Managing Chassis

This chapter includes the following sections:

Chassis Summary

Intersight Infrastructure Service License

Intersight Infrastructure Service License

Beginning with release 4.3(2.230207), for Cisco UCS C-Series M7 servers, Cisco IMC displays the following warning if the Device Connector does not detect a connection to Cisco Intersight Services:

The Device Connector is unable to detect a connection to Cisco Intersight. Please check your settings and ensure that the server is claimed in Intersight with an Intersight Infrastructure Services license to be in compliance.( 1/5 )

You may click OK to go to Device Connector and configure the settings or click Cancel to continue.


Note

The warning counter (1/5) continues to increment till it reaches (5/5). The prompt stops after it reaches (5/5) or if the Device Connector is configured, whichever is first. If the Device Connector is configured once, and later disabled, the warning is displayed again and the counter continues from the last count. The counter is reset only in case restore factory default is performed.

Apart from the warning, Cisco IMC also shows the following static ribbon at the top of screen:

Please note: Intersight Infrastrucutre Services license is required with this server. Learn More.

You may click Learn More to get more information from Intersight Help Center.


Note

This message is not displayed if the Device Connector is configured. If the Device Connector is configured once, and later disabled, the message is displayed again.

Viewing Chassis Summary

By default when you log on to the Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount server, the Summary pane of the Chassis is displayed in the Web UI. You can also view the Chassis summary when in another tab or working area, by completing the following steps:

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Summary.

Step 3

In the Server Properties area of the Chassis Summary pane, review the following information:

Name Description

Product Name field

The model name of the server.

Serial Number field

The serial number for the server.

PID field

The product ID.

UUID field

The UUID assigned to the server.

BIOS version field

The version of the BIOS running on the server.

Slot ID

Slot ID of the node in the enclosure.

Note

 

This field is available only on some C-Series servers.

Description field

A user-defined description for the server.

Following guidelines should be observed while updating Description field.

  • Description can not contain the following special characters:

    • &

    • !

Asset Tag field

A user-defined tag for the server. By default, the asset tag for a new server displays Unknown.

Following guidelines should be observed while updating Asset Tag field.

  • Asset Tag field can have a maximum of 32 characters.

  • Asset Tag can not contain the following special characters:

    • &

    • !

Personality field

Beginning with release 4.2(1a), users can configure personality of Cisco UCS M6 C-Series servers for use in HyperFlex (HX) using XML and Redfish API.

Note

 

This field is available only on C-Series servers which are already configured on HX.

Step 4

In the Cisco IMC Information area of the Chassis Summary pane, review the following information:

Name Description

Hostname field

A user-defined hostname for the Cisco IMC. By default, the hostname appears in CXXX-YYYYYY format, where XXX is the model number and YYYYYY is the serial number of the server.

IP Address field

The IP address for the Cisco IMC.

MAC Address field

The MAC address assigned to the active network interface to the Cisco IMC.

Firmware Version field

The current Cisco IMC firmware version.

Current Time field

The current date and time according to the Cisco IMC clock.

Note

 

Cisco IMC gets the current date and time from the server BIOS when the NTP is disabled. When NTP is enabled, Cisco IMC gets the current time and date from the NTP server. 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.

Local Time field

The local time of the region according to the chosen time zone.

Timezone field

Allows you to select a time zone by clicking on the Select Timezone option. In the Select Timezone pop-up screen, mouse over the map and click on the location to select your time zone or choose your time zone from the Timezone drop-down menu.

Step 5

In the Chassis Status area of the Chassis Summary pane, review the following information:

Name Description

Power State field

The current power state.

POST Completion Status field

BIOS POST completion status.

Overall Server Status field

The overall status of the server. This can be one of the following:

  • Memory Test In Progress—The server is performing a self-test of the installed memory. This condition normally occurs during the boot process.

  • Good

  • Moderate Fault

  • Severe Fault

Temperature field

The temperature status. This can be one of the following:

  • Good

  • Fault

  • Severe Fault

You can click the link in this field to view more temperature information.

Overall DIMM Status field

The overall status of the memory modules. This can be one of the following:

  • Good

  • Fault

  • Severe Fault

You can click the link in this field to view detailed status information.

Power Supplies field

The overall status of the power supplies. This can be one of the following:

  • Good

  • Fault

  • Severe Fault

You can click the link in this field to view detailed status information.

Fans field

The overall status of the power supplies. This can be one of the following:

  • Good

  • Fault

  • Severe Fault

You can click the link in this field to view detailed status information.

Locator LED field

Whether the locator LEDs are on or off.

Front Locator LED field

Whether the front panel locator LED on the chassis is on or off.

Note

 

This option is available only on some UCS C-Series servers.

Overall Storage Status field

The overall status of all controllers. This can be one of the following:

  • Good

  • Moderate Fault

  • Severe Fault

Step 6

In the Server Utilization area of the Chassis Summary pane, review the following information in a graphical representation:

Name Description

Overall Utilization (%) field

The overall realtime utilization of CPU, memory, and IO (input and output) of the system in percentage.

