Working with Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco UCS Domains and Cisco UCS Central

Cisco UCS Central provides centralized management capabilities to multiple Cisco UCS domains across one or more data centers. Cisco UCS Central works with Cisco UCS Manager to provide a scalable management solution for a growing Cisco UCS environment.

Cisco UCS Central does not reduce or change any local management capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager, such as its API. This allows you to continue using Cisco UCS Manager the same way you did before Cisco UCS Central. This also allows all existing third party integrations to continue to operate without change.

Registering Cisco UCS Domains

To manage Cisco UCS Manager through Cisco UCS Central, you must register the Cisco UCS domains in Cisco UCS Central. You can register a Cisco UCS domain as a part of a domain group or as an ungrouped domain. When you have a domain group, all registered domains in the domain group can share common policies and other configurations.

You can use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address to register Cisco UCS domains in Cisco UCS Central.


Note

During the initial registration process with Cisco UCS Central, all of the active Cisco UCS Manager GUI sessions are terminated.

Before registering a domain in Cisco UCS Central, do the following:

  • Configure an NTP server and the correct time zone in both Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central to ensure that they are in sync. If the time and date in the Cisco UCS domain and Cisco UCS Central are out of sync, the registration might fail.

  • Obtain the hostname or IP address of Cisco UCS Central. You cannot use the same hostname for both Cisco UCS Central and Cisco UCS Manager. For standalone mode, use individual VM IP address. If you plan to setup in cluster mode, use virtual IP address.


    Note

    We recommend that you always register Cisco UCS domains using a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

  • Obtain the shared secret that you configured when you deployed Cisco UCS Central.


Note

  • If you register Cisco UCS domains using a domain name, Cisco UCS Manager can gracefully move to a different IP address.

    If you register a Cisco UCS domain in Cisco UCS Central using an IP address, you cannot change or swap the IP address used by Cisco UCS Manager. If you need to change or swap the IP address, you must contact Cisco TAC.

  • You can register or un-register a Cisco UCS domain using Cisco UCS Manager GUI or CLI.

  • If Cisco UCS Central is deployed on RHEL 7.2 KVM, the first time you register a Cisco UCS domain, you must regenerate the certificate using the set regenerate yes command.

  • If the registered Cisco UCS domains have a latency of greater than 300ms for a round trip from Cisco UCS Central, there might be some performance implications for the Cisco UCS domains.

  • When you unregister a Cisco UCS domain from Cisco UCS Central the global service profiles become local service profiles in Cisco UCS Manager.


Warning

You must upgrade to Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.1(2) or greater before registering with Cisco UCS Central. If you try to register earlier versions of Cisco UCS Manager, the registration will fail.

Registering a Cisco UCS Domain in Cisco UCS Central

Before You Begin

Configure an NTP server and set the correct time zone in both Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central.

To register using the Cisco UCS Central hostname, you must also configure a DNS server. The DNS record must be created properly, and the DNS configuration must be in place for both Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central.

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Register Domain to UCS Central and press Enter.
    Step 2   On the Domain to UCS Central dialog box, on the Basic tab, enter the Cisco UCS domain hostname or IP address, user name, and password.
    Step 3   Choose the network interface for Cisco UCS Central that supports the format you selected for the Cisco UCS domain.

    The following combinations are supported:

    Cisco UCS Central IPv4

    Cisco UCS Central IPv6

    Cisco UCS Central Hostname

    Cisco UCS Manager IPv4

    Supported

    Not supported

    Not supported

    Cisco UCS Manager IPv6

    Not supported

    Supported

    Supported

    Cisco UCS Manager Hostname

    Supported

    Supported

    Supported

    Step 4   On the Policy Resolution Control tab, choose whether the policy resolution will occur in locally in Cisco UCS Manager, or be globally controlled by Cisco UCS Central.
    Note   

    The policy resolution options in Cisco UCS Central are not supported on all versions of Cisco UCS Manager. If your Cisco UCS Manager version is earlier than the earliest supported release, the policy resolution screen may display the value as global even if it is not applicable.

