Configuring Service Profiles

This chapter includes the following sections:

Service Profiles that Override Server Identity

This type of service profile provides the maximum amount of flexibility and control. This profile allows you to override the identity values that are on the server at the time of association and use the resource pools and policies set up in Cisco UCS Manager to automate some administration tasks.

You can disassociate this service profile from one server and then associate it with another server. This re-association can be done either manually or through an automated server pool policy. The burned-in settings, such as UUID and MAC address, on the new server are overwritten with the configuration in the service profile. As a result, the change in server is transparent to your network. You do not need to reconfigure any component or application on your network to begin using the new server.

This profile allows you to take advantage of and manage system resources through resource pools and policies, such as the following:

  • Virtualized identity information, including pools of MAC addresses, WWN addresses, and UUIDs
  • Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapter profile policies
  • Firmware package policies
  • Operating system boot order policies

Unless the service profile contains power management policies, a server pool qualification policy, or another policy that requires a specific hardware configuration, the profile can be used for any type of server in the Cisco UCS domain.

You can associate these service profiles with either a rack-mount server or a blade server. The ability to migrate the service profile depends upon whether you choose to restrict migration of the service profile.


Note

If you choose not to restrict migration, Cisco UCS Manager does not perform any compatibility checks on the new server before migrating the existing service profile. If the hardware of both servers are not similar, the association might fail.

Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity

This hardware-based service profile is the simplest to use and create. This profile uses the default values in the server and mimics the management of a rack-mounted server. It is tied to a specific server and cannot be moved or migrated to another server.

You do not need to create pools or configuration policies to use this service profile.

This service profile inherits and applies the identity and configuration information that is present at the time of association, such as the following:

  • MAC addresses for the two NICs
  • For a converged network adapter or a virtual interface card, the WWN addresses for the two HBAs
  • BIOS versions
  • Server UUID
Important:

The server identity and configuration information inherited through this service profile may not be the values burned into the server hardware at manufacture if those values were changed before this profile is associated with the server.

Guidelines and Recommendations for Service Profiles

In addition to any guidelines or recommendations that are specific to policies and pools included in service profiles and service profile templates, such as the local disk configuration policy, you need to be aware of the following guidelines and recommendations that impact the ability to associate a service profile with a server:

Limit to the Number of vNICs that Can Be Configured on a Rack-Mount Server

You can configure up to 56 vNICs per supported adapter, such as the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (N2XX-ACPCI01), on any rack-mount server that is integrated with Cisco UCS Manager.

No Power Capping Support for Rack-Mount Servers

Power capping is not supported for rack servers. If you include a power control policy in a service profile that is associated with a rack-mount server, the policy is not implemented.

QoS Policy Guidelines for vNICs

You can only assign a QoS policy to a vNIC if the priority setting for that policy is not set to fc, which represents the Fibre Channel system class. You can configure the priority for the QoS policy with any other system class.

QoS Policy Guidelines for vHBAs

You can only assign a QoS policy to a vHBA if the priority setting for that policy is set to fc, which represents the Fibre Channel system class.

The Host Control setting for a QoS policy applies to vNICs only. It has no effect on a vHBA.

Inband Service Profiles

Configuring an Inband Service Profile

This procedure explains how to create an inband service profile.


Note

All Cisco UCS B-M3 and C-M3 servers in configured in Cisco UCS Manager GUI with an out-of-band configuration using the server CIMC in from the Equipment tab, will automatically get an inband network (VLAN) and IPv4/IPv6 configuration as specified in the inband profile. Removing the network or IP pool name in from the inband profile configuration will delete the inband configuration from the server, if the server inband configuration was derived from the inband profile.

Procedure
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1UCS-A # scope eth-uplink  

    Enters the Ethernet uplink configuration mode.

     
    Step 2UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile# scope inband-profile   Enters the inband profile configuration mode.  
    Step 3UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile # set net-group-namevlan-group-name  

    Sets the network group name for the inband profile.

     
    Step 4UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile # set default-vlan-namevlan-name  

    Sets the default VLAN for the inband profile.

     
    Step 5UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile # set pool-name pool-name  

    Sets the IP pool for the inband profile.

     
    Step 6UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile # commit-buffer  

    Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

     

    The example below creates the inband service profile inband-profile, sets the network group name to inband-vlan-group, sets the default VLAN to Inband_VLAN, sets the IP pool to inband_default, and commits the transaction: 

    UCS-A #scope eth-uplink
UCS-A /eth-uplink # scope inband-profile
UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile # set net-group-name inband-vlan-group
UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile* # set default-vlan-name Inband_VLAN
UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile* # set pool-name inband_default
UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile* # commit-buffer 
UCS-A /eth-uplink/inband-profile #

    Configuring an Inband Management Service Profile

    This procedure explains how to configure an inband management service profile.

    Procedure
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1UCS-A# scope org /  

      Enters the organization configuration mode.

       
      Step 2UCS-A /org # create service-profilesp-name   Creates the service profile specified and enters service profile configuration mode. 
      Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create mgmt-ifacein-band   Creates the management interface specified and enters management interface configuration mode 
      Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface # create mgmt-vlan  Creates a management VLAN and enters the management VLAN configuration mode. 
      Step 5UCS-A/org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan # set network-name network-name  Sets the management VLAN network name. 
      Step 6 UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan # create ext-pooled-ip  Creates an external IP pool and enters the IP pool configuration mode. 
      Step 7 UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip # set name pool-name  Sets the name of the external IPv4 pool. 
      Step 8 UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip # exit  Exits IPv4 pool configuration mode. 
      Step 9 UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan #create ext-pooled-ip6  Creates an external IPv6 pool and enters the IPv6 pool configuration mode. 
      Step 10 UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 # set name pool-name  Sets the name of the external IPv6 pool. 
      Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 # commit-buffer  Commits the transaction to the system configuration. 

