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With global policies, global server pools and firmware management in Cisco UCS Central, you can manage general and complex server deployments for the following servers in your registered UCS domains:
The Unified KVM Launcher page allows you to connect to any server in the Cisco UCS domain, whether or not they are associated with a service profile.
Beginning with Release 1.4, you can create users with the KVM privilege, or use the new KVM role that only has the KVM privilege. When users that only have the KVM privilege log into the Cisco UCS Central HTML5 UI, they will only be able to view the unified KVM launcher page.
Equipment policies allow you to tune your servers and other equipment to suit your requirements. Equipment policies can only be set at the domain group level, and apply to all servers in that domain group.
Note | Equipment policies are not included in service profiles. |
You can create a power control policy in Cisco UCS Central and include it in the service profile to enable the system to manage the power allocation control for the blade servers in the registered Cisco UCS domains.
Cisco UCS uses the priority set in the power control policy, along with the blade type and configuration, to calculate the initial power allocation for each blade within a chassis.
During normal operation, the active blades within a chassis can borrow power from idle blades within the same chassis. If all blades are active and reach the power cap, service profiles with higher priority power control policies take precedence over service profiles with lower priority power control policies. Priority is ranked on a scale of 1-10, where 1 indicates the highest priority and 10 indicates lowest priority. The default priority is 5.
For mission-critical application a special priority called no-cap is also available. Setting the priority to no-cap prevents Cisco UCS from leveraging unused power from a particular server. With this setting, the server is allocated the maximum amount of power possible for that type of server.
Cisco UCS Central allows you to view all fabric interconnects, servers, chassis, and FEXes located in your Cisco UCS domains. You can also view individual components for each type of hardware, such as cartridges, fans, CPUs, IOMs, and ports.
You can also view the logical inventory details such as the server pools and ID pools in the registered UCS domains.
The Fabric Interconnect (FI) page displays the following information related to FI associated with the registered Cisco UCS domain:
FI |
Hardware |
FW |
Status |
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This column displays the following information for a fabric interconnect: |
This column displays the following hardware information for a fabric interconnect: |
This column displays the following firmware details for a fabric interconnect: |
This column displays the following status for a fabric interconnect: |
You can view the following details related to a selected Fabric Interconnect (FI) and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain from the Fabric Interconnect Main View page:
Basic—Displays an overview of the FI within the domain, hardware details, firmware version, number of ports (Ethernet or FC) that are in use and available for use, management IP, and fault summary details.
Fixed Mod.—Displays overall status, firmware, hardware, properties, and fault summary details of the fixed modules installed in the FI .
Exp. Mod.—Displays overall status, firmware, hardware, properties, and fault summary details of the expansion modules installed in the FI.
Fans—Displays overall status, and hardware details of the fan.
PSUs—Displays overall status, fault summary, and hardware details of the PSU.
Ports—Displays ports, port role, and port status for all ports in the FI.
Port Channels—Displays all port channels in the FI and detailed information about each port channel.
You can turn on or turn off the locator LED on the FI by selecting Toggle Locator LED.
The Fabric Interconnect Main View page displays the following information related to the selected Fabric Interconnect (FI) and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain.
Basic—Displays an overview of the FI within the domain, hardware details, firmware version, number of ports (Ethernet or FC) that are in use and available for use, management IP, and fault summary details.
Fixed Mod.—Displays overall status, firmware, hardware, properties, and fault summary details of the fixed modules installed in the FI .
Exp. Mod.—Displays overall status, firmware, hardware, properties, and fault summary details of the expansion modules installed in the FI.
Fans—Displays overall status, and hardware details of the fan.
PSUs—Displays overall status, fault summary, and hardware details of the PSU.
Ports—Displays ports, port role, and port status for all ports in the FI.
Port Channels—Displays all port channels in the FI and detailed information about each port channel.
You can turn on or turn off the locator LED on the FI by selecting Toggle Locator LED.
The Servers page displays the following information related to the servers associated with the registered UCS domain:
Servers |
Hardware |
Configuration |
Status |
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This column displays the following information for a server: |
This column displays the following hardware information for a server: |
This column displays the following configuration for a server: |
This column displays the following status for a server: |
You manage and monitor all servers in a Cisco UCS domain from the Server Details Page.