    Name

    Earliest Supported Release

    		Description

    Infrastructure & Catalog Firmware

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the Capability Catalog and infrastructure firmware policy are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or come from Cisco UCS Central.

    Time Zone Management

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the time zone and NTP server settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or comes from Cisco UCS Central.

    Communication Services

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether HTTP, CIM XML, Telnet, SNMP, web session limits, and Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Global Fault Policy

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the Global Fault Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    User Management

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether authentication and native domains, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, trusted points, locales, and user roles are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    DNS Management

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether DNS servers are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Backup & Export Policies

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the Full State Backup Policy and All Configuration Export Policy are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Monitoring

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether Call Home, Syslog, and TFTP Core Exporter settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    SEL Policy

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the SEL Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Power Allocation Policy

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the Power Allocation Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Power Policy

    2.1(2)

    Determines whether the Power Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Equipment Policy

    2.2(7)

    Determines whether the Equipment Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Port Configuration

    2.2(7)

    Determines whether port configuration is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Quality of Service (QoS) Configuration

    2.2(7)

    Determines whether QoS configuration is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

    Note   

    The infrastructure and catalog firmware policy is set to local by default. All other policies are set to global.

    Step 5   Click Register.

    Domain Registration Management

    On the Domain Management page, you can view the domain registrations and lost domains.

    Domain Registrations

    The Domain Registrations tab displays all Cisco UCS domains that you have attempted to register to Cisco UCS Central.

    From this tab, you can do the following:

    • Filter the Cisco UCS domains that are displayed.

    • Delete Cisco UCS domains that failed to register.

    • Retry the registration process.

    • View the configuration status of the Cisco UCS domain.

    • Unregister a successfully registered domain.

      Important:

      We recommend that you contact Cisco TAC before attempting to unregister a Cisco UCS domain.

    Lost Domains

    The Lost Domains tab displays all Cisco UCS domains that have lost connectivity. These domains may or may not be listed as Registered. You can delete these domains.

    Unregistering a Cisco UCS Domain in Cisco UCS Central


    Caution

    If you want to unregister any registered Cisco UCS Domain in a production system, contact Cisco Technical Support.

    When you unregister a Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central:

    • You can no longer manage the service profiles, policies, and other configuration for the Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central.

    • All global service profiles and policies become local and continue to operate as local entities. When you reregister the domain, the service profiles and polices remain local.


      Note

      You can also choose to remove the service profiles and policies entirely.

    In a case where you choose certain policies to be resolved locally using the Policy Resolution Control feature in Cisco UCS Central, or when a Cisco UCS Domain is unregistered from Cisco UCS Central, the global settings/unnamed policies (such as QoS Settings, Discovery policies) stay as previously configured. You must manually change the policy details to the desired state.


    Caution
    Unregistering a Cisco UCS Domain has serious implications. You must not unregister the Cisco UCS Domain unless you choose to permanently not manage it from Cisco UCS Central.
    Procedure
      Step 1   Click the System Tools icon and select Domain Management.
      Step 2   On the Domain Management page, click the Domain Registration tab and choose the domain that you want to unregister.
      Step 3   Click the Unregister Domain icon.
      Step 4   Click Unregister Domain to continue.
      Step 5   Choose the cleanup mode that you want to use:

      • Deep Remove Global—Removes all policies inherited from the global configuration.

      • Localize Global—Turns all global policies into local policies.

      Step 6   Click Unregister Domain.

      Viewing Domain Registration Configuration Status

      Procedure
        Step 1   Click the System Tools icon and choose Domain Management.
        Step 2   Locate the domain that you want to view, and click Configuration Status.

        The Domain Registrations Configuration Status page displays the status of the registration.

        Step 3   Click Close to close the window.

