You can manage and monitor all chassis in a Cisco UCS instance through Cisco UCS Manager GUI.
Acknowledging a Chassis
Perform the following procedure if
you increase or decrease the number of links that connect the chassis to the
fabric interconnect. Acknowledging the chassis ensures that
Cisco UCS Manager is aware of the change in the number of links and that traffics
flows along all available links.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Choose the chassis that you want to acknowledge.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the
Actions area, click
Acknowledge Chassis.
Step 6
If
Cisco UCS Manager displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
Cisco UCS Manager disconnects the chassis and then rebuilds the connections
between the chassis and the fabric interconnect or fabric interconnects in the
system.
Removing a Chassis
Before You Begin
Physically remove the chassis before performing the following procedure.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Choose the chassis that you want to remove.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the
Actions area, click
Remove Chassis.
Step 6
If
Cisco UCS Manager displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
The removal may take several minutes to complete.
Decommissioning a Chassis
This procedure decommissions the chassis and deletes it from the Cisco UCS configuration. The chassis hardware physically remains in the Cisco UCS instance. However, Cisco UCS ignores it and does not list it with the other commissioned chassis.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Choose the chassis that you want to decommission.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the
Actions area, click
Decommission Chassis.
Step 6
If
Cisco UCS Manager displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
The decommission may take several minutes to complete. After the
chassis has been removed from the configuration,
Cisco UCS Manager adds the chassis to the
Decommissioned tab.
Recommissioning a Chassis
This procedure returns the chassis
to the configuration and applies the chassis discovery policy to the chassis.
After this procedure, you can access the chassis and any servers in it.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
In the
Equipment tab, expand the
Equipment node.
Step 3
Click the
Chassis node.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
Decommissioned tab.
Step 5
Right-click the chassis you want to enable and choose
Recommission.
Step 6
If
Cisco UCS Manager displays a confirmation dialog box, click
Yes.
This procedure may take several minutes to complete. After the
chassis has been recommissioned, Cisco UCS Manager runs the chassis discovery policy and adds the chassis to the
list in the
Navigation pane.
Toggling the Locator LED
Turning on the Locator LED for a Chassis
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Click the chassis that you need to locate.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the
Actions area, click
Turn on Locator LED.
This action is not available if the locator LED is already turned
on.
The LED on the chassis starts flashing.
Turning off the Locator LED for a Chassis
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Choose the chassis for which you want to turn off the locator LED.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the
Actions area, click
Turn off Locator LED.
This action is not available if the locator LED is already turned
off.
The LED on the chassis stops flashing.
Monitoring a Chassis
Tip
To monitor an individual component in a chassis, expand the node for that component.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Click the chassis that you want to monitor.
Step 4
Click one of the following tabs to view the status of the chassis:
Option
Description
General tab
Provides an overview of the status of the chassis, including a
summary of any faults, a summary of the chassis properties, and a physical
display of the chassis and its components.
Servers tab
Displays the status and selected properties of all servers in
the chassis.
Service Profiles tab
Displays the status of the
service profiles
associated with servers in the chassis.
IO Modules tab
Displays the status and selected properties of all IO modules
in the chassis.
Fans tab
Displays the status of all fan modules in the chassis.
PSUs
Displays the status of all power supply units in the chassis.
Hybrid Display tab
Displays detailed information about the connections between
the chassis and the fabric interconnects. The display has an icon for the
following:
Each fabric interconnect in the system
The I/O module (IOM) in the selected chassis, which is shown as an
independent unit to make the connection paths easier to see
The selected chassis showing the servers and PSUs
Slots tab
Displays the status of all slots in the chassis.
Installed Firmware tab
Displays the current firmware versions on the IO modules and
servers in the chassis. You can also use this tab to update and activate the
firmware on those components.
Management Logs tab
Displays and provides access to the system event logs for the servers in the chassis.
Faults tab
Provides details of faults generated by the chassis.
Events tab
Provides details of events generated by the chassis.
FSM tab
Provides details about and the status of FSM tasks related to
the chassis. You can use this information to diagnose errors with those tasks.
Statistics tab
Provides statistics about the chassis and its components. You
can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.
Temperatures tab
Provides temperature statistics for the components of the
chassis. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.
Power tab
Provides power statistics for the components of the chassis.
You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.
Viewing the POST Results for a Chassis
You can view any errors collected during the Power On Self-Test process for all servers and adapters in a chassis.
Procedure
Step 1
In the
Navigation pane, click the
Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the
Equipment tab, expand
Equipment
> Chassis.
Step 3
Choose the chassis for which you want to view the POST results.
Step 4
In the
Work pane, click the
General tab.
Step 5
In the Actions area, click View POST Results.
The POST Results dialog box lists the POST results for each server in the chassis and its adapters.
Step 6
(Optional)
Click the link in the Affected Object column to view the properties of that adapter.
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