Release Notes for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine, Release 3.2.11.3

Overview

The Cisco UCS E-Series Servers (E-Series Servers) and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine (NCE) are a family of size-, weight-, and power-efficient blade servers that are housed within the Generation 2 Cisco Integrated Services Routers (Cisco ISR G2) and the Cisco ISR 4000 series. These servers provide a general-purpose compute platform for branch-office applications deployed either as bare-metal on operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows or Linux, or as virtual machines on hypervisors, such as VMware vSphere Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Citrix XenServer.

The E-Series Servers are purpose-built with powerful Intel Xeon processors for general-purpose compute. They come in the following form factors: single-wide and double-wide. The single-wide E-Series Server fits into one server module (SM) slot, and the double-wide E-Series Server fits into two SM slots.

The NCEs are price-to-power optimized modules that are built to host Cisco network applications and other lightweight general-purpose applications. They come in three form factors: SM, EHWIC, and NIM. The SM E-Series NCE fits into one SM slot, the NIM E-Series NCE fits into one NIM slot, and the EHWIC E-Series NCE fits into two EHWIC slots.


Note

EHWIC E-Series NCE can be installed in the Cisco ISR G2 only.
  • NIM E-Series NCE can be installed in the Cisco ISR 4000 series only.

  • The Cisco ISR 4331 has one SM slot. The Cisco ISR 4321 and the Cisco ISR 4431 have no SM slots.

  • Citrix XenServer is supported on the E-Series Servers only.

  • Cisco UCS-E160S-M3/K9, UCS-E1120D-M3/K9, and UCS-E180D-M3/K9 servers are supported on the Cisco ISR 4000 series only.

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements


Note

E-Series Servers and the SM E-Series NCE can be installed in the Cisco ISR G2 and the Cisco ISR 4000 series.
  • The EHWIC E-Series NCEs are not supported from CIMC release 3.2.x.
  • The NIM E-Series NCE can be installed in the Cisco ISR 4000 series only.

The following M1 E-Series Servers are supported:

  • UCS-E140S-M1—Single-wide E-Series Server, 4-cores CPU, 1.0-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E140D-M1—Double-wide E-Series Server, 4-cores CPU, 2.0-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E160D-M1—Double-wide E-Series Server, 6-cores CPU, 1.8-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E140DP-M1—Double-wide E-Series Server, 4-cores CPU, with PCIe, 2.0-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E160DP-M1—Double-wide E-Series Server, 6-cores CPU, with PCIe, 1.8-GHz clock speed

The following M2 E-Series Servers and SM E-Series NCE are supported:

  • UCS-EN120S-M2—SM E-Series NCE, 2-cores CPU, 2.0-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E140S-M2—Single-wide E-Series Server, 4-cores CPU, 1.8-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E160D-M2—Double-wide E-Series Server, 6-cores CPU, 2.0-GHz clock speed
  • UCS-E180D-M2—Double-wide E-Series Server, 8-cores CPU, 1.8-GHz clock speed

The following M3 E-Series Servers are supported:

  • UCS-E160S-M3—Single-wide E-Series Server, 6-cores CPU, 1.9 -GHz clock speed

  • UCS-E180D-M3—Double-wide E-Series Server, 8-cores CPU, 2.0 -GHz clock speed

  • UCS-E1120D-M3—Double-wide E-Series Server, 12-cores CPU, 1.5 -GHz clock speed


Note

The M1, M2, and M3 E-Series Servers naming terminology indicates different generations of Intel processors within the respective servers.

The following NIM E-Series NCE is supported:

  • UCS-EN140N-M2—NIM E-Series NCE, 4-cores CPU, 1.7-GHz clock speed

Note

For details about the M1, M2, and M3 E-Series Servers and the EHWIC E-Series NCE hardware, see the “Hardware Requirements” section in the Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine .

Software Requirements

E-Series Servers require three major software systems:

CIMC Firmware

Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) is a management module, which is built into the motherboard. A dedicated ARM-based processor, separate from the main server CPU, runs the CIMC firmware. The system ships with a running version of the CIMC firmware. You can update the CIMC firmware, but no initial installation is needed.

CIMC is the management service for the E-Series Servers. CIMC runs within the server. You can use CIMC to access, configure, administer, and monitor the server.

BIOS Firmware

BIOS initializes the hardware in the system, discovers bootable devices, and boots them in the provided sequence. It boots the operating system and configures the hardware for the operating system to use. BIOS manageability features allow you to interact with the hardware and use it. In addition, BIOS provides options to configure the system, manage firmware, and create BIOS error reports. The system ships with a running version of the BIOS firmware. You can update the BIOS firmware, but no initial installation is needed.


