Install Cisco UCS Management Packs

This chapter contains the following sections:

Checklist to Install Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite

  1. Ensure that you have one of the following privileges on Management Server, Gateway Server or Agent Managed Computers (trusted or untrusted boundaries):

    • Domain Administrator

    • Domain user with local administrative privileges

  2. Ensure that the system used for installing Cisco UCS Management Pack and UCS Monitoring Service is part of the domain.

  3. Validate the Operating System of the system or server with one of the following:

    • Windows Server 2019

    • Windows Server 2016

    • Windows Server 2012 R2

    • Windows Server 2012

    • Windows Server 2008 R2

  4. Validate the Operations Manager version with one of the following:

    • Operations Manager 2019

    • Operations Manager 1807

    • Operations Manager 1801

    • Operations Manager 2016 RTM (Updated with latest CUs)

    • Operations Manager 2012 RTM (Updated with latest CUs)

    • Operations Manager 2012 SP1 (Updated with latest CUs)

    • Operations Manager 2012 R2 (Updated with latest CUs)

  5. Ensure the following products are installed on the server or agent used for Cisco Monitoring Service:

    Cisco UCS MP Version

    .NET Framework Version

    Windows PowerShell Version

    4.1.4 or higher

    4.7.1or higher

    5.1 or higher

    4.1.3 and earlier

    4.6 or higher

    3.0 or higher

Installing the Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite

For importing Management Packs using Operations Manager console, you must have administrative privileges. For more information on the access privileges, see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh212691.aspx.

You can also click Play on this Video to watch how to import the Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Cisco.com download site for Cisco UCS Management Partner Ecosystem Software, download the Cisco UCS management pack suite file and unzip the file into a folder.

Step 2

Launch Operations Manager console.

Step 3

Navigate to the Administration > Management Packs > Import Management Packs tab.

Step 4

On the Import Management Pack page, click Add and select Add from the disk.

An Online Catalog Connection dialog box appears.
Step 5

Click No, if you do not want to search the management pack dependencies online.

Step 6

Navigate to the unzipped management pack suite files folder.

Step 7

From the list of files, select the mandatory files:

  • Cisco.Ucs.Views.Library.mpb

  • Cisco.Ucs.Core.Library.mpb

  • Cisco.Ucs.Monitoring.Service.mpb
Step 8

Other management pack files can be imported based on your machine requirements. For example, select Cisco.Ucsm.mpb for UCS Manager, Cisco.UCS.CSeries.mpb for Cisco IMC, and Cisco.UCSCentral.mpb for UCS Central

Step 9

Click Open.

Step 10

Click Install on the Import Management Packs page.

It may take few minutes to import the files.

What to do next

Install the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service.

Installing the Management Pack Suite Using Scripts

Procedure

Step 1

On the Cisco.com download site for Cisco UCS Management Partner Ecosystem Software, download the Cisco UCS management Pack suite file and unzip the file into a folder.

Step 2

Open Windows PowerShell, and navigate to the folder where the unzipped management Pack Suite file is saved.
Step 3

Change the directory to Scripts folder.

Step 4

Run the Import-ManagementPacks.ps1 command with one of the following switch parameters:

  1. All—Imports all the management packs

  2. UCSManager—Imports UCS Manager Management Pack and other required management packs.

  3. UCSCentral—Imports UCS Central Management Pack and other required management packs.

  4. IMCGroup—Imports IMC Management Pack and other required management packs.

  5. (Optional) Path—This parameter is required when the management packs are moved to a different directory location.

Installing Cisco UCS Monitoring Service

Depending on whether you want to monitor through management server, gateway server or an agent managed computers, you can install the monitoring service on any of these server.

You can also click Play on this Video to watch how to install the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service.

Before you begin

  • For Cisco UCS Monitoring Service version 4.1.4 or higher, install .NET Framework 4.7.1 or higher.

    For Cisco UCS Monitoring Service version 4.1.3 or below, install .NET Framework 4.6 or higher.

  • You must have local administrative privileges.

    For more information on the access privileges, see

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh212691.aspx.

Procedure

Step 1

Navigate to the folder in which the unzipped Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite is stored.

Step 2

Select the monitoring service installer .msi file, and launch the installer.

Step 3

In the Setup wizard, click Next.

Step 4

In the License Agreement page, do the following:

  1. Review and accept the EULA.

  2. Click Next.

Step 5

In the Product Registration page, complete the following:

  1. Enter a username.

  2. (Optional) Enter the name of your organization.

    The username is required, but the organization name is optional.

  3. Click Next.

Step 6

In the Select Installation Folder page, accept the default installation folder or click Browse to navigate to a different folder, and then click Next.

Step 7

On the Ready to Install page, click Install to start the installation.

Once the Cisco UCS monitoring service is successfully installed, the Installation Complete message appears.

Step 8

Click Finish.


Note
The same installation procedure is followed to install the monitoring service on agent managed computers and gateway servers.

Upgrading the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service

Procedure

Step 1

Run the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service installer on the system where the earlier version of the Monitoring Service is installed.

Step 2

If the system detects earlier version, you are prompted to upgrade the Monitoring Service. Click Upgrade.

Step 3

After the installation is complete, run the Monitoring Service installer on each system where previous installation of Monitoring Service is available.

Silent Installation of Cisco UCS Monitoring Service

Cisco UCS Monitoring Service can be installed in a non interactive manner.

Procedure

Step 1

Run the command prompt with access to admin privileges.

Step 2

Navigate to the directory where the Monitoring Service installer is saved.

Step 3

Run the Cisco.Ucs.Monitoring.Service.v4.x.x.0-x64.msi /quiet command.

Upgrading the Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite

The Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite, Release 4.x does not support direct upgrade from 3.x version and 2.6 version. Uninstall the previous version and install the 4.x version.

However, you can use migration scripts to migrate the UCS domains and IMC Groups instance templates from previous version of Cisco UCS Manager Management Pack and Cisco IMC Management Pack respectively to the latest Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite, Release 4.x.

Supported Cisco UCS Manager Management Pack for Migration

  • Version 3.1(2)

  • Version 3.1(1)

Supported Cisco IMC Management Pack for Migration

  • Version 1.2(1)

  • Version 1.1(1)

You can download the migration scripts from https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-67249

Any Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite, Release 4.x can be upgraded to the latest Management Pack release.

Procedure

Step 1

Download and Import latest management packs.

To install the Cisco UCS Management Pack, see Installing the Cisco UCS Management Pack Suite.

Step 2

Upgrade the Monitoring Service Upgrading the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service
Step 3

Once the monitoring service is installed, from the Scripts folder run the Update-UcsScomAllInstance script in the PowerShell window.

Note 

Wait for few minutes before executing the script. If there is any exception while executing, retry after few minutes.
Step 4

Once all the instances are upgraded, close the PowerShell window.
Step 5

Close and reopen the Operations Manager console.

Adding a Firewall Exception for the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service

Before you monitor a Cisco UCS domain, enable the following inbound rules in the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on the computer where you run the Cisco UCS Management Service:

  • File and Printer Sharing:

    • Echo-Request—ICMPv4-In

    • Echo-Request—ICMPv6-In

  • Remote Service Management (RPC)

  • Remote Service Management (RPC-EPMAP)