      The example below creates a service profile name inband_sp, configures a management interface named in-band, creates a management VLAN, sets the network name to Inband_VLAN, creates an external IPv4 pool and sets the name to inband_default, creates an external IP and an external IPv6 management pool, sets the name of both pools to inband_default, and commits the transaction:

      UCS-A# scope org 
UCS-A /org # create service-profile inband_sp
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # create mgmt-iface in-band 
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface* # create mgmt-vlan 
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # set network-name Inband_VLAN
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # create ext-pooled-ip 
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip* # set name inband_default
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip* # exit
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # create ext-pooled-ip6 
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6* # set name inband_default
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6* # commit-buffer 
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 # exit
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan # exit
UCS-A /org/service-profile/mgmt-iface # exit
      What to Do Next

      Associate the inband management interface service profile to a server.

      Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Service Profile

      This procedure explains how to delete the inband configuration from a service profile.


      Note

      If an inband profile is configured in Cisco UCS Manager with a default VLAN name and a default pool name, the server CIMC will automatically get an inband configuration from the inband profile within one minute after deleting the configuration from the service profile.

      Procedure
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1UCS-A# scope org /  

        Enters the organization configuration mode.

         
        Step 2UCS-A/org # scope service-profile blade1  Enters the organization profile configuration mode. 
        Step 3UCS-A/org/service-profile # delete mgmt-ifacein-band  Deletes the specified service profile. 
        Step 4UCS-A/org/service-profile # commit-buffer  Commits the transaction to the system configuration. 

        The following example scopes to the service profile blade1, deletes the management interface in-band, and commits the transaction: 

        UCS-A# scope org 
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile blade1
UCS-A /org/service-profile # delete mgmt-iface in-band 
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer 
UCS-A /org/service-profile

        Configuring Inband Management on the CIMC

        This procedure explains how to configure inband management on a server CIMC.

        Procedure
           Command or ActionPurpose
          Step 1UCS-A# scope server chassi-numserver-num  

          Enters chassis server mode for the specified server.

           
          Step 2UCS-A /chassis/server # scope cimc 

          Enters the CIMC configuration mode.

           
          Step 3UCS-A /chassis/server /chassis/server/cimc # create mgmt-ifacein-band   Creates the management interface specified and enters management interface configuration mode. 
          Step 4UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface # set ipv4 static  

          Sets IPv4 state to static.

           
          Step 5UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface # set ipv6state static  

          Sets IPv6 state to static.

           
          Step 6UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface # create mgmt-vlan  Creates a management VLAN and enters the management VLAN configuration mode. 
          Step 7UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan # network-name network-name  Sets the management VLAN network name. 
          Step 8 UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan create ext-pooled-ip  Creates an external IPv4 pool and enters the IPv4 pool configuration mode. 
          Step 9 UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip # set name pool-name  Sets the name of the external IPv4 pool. 
          Step 10 UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip # exit  Exits IPv4 pool configuration mode. 
          Step 11 UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan #create ext-pooled-ip6  Creates an external IPv6 pool and enters the IPv6 pool configuration mode. 
          Step 12 UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 # set name pool-name  Sets the name of the external IPv6 pool. 
          Step 13UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 # commit-buffer  Commits the transaction to the system configuration. 

          The example below creates a management interface on chassis 1, server 1 named in-band, sets the IPv4 and IPv6 states to static, creates a management VLAN, sets the network name to Inband_VLAN, creates an external IP, sets the name to inband_default, creates an IPv4 and an IPv6 pool, sets the name of both pools to inband_default, and commits the transaction: 

          UCS-A# scope server 1/1
UCS-A /chassis/server # scope cimc 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc # create mgmt-iface in-band
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface* # set ipv4 static
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface* # set ipv6state stati
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface* # create mgmt-vlan 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # set network-name Inband_VLAN
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # create ext-pooled-ip
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip* # set name inband_default
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip* # exit
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan* # create ext-pooled-ip6
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6* # set name inband_default
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6* # commit-buffer 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc/mgmt-iface/mgmt-vlan/ext-pooled-ip6 #

          Deleting the Inband Configuration from the CIMC

          This procedure explains how to delete the inband configuration from a server CIMC.


          Note

          If an inband profile is configured in Cisco UCS Manager with a default VLAN name and a default pool name, the server CIMC will automatically get an inband configuration from the inband profile within one minute after deleting the configuration from the service profile.

          Procedure
             Command or ActionPurpose
            Step 1UCS-A# scope server chassi-numserver-num  

            Enters chassis server mode for the specified server.

             
            Step 2UCS-A /chassis/server # scope cimc  

            Enters the CIMC configuration mode.

             
            Step 3UCS-A /chassis/server /chassis/server/cimc # delete mgmt-ifacein-band   Deletes the specified service profile.  
            Step 4UCS-A /chassis/server /chassis/server/cimc # commit-buffer   Commits the transaction to the system configuration.  

            The following example deletes the deletes the management interface named in-band from chassis1, server 1, and commits the transaction: 

            UCS-A# scope server 1/1
UCS-A /chassis/server # scope cimc 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc # delete mgmt-iface in-band 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc* # commit-buffer 
UCS-A /chassis/server/cimc #

            Service Profile Templates

            With a service profile template, you can quickly create several service profiles with the same basic parameters, such as the number of vNICs and vHBAs, and with identity information drawn from the same pools.


            Tip

            If you need only one service profile with similar values to an existing service profile, you can clone a service profile in the Cisco UCS Manager GUI.

            For example, if you need several service profiles with similar values to configure servers to host database software, you can create a service profile template, either manually or from an existing service profile. You then use the template to create the service profiles.

            Cisco UCS supports the following types of service profile templates:

            Initial template

            Service profiles created from an initial template inherit all the properties of the template. Service profiles created from an initial service profile template are bound to the template. However, changes to the initial template do not automatically propagate to the bound service profiles. If you want to propagate changes to bound service profiles, unbind and rebind the service profile to the initial template.

