Configuring Settings for Faults, Events, and Logs
This chapter includes the following sections:
Configuring Settings for the Fault Collection Policy
Global Fault Policy
The global fault policy controls the lifecycle of a fault in a
Cisco UCS domain, including when faults are cleared, the flapping interval (the length of time between the fault being raised and the condition being cleared), and the retention interval (the length of time a fault is retained in the system).
A fault in
Cisco UCS
has the following lifecycle:
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A condition occurs in the system and
Cisco UCS Manager
raises a fault. This is the active state.
When the fault is alleviated, it enters a flapping or soaking interval that is designed to prevent flapping. Flapping occurs when a fault is raised and cleared several times in rapid succession. During the flapping interval, the fault retains its severity for the length of time specified in the global fault policy.
If the condition reoccurs during the flapping interval, the fault returns to the active state. If the condition does not reoccur during the flapping interval, the fault is cleared.
The cleared fault enters the retention interval. This interval ensures that the fault reaches the attention of an administrator even if the condition that caused the fault has been alleviated and the fault has not been deleted prematurely. The retention interval retains the cleared fault for the length of time specified in the global fault policy.
If the condition reoccurs during the retention interval, the fault returns to the active state. If the condition does not reoccur, the fault is deleted.
Configuring the Global Fault Policy
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click
Settings.
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Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the Global Fault Policy tab. |
Step 5
| In the Global Fault Policy tab, complete the following fields:
Name
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Description
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Flapping Interval field
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Flapping occurs when a fault is raised and cleared several
times in rapid succession. To prevent this, Cisco UCS Manager does not allow a fault
to change its state until this amount of time has elapsed since the last state
change.
If the condition reoccurs during the flapping interval, the
fault returns to the active state. If the condition does not reoccur during the
flapping interval, the fault is cleared. What happens at that point depends on
the setting in the
Clear Action field.
Enter an integer between 5 and 3,600. The default is 10.
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Initial Severity field
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This can be one of the following:
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Action on Acknowledgment field
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Acknowledged actions are always deleted when the log is cleared. This option cannot be changed.
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Clear Action field
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The action Cisco UCS Manager takes when a fault is cleared. This can be one of the following:
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Clear Interval field
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Whether Cisco UCS Manager automatically clears faults after a certain length of time. This can be one of the following:
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dd:hh:mm:ss field
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The number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds that should pass
before Cisco UCS Manager automatically marks that fault as cleared. What happens then depends on the setting in the Clear Action field.
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Length of Time to Retain Cleared
Faults Section
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Retention Interval field
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If the Clear Action field is set to Retain, this is the length of time Cisco UCS Manager retains a fault once it is marked as cleared. This can be one of the following:
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dd:hh:mm:ss field
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The number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds that should pass
before Cisco UCS Manager deletes a cleared fault message.
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Step 6
| Click
Save Changes.
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Configuring Fault Suppression
Fault Suppression
Fault suppression allows you to suppress SNMP trap and Call Home notifications during a planned maintenance time. You can create a fault suppression task to prevent notifications from being sent whenever a transient fault is raised or cleared.
Faults remain suppressed until the time duration has expired, or the fault suppression tasks have been manually stopped by the user. After the fault suppression has ended, Cisco UCS Manager will send notifications for any outstanding suppressed faults that have not been cleared.
Fault suppression uses the following:
Fixed Time Intervals or Schedules
You can use the following to specify the maintenance window during which you want to suppress faults.
Fixed time intervals allow you to create a start time and a duration when fault suppression is active. Fixed time intervals cannot be reused.
Schedules are used for one time occurrences or recurring time periods and can be saved and reused.
Suppression Policies
These policies define which causes and types of faults you want to suppress. Only one policy can be assigned to a task. The following policies are defined by Cisco UCS Manager: default-chassis-all-maint—Suppresses faults for the chassis and all components installed into the chassis, including all blade servers, power supplies, fan modules, and IOMs.
