- Preface
- Overview
- Installing the Server OS
- Managing the Server
- Viewing Server Properties
- Viewing Server Sensors
- Managing Remote Presence
- Managing User Accounts
- Configuring Network-Related Settings
- Managing Network Adapters
- Configuring Communication Services
- Managing Certificates
- Configuring Platform Event Filters
- CIMC Firmware Management
- Viewing Faults and Logs
- Server Utilities
- BIOS Parameters by Server Model
- Index
Viewing Server Properties
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Viewing Server Properties
- Viewing CIMC Properties
- Viewing CPU Properties
- Viewing Memory Properties
- Viewing Power Supply Properties
- Viewing Storage Properties
- Viewing PCI Adapter Properties
- Viewing Network Related Properties
Viewing Server Properties
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# show chassis [detail] | Displays server properties. |
This example displays server properties:
Server# show chassis detail
Chassis:
Power: on
Serial Number: QCI140205ZG
Product Name: UCS C210 M2
PID : R210-2121605W
UUID: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF
Locator LED: off
Description:
Power Restore Policy: power-off
Power Delay Type: fixed
Power Delay Value(sec): 0
Server#
Viewing CIMC Properties
![]() Note |
CIMC gets the current date and time from the server BIOS. To change this information, reboot the server and press F2 when prompted to access the BIOS configuration menu. Then change the date or time using the options on the main BIOS configuration tab. |
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# show cimc [detail] | Displays CIMC properties. |
This example displays CIMC properties:
Server# show cimc detail
CIMC:
Firmware Version: 1.4(2.18)
Current Time: Wed Jan 11 07:01:50 2012
Boot-loader Version: 1.4(2.18).16
Server#
Viewing CPU Properties
The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # show cpu [detail] | Displays CPU properties. |
This example displays CPU properties:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # show cpu Name Cores Version ------------ -------- -------------------------------------------------- CPU1 4 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz CPU2 4 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5520 @ 2.27GHz Server /chassis #
Viewing Memory Properties
The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
This example displays memory properties:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # show dimm Name Capacity Channel Speed (MHz) Channel Type -------------------- --------------- ------------------- --------------- DIMM_A1 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_A2 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_B1 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_B2 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_C1 Not Installed Unknown Other DIMM_C2 Not Installed Unknown Other DIMM_D1 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_D2 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_E1 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_E2 2048 MB 1067 Other DIMM_F1 Not Installed Unknown Other DIMM_F2 Not Installed Unknown Other Server /chassis #
This example displays detailed information about memory properties:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # show dimm detail
Name DIMM_A1:
Capacity: 2048 MB
Channel Speed (MHz): 1067
Channel Type: Other
Memory Type Detail: Synchronous
Bank Locator: NODE 0 CHANNEL 0 DIMM 0
Visibility: Yes
Operability: Operable
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 18JSF25672PY-1G1D1
Serial Number: 0xDA415F3F
Asset Tag: Unknown
Data Width: 64 bits
Name DIMM_A2:
Capacity: 2048 MB
--More--
Server /chassis #
This example displays DIMM summary information:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # show dimm-summary
DIMM Summary:
Memory Speed: 1067 MHz
Total Memory: 16384 MB
Effective Memory: 16384 MB
Redundant Memory: 0 MB
Failed Memory: 0 MB
Ignored Memory: 0 MB
Number of Ignored Dimms: 0
Number of Failed Dimms: 0
Memory RAS possible: Memory configuration can support mirroring
Memory Configuration: Maximum Performance
Server /chassis #
Viewing Power Supply Properties
The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # show psu [detail] | Displays power supply properties. |
This example displays power supply properties:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # show psu Name In. Power (Watts) Out. Power (Watts) Firmware Status ---------- -------------------- -------------------- -------- ---------- PSU1 74 650 R0E Present PSU2 83 650 R0E Present Server /chassis #
Viewing Storage Properties
Viewing Storage Adapter Properties
The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
This example displays storage properties:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # show storageadapter
PCI Slot Product Name Serial Number Firmware Package Build
-------- ---------------------------------- -------------- -------------------------
SAS LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i SV93404392 12.12.0-0038
Product ID Battery Status Cache Memory Size
---- -------------- -------------- --------------
LSI Logic fully charged 0 MB
Server /chassis #
This example displays battery backup unit information for the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS Server /chassis/storageadapter # show bbu Controller Battery Type Battery Present Voltage Current Charge Charging State ---------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ---------- ------ -------------- SAS iBBU true 4.051 V 0.000 A 100% fully charged Server /chassis/storageadapter #
Viewing the Flexible Flash Controller Properties
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # show flexflash detail | (Optional) Displays the available Cisco Flexible Flash controllers. |
| Step 3 | Server /chassis # scope flexflash index | Enters the Cisco Flexible Flash controller command mode for the specified controller. At this time, the only permissible index value is FlexFlash-0. |
| Step 4 | Server /chassis/flexflash # show operational-profile detail | Displays the operational profile properties. |
This example displays the properties of the flash controller:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # show flexflash Controller Product Name Has Error Firmware Version Vendor Internal State ------------ ---------------- ---------- ----------------- -------- --------------- FlexFlash-0 Cisco FlexFlash No 1.2 build 247 Cypress Connected Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0 Server /chassis # show operational-profile Primary Member Slot I/O Error Threshold Host Accessible VDs -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- slot1 100 SCU Drivers Server /chassis/flexflash #
Viewing Physical Drive Properties
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # scope storageadapter slot | Enters command mode for an installed storage card. |
