep—If the DIMM pairs in the server have an identical type, size, and organization and are populated across the SMI channels, you can enable lockstep mode to minimize memory access latency and provide better performance.

DIMM location diagram

Displays the DIMM or memory layout for the current server.

Step 5   In the DIMM Black Listing area, view the overall status of a DIMM and also enable DIMM black listing.
Name Description
Overall DIMM Status
The overall status of a DIMM.
  • Good—The DIMM status is available.
  • N/A— The DIMM status is unavailable.

Enable DIMM Black List checkbox

Check this option to enable DIMM black listing.

Step 6   In the Memory Details table, review the following detailed information about each DIMM:
Tip   

Click a column header to sort the table rows, according to the entries in that column.

Name Description

Name column

The name of the DIMM slot in which the memory module is installed.

Capacity column

The size of the DIMM.

Channel Speed column

The clock speed of the memory channel, in megahertz.

Channel Type column

The type of memory channel.

Memory Type Detail column

The type of memory used in the device.

Bank Locator column

The location of the DIMM within the memory bank.

Manufacturer column

The vendor ID of the manufacturer. This can be one of the following:

  • 0x2C00—Micron Technology, Inc.
  • 0x5105—Qimonda AG i. In.
  • 0x802C—Micron Technology, Inc.
  • 0x80AD—Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
  • 0x80CE—Samsung Electronics, Inc.
  • 0x8551—Qimonda AG i. In.
  • 0xAD00—Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
  • 0xCE00—Samsung Electronics, Inc.

Serial Number column

The serial number of the DIMM.

Asset Tag column

The asset tag associated with the DIMM, if any.

Part Number column

The part number for the DIMM assigned by the vendor.

Visibility column

Whether the DIMM is available to the server.

Operability column

Whether the DIMM is currently operating correctly.

Data Width column

The amount of data the DIMM supports, in bits.

Viewing Power Supply Properties

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the Power Supplies tab.
Step 4   Review the following information for each power supply:
Tip   

Click a column header to sort the table rows, according to the entries in that column.
Name Description

Device ID column

The identifier for the power supply unit.

Input column

The input into the power supply, in watts.

Max Output column

The maximum output from the power supply, in watts.

FW Version column

The firmware version for the power supply.

Product ID column

The product identifier for the power supply assigned by the vendor.

Viewing PCI Adapter Properties

Before You Begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the PCI Adapters tab.
Step 4   In the PCI Adapters area, review the following information for the installed PCI adapters:
Name Description

Slot ID column

The slot in which the adapter resides.

Product Name column

The name of the adapter.

Firmware Version column

The firmware versions of the adapters.

Note   

The firmware versions are displayed only for adapters that provide versions through the standard UEFI interface. For example, Intel LOM and Emulex Adapters.

Vendor ID column

The adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Vendor ID column

The secondary adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Device ID column

The device ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Device ID column

The secondary device ID assigned by the vendor.

Viewing Nvidia GPU Card Information

This information is not available on all Cisco UCS C-series servers.

Before You Begin

The server must be powered to view information on the available Nvidia GPU cards.

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the PCI Adapters tab.
Step 4   In the PCI Adapters area, review the following information for the installed PCI adapters:
Name Description

Slot ID column

The slot in which the adapter resides.

Product Name column

The name of the adapter.

Firmware Version column

The firmware versions of the adapters.

Note   

The firmware versions are displayed only for adapters that provide versions through the standard UEFI interface. For example, Intel LOM and Emulex Adapters.

Vendor ID column

The adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Vendor ID column

The secondary adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Device ID column

The device ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Device ID column

The secondary device ID assigned by the vendor.
Step 5   Click the Slot ID or the Product Name of the Nvidia GPU card.
Step 6   In the GPU Inventory dialog box, review the following information for the Nvidia GPU card:
Name Description

GPU ID

ID of the GPU in the NVidia card.

Temperature

The temperature of the GPU card in Celsius.

Viewing TPM Properties

Procedure
Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.
Step 2   On the Server tab, click Inventory.
Step 3   In the Inventory pane, click the TPM tab
Step 4   Review the following information:
Name Description

Version column

The TPM version. This field displays NA if the TPM version details are not available.

Presence column

Presence of the TPM module on the host server.
  • Equipped—The TPM is present on the host server.
  • Empty—The TPM does not exist on the host server.

Model column

The model number of the TPM. This field displays NA if the TPM does not exist on the host server.

Enabled Status column

Whether or not the TPM is enabled.
  • Enabled—The TPM is enabled.
  • Disabled—The TPM is disabled.
  • Unknown—The TPM does not exist on the host server.

Vendor column

The name of the TPM vendor. This field displays NA if the TPM does not exist on the host server.

Active Status column

Activation status of the TPM.
  • Activated—The TPM is activated.
  • Deactivated—The TPM is deactivated.
  • Unknown—The TPM does not exist on the host server.

Serial column

The serial number of the TPM. This field displays NA if the TPM does not exist on the host server.

Ownership column

The ownership status of TPM.
  • Owned—The TPM is owned.
  • Unowned—The TPM is unowned.
  • Unknown—The TPM does not exist on the host server.

Revision column

Revision number of the TPM. This field displays NA if the TPM does not exist on the host server.