Note | Depending on the server type, the options may vary. |
You can view the following information on the selected server and its components:
Basic—Displays associated service profile, fault summary, hardware and firmware details of the selected server.
Motherboard—Displays the overall status and the hardware details of the motherboard.
CPUs—Displays a list of all the CPUs in the server. Click a processor to view overall status and hardware and other details of the selected processor.
Memory—Displays a list of available memory in the selected server. Click a memory to view the current overall status and other details.
Adapters—Displays details of the adapter in the selected server. Click an adapter to view overall status, power status and other product details.
Storage—Displays list of the storage in the selected server. Click a disk to view the current overall status, hardware and controller details.
You can also perform the following server-related tasks:
The server details page allows you manage and monitor all servers in a Cisco UCS domain.
Note | Depending on the server type, the options may vary. |
You can view the following information on the selected server and its components:
Basic—Displays associated service profile, fault summary, hardware and firmware details of the selected server.
Motherboard—Displays the overall status and the hardware details of the motherboard.
CPUs—Displays a list of all the CPUs in the server. Click a processor to view overall status and hardware and other details of the selected processor.
Memory—Displays a list of available memory in the selected server. Click a memory to view the current overall status and other details.
Adapters—Displays details of the adapter in the selected server. Click an adapter to view overall status, power status and other product details.
Storage—Displays list of the storage in the selected server. Click a disk to view the current overall status, hardware and controller details.
You can also perform the following server-related tasks:
The Chassis page displays the following information related to the chassis associated with the registered Cisco UCS domain:
Chassis |
Hardware |
Configuration |
Status |
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This column displays the following information for a chassis: |
This column displays the following hardware information for a chassis: |
This column displays the following configuration for a Chassis: |
This column displays the following status for a Chassis: |
You can view the following information on the selected chassis and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain from Chassis Main View:
Basic—Displays the overall status and, overview of all the components within the selected chassis, fault summary, configuration errors and hardware details.
IOM Left—Displays overall status, hardware details and fault summary of the left IOM module.
IOM Right—Displays overall status, hardware details and fault summary details of the right IOM module.
Servers—Displays overall status, hardware, and firmware details of the server associated with this chassis. On selecting a server, the page redirects to the server detail view page of the server in the UCS domain.
Fans—Displays a list of fans in the chassis. Click a fan to view information related to its module, overall status and hardware details.
PSUs— Displays a list of all the PSUs in the chassis. Click a PSU to view information related to its fault summary, overall status, and other property details..
On the Chassis Main View page, you can do the following:
Acknowledge and decommission a chassis.
Turn on or turn off Locator LED for a chassis.
Launch Cisco UCS Manager GUI for the selected domain.
Note | For Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers, you can also view information about the Cartridges, Storage, and LUNs associated with the chassis. |
The Chassis Main View page allows you to manage and monitor all chassis in a Cisco UCS domain through Cisco UCS Central GUI.
You can view the following information on the selected chassis and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain:
Basic—Displays the overall status and, overview of all the components within the selected chassis, fault summary, configuration errors and hardware details.
IOM Left—Displays overall status, hardware details and fault summary of the left IOM module.
IOM Right—Displays overall status, hardware details and fault summary details of the right IOM module.
Servers—Displays overall status, hardware, and firmware details of the server associated with this chassis. On selecting a server, the page redirects to the server detail view page of the server in the UCS domain.
Fans—Displays a list of fans in the chassis. Click a fan to view information related to its module, overall status and hardware details.
PSUs— Displays a list of all the PSUs in the chassis. Click a PSU to view information related to its fault summary, overall status, and other property details..
On the Chassis Main View page, you can do the following:
Acknowledge and decommission a chassis.
Turn on or turn off Locator LED for a chassis.
Launch Cisco UCS Manager GUI for the selected domain.
Note | For Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers, you can also view information about the Cartridges, Storage, and LUNs associated with the chassis. |
The FEX page displays the following information related to the FEX associated with the registered Cisco UCS domains:
FEX |
Hardware |
Configuration |
Status |
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This column displays the following information for a FEX: |
This column displays the following hardware information for a FEX: |
This column displays the following configuration for a FEX: |
This column displays the following status for a FEX: |
You can view the following information related to the FEX and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain from FEX Main View:
Basic—Displays fault summary, overall status and hardware details of the FEX within UCS domain.
IOM—Displays fault summary, overall status, and properties of the IOM.