            Updating template

            Service profiles created from an updating template inherit all the properties of the template and remain connected to the template. Any changes to the template automatically update the service profiles created from the template.

            Creating a Service Profile Template

            Procedure
               Command or ActionPurpose
              Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name 

              Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name.

               
              Step 2UCS-A /org # create service-profile profile-name {initial-template | updating-template}  

              Creates the specified service profile template and enters organization service profile mode.

              Enter a unique profile-name to identify this service profile template.

              This name can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique across all service profiles and service profile templates within the same organization.

               
              Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # set bios-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified BIOS policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # set boot-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified boot policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile # set descr description   (Optional)

              Provides a description for the service profile.

              Note   

              If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

               
              Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile # set dynamic-vnic-conn-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified dynamic vNIC connection policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 7 UCS-A /org/service-profile # set ext-mgmt-ip-state {none | pooled}  

              Specifies how the management IP address will be assigned to the service profile.

              You can set the management IP address policy using the following options:
              • None-- The service profile is not assigned an IP address.
              • Pooled-- The service profile is assigned an IP address from the management IP pool.
              Note   

              Setting the management IP address to static for a service profile template will result in an error.

               
              Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile # set host-fw-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified host firmware policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile # set identity {dynamic-uuid {uuid | derived} | dynamic-wwnn {wwnn | derived} | uuid-pool pool-name | wwnn-pool pool-name}  

              Specifies how the server acquires a UUID or WWNN. You can do one of the following:

              • Create a unique UUID in the form nnnnnnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnnnnnnnnnn .
              • Derive the UUID from the one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
              • Use a UUID pool.
              • Create a unique WWNN in the form hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh .
              • Derive the WWNN from one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
              • Use a WWNN pool.
               
              Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile # set ipmi-access-profile profile-name  

              Associates the specified IPMI access profile with the service profile.

               
              Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile # set lan-connectivity-policy-name policy-name  

              Associates the specified LAN connectivity policy with the service profile.

              Note   

              You cannot have a LAN connectivity policy and locally created vNICs in the same service profile. When you add a LAN connectivity policy to a service profile, any existing vNIC configuration is erased.

               
              Step 12UCS-A /org/service-profile # set local-disk-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified local disk policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 13UCS-A /org/service-profile # set maint-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified maintenance policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 14UCS-A /org/service-profile # set mgmt-fw-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified management firmware policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 15UCS-A /org/service-profile # set power-control-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified power control policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 16UCS-A /org/service-profile # set san-connectivity-policy-name policy-name  

              Associates the specified SAN connectivity policy with the service profile.

              Note   

              You cannot have a SAN connectivity policy and locally created vHBAs in the same service profile. When you add a SAN connectivity policy to a service profile, any existing vHBA configuration is erased.

               
              Step 17UCS-A /org/service-profile # set scrub-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified scrub policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 18UCS-A /org/service-profile # set sol-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified serial over LAN policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 19UCS-A /org/service-profile # set stats-policy policy-name  

              Associates the specified statistics policy with the service profile.

               
              Step 20UCS-A /org/service-profile # set user-label label-name  

              Specifies the user label associated with the service profile.

               
              Step 21UCS-A /org/service-profile # set vcon {1 | 2} selection {all | assigned-only | exclude-dynamic | exclude-unassigned}  

              Specifies the selection preference for the specified vCon.

               
              Step 22UCS-A /org/service-profile # set vcon-profile policy-name  

              Associates the specified vNIC/vHBA placement profile with the service profile.

              Note   

              You can either assign a vNIC/vHBA placement profile to the service profile, or set vCon selection preferences for the service profile, but you do not need to do both.

               
              Step 23UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

              Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

               

              The following example shows how to create a service profile template and commit the transaction: 

              UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # create service-profile ServTemp2 updating-template
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set bios-policy biospol1
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set boot-policy bootpol32
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set  descr "This is a service profile example."
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set dynamic-vnic-conn-policy mydynvnicconnpolicy
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set ext-mgmt-ip-state pooled
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set host-fw-policy ipmi-user987
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set identity dynamic-uuid derived
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set ipmi-access-profile ipmiProf16
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set local-disk-policy localdiskpol33
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set maint-policy maintpol4
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set mgmt-fw-policy mgmtfwpol75
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set power-control-policy powcontrpol13
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set scrub-policy scrubpol55
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set sol-policy solpol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set stats-policy statspol4
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set user-label mylabel
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # vcon-policy myvconnpolicy
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #
              What to Do Next

              • (Optional) Configure a boot definition for the service profile. Use this option only if you have not associated a boot policy with the service profile.
              • Create a service profile instance from the service profile template.

              Creating a Service Profile Instance from a Service Profile Template

              Before You Begin

              Verify that there is a service profile template from which to create a service profile instance.

              Procedure
                 Command or ActionPurpose
                Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                 
                Step 2UCS-A /org # create service-profile profile-name instance  

                Creates the specified service profile instance and enters organization service profile mode.

                Enter a unique profile-name to identify this service profile template.

                This name can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique across all service profiles and service profile templates within the same organization.

                 
                Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # set src-templ-name profile-name  

                Specifies the source service profile template to apply to the service profile instance. All configuration settings from the service profile template will be applied to the service profile instance.

                 
                Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                 

                The following example creates a service profile instance named ServProf34, applies the service profile template named ServTemp2, and commits the transaction:

                UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # create service-profile ServProf34 instance
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set src-templ-name ServTemp2
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #
                What to Do Next

                Associate the service profile to a server, rack server, or server pool.

                Creating a Hardware-Based Service Profile

                Procedure
                   Command or ActionPurpose
                  Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                  Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                   
                  Step 2UCS-A /org # create service-profile profile-name instance  

                  Creates the specified service profile instance and enters organization service profile mode.