This policy applies only to chassis.
default-chassis-phys-maint—Suppresses faults for the chassis and all fan modules and power supplies installed into the chassis.
This policy applies only to chassis.
default-fex-all-maint—Suppresses faults for the FEX and all power supplies, fan modules, and IOMs in the FEX.
This policy applies only to FEXes.
default-fex-phys-maint—Suppresses faults for the FEX and all fan modules and power supplies in the FEX.
This policy applies only to FEXes.
default-server-maint—Suppresses faults for blade servers and/or rack servers.
This policy applies to chassis, organizations, and service profiles.
Note |
When applied to a chassis, only blade servers are affected.
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default-iom-maint—Suppresses faults for IOMs in a chassis or FEX.
This policy applies only to chassis, FEXes, and IOMs.
Suppression Tasks
You can use these tasks to connect the schedule or fixed time interval and the suppression policy to a component.
Note |
After you create a suppression task, you can edit the fixed time interval or schedule of the task in both the Cisco UCS Manager GUI and Cisco UCS Manager CLI. However, you can only change between using a fixed time interval and using a schedule in the Cisco UCS Manager CLI.
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Viewing Suppressed Faults
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
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Step 3
| Click
Faults.
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Step 4
| In the
Work pane, choose the suppressed icon in the Show: field. To view only the suppressed faults, deselect the other icons in the Show: field.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for a Chassis
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for a Chassis
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the chassis for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple chassis, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple chassis in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected chassis and choose Start Fault Suppression.
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Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
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The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
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Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
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When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
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Choose the suppression policy from the drop-down list:
default-chassis-all-maint—Suppresses faults for the chassis and all components installed into the chassis, including all blade servers, power supplies, fan modules, and IOMs.
default-chassis-phys-maint—Suppresses faults for the chassis and all fan modules and power supplies installed into the chassis.
default-server-maint—Suppresses faults for blade servers and/or rack servers.
Note
| When applied to a chassis, only blade servers are affected.
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default-iom-maint—Suppresses faults for IOMs in a chassis or FEX.
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Step 7
| Click
OK.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for a Chassis
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the chassis for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple chassis, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple chassis in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected chassis and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
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Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for a Chassis
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the chassis for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for an I/O Module
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for an IOM
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a chassis, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a FEX, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 4
| Click the IOM for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 5
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 6
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple IOMs, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple IOMs in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected IOMs and choose Start Fault Suppression.
You can select IOMs in either chassis, FEXes, or both.
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Step 7
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
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Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
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When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
|
The following suppression policy is selected by default:
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Step 8
| Click
OK.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for an IOM
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a chassis, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a FEX, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 4
| Click the IOM for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 5
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 6
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple IOMs, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple IOMs in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected IOMs and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
You can select IOMs in either chassis, FEXes, or both.
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Step 7
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for an IOM
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a chassis, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| (Optional)To select IOM modules in a FEX, on the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 4
| Click the IOM for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 5
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 6
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for a FEX
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for a FEX
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the FEX for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple FEXes, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple FEXes in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected FEXes and choose Start Fault Suppression.
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|
Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
|
Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
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When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
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Choose the suppression policy from the drop-down list:
default-fex-all-maint—Suppresses faults for the FEX and all power supplies, fan modules, and IOMs in the FEX.
default-fex-phys-maint—Suppresses faults for the FEX and all fan modules and power supplies in the FEX.
default-iom-maint—Suppresses faults for IOMs in a chassis or FEX.
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Step 7
| Click
OK.
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Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for a FEX
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the FEX for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for a FEX
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the FEX for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple FEXes, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple FEXes in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected FEXes and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
|
|
Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for a Server
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for a Blade Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple blade servers, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple blade servers in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected servers and choose Start Fault Suppression.
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|
Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
|
Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
|
When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
|
The following suppression policy is selected by default:
|
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Step 7
| Click
OK.