CPU Utilization (%) field

The CPU or computation utilization of the system on all the available CPUs in percentage.

Memory Utilization (%) field

The memory utilization of the system on all the available memory (DIMM) channels in percentage.

IO Utilization (%) field

The IO resource utilization of the system in percentage.

Chassis Inventory

Viewing Power Supply Properties

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the Power Supplies tab and review the following information for each power supply:

Name Description

Device ID column

The identifier for the power supply unit.

Status column

The status of the power supply unit.

Input column

The input into the power supply, in watts.

Output column

The maximum output from the power supply, in watts.

FW Version column

The firmware version for the power supply.

Product ID column

The product identifier for the power supply assigned by the vendor.

Viewing Cisco VIC Adapter Properties

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the Cisco VIC Adapters tab and review the following high level information:

Name Description

Slot Number column

The PCI slot in which the adapter is installed.

Serial Number column

The serial number for the adapter.

Product ID column

The product ID for the adapter.

Cisco IMC Enabled column

Whether the adapter is able to manage Cisco IMC. This functionality depends on the type of adapter installed and how it is configured. For details, see the hardware installation guide for the type of server you are using.

Description column

Description of the adapter.

Viewing SAS Expander Properties

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the SAS Expander tab and review the following information:

Name Description

ID column

The product ID of the expander.

Name column

The name of the expander.

Firmware Version column

The firmware version the expander uses.

Secondary Firmware Version column

The secondary firmware version of the expander.

Server Up Link Speed column

Up link speed received with the LSI RAID Controller.

Note

 

This is available only on some C-Series servers.

Enabling 6G or 12G Mixed Mode on a SAS Expander

You can enable or disable a 6 gigabyte or 12 gigabyte mixed mode speed support for a card using this option, which is a toggle button.


Note

This option is available only on some C-Series servers.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory working area, click the SAS Expander tab.

Step 4

In the SAS Expander working area, click Enable 6G-12G Mixed Mode.

Step 5

(Optional) Click Disable 6g-12G Mixed Mode to disable the feature.

Viewing Storage Properties

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the Storage tab and review the following information:

Name Description

Controller field

PCIe slot in which the controller drive is located.

PCI Slot field

The name of the PCIe slot in which the controller drive is located.

Product Name field

Name of the controller.

Serial Number field

The serial number of the storage controller.

Firmware Package Build field

The active firmware package version number.

Product ID field

Product ID of the controller.

Battery Status field

Status of the battery.

Cache Memory Size field

The size of the cache memory, in megabytes.

Health field

The health of the controller firmware status.

Details field

Link to the details of the controller.

Viewing Network Adapter Properties

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the Network Adapters tab and review the following information:

Name Description

Slot column

The slot in which the adapter is installed.

Product Name column

The product name for the adapter.

Number of Interfaces column

The number of interfaces for the adapter.

External Ethernet Interfaces

ID—The ID for the external ethernet interface.

MAC Address—The MAC address for the external ethernet interface.

Viewing GPU Inventory

The GPU Inventory option is available only on some C-Series servers.

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the GPU Inventory tab and review the following information:

Name Description

Slot

Slot in which the GPU is installed.

Product Name

Name of the GPU.

GPU Core Count

Number of cores present in the GPU.

Viewing PCI Switch Info

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the PCI Switch Info tab and review the following information:

Name Description

Controller column

PCI Slot in which the controller is present.

Controller Type column

Type of PCI switch present in the slot.

Product Name column

Name of the PCI switch.

Manufacturer column

Manufacture of the PCI switch.

Vendor ID column

The switch ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Vendor ID column

The secondary switch ID assigned by the vendor.

Device ID column

The device ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Device ID column

The secondary device ID assigned by the vendor.

Viewing Third-Party Adapter Information

Before you begin

The server must be powered on, or the properties will not display.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Chassis menu.

Step 2

In the Chassis menu, click Inventory.

Step 3

In the Inventory work pane, click the PCI Adapters tab > Third-Party Adapter Information tab, and review the following information:

Table 1. Third-Party Adapter Information Tab
Name Description
Name

Name of the PCIe adapter.

Vendor

The vendor for the PCIe adapter.

Serial Number

Serial number of the PCIe adapter.

Part Number

Part number of the PCIe adapter.

Manufacturer

PCIe adapter manufacturer.

Firmware Version

Current firmware version of the PCIe adapter.
Table 2. Port Details

Name

Description

Port column

Port used to make external connection to the adapter.

Status column

The status of the PCIe adapter. This can be up or down.

Link Speed column

Displays the speed of an adapter card installed in PCIs slot.

WWPN column

The World Wide Port Name for the adapter.

Factory WWPN column

Factory supplied World Wide Port Name for the adapter.

WWNN column

The World Wide Node Name for the adapter.

Factory WWNN column

The World Wide Node Name for the adapter from factory settings.

Table 3. Temperature Details

Name

Description

ID column

ID of the PCIe adapter.

Temperature (°C / °F)

The temperature of the PCIe adatper.