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This chapter includes the following sections:
Configuring Statistics Collection Policies
A statistics collection policy defines how frequently statistics are to be collected (collection interval) and how frequently the statistics are to be reported (reporting interval). Reporting intervals are longer than collection intervals so that multiple statistical data points can be collected during the reporting interval, which provides Cisco UCS Manager with sufficient data to calculate and report minimum, maximum, and average values.
For NIC statistics, Cisco UCS Manager displays the average, minimum, and maximum of the change since the last collection of statistics. If the values are 0, there has been no change since the last collection.
Statistics can be collected and reported for the following five functional areas of the Cisco UCS system:
Adapter—statistics related to the adapters
Chassis—statistics related to the chassis
Host—this policy is a placeholder for future support
Port—statistics related to the ports, including server ports, uplink Ethernet ports, and uplink Fibre Channel ports
Server—statistics related to servers
Note | Cisco UCS Manager has one default statistics collection policy for each of the five functional areas. You cannot create additional statistics collection policies and you cannot delete the existing default policies. You can only modify the default policies. |
Configuring Statistics Threshold Policies
A statistics threshold policy monitors statistics about certain aspects of the system and generates an event if the threshold is crossed. You can set both minimum and maximum thresholds. For example, you can configure the policy to raise an alarm if the CPU temperature exceeds a certain value, or if a server is overutilized or underutilized.
These threshold policies do not control the hardware or device-level thresholds enforced by endpoints, such as the CIMC. Those thresholds are burned in to the hardware components at manufacture.
Cisco UCS enables you to configure statistics threshold policies for the following components:
Servers and server components
Uplink Ethernet ports
Ethernet server ports, chassis, and fabric interconnects
Fibre Channel port
Note | You cannot create or delete a statistics threshold policy for Ethernet server ports, uplink Ethernet ports, or uplink Fibre Channel ports. You can only configure the existing default policy. |
Tip | This procedure documents how to create a server and server component threshold policy on the Server tab. You can also create and configure these threshold policies within the appropriate organization in the Policies node on the LAN tab, SAN tab, and under the Stats Management node of the Admin tab. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the
node for the organization where you want to create the policy.
If the system does not include multitenancy, expand the root node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Threshold Policies and choose Create Threshold Policy. |
Step 5 | In the
Define Name and Description page of the
Create Threshold Policy wizard, do the
following:
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Step 6 | In the Threshold Classes page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do the following: |
Step 7 | In the
Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 8 | In the Threshold Classes page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Step 9 | Click OK. |
Tip | This procedure documents how to add a threshold class to a server and server component threshold policy in the Server tab. You can also create and configure these threshold policies within the appropriate organization in the Policies node on the LAN tab, SAN tab, and under the Stats Management node of the Admin tab. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click the policy to which you want to add a threshold class and choose Create Threshold Class. |
Step 5 | In the Choose Statistics Class page of the Create Threshold Class wizard, do the following: |
Step 6 | In the
Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Choose Statistics Class page of the Create Threshold Class wizard, do one the following: |
Step 8 | Click OK. |
Tip | You cannot create an uplink Ethernet port threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. |
Step 2 | On the LAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and choose the Create Threshold Class. |
Step 5 | In the Choose Statistics Class page of the Create Threshold Class wizard, do the following: |
Step 6 | In the
Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Tip | You cannot create an Ethernet server port, chassis, and fabric interconnect threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. |
Step 2 | In the LAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and choose the Create Threshold Class. |
Step 5 | In the Choose Statistics Class page of the Create Threshold Class wizard, do the following: |
Step 6 | In the
Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
You cannot create a Fibre Channel port threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the SAN tab. |
Step 2 | On the SAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and choose the Create Threshold Class. |
Step 5 | In the Choose Statistics Class page of the Create Threshold Class wizard, do the following: |
Step 6 | In the
Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |