System Policies
You can configure the system policies for all of Cisco UCS Central, or at the domain group level. To configure system policies at the domain group, see Domain Group System Policies.
UCS Central system policies include the following:
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Faults—Determines when faults are cleared, the flapping interval, and the retention interval. - Flapping Interval
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Length of time between Cisco UCS Central raising the fault and clearing the condition.
- Retention Interval
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Length of time Cisco UCS Central retains a fault in the system.
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Syslog—Determines the type of log files that you want to collect, and where you want to view or store them.
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Core Dump—Uses the Core File Exporter to export core files as they occur.
Configuring UCS Central System Policies
From the UCS Central System Policies Manage dialog box, you can configure the properties and settings for faults, syslog, and core dump export.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Click the System Configuration icon and choose System Policies. |
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In the UCS Central System Policies dialog box, click the icon for the section that you want to configure.
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Step 3 |
Complete the fields as required for each section. |
Step 4 |
Click Save. |
Managing Equipment Policies
Procedure
Step 1 |
Click the Domain Group Navigation icon and choose a domain group. |
Step 2 |
Click the Configuration icon and choose System Policies. |
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In Equipment, click Basic and complete the following fields: |
Step 4 |
Click Discovery and complete the fields to specify how you want the system to behave when you add a new chassis or FEX:
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Step 5 |
Click Power and complete the following fields: |
Step 6 |
Click Save. |
Managing Rack Discovery Policies
Procedure
Step 1 |
Click the Domain Group Navigation icon and choose a domain group. |
Step 2 |
Click the Configuration icon and choose System Policies. |
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In Rack Discovery, click Enabled. |
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In Basic, for Discovery Policy Action, select how you want the system to behave when you add a new rack server.
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Step 5 |
Click Policies and select the scrub policy that you want to run on a newly discovered server. The server must meet the criteria in the selected server pool policy qualification. |
Step 6 |
Click Save. |
Managing a UCS Central Fault Policy
Procedure
Step 1 |
In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Fault Policy and press Enter. |
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In the UCS Central Fault Policy dialog box, click Fault and complete the following fields:
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Step 3 |
Click Save. |
Managing UCS Central Syslog
Procedure
Step 1 |
In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Syslog and press Enter. |
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In the UCS Central Syslog dialog box, click Syslog Sources and choose Enabled for each source for which you want to collect log files:
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In Local Destination, specify where Cisco UCS Central can add and display the syslog messages:
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In Remote Destination, specify whether to store the syslog messages in a primary, secondary, or tertiary server. Specify the following information for each remote destination:
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Step 5 |
Click Save. |
Managing UCS Central Core Dump Export
Cisco UCS uses the Core File Exporter to export core files, through TFTP, to a specified location on the network. This exports the core file in tar format.
Procedure
Step 1 |
In the Actions bar, type Manage UCS Central Core Dump Export and press Enter. |
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In the UCS Central Core Dump Export dialog box, click Enable to export core files. |
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(Optional) Enter a description for the remote server used to store the core file. |
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The Frequency, Maximum No. of Files, Remote Copy, and Protocol fields are set by default. |
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(Optional) In Absolute Remote Path, enter the path to use when exporting the core file to the remote server. |
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In Remote Server Host Name/IP Address, enter a hostname or IP address to connect with through TFTP |
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(Optional) In TFTP Port, enter the port number to use when exporting the core file through TFTP. The default port number is 69. |
Step 8 |
Click Save. |
Configuring System Event Logs
Procedure
Step 1 |
In Description, type a description for the System Events. |
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In SEL Backup, select if you want to Enable or Disable the backup. |
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In SEL Backup Format, select ASCII or Binary as the format for the backup file. |
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In SEL Backup Frequency, select one of the following options to set the time to wait between automatic backups:
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In Protocol, select one of the following options as the protocol to communicate with the remote server.
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In Absolute Remote Path *, enter the absolute path to the file on the remote server. If you use SCP, the absolute path is always required. If you use any other protocol, you may not need to specify a remote path, if the file resides in the default download folder. For details about how your file server is configured, contact your system administrator. |
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In Remote Server Host Name/IP Address, type the hostname or IP address of the server where the backup configuration resides. If you use a hostname and not an IP address, you must configure a DNS server. |
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In User Name, type the username used to log in to the remote server. This field does not apply if you select TFTP protocol. |
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In Password, type the password used to log in to the remote server. This field does not apply if you select TFTP protocol. |
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In SEL Backup on Log Full, select the option to create SEL backup when the log reaches the maximum size allowed. |
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In SEL Backup on Service Profile Association, select the option to create SEL backup when the association between a server and the service profile changes. |
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In SEL Backup on Manual Log Clear, select the option to create SEL backup when you manually clear the system log. |
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In SEL Backup on Backup Clear Interval, select the option to create SEL backup when the time interval specified in the SEL Backup Frequency drop-down is reached. |
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In Clear Log on Backup, select the option to clear all system event logs after the backup. |