Note

Table below lists the minimum BIOS versions required to use with CIMC 3.2.x and later releases.

Table 1. Minimum BIOS Versions Required

Server Name

BIOS Version

UCS-EN120S-M2

UCS-E140S M2

1.5.0.6

UCS-E160D-M2

UCS-E180D-M2

2.5.0.4

UCS-E160S-M3

2.x

UCS-E180D-M3

UCS-E1120D-M3

2.x

UCS-EN140N-M2

1.5.0.4

UCS-EN120E

1.5.0.4



Note

The following M1 modules do not support the latest firmware for CIMC, BIOS, and HUU:

  • UCS-E140S-M1

  • UCS-E140D-M1

  • UCS-E160D-M1

  • UCS-E140DP-M1

  • UCS-E160DP-M1


Minimum System Requirements

The management client must meet or exceed the following minimum system requirements:

  • Sun JRE 1.6.0_14 or later
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher
  • Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista,
  • Apple Mac OS X v10.6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 or higher operating systems

E-Series Server Options

E-Series Servers are available in the following options:

  • Option 1—E-Series Server without preinstalled operating system or hypervisor

  • Option 2—E-Series Server with preinstalled Microsoft Windows Server

At the time of purchase, you can choose the appropriate RAID option that you want enabled on the E-Series Server.


Note

If you purchase this option, the Microsoft Windows Server license is preactivated.
  • Option 3—E-Series Server with preinstalled VMware vSphere Hypervisor TM

At the time of purchase, you can choose the appropriate RAID option that you want enabled on the E-Series Server.

Cisco SD-WAN and SD-WAN IOS XE Support on UCS-E Series

Table 2. Cisco SD-WAN and SD-WAN IOS XE Release Compatibility

Cisco SD-WAN

SD-WAN IOS XE | ISR4000

UCS-E Series using External Interfaces in SD-WAN mode

UCS-E Series using Internal Backplane Interfaces** in SD-WAN mode

19.2.x

16.12.1b and later releases

Supported

Not supported

20.1.1

17.2.1r

Supported

Limited feature support configurable using only Cisco vManage CLI templates


Note

** Interfaces - ucse x/y/0 and ucse x/y/1


For related information on Cisco SD-WAN and SD-WAN IOS XE support, refer to the Compatibility Matrix section in the Release Notes for Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Devices, Cisco IOS XE Release Amsterdam 17.2.x

Cisco ISR G2, E-Series Server, NCE, and Cisco IOS Software Release Compatibility

Table 3. Cisco ISR G2, E-Series Server, NCE, and Cisco IOS Release Compatibility

Cisco ISR G2

Cisco IOS Software Release for Single-Wide E-Series Servers and the SM E-Series NCE

Cisco IOS Software Release for Double-Wide E-Series Servers

Cisco IOS Software Release for the EHWIC E-Series NCE

1921

15.4(3)M and later releases

1941

15.4(3)M and later releases

2911

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

2921

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

2951

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

3925

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

3925e

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

3945

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

3945e

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.2(4)M and later releases

15.4(3)M and later releases

Cisco ISR 4000 Series, E-Series Server, NCE, CIMC, and Cisco IOS Software Release Compatibility

Table 4. Cisco ISR 4000 Series, E-Series Server, NCE, CIMC, and Cisco IOS Release Compatibility

Cisco ISR

Cisco IOS Software Release for Single-Wide E-Series Servers and the SM E-Series NCE

Cisco IOS Software Release for Double-Wide E-Series Servers

Cisco IOS Software Release for the NIM E-Series NCE

CIMC

4400 Series

XE 3.12S

XE 3.12S

2.2.2 and later releases

XE 3.13S and later releases

XE 3.13S and later releases

2.3.1 and later releases

XE 3.15S and later releases

3.0.1 and later releases

XE 16.2.1

XE 16.2.1

XE 16.2.1

3.0.1 and later releases

4300 Series

XE 3.13S and later releases

XE 3.13S and later releases

2.3.1 and later releases

XE 3.15S and later releases

3.0.1 and later releases

XE 16.2.1

XE 16.2.1

XE 16.2.1

3.0.1 and later releases

Important Information About the VMware FL-SRE-V-HOST License

If you are using a VMware FL-SRE-V-HOST license (equivalent to VMware vSphere Hypervisor™ 5.X), make sure that you are using 32 GB or less of RAM. If more than 32 GB of RAM is used, you will get an error message, and you will not be able to apply the license. If you want to use 48 GB RAM, upgrade your license to FL-SRE-V-HOSTVC.