        Policies in Cisco UCS Central and Cisco UCS Domains

        You can create and manage global policies in Cisco UCS Central and include them in service profiles or service profile templates for one or more Cisco UCS domains. The service profiles and service profile templates that include global policies can be either of the following:

        • Local service profiles or service profile templates that are created and managed by Cisco UCS Manager in one Cisco UCS domain. You can only associate local service profiles with servers in that domain. When you include a global policy in a local service profile, Cisco UCS Manager makes a local read-only copy of that policy.

        • Global service profiles or service profile templates that are created and managed by Cisco UCS Central. You can associate global service profiles with servers in one or more registered Cisco UCS domains.

        You can only make changes to global policies in Cisco UCS Central. Those changes affect all service profiles and service profile templates that include the global policy. All global policies are read-only in Cisco UCS Manager.

        You can configure all operational policies under a domain group using IPv6 addresses. These policies are located in the Operations Management tab of the Cisco UCS Central GUI.

        This feature helps the Cisco UCS Manager to use an IPv6 address while importing these policies from Cisco UCS Central.

        Policy Resolution between Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central

        Policy Resolution Control

        For each Cisco UCS domain that you register with Cisco UCS Central, you can choose which application will manage certain policies and configuration settings. This policy resolution does not have to be the same for every Cisco UCS domain that you register with the same Cisco UCS Central.

        You have the following options for resolving these policies and configuration settings:

        • Local—The policy or configuration is determined and managed by Cisco UCS Manager.

        • Global—The policy or configuration is determined and managed by Cisco UCS Central.

        The following table contains a list of the policies and configuration settings that you can choose to have managed by either Cisco UCS Manager or Cisco UCS Central:


        Note

        The policy resolution options in Cisco UCS Central are not supported on all versions of Cisco UCS Manager. If your Cisco UCS Manager version is earlier than the earliest supported release, the policy resolution screen may display the value as global even if it is not applicable.

        In a case where you choose certain policies to be resolved locally using the Policy Resolution Control feature in Cisco UCS Central, or when a Cisco UCS Domain is unregistered from Cisco UCS Central, the global settings/unnamed policies (such as QoS Settings, Discovery policies) stay as previously configured. You must manually change the policy details to the desired state.


        Caution
        Unregistering a Cisco UCS Domain has serious implications. You must not unregister the Cisco UCS Domain unless you choose to permanently not manage it from Cisco UCS Central.
        Name

        Earliest Supported Release

        		Description

        Infrastructure & Catalog Firmware

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the Capability Catalog and infrastructure firmware policy are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or come from Cisco UCS Central.

        Time Zone Management

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the time zone and NTP server settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or comes from Cisco UCS Central.

        Communication Services

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether HTTP, CIM XML, Telnet, SNMP, web session limits, and Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Global Fault Policy

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the Global Fault Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        User Management

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether authentication and native domains, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, trusted points, locales, and user roles are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        DNS Management

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether DNS servers are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Backup & Export Policies

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the Full State Backup Policy and All Configuration Export Policy are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Monitoring

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether Call Home, Syslog, and TFTP Core Exporter settings are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        SEL Policy

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the SEL Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Power Allocation Policy

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the Power Allocation Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Power Policy

        2.1(2)

        Determines whether the Power Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Equipment Policy

        2.2(7)

        Determines whether the Equipment Policy is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Port Configuration

        2.2(7)

        Determines whether port configuration is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Quality of Service (QoS) Configuration

        2.2(7)

        Determines whether QoS configuration is defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager or in Cisco UCS Central.

        Policies

        You can assign the following policies to a domain:

        • QoS System Class

        • In-Band Policy

        Consequences of Policy Resolution Changes

        When you register a Cisco UCS domain, you configure policies for local or global resolution. The behavior that occurs when the Cisco UCS domain is registered or when that registration or configuration changes, depends upon several factors, including whether a domain group has been assigned or not.

        The following table describes the policy resolution behavior you can expect for each type of policy.