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Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for a Rack Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple rack servers, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple rack servers in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected servers and choose Start Fault Suppression.
|
|
Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
|
Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
|
When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
|
The following suppression policy is selected by default:
|
|
Step 7
| Click
OK.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for a Blade Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple blade servers, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple blade servers in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected servers and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
|
|
Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for a Rack Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple rack servers, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple rack servers in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected servers and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
|
|
Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for a Blade Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for a Rack Server
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Equipment tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the server for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for a Service Profile
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for a Service Profile
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the service profile for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. Tip
| To configure fault suppression tasks for multiple service profiles, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple service profiles in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected service profiles and choose Start Fault Suppression.
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|
Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
|
Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
|
When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
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Policy drop-down list
|
The following suppression policy is selected by default:
|
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Step 7
| Click
OK.
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Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for a Service Profile
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the service profile for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. Tip
| To delete fault suppression tasks for multiple service profiles, use the
Ctrl key to select multiple service profiles in the Navigation pane. Right-click one of the selected service profiles and choose Stop Fault Suppression.
|
|
Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
|
Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for a Service Profile
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
. |
Step 3
| Click the service profile for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
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Configuring Fault Suppression for an Organization
Configuring Fault Suppression Tasks for an Organization
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click the organization for which you want to create a fault suppression task. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Start Fault Suppression. |
Step 6
| In the Start Fault Suppression dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name field
|
The name of the fault suppression task.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
|
Select Fixed Time Interval/Schedule field
|
When the fault suppression task will run. This can be one of the following:
Fixed Time Interval—Choose this option to specify the start time and duration for the fault suppression task.
Specify the day and time the fault suppression task should start in the Start Time field. Click the down arrow at the end of this field to select the start time from a pop-up calendar.
Specify the length of time this task should run in the Task Duration field. To specify that this task should run until it is manually stopped, enter 00:00:00:00 in this field.
Schedule—Choose this option to configure the start time and duration using a pre-defined schedule.
Choose the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list. To create a new schedule, click Create Schedule.
|
Policy drop-down list
|
The following suppression policy is selected by default:
|
|
Step 7
| Click
OK.
|
Deleting Fault Suppression Tasks for an Organization
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click the organization for which you want to delete all fault suppression tasks. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Stop Fault Suppression. |
Step 6
| If the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
|
Viewing Fault Suppression Tasks for an Organization
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Servers tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click the organization for which you want to view fault suppression task properties. |
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
General tab. |
Step 5
| In the Actions area, click Suppression Task Properties. In the Suppression Tasks dialog box, you can add new fault suppression tasks, delete existing fault suppression tasks, or modify existing fault suppression tasks.
|
Configuring Settings for the Core File Exporter
Core File Exporter
Cisco UCS
uses the Core File Exporter to export core files as soon as they occur to a
specified location on the network through TFTP. This functionality allows you
to export the tar file with the contents of the core file.
Configuring the Core File Exporter
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click
Settings.
|
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
TFTP Core Exporter tab.
|
Step 5
| On the TFTP Core Exporter tab, complete the following fields:
Name
|
Description
|
Admin State field
|
This can be one of the following:
-
Enabled—If an error causes the
server to perform a core dump, Cisco UCS sends the core dump file via FTP to a
given location. When this option is selected,
Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the other fields in this area that enable
you to specify the FTP export options.
-
Disabled—Core dump files are not
automatically exported.
|
Description field
|
A user-defined description of the core file.
Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote).
|
Port field
|
The port number to use when exporting the core dump file via
TFTP.
|
Hostname field
|
The hostname or IP address to connect with via TFTP.
Note
|
If you use a hostname rather than an IPv4 or IPv6 address, you
must configure a DNS server.
