UCS C200 M1 Rack-Mount Server

The Cisco UCS C200 M1 server is a high-density, two-socket, 1 RU rack-mount server. This server is built for production-level network infrastructure, web services, and mainstream data centers, and branch and remote-office applications.

UCS C210 M1 Rack-Mount Server

The Cisco UCS C210 M1 server is a general-purpose, two-socket, 2 RU rack-mount server. It is designed to balance performance, density, and efficiency for storage-intensive workloads. This server is built for applications such as network file and appliances, storage, database, and content-delivery.

UCS C250 M1 Rack-Mount Server

The Cisco UCS C250 M1 server is a high-performance, memory-intensive, two-socket, 2 RU rack-mount server. It is designed to increase performance, and it has the capacity for demanding virtualization and large-data-set workloads. The C250 M1 server also can reduce the cost of smaller memory footprints.

The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) is the management service for the C-Series servers. CIMC runs within the server.

Management Interfaces

You can use a web-based GUI or SSH-based CLI to access, configure, administer, and monitor the server. Almost all tasks can be performed in either interface, and the results of tasks performed in one interface are displayed in another. However, you cannot do the following:

• Use CIMC GUI to invoke CIMC CLI

• View a command that has been invoked through CIMC CLI in CIMC GUI

• Generate CIMC CLI output from CIMC GUI

Tasks You Can Perform in CIMC

You can use CIMC to perform the following server management tasks:

• Power on, power off, power cycle, reset and shut down the server

• Toggle the locator LED

• Configure the server boot order

• View server properties and sensors

• Manage remote presence

• Create and manage local user accounts, and enable remote user authentication through Active Directory

• Configure network-related settings, including NIC properties, IPv4, VLANs, and network security

• Configure communication services, including HTTP, SSH, and IPMI Over LAN

• Manage certificates

• Configure platform event filters

• Update CIMC firmware

• Monitor faults, alarms, and server status

No Operating System or Application Provisioning or Management

CIMC provisions servers, and as a result, exists below the operating system on a server. Therefore, you cannot use it to provision or manage operating systems or applications on servers. For example, you cannot do the following:

• Deploy an OS, such as Windows or Linux

• Deploy patches for software, such as an OS or an application

• Install base software components, such as anti-virus software, monitoring agents, or backup clients

• Install software applications, such as databases, application server software, or web servers

• Perform operator actions, including restarting an Oracle database, restarting printer queues, or handling non-CIMC user accounts

• Configure or manage external storage on the SAN or NAS storage

NIC Mode

The NIC Mode drop-down list in the NIC Properties area determines which ports can reach the CIMC. The following mode options are available, depending on your platform:

• Dedicated—A connection to the CIMC is available through the management Ethernet port or ports.

• Shared LOM—A connection to the CIMC is available only through the LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet host ports.

  Note	In shared LOM mode, all host ports must belong to the same subnet.

• Shipping (if supported)—A connection to the CIMC is available through the management Ethernet port or ports using a limited factory default configuration.

  Note	Shipping mode is intended only for your initial connection to the CIMC. Configure another mode for operation.

NIC Redundancy

The NIC Redundancy drop-down list in the NIC Properties area determines how NIC redundancy is handled:

• None—Redundancy is not available.

• Active-Active—All Ethernet ports operate simultaneously. This mode provides multiple paths to the CIMC.

• Active-Standby—One port fails over to the other.

The available redundancy modes vary depending on the selected network mode and your platform. For the available modes, see the Installation and Service Guide for your platform.