                  Enter a unique profile-name to identify this service profile.

                  This name can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique across all service profiles and service profile templates within the same organization.

                   
                  Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # set bios-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified BIOS policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # set boot-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified boot policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile # set descr description   (Optional)

                  Provides a description for the service profile.

                  Note   

                  If your description includes spaces, special characters, or punctuation, you must begin and end your description with quotation marks. The quotation marks will not appear in the description field of any show command output.

                   
                  Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile # set dynamic-vnic-conn-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified dynamic vNIC connection policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 7 UCS-A /org/service-profile # set ext-mgmt-ip-state {none | pooled | static}  

                  Specifies how the management IP address will be assigned to the service profile.

                  You can set the management IP address policy using the following options:
                  • None-- The service profile is not assigned an IP address.
                  • Pooled-- The service profile is assigned an IP address from the management IP pool.
                  • Static-- The service profile is assigned the configured static IP address.
                   
                  Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile # set host-fw-policy ipmi-user-name  

                  Associates the specified host forwarding policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile # set identity {dynamic-uuid {uuid | derived} | dynamic-wwnn {wwnn | derived} | uuid-pool pool-name | wwnn-pool pool-name}  

                  Specifies how the server acquires a UUID or WWNN. You can do one of the following:

                  • Create a unique UUID in the form nnnnnnnn-nnnn-nnnn-nnnnnnnnnnnn.
                  • Derive the UUID from the one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
                  • Use a UUID pool.
                  • Create a unique WWNN in the form hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh : hh .
                  • Derive the WWNN from one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
                  • Use a WWNN pool.
                   
                  Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile # set ipmi-access-profile profile-name  

                  Associates the specified IPMI access profile with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile # set local-disk-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified local disk policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 12UCS-A /org/service-profile # set maint-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified maintenance policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 13UCS-A /org/service-profile # set mgmt-fw-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified management forwarding policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 14UCS-A /org/service-profile # set power-control-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified power control policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 15UCS-A /org/service-profile # set scrub-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified scrub policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 16UCS-A /org/service-profile # set sol-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified serial over LAN policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 17UCS-A /org/service-profile # set stats-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified statistics policy with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 18UCS-A /org/service-profile # set user-label label-name  

                  Specifies the user label associated with the service profile.

                   
                  Step 19UCS-A /org/service-profile # set vcon {1 | 2} selection {all | assigned-only | exclude-dynamic | exclude-unassigned}  

                  Specifies the selection preference for the specified vCon.

                   
                  Step 20UCS-A /org/service-profile # set vcon-policy policy-name  

                  Associates the specified vNIC/vHBA placement policy with the service profile.

                  Note   

                  You can either assign a vNIC/vHBA placement profile to the service profile, or set vCon selection preferences for the service profile, but you do not need to do both.

                   
                  Step 21UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                  Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                   

                  The following example shows how to create a service profile instance and commit the transaction: 

                  UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # create service-profile ServInst90 instance
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set bios-policy biospol1
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set boot-policy bootpol32
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set  descr "This is a service profile example."
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set ext-mgmt-ip-state pooled
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set host-fw-policy ipmi-user987
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set identity dynamic-uuid derived
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set ipmi-access-profile ipmiProf16
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set local-disk-policy localdiskpol33
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set maint-policy maintpol4
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set mgmt-fw-policy mgmtfwpol75
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set power-control-policy powcontrpol13
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set scrub-policy scrubpol55
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set sol-policy solpol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set stats-policy statspol4
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # set user-label mylabel
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # vcon-policy myvconnpolicy
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #
                  What to Do Next

                  • (Optional) Configure a boot definition for the service profile. Use this option only if you have not associated a boot policy with the service profile.
                  • Associate the service profile with a blade server, server pool, or rack server.

                  Configuring a vNIC for a Service Profile

                  Procedure
                     Command or ActionPurpose
                    Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name 

                    Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, enter / as the org-name.

                     
                    Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                    Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                     
                    Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create vnic vnic-name [eth-if eth-if-name] [fabric {a | b}]  

                    Creates a vNIC for the specified service profile and enters organization service profile vNIC mode.

                     
                    Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set adapter-policy policy-name  

                    Specifies the adapter policy to use for the vNIC.

                     
                    Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set fabric {a | a-b | b | b-a}  

                    Specifies the fabric to use for the vNIC. If you did not specify the fabric when creating the vNIC template in Step 3, you have the option to specify it with this command.

                    If you want this vNIC to be able to access the second fabric interconnect if the default one is unavailable, choose a-b (A is the primary) or b-a (B is the primary) .

                    Note   

                    Do not enable fabric failover for the vNIC under the following circumstances:

                    • If the Cisco UCS domain is running in Ethernet Switch Mode. vNIC fabric failover is not supported in that mode. If all Ethernet uplinks on one fabric interconnect fail, the vNICs do not fail over to the other.
                    • If you plan to associate this vNIC with a server that has an adapter which does not support fabric failover, such as the Cisco UCS 82598KR-CI 10-Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. If you do so, Cisco UCS Manager generates a configuration fault when you associate the service profile with the server.
                     
                    Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set identity {dynamic-mac {mac-addr | derived} | mac-pool mac-pool-name}  

                    Specifies the identity (MAC address) for the vNIC. You can set the identity using one of the following options:

                    • Create a unique MAC address in the form nn : nn : nn : nn : nn : nn .
                    • Derive the MAC address from one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
                    • Assign a MAC address from a MAC pool.
                     
                    Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set mtu size-num  

                    The maximum transmission unit, or packet size, that this vNIC accepts.

                    Enter an integer between 1500 and 9216.

                    Note   

                    If the vNIC has an associated QoS policy, the MTU specified here must be equal to or less than the MTU specified in the associated QoS system class. If this MTU value exceeds the MTU value in the QoS system class, packets might get dropped during data transmission.