| Step 3 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # show physical-drive [drive-number] [detail] | Displays physical drive information for the storage card. |
| Step 4 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # show physical-drive-count [detail] | Displays the number of physical drives on the storage card. |
| Step 5 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope physical-drive drive-number | Enters command mode for the specified physical drive. |
| Step 6 | Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show general [detail] | Displays general information about the specified physical drive. |
| Step 7 | Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show inquiry-data [detail] | Displays inquiry data about the specified physical drive. |
| Step 8 | Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show status [detail] | Displays status information about the specified physical drive. |
This example displays general information about physical drive number 1 on the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS
Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope physical-drive 1
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show general
Slot Number 1:
Controller: SAS
Enclosure Device ID: 27
Device ID: 34
Sequence Number: 2
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 0
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Link Speed: 6.0 Gb/s
Interface Type: SAS
Media Type: HDD
Block Size: 512
Block Count: 585937500
Raw Size: 286102 MB
Non Coerced Size: 285590 MB
Coerced Size: 285568 MB
SAS Address 0: 500000e112693fa2
SAS Address 1:
Connected Port 0:
Connected Port 1:
Connected Port 2:
Connected Port 3:
Connected Port 4:
Connected Port 5:
Connected Port 6:
Connected Port 7:
Power State: powersave
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive #
This example displays inquiry data about physical drive number 1 on the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS
Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope physical-drive 1
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show inquiry-data
Slot Number 1:
Controller: SAS
Product ID: MBD2300RC
Drive Firmware: 5701
Drive Serial Number: D010P9A0016D
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive #
This example displays status information about physical drive number 1 on the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS
Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope physical-drive 1
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive # show inquiry-data
Slot Number 1:
Controller: SAS
State: online
Online: true
Fault: false
Server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive #
Viewing Virtual Drive Properties
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # scope storageadapter slot | Enters command mode for an installed storage card. |
| Step 3 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # show virtual-drive [drive-number] [detail] | Displays virtual drive information for the storage card. |
| Step 4 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # show virtual-drive-count [detail] | Displays the number of virtual drives configured on the storage card. |
| Step 5 | Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope virtual-drive drive-number | Enters command mode for the specified virtual drive. |
| Step 6 | Server /chassis/storageadapter/virtual-drive # show physical-drive [detail] | Displays physical drive information about the specified virtual drive. |
This example displays information about virtual drives on the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS Server /chassis/storageadapter # show virtual-drive Virtual Drive Status Name Size RAID Level -------------- --------------- ------------------------ ---------- ---------- 0 Optimal SLES1SP1beta5 30720 MB RAID 0 1 Optimal RHEL5.5 30720 MB RAID 0 2 Optimal W2K8R2_DC 30720 MB RAID 0 3 Optimal VD_3 30720 MB RAID 0 4 Optimal ESX4.0u2 30720 MB RAID 0 5 Optimal VMs 285568 MB RAID 0 6 Optimal RHEL6-35GB 35840 MB RAID 0 7 Optimal OS_Ins_Test_DR 158720 MB RAID 0 8 Optimal 285568 MB RAID 1 Server /chassis/storageadapter #
This example displays physical drive information about virtual drive number 1 on the storage card named SAS:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS Server /chassis/storageadapter # scope virtual-drive 1 Server /chassis/storageadapter/virtual-drive # show physical-drive Span Physical Drive Status Starting Block Number Of Blocks ----- -------------- ---------- -------------- ---------------- 0 12 online 62914560 62914560 Server /chassis/storageadapter/virtual-drive #
Viewing Nvidia GPU Card Information
These commands are not available on all UCS C-series servers.
The server must be powered on to view information on the Nvidia GPU cards.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # show gpu | Displays the available Nvidia GPU cards on the system. |
| Step 3 | Server /chassis # scope gpu slot-number | Enters the GPU card command mode. Specify the slot number of the GPU card. |
| Step 4 | Server /chassis/gpu # show gpu-list | Displays temperature information on the GPU cards. |
This example shows how to view the temperature information of the available GPU cards on the system:
Server # scope chassis Server /chassis # show gpu Slot Product Name Num of GPUs ---- ------------ ----------- 5 Nvidia GRID K2 @ BD 2 Server /chassis # scope gpu 5 Server /chassis/gpu # show gpu-list GPU ID Temperature ------ ----------- 0 32 1 33 Server /chassis/gpu #
Viewing PCI Adapter Properties
The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # show pci-adapter [detail] | Displays PCI adapter properties. |
This example displays PCI adapter properties:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # show pci-adapter Name Slot Vendor ID Device ID Product Name ---------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------- PCIe Adapter1 1 0x1137 0x0042 Cisco UCS P81E Virtual... PCIe Adapter2 5 0x1077 0x2432 Qlogic QLE2462 4Gb dua... Server /chassis #
Viewing Network Related Properties
Viewing LOM Properties
You can view the MAC addresses of the LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet ports.
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Server# scope chassis | Enters the chassis command mode. |
| Step 2 | Server /chassis # scope network-adapter slot ID | Enters the specific network adapter command mode. |
| Step 3 | Server /chassis/network-adapter # show mac-list [detail] | Displays the MAC addresses of the LOM ports. |
This example shows how to display the MAC addresses of the LOM ports:
Server# scope chassis Server /chassis # scope network-adapter L Server /chassis/network-adapter # show mac-list Interface ID MAC Address ------------- -------------------- eth0 010000002000 eth1 010000002000 Server /chassis/network-adapter #

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