If the
Cisco UCS domain is not
registered with
Cisco UCS Central or DNS
management is set to
local, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Manager. If the
Cisco UCS domain is
registered with
Cisco UCS Central and DNS
management is set to
global, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Central.
|
|
Path field
|
The path to use when storing the core dump file on the
remote system.
|
|
Step 6
| Click
Save Changes.
|
Disabling the Core File Exporter
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click
Settings.
|
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the Settings tab. |
Step 5
| In the
TFTP Core Exporter area, click the disabled radio button in the Admin State field. |
Step 6
| Click
Save Changes.
|
Configuring the
Syslog
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
| Click
Syslog.
|
Step 4
| In the
Work pane, click the
Syslog tab.
|
Step 5
| In the
Local
Destinations area, complete the following fields:
Name
|
Description
|
Console Section
|
Admin State
field
|
Whether
Cisco UCS displays
Syslog messages on the console. This can be one of the following:
|
Level field
|
If this
option is
enabled, select the lowest message level that you
want displayed.
Cisco UCS displays
that level and above on the console. This can be one of the following:
-
Emergencies
-
Alerts
-
Critical
|
Monitor Section
|
Admin State
field
|
Whether
Cisco UCS displays
Syslog messages on the monitor. This can be one of the following:
If
Admin State is enabled,
Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the rest of the fields in this section.
|
Level drop-down list
|
If this
option is
enabled, select the lowest message level that you
want displayed. The system displays that level and above on the monitor. This
can be one of the following:
-
Emergencies
-
Alerts
-
Critical
-
Errors
-
Warnings
-
Notifications
-
Information
-
Debugging
|
File Section
|
Admin State
field
|
Whether
Cisco UCS stores
messages in a system log file on the fabric interconnect. This can be one of
the following:
If
Admin State is enabled,
Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the rest of the fields in this section.
|
Level drop-down list
|
Select
the lowest message level that you want the system to store.
Cisco UCS stores that
level and above in a file on the fabric interconnect. This can be one of the
following:
-
Emergencies
-
Alerts
-
Critical
-
Errors
-
Warnings
-
Notifications
-
Information
-
Debugging
|
Name field
|
The name
of the file in which the messages are logged.
This
name can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any
special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and .
(period). The default is
messages.
|
Size field
|
The
maximum size, in bytes, the file can be before
Cisco UCS Manager begins to
write over the oldest messages with the newest ones.
Enter an
integer between 4096 and 4194304.
|
|
Step 6
| In the
Remote
Destinations area, complete the following fields to configure up to
three external logs that can store messages generated by the
Cisco UCS components:
Name
|
Description
|
Admin State
field
|
This can be one of the following:
If
Admin State is enabled,
Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the rest of the fields in this section.
|
Level drop-down list
|
Select
the lowest message level that you want the system to store. The system stores
that level and above in the remote file. This can be one of the following:
-
Emergencies
-
Alerts
-
Critical
-
Errors
-
Warnings
-
Notifications
-
Information
-
Debugging
|
Hostname field
|
The
hostname or IP address on which the remote log file resides.
Note
|
If you use a hostname rather than an IPv4 or IPv6 address, you
must configure a DNS server.
If the
Cisco UCS domain is not
registered with
Cisco UCS Central or DNS
management is set to
local, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Manager. If the
Cisco UCS domain is
registered with
Cisco UCS Central and DNS
management is set to
global, configure a DNS server in
Cisco UCS Central.
|
|
Facility drop-down list
|
This can be one of the following:
-
Local0
-
Local1
-
Local2
-
Local3
-
Local4
-
Local5
-
Local6
-
Local7
|
|
Step 7
| In the
Local Sources area, complete the following
fields:
Name
|
Description
|
Faults Admin State field
|
If this
field is
Enabled,
Cisco UCS logs all
system faults.
|
Audits Admin State field
|
If this
field is
Enabled,
Cisco UCS logs all
audit log events.
|
Events Admin State field
|
If this
field is
Enabled,
Cisco UCS logs all
system events.
|
|
Step 8
| Click
Save Changes.
|
Viewing the Audit Logs
You can view, export, print or refresh the audit logs displayed on this Audit Logs page.
Procedure
Step 1
| In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab. |
Step 2
| On the
Admin tab, expand
.
|
Step 3
|
Click Audit Logs. |
Step 4
| The Work pane displays the audit logs. |