Overview

This chapter includes the following sections:

About the Cisco UCS Manager Plug-In for vSphere HTML Client

Cisco UCS Manager plug-in is a VMware vSphere HTML client plug-in, which enables virtualization administrator to view, manage and monitor the Cisco UCS physical infrastructure. The plug-in provides a physical view of the UCS hardware inventory on the HTML client. You can perform the following tasks using the plug-in:

  • Register multiple VMware vCenter servers

  • View support bundle logs - VMware vCenter server and appliance logs

  • Add or delete custom faults

  • Proactive HA - assess the health of the server running the ESXi host

  • Register and unregister proactive HA

  • View Cisco UCS physical hierarchy

  • View inventory, installed firmware, faults, power and temperature statistics

  • Map the ESXi host to the physical server

  • Manage firmware for B and C series servers

  • View VIF paths for servers

  • Launch the Cisco UCS Manager GUI

  • Launch the KVM consoles of UCS servers

  • Switch the existing state of the locator LEDs

  • Add a certificate

  • Change the appliance IP

  • Change the appliance password

System Requirements

Ensure that the system meets the following requirements:

  • 4 vCPUs and 8GB memory

  • 4GB datastore thin provisioned / 100GB datastore thick provisioned

  • Single static IP address details on management network

  • VMware vCenter 7.0u1 or higher

    Please check VMware vSphere HTML Client Releases.

VMware vSphere HTML Client Releases

Cisco UCS Manager plug-in is compatible with the following vSphere HTML Client releases:

VMware vSphere HTML Client Version

Cisco UCS Manager Plugin for VMware vSphere Version

7.0

3.0(4), 3.0(5), 3.0(6)

7.0u1, 7.0u2

3.0(5), 3.0(6), 4.0(0), 4.0(1)

7.0u3

3.0(5), 3.0(6), 4.0(0), 4.0(1)

8.0, 8.0u1, 8.0u2, 8.0u3

4.0(0), 4.0(1)

9.0

4.0(0), 4.0(1)

Note

VMware vSphere HTML Client Version 7.0u3 is supported partially with Cisco UCS Manager plug-in release 3.0(6) version.

Supported Cisco UCS Manager Releases

Cisco UCS Manager plug-in is compatible with the following UCS Manager releases:

  • Release 3.2 and later