                     
                    Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set nw-control-policy policy-name  

                    The network control policy the vNIC should use.

                     
                    Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set order {order-num | unspecified}  

                    Specifies the relative order for the vNIC.

                     
                    Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set pin-group group-name  

                    The LAN pin group the vNIC should use.

                     
                    Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set qos-policy policy-name  

                    The quality of service policy the vNIC should use.

                     
                    Step 12UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set stats-policy policy-name  

                    The statistics collection policy the vNIC should use.

                     
                    Step 13UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set template-name policy-name  

                    Specifies the dynamic vNIC connectivity policy to use for the vNIC.

                     
                    Step 14UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set vcon {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | any}  

                    Assigns the vNIC to the specified vCon. Use the any keyword to have Cisco UCS Manager automatically assign the vNIC.

                     
                    Step 15UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # commit-buffer  

                    Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                     

                    The following example configures a vNIC for a service profile and commits the transaction:

                    UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # create vnic vnic3 fabric a
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set adapter-policy AdaptPol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set fabric a-b
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set identity mac-pool MacPool3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set mtu 8900
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set nw-control-policy ncp5
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set order 0
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set pin-group EthPinGroup12
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set qos-policy QosPol5
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set stats-policy StatsPol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set template-name VnicConnPol3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # set set vcon any
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic #

                    Configuring a vHBA for a Service Profile

                    Procedure
                       Command or ActionPurpose
                      Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                      Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name.

                       
                      Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                      Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service.

                       
                      Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create vhba vhba-name [fabric {a | b}] [fc-if fc-if-name]  

                      Creates a vHBA for the specified service profile and enters organization service profile vHBA mode.

                       
                      Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set adapter-policy policy-name  

                      Specifies the adapter policy to use for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set admin-vcon {1 | 2 | any}  

                      Assigns the vHBA to one or all virtual network interface connections.

                       
                      Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set identity {dynamic-wwpn {wwpn | derived} | wwpn-pool wwn-pool-name}  

                      Specifies the WWPN for the vHBA.

                      You can set the storage identity using one of the following options:

                      • Create a unique WWPN in the form hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh. You can specify a WWPN in the range from 20:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 to 20:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF or from 50:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 to 5F:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. If you want the WWPN to be compatible with Cisco MDS Fibre Channel switches, use the WWPN template 20:00:00:25:B5:XX:XX:XX.
                      • Derive the WWPN from one burned into the hardware at manufacture.
                      • Assign a WWPN from a WWN pool.
                       
                      Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set max-field-size size-num  

                      Specifies the maximum size of the Fibre Channel frame payload (in bytes) that the vHBA supports.

                       
                      Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set order {order-num | unspecified}  

                      Specifies the PCI scan order for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set pers-bind {disabled | enabled}  

                      Disables or enables persistent binding to Fibre Channel targets.

                       
                      Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set pin-group group-name  

                      Specifies the SAN pin group to use for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set qos-policy policy-name  

                      Specifies the QoS policy to use for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 12UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set stats-policy policy-name  

                      Specifies the statistics threshold policy to use for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 13UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set template-name policy-name  

                      Specifies the vHBA template to use for the vHBA.

                       
                      Step 14UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # commit-buffer  

                      Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                       

                      The following example configures a vHBA for a service profile and commits the transaction:

                      UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # create vhba vhba3 fabric b
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set adapter-policy AdaptPol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set admin-vcon any
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set identity wwpn-pool SanPool7
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set max-field-size 2112
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set order 0
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set pers-bind enabled
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set pin-group FcPinGroup12
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set qos-policy QosPol5
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set stats-policy StatsPol2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # set template-name SanConnPol3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba #

                      Configuring a Local Disk for a Service Profile

                      Procedure
                         Command or ActionPurpose
                        Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                        Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name.

                         
                        Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                        Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                         
                        Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create local-disk-config  

                        Creates a local disk configuration for the service profile and enters organization service profile local disk configuration mode.

                         
                        Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config # set descr description   (Optional)

                        Provides a description for the local disk configuration.

                         
                        Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config # set mode {any-configuration | no-local-storage | no-raid | raid-0-striped | raid-1-mirrored | raid-5-striped-parity | raid-6-striped-dual-parity | raid-10-mirrored-and-striped}  

                        Specifies the mode for the local disk.

                         
                        Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config # create partition  

                        Creates a partition for the local disk and enters organization service profile local disk configuration partition mode.

                         
                        Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition # set descr description   (Optional)

                        Provides a description for the partition.

                         
                        Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition # set size {size-num | unspecified}  

                        Specifies the partition size in MBytes.

                         
                        Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition # set type {ext2 | ext3 | fat32 | none | ntfs | swap}  

                        Specifies the partition type.

                         
                        Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition # commit-buffer  

                        Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                         

                        The following example configures a local disk for a service profile and commits the transaction: 

                        UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile # create local-disk-config
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config* # set mode raid-1-mirrored
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config* # create partition
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition* # set size 1000000
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition* # set type ntfs
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/local-disk-config/partition #

                        Configuring Serial over LAN for a Service Profile

                        Procedure
                           Command or ActionPurpose
                          Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                          Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                           
                          Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                          Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service.

                           
                          Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create sol-config  

                          Creates a serial over LAN configuration for the service profile and enters organization service profile SoL configuration mode.

                           
                          Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config # {disable | enable}  

                          Disables or enables the serial over LAN configuration for the service profile.

                           
                          Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config # set descr description   (Optional)

                          Provides a description for the serial over LAN configuration.

                           
                          Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config # set speed {115200 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 9600}  

                          Specifies the serial baud rate.

