Configuring UCS Domain Profiles

About UCS Domain Profile

Overview of a UCS Domain Profile

A UCS Domain Profile configures a Fabric Interconnect pair through reusable policies, allows for configuration of the ports and port channels, and configures the VLANs and VSANs in the network. It defines the characteristics of and configures ports on Fabric Interconnects. You can create a UCS Domain profile and associate it with a Fabric Interconnect Domain. The Domain-related policies can be attached to the profile either at the time of creation or later. One UCS Domain profile can be assigned to one Fabric Interconnect Domain.


Important

  • Cisco Intersight supports attaching one port policy per UCS Domain profile.

  • Policies that are attached to a UCS Domain profile can be created ahead of creating a profile or during the creation of the profile.

  • Policies that are attached to a UCS Domain and the global policies of all UCS Domain Profiles associated with a specific UCS Domain are shared.

Creating Domain Profile Template and Deriving Profiles

Domain profile templates enable you to define a template from which domain profiles can be easily derived and deployed at scale. This method is particularly useful when you have a large number of domain profiles that use the same set of policies. Any property modification made in the template is inherited by the derived profiles. You can deploy these modified profiles individually.

To create a domain profile template and derive profiles:

  1. Log in to Cisco Intersight.

  2. Choose Configure > Templates to launch the Profile Template Table View.

  3. Click Create UCS Domain Profile Template.

  4. On the General page:

    1. Choose an Organization for the template from the list.

      This field supports the capability of configuration sharing across Organizations.

    2. Enter a name for the template. Enter a tag for the template.

    3. Tags must be in the key:value format. For example, Org: IT or Site: APJ.

    4. Enter a description to help identify the template.

    5. Click Next.

  5. On the VLAN & VSAN Configuration page, select a VLAN and VSAN configuration for Fabric Interconnect A and Fabric Interconnect B, and then click Next.

  6. On the Ports Configuration page, create or select a port policy for Fabric Interconnect A and Fabric Interconnect B, and then click Next.

  7. On the UCS Domain Configuration page, create or select the management and network policies, and then click Next.

  8. On the Summary page:

    1. Review the details of the template and the policies attached to it.

    2. If you opt to derive the profiles later, click Close. Otherwise, to derive the profiles from this template, click Derive Profiles.

  9. To derive a template:

    1. In the General page:

      1. Under Domain Assignment, assign the template to multiple domains.

        You can choose any of the following options for the domain assignment:

        • Assign now—Use this option to immediately assign a domain to the domain profile.

        • Assign later—Use this option to assign a domain to the domain profile at a later time.

      2. In the Number of Profiles to derive field, enter the number of profiles you want to derive.

    2. On the Details page, you can view and edit the description, tag, and auto-generated names of the profiles, and then click Next.

    3. On the Summary page, review the domain profile template configuration, and then click Derive Profiles.

The table view displays the list of domains templates and their details.

Creating a UCS Domain Profile

A UCS Domain Profile configures a Fabric Interconnect pair through reusable policies, streamlines the deployment of Fabric Interconnect pairs, allows for configuration of the ports and port channels, and configures the VLANs and VSANs in the network.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to Cisco Intersight with Account Administrator or Domain Administrator role.

Step 2

Navigate to Service Profiles > UCS Domain Profiles tab, and select Create UCS Domain Profile.

Step 3

On the General page, enter a name for your profile. Optionally, include a short description and tag information to help identify the profile. Tags must be in the key:value format. For example, Org: IT or Site: APJ.

Step 4

On the Domain Assignment page, assign a switch pair to the Domain profile. You can also click Assign Later and assign a switch pair to the Domain profile at a later time.

Step 5

Click Next.

Step 6

On the VLAN & VSAN Configuration page, attach VLAN and VSAN policies for each switch to the UCS Domain Profile and click Next.

Note

 

To configure System Reserved VLANs, the VLAN and VSAN policies must not conflict with the reserved VLAN range. When there is a conflict, the deployment fails.

Step 7

On the Ports Configuration page, attach a port policy for each switch to the UCS Domain Profile and click Next.

Step 8

On the UCS Domain Configuration page, attach the required compute and management policies to the UCS Domain Profile and click Next.

Note: In this step, it is mandatory to create and attach the Switch Control Policy to enable VLAN port count optimization.

Step 9

Click Next.

Step 10

On the Summary page, verify the details of the UCS Domain Profile and the policies attached to it.

Step 11

Click Deploy to deploy the UCS Domain Profile to the assigned Fabric Interconnect Domain.

UCS Domain Profile Details

The UCS Domain Profile Details page displays a graphic representation of the Port Configuration, VLAN and VSAN Configuration, and the UCS Domain Configuration in addition to the status and the Actions menu. Navigate to the UCS Domain Details from the UCS Domain Profiles Table view. On this page, you can:

  • Perform UCS Domain profile Actions:

    • Deploy—Deploy the UCS Domain profile on a Fabric Interconnect pair. This action also initiates the first-time discovery of servers and resets server configurations to their default settings. For more information, see Clearing and Resetting Server Configuration.

    • Unassign—Unassign the UCS Domain profile from the Fabric Interconnect pair.

    • Edit—Edit the properties of the UCS Domain Profile.

    • Clone—Clone the UCS Domain profile with properties similar to an existing UCS Domain profile. The clones are associated with the same policies as on the original UCS Domain profile.

    • Set User Label—Allows you to set, update, or delete user labels for each Domain profile. It must be between 1 and 64 alphanumeric characters, containing only the following special characters: ! # $ % & * + , ( ) [ ] { } | / . ? @ _ : ; ~

    • Set Tags

  • View UCS Domain profile Details:

    Property

    Essential Information
    Status

    The status of deploying the UCS Domain profile on a Fabric Interconnect pair. This could be:

    • OK

    • Failed

    • Not Deployed

    Name

    The UCS Domain profile name.

    Fabric Interconnect A

    The name of the associated Fabric Interconnect A in the UCS Domain.

    Fabric Interconnect B

    The name of the associated Fabric Interconnect B in the UCS Domain.

    Last Update

    The date and time that the UCS Domain Profile was last updated.

    Tags

    The existing tags for the selected object are displayed by default. Click Manage to add new tags or modify the existing ones.

  • View the Policies that are attached to the UCS Domain profile. The Policies pane displays details of the Ports, VLAN and VSAN, and UCS Domain Configuration. A graphical representation of the ports configuration on the Fabric Interconnects, including port roles and port channels and a list of associated policies is displayed. The VLAN, VSAN, and UCS Domain Configuration lists the Domain policies associated with the selected Domain profile.