        Policies and Configuration Policy Source Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager on Registration with Cisco UCS Central Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager when Registration Changed
        Cisco UCS Central Cisco UCS Manager

        Domain Group Unassigned

        Domain Group Assigned

        Unassigned from Domain Group

        Deregistered from Cisco UCS Central

        Call Home

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        SNMP configuration

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        HTTP

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Telnet

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        CIM XML

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Management interfaces monitoring policy

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Power allocation policy

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Power policy (also known as the PSU policy)

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        SEL policy

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Authentication Domains

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        LDAP

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        LDAP provider groups and group maps

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        TACACS, including provider groups

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        RADIUS, including provider groups

        N/A

        Cisco UCS Manager only

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        SSH (Read-only)

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        DNS

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Time zone

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Web Sessions

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Fault

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Core Export

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Syslog

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Global Backup/Export Policy

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Default Authentication

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Console Authentication

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Can be local or remote

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Roles

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Combine (Remote replacing Local)

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Locales - Org Locales

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Combine (Remote replacing Local)

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Trust Points

        Domain group root

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Combine (Remote replacing Local)

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Firmware Download Policy

        Domain group root

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        ID Soaking Policy

        Domain group root

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        Locales - Domain Group Locales

        Domain group root

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        N/A

        Infrastructure Firmware Packs

        N/A

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote (if Remote exists)

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Catalog

        N/A

        Assigned domain group

        Local

        Local/Remote (if Remote exists)

        Retains last known policy state

        Converted to a local policy

        Maintenance Policy

        Schedule

        Host Firmware Packs

        N/A

        Assigned domain group

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Maintenance Policy

        Schedule

        Host Firmware Packs

        N/A

        Assigned domain group

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Maintenance Policy

        Schedule

        Host Firmware Packs

        N/A

        Assigned domain group

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        See Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        Deletes remote policies

        Converted to a local policy

        Consequences of Service Profile Changes on Policy Resolution

        For certain policies, the policy resolution behavior is also affected by whether or not one or more service profiles that include that policy have been updated.

        The following table describes the policy resolution behavior you can expect for those policies.

        Policy Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager on Registration with Cisco UCS Central Domain Group Assigned after Registration with Cisco UCS Central

        Domain Group Unassigned / Domain Group Assigned

        Service Profile not Modified

        Service Profile Modified

        		 

        Maintenance Policy

        Note   

        If you are using a global maintenance policy in a local service profile, all pending activities must be acknowledged on the Cisco UCS Central Pending Activities page.

        Local

        Local, but any "default" policies are updated on domain group assignment

        Local/Remote (if resolved to "default" post registration)

        Schedule

        Local

        Local, but any "default" policies are updated on domain group assignment

        Local/Remote (if resolved to "default" post registration)

        Host Firmware Packages

        Local

        Local, but any "default" policies are updated on domain group assignment

        Local/Remote (if resolved to "default" post registration)

        Domains and Domain Groups

        When you register a Cisco UCS Manager instance in Cisco UCS Central, that instance becomes an ungrouped domain in Cisco UCS Central. You must assign this domain to a domain group to start managing this domain using global policies in Cisco UCS Central.

        Cisco UCS Central creates a hierarchy of Cisco UCS domain groups for managing multiple Cisco UCS domains.

        • Domain Group— A group that contains multiple Cisco UCS domains. You can group similar Cisco UCS domains under one domain group for simpler management.

        • Ungrouped Domains—When a new Cisco UCS domain is registered in Cisco UCS Central, it is added to the ungrouped domains. You can assign the ungrouped domain to any domain group.

        If you have created a domain group policy, and a new registered Cisco UCS domain meets the qualifiers defined in the policy, it is automatically be placed under the domain group specified in the policy. If not, it is placed in the ungrouped domains category until the domain group is assigned to a domain group.

        You can only assign each Cisco UCS domain to one domain group. You can assign or reassign membership of the Cisco UCS domains at any time. When you assign a Cisco UCS domain to a domain group, the Cisco UCS domain automatically inherits all management policies specified for the domain group.

