Viewing Server Health and Inventory Details

This chapter includes the following sections:

Viewing Health Summary

The Overview page provides diagnostic test options and displays the number of each inventory component and their health status after successful execution of diagnostic tests.


Note


You can double click any health status area such as Healthy, Unpopulated, and Critical to view the related details under Inventory.


Procedure


Navigate to Chassis > Overview.

The following information is displayed:
Table 1. Health Area

Name

Description

Server

Displays the following details about the server:

  • Model—Model number of the server

  • Serial Number—Serial number of the server

  • CIMC Firmware Version—Current CIMC version running on the server

  • BIOS Firmware Version—Current BIOS version running on the server

Drives

Displays the total number of drives available in the server and how many are healthy. For more information, see Viewing Storage Details.

PSU

Displays the total number of PSUs used in the server and how many are healthy. For more information, see Viewing Power Supply Details.

CPU

Displays the total number of CPUs used in the server and how many are healthy. For more information, see Viewing CPU Details.

Network

Displays the total number of network cards used in the server and how many are healthy. For more information, see Viewing Network Details.

Storage Controller

Displays the total number of storage controllers used in the server and how many are healthy. For more information, see Viewing Storage Details.

DIMMs

Displays the total number of DIMMs available in the server and how many are healthy and unpopulated. For more information, see Viewing Memory Details.

Actions drop-down list

Lists the following diagnostic test options:


Viewing General Details

The General tab displays details about the server in which the Cisco UCS SDU is booted.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the General tab.

The following information is displayed:
Table 2. Details Area

Name

Description

Health

Displays overall health status of the server.

Model

Cisco PID of the server.

Serial Number

Serial number of the server.

Firmware Version

Current firmware version running on the server.

BIOS Firmware Version

Current BIOS version running on the server.

Chassis Type

Type of chassis that mounts the server.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer of the server.

Table 3. Properties Area

Name

Description

Server Name

Name of the server.

Front/Top/Rear buttons

Displays the front, top, and rear view of the server.

Note

 

The graphic is for illustrative purposes only. The actual server view may vary.

CPUs

Number of CPUs in the server.

Cores

Number of cores in the CPU.

Cores Enabled

Number of cores enabled out of the total cores.

Threads

Maximum number of threads that the CPU can process concurrently.

PCI Adapters

Number of PCIe adapters available in the server.

CPU Capacity (GHz) = Number of Sockets X Enabled Cores X Speed

Total capacity of CPU. The CPU capacity is calculated by the multiplication of number of sockets, number of enabled cores, and speed of the CPU.

Memory Capacity (GiB)

Total amount of memory in gibibyte available on the server if all DIMMs are fully functional.

Storage Capacity (GiB)

Total storage capacity of the server in gibibyte.

Disks

Number of storage drives in the server.

UUID

A numeric or alphanumeric string that identifies the server.


Viewing CPU Details

The CPU tab displays details about the CPUs installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the CPU tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Model

The CPU model.

Health

The overall CPU health.

Number of Enabled Cores

The number of cores enabled out of the total cores.

Number of Cores

Total number of cores in the CPU.

Number of Threads

The maximum number of threads the CPU can process concurrently.

Max Speed (Mhz)

CPU speed, in megahertz.

Vendor

Vendor of the CPU.

Signature

Signature information for the CPU.


Viewing Memory Details

The Memory tab displays details about the DIMMs installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the Memory tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Name column

Name of a DIMM according to the placement in the server.

Status column

Displays the presence or absence of the DIMM in a specific slot.

Health column

Overall health status of the DIMM.

Locator column

Displays the locator LED information if the DIMM slot is populated.

Note

 

Not applicable if the DIMM slot is empty.

Capacity (MiB) column

DIMM capacity in mebibyte.

Channel Type column

Type of architecture through which the memory modules communicate with the memory controller on the motherboard.

Speed (MHz) column

DIMM speed in megahertz.

Manufacturer column

Manufacturer of the DIMM.

Serial Number column

Serial number of the DIMM.

Asset Tag column

User-defined tag for the server. By default, the asset tag for a new server is set to Unknown.

Ensure to observe the following guidelines when you update the Asset Tag field:

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

  • The Asset Tag cannot contain the following special characters:

    • &

    • !

Part Number column

Part number of the DIMM assigned by the vendor.

Data Width column

Number of bits in the memory module interface.


Viewing PCI Details

The PCI tab displays details about the PCIe cards installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the PCI tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Name column

Name of the PCIe card.

Slot column

The server slot in which the PCIe card is installed.

Vendor ID column

Adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Vendor ID column

Secondary adapter ID assigned by the vendor.

Device ID column

Device ID assigned by the vendor.

Sub Device ID column

Secondary device ID assigned by the vendor.

Bus Numbers column

Bus numbers used to identify the PCIe switch to which the endpoint is connected.


Viewing Network Details

The Network tab displays details about the network adapters installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the Network tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Name column

Name of the network adapter.

Health column

Overall health status of the network adapter.

Slot column

The slot where the network adapter is installed.

Uplink Port column

Port ID used for network uplink.

Vendor column

Vendor of the network adapter.

Link Status column

Indicates the current state of the physical connection between the network adapter and the network medium.

