Lists the required CIMC and BIOS settings for APIC functionality and provides validation commands for verifying these settings post-HUU upgrade.
In general, an APIC should be pre-configured with the required CIMC and BIOS settings required for it to function properly as an APIC. However, there are some scenarios or actions which can result in the CIMC and BIOS settings deviating from the expected values.
Performing an HUU upgrade may result in BIOS TPM Settings becoming disabled. If the APIC exhibits issues booting back into the APIC OS post-HUU, reset the APIC and validate the BIOS settings.
Expected CIMC values
Management - Dedicated
Default admin password - password
LLDP - disabled
Expected BIOS values
TPM – Enabled
TPM State – Owned
Validation
The CIMC of an APIC can be ssh'd into to validate these settings using the following set of commands:
C220-FCH1838V001# scope bios
C220-FCH1838V001 /bios # show main detail
Set-up parameters:
Power ON Password Support: Disabled
TPM Support: Enabled <<<<<<<<<<<<
C220-FCH1838V001# scope cimc
C220-FCH1838V001 /cimc # show network detail
Network Setting:
...
NIC Mode: dedicated <<<<<<<<<<<<
NIC Redundancy: none
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C220-FCH1838V001# scope chassis
C220-FCH1838V001 /chassis # show adapter detail
PCI Slot 1:
Product Name: UCS VIC 1225
Product ID: UCSC-PCIE-CSC-02
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VNTAG: Disabled
FIP: Enabled
LLDP: Disabled <<<<<<<<<<<<
PORT CHANNEL: N/A <<<<<<<<<<<< Validate for Gen 3 APICs
Configuration Pending: no
Cisco IMC Management Enabled: no
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