Overview

The Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is an application that helps you manage various tasks on your server. The utility helps you easily set up and manage your servers from a single application.

UCS-SCU reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up and maintaining Cisco C-Series servers. Server deployment is made easier. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the server through automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated unattended operating system installation.

Using the SCU, you can perform the following tasks:


Note Cisco UCS SCU does not support Internationalization.


This chapter includes the following sections:

Supported Operating Systems

UCS-SCU supports unattended installation of the following operating systems:

Supported Platforms

UCS-SCU is supported on the following Cisco platform:

Supported Peripheral Devices

Table 1-1 shows the LOM and LSI controller devices supported by UCS-SCU.

Table 1-1 LOM and LSI Controller Devices

Server
mLOM Devices
RAID controller for UCS C3x60 Storage
RAID Levels Supported

C3160

Intel I350, Cisco VIC 1227

  • Storage Servers (SLOT-MEZZ)
  • 0,1,5,6,10,50,60

Note Single virtual drive should not contain more than thirty-two number of HDDs.



Note The UCS-SCU RAID configuration utility detects the physical drivers only once when you enter this function area after the system is rebooted. Do not remove or add hard disk drivers while navigating within this function area.



Note Some LSI RAID controllers take time to complete the operation during RAID configuration. SCU does not have any control over this issue. As a workaround, you can either recreate the RAID or wait for the operation to complete.


Hardware Requirements

The following are the minimum hardware requirements for UCS-SCU:


Note Currently UCS-SCU supports only Intel adapters.


Hardware and Software Interoperability Matrix