                           
                          Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config # commit-buffer  

                          Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                           

                          The following example configures serial over LAN for the service profile named ServInst90 and commits the transaction: 

                          UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # create sol-config
UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config* # enable
UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config* # set descr "Sets serial over LAN to 9600 baud."
UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config* # set speed 9600
UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/sol-config #

                          Service Profile Boot Definition Configuration

                          Configuring a Boot Definition for a Service Profile

                          Procedure
                             Command or ActionPurpose
                            Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                            Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                             
                            Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                            Enters organization service profile mode for the the specified service.

                             
                            Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create boot-definition  

                            Creates a boot definition for the service profile and enters organization service profile boot definition mode.

                             
                            Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # set descr description   (Optional)

                            Provides a description for the boot definition.

                             
                            Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # set reboot-on-update {no | yes}   (Optional) Specifies whether to automatically reboot all servers that use this boot definition after changes are made to the boot order. By default, the reboot on update option is disabled.  
                            Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # commit-buffer  

                            Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                             

                            The following example configures a boot definition for a service profile and commits the transaction: 

                            UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # create boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # set descr "This boot definition reboots on update."
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # set reboot-on-update yes
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition #
                            What to Do Next

                            Configure one or more of the following boot options for the boot definition and set their boot order:

                            • LAN Boot —Boots from a centralized provisioning server. It is frequently used to install operating systems on a server from that server. If you choose the LAN Boot option, continue to Configuring a LAN Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition.
                            • Storage Boot — Boots from an operating system image on the SAN. You can specify a primary and a secondary SAN boot. If the primary boot fails, the server attempts to boot from the secondary. We recommend that you use a SAN boot, because it offers the most service profile mobility within the system. If you boot from the SAN, when you move a service profile from one server to another, the new server boots from exactly the same operating system image. Therefore, the new server appears to be exactly the same server to the network. If you choose the Storage Boot option, continue to Configuring a Storage Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition.
                            • Virtual Media Boot —Mimics the insertion of a physical CD into a server. It is typically used to manually install operating systems on a server. If you choose the Virtual Media boot option, continue to Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition.

                            Configuring a LAN Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition

                            Before You Begin

                            Configure a boot definition for a service profile.

                            Procedure
                               Command or ActionPurpose
                              Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                              Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                               
                              Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                              Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                               
                              Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope boot-definition  

                              Enters organization service profile boot definition mode.

                               
                              Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # create lan  

                              Creates a LAN boot for the service profile boot definition and enters service profile boot definition LAN mode.

                               
                              Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan # set order {1 | 2 | 3 | 4}  

                              Specifies the boot order for the LAN boot.

                               
                              Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan # create path {primary | secondary}  

                              Creates a primary or secondary LAN boot path and enters service profile boot definition LAN path mode.

                               
                              Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan/path # set vnic vnic-name  

                              Specifies the vNIC to use for the LAN image path.

                               
                              Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan/path # commit-buffer  

                              Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                               

                              The following example enters the service profile named ServInst90, creates a LAN boot for the service profile boot definition, sets the boot order to 2, creates a primary path, and commits the transaction:

                              UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # scope boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # create lan
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan* # set order 2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan* # create path primary
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan/path* # set vnic vnic3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan/path* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/lan/path #

                              Configuring a Storage Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition

                              Before You Begin

                              Configure a boot definition for a service profile.

                              Procedure
                                 Command or ActionPurpose
                                Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                 
                                Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service.

                                 
                                Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope boot-definition  

                                Enters organization service profile boot definition mode.

                                 
                                Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # create storage  

                                Creates a storage boot for the service profile boot definition and enters service profile boot definition storage mode.

                                 
                                Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage # set order {1 | 2 | 3 | 4}  

                                Specifies the boot order for the storage boot.

                                 
                                Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage # create {local | san-image {primary | secondary}}  

                                Creates a local storage boot or a SAN image boot. If a SAN image boot is created, it enters service profile boot definition storage SAN image mode.

                                 
                                Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image # create path {primary | secondary}  

                                Creates a primary or secondary SAN image path and enters service profile boot definition storage SAN image path mode.

                                When using the enhanced boot order on Cisco UCS M3 servers, the boot order that you define is used. For standard boot mode, the use of the terms primary or secondary boot devices does not imply a boot order. The effective order of boot devices within the same device class is determined by PCIe bus scan order.

                                 
                                Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path # set lun lun-num  

                                Specifies the LUN used for the SAN image path.

                                 
                                Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path # set vhba vhba-name  

                                Specifies the vHBA used for the SAN image path.

                                 
                                Step 10UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path # set wwn wwn-num  

                                Specifies the WWN used for the SAN image path.

                                 
                                Step 11UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path # commit-buffer  

                                Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                 

                                The following example enters the service profile named ServInst90, creates a storage boot for the service profile boot definition, sets the boot order to 2, creates a primary path, and commits the transaction:

                                UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # scope boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # create storage
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage* # create san-image primary
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage* # set order 2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image* # create path primary
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path* # set lun 27512
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path* # set vhba vhba3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path* # set wwn 20:00:00:00:20:00:00:23
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/storage/san-image/path #

                                Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition

                                Before You Begin

                                Configure a boot definition for a service profile.

                                Procedure
                                   Command or ActionPurpose
                                  Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                  Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                   
                                  Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                  Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service.

                                   
                                  Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope boot-definition  

                                  Enters organization service profile boot definition mode.

                                   
                                  Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition # create virtual-media {read-only | read-write}  

                                  Creates a read-only or read-write virtual media boot for the service profile boot definition and enters service profile boot definition virtual media mode.

                                   
                                  Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/virtual-media # set order {1 | 2 | 3 | 4}  

                                  Specifies the boot order for the virtual media boot.

                                   
                                  Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/virtual-media # commit-buffer  

                                  Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                   

                                  The following example enters the service profile named ServInst90, creates a virtual media boot with read-only privileges for the service profile boot definition, sets the boot order to 3, and commits the transaction:

                                  UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # scope boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition* # create virtual-media read-only
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/virtual-media* # set order 1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/virtual-media* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/boot-definition/virtual-media #

                                  Deleting a Boot Definition for a Service Profile

                                  Procedure
                                     Command or ActionPurpose
                                    Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                    Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name.