MAC Address column

MAC address of the network adapter.


Viewing Graphics Details

The Graphics tab displays the details about the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) cards installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the Graphics tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Name column

Name of the GPU card.

Slot column

The slot where the GPU card is installed.

Vendor column

Vendor of the GPU card.

Serial Number column

Serial number of the GPU card.


Viewing Storage Details

The Storage tab displays the details about each storage controller and the related drives.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the Storage tab.

The following information is displayed:
Table 4. Storage Controllers and Drives

Name

Description

Physical Drives icon

Displays the number of physical drives controlled by the storage controller.

Virtual Drives icon

Displays the number of virtual drives controlled by the storage controller.

Health

Displays the storage controller health.

Slot

The slot where the storage controller is installed.

Firmware Version

Current firmware version running on the storage controller.

Serial Number

Serial number of the storage controller.

Battery Backup Unit

The battery backup provided for the storage controller cache memory in the event of an unexpected power loss.

Boot Loader Version

Version of firmware that initiates a boot process for the storage controller.

Physical Drives

Name column

Name of the drive.

Vendor column

Vendor of the drive.

Health column

Overall health status of the drive.

Protocol column

Indicates the standardized communication method used between the drive and the storage controller. This can be one of the following:

  • SAS

  • SATA

Media Type column

The type of drive. This can be one of the following:

  • HDD

  • SSD

Slot column

The slot where the drive is installed.

Model column

Model number of the drive.

Serial Number column

Serial number of the drive.

Capacity (GiB) column

Capacity of the drive in gibibytes.

Capacity (Bytes) column

Capacity of the drive in bytes.

State column

Configured state of the drive.

Revision column

Current firmware version installed on the drive.

Block Size (Bytes) column

Amount of data in bytes, which can be read or written in a single operation.

Capable Speed (Gb/s) column

Data transfer rate of the drive in gigabit per second.

Operating Temperature (°C) column

Current temperature at which the drive operates at the time of selection.

Predictive Failure Counts column

The number of times that the controller has predicted that the drive could fail.

Media Error Counts column

The number of media errors encountered since the drive was first installed or the host was rebooted.

Coerced Size (GiB) column

The capacity in gibibytes after any coercion rounding has been performed.

Non Coerced Size (GiB) column

The capacity in gibibytes, including space lost to coercion.

Coerced Size (Bytes) column

The capacity in bytes after any coercion rounding has been performed.

Non Coerced Size (Bytes) column

The capacity in bytes, including space lost to coercion.

Location Type column

The connection method by which the drive is connected with the motherboard.

Encryption Ability column

Defines whether the drive supports data encryption so that the data can be made unreadable by the external attackers.

Service Label column

Service label number on the drive.

Virtual Drives

Name column

Name of the drive.

State column

Configured state of the drive.

Bootable column

Defines whether the drive can be booted or not.

RAID Type column

Type of the RAID configuration applied.

Strip Size column

Size of the data segment that the RAID controller writes simultaneously.

Capacity (GiB) column

Capacity of the drive in gibibytes.

Capacity (Bytes) column

Capacity of the drive in bytes.

Volume IO Policy column

The method the host operating system can use to access the virtual drive. This can be one of the following:

  • Blocked—The host cannot access the drive.

  • Read-Write—The host has full access to the drive.

  • Read-Only—The host can only read data from the drive.

Volume Read Ahead Policy column

Specifies how the controller uses the read-ahead feature. This can be one of the following:

  • Adaptive—Read-ahead is enabled and used when the controller determines that it will improve the performance.

  • Always—Read-ahead is enabled and always used.

  • None—Read-ahead is disabled.

Volume Drive Cache Policy column

Specifies how the controller handles disk caching. This can be one of the following:

  • Disable—Caching is disabled on the drives.

  • Enable—Caching is enabled on the drives.

  • Unchanged—The controller uses the caching policy specified on the drive.

Configured Write Cache Policy column

Currently running cache policy. This can be one of the following:

  • Write Through—Data is written to both cache and drives. The transaction is not marked as complete until the data is written to the drives.

  • Write Back—Data is stored in the cache and will be written to the drives when bandwidth becomes available. This policy provides higher write performance than the Write Through mode but reverts to Write Through mode when the battery backup unit (BBU) is defective or in a learn cycle.

  • Write Back Even If Bad BBU—Caching remains in Write Back mode even if the BBU is bad. Data can be lost in this mode if there is a power failure.

Note

 

You can use the Expand All button to view all storage controllers and related drives in expanded view. You can use the Collapse All button to view a list of storage controllers.

Note

 

The column items may vary based on the type of the physical drive.


Viewing Power Supply Details

The Power Supply tab displays details about the Power Supply Units (PSU) installed in the server.

Procedure


Step 1

Navigate to Chassis > Inventory.

Step 2

Select the Power Supply tab.

The following information is displayed:

Name

Description

Name column

Name of the PSU.

Health column

Overall health status of the PSU.

Serial Number column

Serial number of the PSU.

PID column

Cisco PID of the PSU.

Power Input (Watts) column

Input power to the PSU in watts.

Power Output (Watts) column

Maximum output power supplied by the PSU in watts.