Important Information About the Host Upgrade Utility

Since CIMC release 3.0.1, a separate Host Upgrade Utility User Guide is not supported. All the information that was present in the Host Upgrade Utility User Guide is merged into the Getting Started Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine.

Resolved and Open Bugs

The resolved and open bugs are accessible through the Cisco Bug Search Tool . This web-based tool provides you with access to the Cisco bug tracking system, which maintains information about bugs and vulnerabilities in this product and other Cisco hardware and software products.


Note

You must have a Cisco.com account to log in and access the Cisco Bug Search Tool. If you do not have one, you can register for an account .

For more information about the Cisco Bug Search Tool, see the Bug Search Tool Help & FAQ .

Resolved Bugs in Release 3.2.11.3

The table below lists the bugs that are resolved in release 3.2.11.3:

Caveat ID Number

Description

CSCvu36236

Frame error on few double wide UCSE M3 and module does not come online

CSCvu80203

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

CSCvv12621

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability

CSCvs95751

NIM failed to be OK with 4.1.1-16 throttle with 17.2 isrv green label

CSCvu67625

CIMC LDAP-User Search Precedence: Parameter not honored after reboot

CSCvt25420

BIOS password change should be implemented in CLI

CSCvu77898

Make the CIMC version string configurable without changing code

CSCvu83500

Frame_error_monitor occurs in the logs at time of reboot execution

CSCvu56594

TAM error found in nfvis 4.2 throttle

CSCvu08528

SOL failed to work

CSCvv22702

Adding SCP support for Host-image-mapping

CSCvv20771

HTTP/HTTPS progress detail not visible at host-image-download

CSCvu94377

when upgrade CIMC using *.iso in IMCS, getting error as ISO Mapping Error

CSCvv70606

Make Curl silent while querying for the head while downloading an image during HIM

CSCvv77068

TACACS needs console support and conditional fallback to local

CSCvv78941

NFVIS secure tunnel didnt failover to CIMC

Open Bugs in Release 3.2.11.3

Access the Bug Search tool at Bug Search Tool. Enter the bug identifier in the Search For field, and then press Enter .

Bug ID

Summary

CSCvv62983

CIMC portal URL fails to load the login page

CSCvv89416

After downgrade, unable to login the CIMC using tacacs users

CSCvv79886

CIMC - Login Page Username Enumeration

CSCvw61305

ENCS5400: BIOS and CIMC password not accepting certain special characters

CSCvw69695

UCSE/ENCS 5400: Remote SCP/SFTP access password supports only restricted list of special characters

CSCvw35290

TACACS+ secret key lengthe support for 32 characters

CSCvw35238

ENCS-W: CIMC TACACS+ configuration should support 3 TACACS+ servers (minimum of 2)

CSCvw35140

TACACS+ authentication support for CIMC XML API for BIOS password change

CSCvv93822

TACACS user login failed with mismatch in key

CSCvw35086

Local user displayed in CIMC page when user logged in with TACACS login

Related Documentation

For links to the following Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the NCE documents, see Documentation Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine :

  • Getting Started Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine

  • Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine

  • Cisco Network Modules, Server Modules, and Interface Cards Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

  • GUI Configuration Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine Integrated Management Controller

  • CLI Configuration Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine Integrated Management Controller

  • CIMC XML API Programmer’s Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine

  • Troubleshooting Guide for Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine

  • Open Source Used in Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and the Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engine, Release 2.x

  • Third-Party Tools Plug-In Documentation:
    • Release Notes for Cisco IMC PowerTool, Release 1.x

    • Cisco UCS PowerTool, Release 1.1.1 User Guide

    • Cisco IMC Remote Action Service 1.1.1 User Guide for HP Operations Orchestration 9.00

    • Cisco IMC Smart Plugin 1.0 Installation Guide for HP Operations Manager—Windows

    • Cisco IMC Smart Plugin 1.0 Operations Guide for HP Operations Manager—Windows

    • Release Notes for Cisco IMC Management Pack, Release 1.1 for Microsoft System Center 2012, 2012 SP1 and 2012 R2, Operations Manager

    • Cisco IMC Management Pack User Guide, Release 1.1 for Microsoft System Center 2012, 2012 SP1 and 2012 R2, Operations Manager

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