                                     
                                    Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                    Enters organization service profile mode for the the specified service.

                                     
                                    Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # delete boot-definition  

                                    Deletes the boot definition for the service profile.

                                     
                                    Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                    Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                     

                                    The following example deletes the boot definition for a service profile and commits the transaction:

                                    UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # delete boot-definition
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                    Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning for a Service Profile

                                    Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with an Existing Storage Connection Policy

                                    This procedure assumes that you want to use an existing global Fibre Channel storage connection policy. If you want to create a storage connection policy definition just for this service profile, see Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with a local Storage Connection Policy Definition.

                                    For information about how to create a global Fibre Channel storage connection policy that is available to all service profiles, see Creating a Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy.

                                    Procedure
                                       Command or ActionPurpose
                                      Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                      Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                       
                                      Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                      Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                                       
                                      Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create initiator-group group-name 

                                      Creates the specified initiator group for Fibre Channel zoning and enters service profile initiator group mode.

                                       
                                      Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group # create initiator vhba-name  

                                      Creates the specified vHBA initiator in the initiator group.

                                      If desired, repeat this step to add a second vHBA initiator to the group.

                                       
                                      Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group # set storage-connection-policy policy-name  

                                      Associates the specified storage connection policy with the service profile.

                                       
                                      Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                      Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                       

                                      The following example configures a vHBA initiator group named initGroupZone1 with two vHBA initiators for a service profile named ServInst90, includes an existing Fibre Channel storage connection policy, and commits the transaction: 

                                      UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # create initiator-group initGroupZone1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # create initiator vhba1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # create initiator vhba2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # set storage-connection-policy scpolicyZone1
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                      Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with a local Storage Connection Policy Definition

                                      This procedure assumes that you want to create a local Fibre Channel storage connection policy for a service profile. If you want to use an existing storage connection policy, see Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with an Existing Storage Connection Policy.

                                      Procedure
                                         Command or ActionPurpose
                                        Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                        Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                         
                                        Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                        Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                                         
                                        Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # create initiator-group group-name 

                                        Creates the specified initiator group for Fibre Channel zoning and enters service profile initiator group mode.

                                         
                                        Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group # create initiator vhba-name  

                                        Creates the specified vHBA initiator in the vHBA initiator group.

                                        If desired, repeat this step to add a second vHBA initiator to the group.

                                         
                                        Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group # create storage-connection-def policy-name  

                                        Creates the specified storage connection policy definition and enters storage connection definition mode.

                                         
                                        Step 6UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def # create storage-target wwpn  

                                        Creates a storage target endpoint with the specified WWPN, and enters storage target mode.

                                         
                                        Step 7UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def/storage-target # set target-path {a | b}  

                                        Specifies which fabric interconnect is used for communications with the target endpoint.

                                         
                                        Step 8UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def/storage-target # set target-vsan vsan  

                                        Specifies which VSAN is used for communications with the target endpoint.

                                         
                                        Step 9UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group # commit-buffer  

                                        Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                         

                                        The following example configures a vHBA initiator group named initGroupZone1 with two vHBA initiators for a service profile named ServInst90, configures a local storage connection policy definition named scPolicyZone1, and commits the transaction: 

                                        UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # create initiator-group initGroupZone1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # create initiator vhba1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # create initiator vhba2
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # create storage-connection-def scPolicyZone1
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def* # create storage-target 
20:10:20:30:40:50:60:70
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def/storage-target* # set 
target-path a
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group/storage-connection-def/storage-target* # set 
target-vsan default
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/initiator-group #

                                        Service Profiles and Service Profile Template Management

                                        Associating a Service Profile with a Blade Server or Server Pool

                                        Follow this procedure if you did not associate the service profile with a blade server or server pool when you created it, or to change the blade server or server pool with which a service profile is associated.

                                        Procedure
                                           Command or ActionPurpose
                                          Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                          Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                           
                                          Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                          Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                                           
                                          Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # associate {server chassis-id / slot-id | server-pool pool-name qualifier} [restrict-migration]  

                                          Associates the service profile with a single server, or to the specified server pool with the specified server pool policy qualifications.

                                          Adding the optional restrict-migration keyword prevents the service profile from being migrated to another server.

                                           
                                          Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                          Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                           

                                          The following example associates the service profile named ServProf34 with the server in slot 4 of chassis 1 and commits the transaction:

                                          UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServProf34
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # associate server 1/4
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                          Associating a Service Profile with a Rack Server

                                          Follow this procedure if you did not associate the service profile with a rack server when you created it, or to change the rack server with which a service profile is associated.

                                          Procedure
                                             Command or ActionPurpose
                                            Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                            Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                             
                                            Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                            Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                                             
                                            Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # associate server serv-id [restrict-migration]  

                                            Associates the service profile with the specified rack server.

                                            Adding the optional the restrict-migration command prevents the service profile from being migrated to another server.

                                             
                                            Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                            Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                             

                                            The following example associates the service profile named ServProf34 with the rack server 1 and commits the transaction:

                                            UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServProf34
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # associate server 1
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                            Disassociating a Service Profile from a Server or Server Pool

                                            This procedure covers disassociating a service profile from a blade server, rack server, or server pool.

                                            Procedure
                                               Command or ActionPurpose
                                              Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                              Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name.

                                               
                                              Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                              Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service profile.

                                               
                                              Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # disassociate  

                                              Disassociates the service profile from the server or server pool.

                                               
                                              Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                              Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                               

                                              The following example disassociates the service profile named ServProf34 from the server to which it was associated and commits the transaction:

                                              UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServProf34
UCS-A /org/service-profile # disassociate
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                              Renaming a Service Profile

                                              When you rename a service profile, the following occurs:

                                              • Event logs and audit logs that reference the previous name for the service profile are retained under that name.
                                              • A new audit record is created to log the rename operation.
                                              • All records of faults against the service profile under its previous name are transferred to the new service profile name.

