A server pool contains a set of servers. These servers typically share the same characteristics. Those characteristics can be their location in the chassis, or an attribute such as server type, amount of memory, local storage, type of CPU, or local drive configuration. You can manually assign a server to a server pool, or use server pool policies and server pool policy qualifications to automate the assignment.
If your system implements multi-tenancy through organizations, you can designate one or more server pools to be used by a specific organization. For example, a pool that includes all servers with two CPUs could be assigned to the Marketing organization, while all servers with 64 GB memory could be assigned to the Finance organization.
A server pool can include servers from any chassis in the system. A given server can belong to multiple server pools.
Creating a Server Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools.
Step 3
Expand the node for the organization where you want to create the
pool.
If the system does not include multi-tenancy, expand the
root node.
Step 4
Right-click the Server Pools node and select Create Server Pool.
Step 5
On the Set Name and Description page of the Create Server Pool wizard, complete the following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name of the server pool.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters, and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
Description field
A user-defined description of the server pool.
Step 6
Click Next.
Step 7
On the Add Servers page of the Create Server Pool wizard:
Select one or more servers from the Available Servers table.
Click the >> button to add the servers to the server pool.
When you have added all desired servers to the pool, click Finish.
Deleting a Server Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools
> Organization_Name.
Step 3
Expand the
Server Pools node.
Step 4
Right-click the pool you want to delete and select
Delete.
Step 5
If
Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
Adding Servers to a Server Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools
> Organization_Name.
Step 3
Right-click the pool to which you want
to add one or more servers and select Add Servers to Server Pool.
Step 4
In the Add Servers to Server Pool dialog box, do the following:
In the Servers table, select the servers that you want to add to the server pool.
You can use the
Shift key or
Ctrl key to select multiple entries.
Click the >> button to move those servers to the Pooled Servers table and add them to the server pool.
Click OK.
Removing Servers from a Server Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools
> Organization_Name.
Step 3
Right-click the pool from which you want
to remove one or more servers and select Add Servers to Server Pool.
Step 4
In the Add Servers to Server Pool dialog box, do the following:
In the Pooled Servers table, select the servers that you want to remove from the server pool.
You can use the
Shift key or
Ctrl key to select multiple entries.
Click the << button to move those servers to the Servers table and remove them from the server pool.
Click OK.
Configuring UUID Suffix Pools
UUID Suffix Pools
A UUID suffix pool is a collection of SMBIOS UUIDs that are available to be assigned to servers. The first number of digits that constitute the prefix of the UUID are fixed. The remaining digits, the UUID suffix, is variable. A UUID suffix pool ensures that these variable values are unique for each server associated with a service profile which uses that particular pool to avoid conflicts.
If you use UUID suffix pools in service profiles, you do not have to manually configure the UUID of the server associated with the service profile.
Creating a UUID Suffix Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools.
Step 3
Expand the node for the organization where you want to create the
pool.
If the system does not include multi-tenancy, expand the
root node.
Step 4
Right-click
UUID Suffix Pools and select
Create UUID Suffix Pool.
Step 5
In the
Define Name and Description page of the
Create UUID Suffix Pool wizard, fill in the
following fields:
Name
Description
Name field
The name of the UUID pool.
This name can be between 1 and 16
alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters, and
you cannot change this name after the object has been saved.
Description field
The user-defined description of
the pool.
Prefix field
This can be:
derived—The system creates the suffix.
other—You specify the desired suffix. If you select this option, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a text field where you can enter the desired suffix, in the format XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX.
Step 6
In the
Add UUID Blocks page of the
Create UUID Suffix Pool wizard:
Click
Add.
In the
Create a Block of UUID Suffixes page, enter
the first UUID suffix in the pool and the number of UUID suffixes to include in
the pool.
Click
OK.
If you want to add another block to the pool, repeat steps a through c.
Step 7
Click
Finish to complete the wizard.
What to Do Next
Include the UUID suffix pool in a
service profile
and/or template.
Deleting a UUID Suffix Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Servers tab.
Step 2
On the
Servers tab, expand
Servers
> Pools
> Organization_Name.
Step 3
Expand the
UUID Suffix Pools node.
Step 4
Right-click the pool you want to delete and select
Delete.
Step 5
If
Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
Configuring the Management IP Pool
Management IP Pool
The management IP pool is a collection of external IP addresses.
Cisco UCS Manager
reserves each block of IP addresses in the management IP pool for external
access that terminates in the baseboard management controller (BMC) on a server.
Cisco UCS Manager
uses the IP addresses in a management IP pool for external access to a server through
the following:
KVM console
Serial over LAN
IPMI
Creating an IP Address Block in the Management IP Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab.
Step 2
In the
Admin tab, expand
All > Communication
Services.
Step 3
Right-click Management IP Pool (ext-mgmt) and select
Create Block of IP Addresses.
Step 4
In the
Create a Block of IP Addresses dialog box,
complete the following fields:
Name
Description
From field
The first IP address in the block.
Size field
The number of IP addresses in the pool.
Subnet Mask field
The subnet mask associated with the IP addresses in the block.
Default Gateway field
The default gateway associated with the IP addresses in the block.
Step 5
Click
OK.
Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Admin tab.
Step 2
In the
Admin tab, expand
All > Communication
Services
> Management IP Pool (ext-mgmt).
Step 3
Right-click the IP address block that you want to delete and
select
Delete.
Step 4
If
Cisco UCS Manager GUI
displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
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