Servers—Displays number of rack servers connected to the FEX. Click a server to view more information on overall status, firmware and hardware details of the server.
Fans—Displays a list of fans in the FEX. Click a fan to view more information related to the module number, overall status and hardware details.
PSUs— Displays a list of all the PSUs in the FEX. Click a PSU to view details on fault summary, status, properties, and status of power supply units.
On the FEX Main View page, you can do the following:
Cisco UCS Central enables you to manage the FEXes in the registered UCS domain from both Cisco UCS Central GUI and CLI.
You can view the following information related to the FEX and its components within a registered Cisco UCS domain:
Basic—Displays fault summary, overall status and hardware details of the FEX within UCS domain.
IOM—Displays fault summary, overall status, and properties of the IOM.
Servers—Displays number of rack servers connected to the FEX. Click a server to view more information on overall status, firmware and hardware details of the server.
Fans—Displays a list of fans in the FEX. Click a fan to view more information related to the module number, overall status and hardware details.
PSUs— Displays a list of all the PSUs in the FEX. Click a PSU to view details on fault summary, status, properties, and status of power supply units.
On the FEX Main View page, you can do the following:
The Domains Table View page displays the following information related to the domains registered with Cisco UCS Central:
Domain |
Hardware |
Configuration |
Status |
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This column displays the following information for a registered domain: |
This column displays the following hardware information for a registered domain: |
This column displays the following configuration for a registered domain: |
This column displays the following status for a registered domain: |
From the Domain Group page, you can view information about the entities associated with a domain group. This includes the following:
If you click the Settings icon, you can perform the following tasks:
The Cisco UCS Domain page displays the following information related to a selected Cisco UCS domain:
Basic—Displays information related to the overall status, firmware, resources available, fault summary and management details of the selected Cisco UCS domain.
Also, you can suspend and acknowledge a UCS Central subscription, and re-evaluate the membership of the domain.
FI—Displays the number of Fabric Interconnects (FI) associated with a domain, overall status, hardware, and firmware details of the FI.
If you want to view more information on the status of the components in the FI, click on an FI from the list.
Chassis—Displays the number of chassis associated with a domain, overall status, hardware, and configuration details of the chassis. For more information on the status of the components in the chassis, click on a chassis from the list.
FEX—Displays the number of FEX associated with a domain, overall status, hardware, and configuration details of the FEX. For more information on the status of the components in the FEX, click on an FEX from the list.
Servers—Displays the number of servers in a domain and the number of available servers. For more information on overall status, hardware, and configuration details of the server, click Go to Servers Table.
Pin Groups—Displays the list of all pin groups in a domain and the details of each pin group.
On the Cisco UCS Domain page, you can do the following:
The ID Universe displays the collections of identities, or physical or logical resources, that are available in the system. All pools increase the flexibility of service profiles and allow you to centrally manage your system resources. Pools that are defined in Cisco UCS Central are called Global Pools and can be shared between Cisco UCS domains. Global Pools allow centralized ID management across Cisco UCS domains that are registered with Cisco UCS Central. By allocating ID pools from Cisco UCS Central to Cisco UCS Manager, you can track how and where the IDs are used, prevent conflicts, and be notified if a conflict occurs. Pools that are defined locally in Cisco UCS Manager are called Domain Pools.
Note | The same ID can exist in different pools, but can be assigned only once. Two blocks in the same pool cannot have the same ID. |
You can pool identifying information, such as MAC addresses, to preassign ranges for servers that host specific applications. For example, you can configure all database servers across Cisco UCS domains within the same range of MAC addresses, UUIDs, and WWNs.
From the ID Universe page, you can view the total number IDs for each type of pool, and how many of the total are Available, In Use, or have a Conflict. If you click on a Resource, you can view detailed information about that ID and where it is used.
Display a complete list of ID pools in the system. You can use filter to sort by Utilization Status, Org or ID Type to view availability and usage.
You can toggle the locator LEDs on and off for servers, chassis, fabric interconnects, and FEXes.
You can export data to CSV, XLS, and PDF formats from table views in Cisco UCS Central.
Cisco UCS Central enables you to save a dynamic search query that includes filters such as name, label, tag, ID, and PID. Unless you delete a query, it is retained when background processes are restarted or when the system is rebooted. Your search results are dynamically updated with current data when you select and execute a saved query.