                                              Note

                                              You cannot rename a service profile that has pending changes.

                                              Procedure
                                                 Command or ActionPurpose
                                                Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                                Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name .

                                                 
                                                Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                                Enters organization service profile mode for the specified service.

                                                 
                                                Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # rename-to new-profile-name  

                                                Renames the specified service profile.

                                                When you enter this command, you are warned that you may lose all uncommitted changes in the CLI session. Type y to confirm that you want to continue.

                                                This name can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique across all service profiles and service profile templates within the same organization.

                                                 
                                                Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/ # commit-buffer  

                                                Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                                 

                                                This example shows how to change the name of a service profile from ServInst90 to ServZoned90 and commits the transaction:

                                                UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org* # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # rename-to ServZoned90
Rename is a standalone operation. You may lose any uncommitted changes in this CLI session.
Do you want to continue? (yes/no): y
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                                Resetting the UUID Assigned to a Service Profile from a Pool in a Service Profile Template

                                                If you change the UUID suffix pool assigned to an updating service profile template, Cisco UCS Manager does not change the UUID assigned to a service profile created with that template. If you want Cisco UCS Manager to assign a UUID from the newly assigned pool to the service profile, and therefore to the associated server, you must reset the UUID. You can only reset the UUID assigned to a service profile and its associated server under the following circumstances:

                                                • The service profile was created from an updating service profile template and includes a UUID assigned from a UUID suffix pool.
                                                • The UUID suffix pool name is specified in the service profile. For example, the pool name is not empty.
                                                • The UUID value is not 0, and is therefore not derived from the server hardware.
                                                Procedure
                                                   Command or ActionPurpose
                                                  Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                                  Enters the command mode for the organization for which you want to reset the UUID. If the system does not include multi-tenancy, type / as the org-name to enter the root organization.

                                                   
                                                  Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                                  Enters the service profile that requires the UUID for the associated server to be reset to a different UUID suffix pool.

                                                   
                                                  Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # set identity dynamic-uuid derived  

                                                  Specifies that the service profile will obtain a UUID dynamically from a pool.

                                                   
                                                  Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile # commit-buffer  

                                                  Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                                   

                                                  This example resets the UUID of a service profile to a different UUID suffix pool:

                                                  UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile # set identity dynamic-uuid derived
UCS-A /org/service-profile* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile #

                                                  Resetting the MAC Address Assigned to a vNIC from a Pool in a Service Profile Template

                                                  If you change the MAC pool assigned to an updating service profile template, Cisco UCS Manager does not change the MAC address assigned to a service profile created with that template. If you want Cisco UCS Manager to assign a MAC address from the newly assigned pool to the service profile, and therefore to the associated server, you must reset the MAC address. You can only reset the MAC address assigned to a service profile and its associated server under the following circumstances:

                                                  • The service profile was created from an updating service profile template and includes a MAC address assigned from a MAC pool.
                                                  • The MAC pool name is specified in the service profile. For example, the pool name is not empty.
                                                  • The MAC address value is not 0, and is therefore not derived from the server hardware.
                                                  Procedure
                                                     Command or ActionPurpose
                                                    Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                                    Enters the command mode for the organization that contains the service profile for which you want to reset the MAC address. If the system does not include multi-tenancy, type / as the org-name to enter the root organization.

                                                     
                                                    Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                                    Enters the command mode for the service profile that requires the MAC address of the associated server to be reset to a different MAC address.

                                                     
                                                    Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope vnic vnic-name  

                                                    Enters the command mode for the vNIC for which you want to reset the MAC address.

                                                     
                                                    Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set identity dynamic-mac derived  

                                                    Specifies that the vNIC will obtain a MAC address dynamically from a pool.

                                                     
                                                    Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # commit-buffer  

                                                    Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                                     

                                                    This example resets the MAC address of a vNIC in a service profile:

                                                    UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile #  scope vnic dynamic-prot-001
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic # set identity dynamic-mac derived
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vnic #

                                                    Resetting the WWPN Assigned to a vHBA from a Pool in a Service Profile Template

                                                    If you change the WWPN pool assigned to an updating service profile template, Cisco UCS Manager does not change the WWPN assigned to a service profile created with that template. If you want Cisco UCS Manager to assign a WWPN from the newly assigned pool to the service profile, and therefore to the associated server, you must reset the WWPN. You can only reset the WWPN assigned to a service profile and its associated server under the following circumstances:

                                                    • The service profile was created from an updating service profile template and includes a WWPN assigned from a WWPN pool.
                                                    • The WWPN pool name is specified in the service profile. For example, the pool name is not empty.
                                                    • The WWPN value is not 0, and is therefore not derived from the server hardware.
                                                    Procedure
                                                       Command or ActionPurpose
                                                      Step 1UCS-A# scope org org-name  

                                                      Enters the command mode for the organization that contains the service profile for which you want to reset the WWPN. If the system does not include multi-tenancy, type / as the org-name to enter the root organization.

                                                       
                                                      Step 2UCS-A /org # scope service-profile profile-name  

                                                      Enters the service profile of the vHBA for which you want to reset the WWPN.

                                                       
                                                      Step 3UCS-A /org/service-profile # scope vhba vhba-name  

                                                      Enters the command mode for vHBA for which you want to reset the WWPN.

                                                       
                                                      Step 4UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set identity dynamic-wwpn derived  

                                                      Specifies that the vHBA will obtain a WWPN dynamically from a pool.

                                                       
                                                      Step 5UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # commit-buffer  

                                                      Commits the transaction to the system configuration.

                                                       

                                                      This example resets the WWPN of a vHBA in a service profile:

                                                      UCS-A# scope org /
UCS-A /org # scope service-profile ServInst90
UCS-A /org/service-profile #  scope vhba vhba3
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba # set identity dynamic-wwpn derived
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba* # commit-buffer
UCS-A /org/service-profile/vhba #