        Before adding a Cisco UCS domain to a domain group, make sure to change the policy resolution controls to local in the Cisco UCS domain. This avoids accidentally overwriting service profiles and maintenance policies specific to that Cisco UCS domain. Even when you have enabled auto discovery for the Cisco UCS domains, enabling local policy resolution protects the Cisco UCS domain from accidentally overwriting policies.

        Creating or Editing a Domain Group

        Procedure
          Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Create Domain Group and press Enter.
          Step 2   In the Domain Group dialog box, click Basic and choose the Domain Group Location in which you want to create the domain group.
          Step 3   Enter a Name and optional Description.

          The name is case sensitive.

          Step 4   In Qualification, select the Qualification Policies that you want to use to identify the Cisco UCS Manager domains.

          All domains that meet the qualification policy are automatically added to the domain group.

          Step 5   In Domains, select the Cisco UCS Manager domains that you want to add to the domain group.
          Step 6   Click Create.

          Adding a Domain to a Domain Group

          Procedure
            Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Assign Domain to Domain Group.
            Step 2   In the Domain to Domain Group dialog box, in the Domain drop-down, select the Cisco UCS Manager domain that you want to add to the domain group.
            Note   

            You can also select a domain, click the Operations icon, and select Assign Domain to Domain Group. In this case, the Cisco UCS Manager domain is pre-populated in the Domain drop-down.

            Step 3   In the Domain Group Location drop-down, select domain group where you want to add the domain.
            Step 4   Click Assign.

            Managing Domain Group SNMP

            Procedure
              Step 1   Click the Domain Group Navigation icon and choose a domain group.
              Step 2   Click the Configuration icon and choose SNMP.
              Step 3   In Basic, click Enabled, then enter the Community/User Name.

              Cisco UCS includes the SNMP v1 or v2c community name or the SNMP v3 username when it sends the trap to the SNMP host. This must be the same as the community or username that is configured in SNMP Traps.

              Step 4   Enter the optional System Contact and System Location.
              Step 5   In SNMP Traps, click Add and complete the following:
              1. Enter the same Community/User Name from the Basic section.
              2. Enter the Port, and select values for the SNMP Version, the Type, and the V3 Privilege.
              Step 6   In SNMP Users, click Add and complete the following:
              1. Enter the SNMP User Name.
              2. Select the Authentication Type and whether to enable AES-128 Encryption.
              3. Enter and confirm the values for the password and privacy password.
              Step 7   Click Save.

              Domain Group Qualification Policy

              Domain group qualification policy enables you to automatically place new Cisco UCS domains under domain groups. You can create qualifiers based on Owner, Site and IP Address of various Cisco UCS domains based on your management requirements. When you register a new Cisco UCS domain, Cisco UCS Central analyses the domain based on the pre defined qualifiers in the domain group qualification policy and places the domain under a specific domain group for management.

              Creating or Editing a Domain Group Qualification Policy

              Procedure
                Step 1   In the Actions bar, type Create Domain Group Qualification Policy and press Enter.
                Step 2   In the Domain Group Qualification Policy dialog box, click Basic and choose the Organization in which you want to create the domain group qualification policy.
                Step 3   Enter a Name and optional Description.

                The policy name is case sensitive.

                Step 4   In Owner, enter the owner name and regex.
                Step 5   In Site, enter the site name and regex.
                Step 6   In IP Address, add the IP address ranges.
                Step 7   Click Create.

                Organization

                The Organization page enables you to view logical entities created under an organization that exists in a registered Cisco UCS domain.

                Click one of the following icons to launch the specific page.

                • Service Profiles—Displays all service profiles in the organization.

                • Service Profile Templates—Displays all service profile templates in the organization.

                • Pools—Displays all pools in the organization.

                • Policies—Displays all policies in the organization.

                • Permitted VLANs—Displays VLANs permitted in the organization.

                Updating Organization Descriptions

                After an organization is created, you can update the description.

                Procedure
                  Step 1   From the Organization page, click the Edit icon.
                  Step 2   In the Edit Organization dialog box, enter the Description for the organization.
                  Step 3   Click Save.