Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data

New and Changed Features in Release 2.1

System Requirements

Installation Notes

Patch Installation Notes for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Release 2.1

Open and Resolved Bugs

Open Bugs for This Release

Resolved Bugs in This Release

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Release Notes for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Release 2.1

First Published: June 14, 2016

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is a single-touch solution within Cisco UCS Director that automates deployment of Big Data infrastructure. Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data provides a single management pane across physical infrastructure and across Hadoop and Splunk Enterprise software. It supports key Hadoop distributions, including Cloudera, MapR, and Hortonworks.

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data delivers end-to-end automation of Hadoop cluster deployment, allowing you to spin up and expand clusters on-demand. The physical infrastructure configuration is handled automatically, with minimal user input. The configuration includes compute, internal storage, network, and installation of operating system, Java packages, and Hadoop, along with the provisioning of Hadoop services. This is achieved through Cisco UCS service profiles wherein both the physical infrastructure and Hadoop configuration are incorporated into a Hadoop cluster deployment profile.

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data also delivers end-to-end automation of Splunk cluster deployment, with minimal user input. This is achieved through Cisco UCS service profiles wherein both the physical infrastructure and Splunk configuration are incorporated into a Splunk cluster deployment profile.

New and Changed Features in Release 2.1

This section provides an overview of the significant new and changed features in this release. This section does not provide an exhaustive list of all enhancements included in this release.

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > Cluster Deploy Templates > Instant Hadoop Cluster > Instant Hadoop Cluster Creation

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > Cluster Deploy Templates > Customized Hadoop Cluster > Customized Hadoop Cluster Creation

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > Cluster Deploy Templates > Instant Splunk Cluster Creation > Instant Splunk Cluster Creation

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > Cluster Deploy Templates > Customized Splunk Cluster Creation > Customized Splunk Cluster Creation

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk Accounts

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk Accounts > Hosts > Add BareMetal Nodes

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > UCS SP Templates

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > Cluster Deploy Templates

- Solutions > Big Data > Settings > Software Catalogs

- Solutions > Big Data > Settings > Management

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > UCS SP Templates > Create UCS SP Template for Big Data > Create UCS BIOS Policy

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > UCS SP Templates > Create UCS SP Template for Big Data > Local Disk Configuration Policy

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > UCS SP Templates > Create UCS SP Template for Big Data > Local Disk Configuration Policy > Configure Splunk RAID Policy > Edit Configure Splunk RAID Policy Entry

- Organizations > Service Requests > Service Request ID > View Details

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Hadoop Accounts > Authenticate MapR User

- Solutions > Big Data > Containers > UCS SP Templates > UCS SP Template Specification

- Policies > Orchestration > Workflows > UCS CPA

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Hadoop Accounts/Splunk accounts > Modify credentials

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Performance

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Performance> View

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Performance> View Graph report

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Performance> Run Test

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Performance> Delete

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > Start

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > Stop

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > Restart

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > Delete Node

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > Delete Node to Baremetal

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Hosts > View Details

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Add

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Edit

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Delete

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Run Inventory

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Launch Splunk DMC

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > View Details

- Solutions > Big Data > Accounts > Splunk accounts > Rollback cluster

Documented in the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data management Guide, Release 2.1

System Requirements

The system requirements for this release is available in the Compatibility Matrix for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Release 2.1 for the following:

- VMware vSphere (ESX or ESXi 4.x or 5.x)

Supported Browser Versions

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data supports the following browsers and all browsers require the Adobe Flash Player plug-in version 11 or higher for those browsers:

- Internet Explorer 8 or higher

- Google Chrome 4.1 or higher

- Firefox 3.5 or higher

- Safari 4.0 or higher (for Apple Mac or Microsoft Windows)

Installation Notes

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is a 64-bit appliance that uses a standard virtual machine that is delivered in OVF format for VMware, and can be hosted on VMware vSphere or vCenter.

For installation instructions, see the following guides:

- Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Installation on VMware vSphere, Release 2.1

- Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Baremetal Agent Installation and Configuration Guide, Release 2.1

The installation guides are available on Cisco.com here: Click Here .

Patch Installation Notes for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Release 2.1

You can use the cucsde_patch_5_5_0_0.zip patch file to upgrade Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Release 2.1 to the current patch level.

Procedure

Step 1

Install Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Release 2.1 on Cisco UCS Director, Release 5.5 platform with the support for personality.

Step 2

Log in to the current version of Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data VM console.

Step 3

In the shelladmin, choose Stop Services to stop all services.
To verify that all services are stopped, choose Display Services Status.

Step 4

Choose Apply Patch to apply the patch application on Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data.

Step 5

When prompted, enter the location of the Cisco UCS Director, Release 5.5.0.0 patch (cucsd_patch_5_5_0_0.zip). (For example, ftp://username:password@hostname|IP_address/software_location_and_name).

Step 6

Wait for the download and installation to complete for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Release 2.1.0.0.

Step 7

When prompted, choose Start Services to start services and complete the patch upgrade process.
Note:
The patch process is not complete or successful until the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data services have started, Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is available, the log in screen is displayed, and the administration can log in to Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data.

All Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data services must be started before you attempt to perform other shelladmin procedures, such as apply additional patches, take a database backup, or restore a database from a backup.

Step 8

When the patch application is complete, choose Show Version in shelladmin to verify the current version of Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data.

Step 9

Log in to the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Baremetal Agent (BMA) server using the default credentials (root/pxeboot). Copy the cucsd_bma_patch_5_5_0_0.zip (BMA patch) file and extract the BMA patch file. Add execute permissions to applyPatch.sh (chmod+x applyPatch.sh), and execute the applyPatch.sh (. /applyPatch.sh).

Step 10

Log in to the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data GUI and start the BMA services.

Open and Resolved Bugs

The open and resolved bugs for this release are accessible through the Cisco Bug Search Tool. This web-based tool provides you with access to the Cisco bug tracking system, which maintains information about bugs and vulnerabilities in this product and other Cisco hardware and software products.

Note

You must have a Cisco.com account to log in and access the Cisco Bug Search Tool. If you do not have one, you can register for an account.

For more information about the Cisco Bug Search Tool, see the Bug Search Tool Help & FAQ.

Open Bugs for This Release

All open bugs for this release are available in the Cisco Bug Search Tool through the following searches.

The results of that search include workarounds for the open bugs, if any.

Open Bugs for this Release

You can find detailed information about all open bugs in this release through the open bug search in this release. This search uses the following parameters:

Field

Parameter

Product drop-down list

Choose Series/Model and enter Cisco UCS Director.

Releases drop-down list

Choose Affecting or Fixed in these Releases and enter 5.5(0.0).

Filter

Choose Open from the Status drop-down list.

Resolved Bugs in This Release

All resolved bugs for this release are available in the Cisco Bug Search Tool through the following searches.

Resolved Bugs in Release 2.1.0.0

You can find detailed information about all resolved bugs in this release through the resolved bug search in this release. This search uses the following parameters:

Field

Parameter

Product drop-down list

Choose Series/Model and enter Cisco UCS Director 5.5.

Releases drop-down list

Choose Affecting or Fixed in these Releases and enter 5.5(0.0).

Filter

Choose Fixed from the Status drop-down list.

Related Documentation

In addition to these release notes, you can find documentation for Cisco UCS Director, Release 5.2 in the following locations on Cisco.com:

- Cisco UCS Director 5.2 Documentation, Download, and Support page

- Cisco UCS Director Documentation Roadmap

- Cisco UCS Director Product Overview Pages

- Cisco UCS Director on Cisco DevNet

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

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