- Preface
- Cisco UCS Central Overview
- License Management
- Managing Administrative Settings
- Domain Management
- Remote Management
- Firmware Management
- Monitoring Inventory
- Managing Backup and Restore
- Working with Policies
- Service Profiles and Templates
- Server Configuration
- Network Configuration
- Storage Configuration
- Statistics Management
- System Management
- Monitoring Logs
- User Management
Cisco UCS Central Software User's Manual, Release 1.1
- Updated:
- May 6, 2015
Chapter: Statistics Management
Statistics Management
This chapter includes the following sections:
Statistics Management
Cisco UCS Central enables you to generate standard and customized reports from the Statistics tab. You can generate reports on the following data in the registered Cisco UCS domains:
You must be logged in as an admin or as a user with statistics privilege to create, modify or delete a report. Other users can only run reports and view available data.
When you generate a report, you can specify the option to view the report either in the format of a table or a chart. Using the display options, you can select top or bottom domains for a specific report type. You can also use overlay to overlay the data for a report type. The following are the two report options:
- Standard Reports: Predefined reports on Peak Fan Speed, Receive Traffic(Rx), Transmit Traffic (Tx), Average Power, and Peak Temperature. You can run any of these predefined reports any time to view reports. You can also modify the predefined configurations, but cannot create any new standard report.
- Custom Reports: Option to create customized reports from any of the available report options. Based on your requirements, you can create either create individual reports in the Ungrouped Reports or create Report Groups and then create reports under the groups or sub-groups. You can create, edit or delete the custom report groups at anytime.
Statistics Data Collection in Cisco UCS Central
Cisco UCS Central collects and aggregates statistics data on Network, Temperature, Cooling and Power from the registered Cisco UCS domains. During Cisco UCS Central installation, you must specify a default location to store the statistics data. You can store the statistics data in the internal PostgreSQL database called "ucscentral-stats-db" or in an external database such as Oracle 11g, MSSQL, or Postgre SQL. If you have chosen internal storage as the default location during installation, the statistics data is stored only for a maximum of two weeks. If you want to retain the collected data for more than two weeks, it is recommended that you set up an external database, see External Database for Statistics.
The collected data is aggregated based on daily, hourly, weekly and real time records and stored in tables. You can run SQL query in this database to retrieve data specific to each of the report components, see Retrieving Data from the External Database. Cisco UCS Central database is the default database to store the data.
You can set up statistics collection interval using Cisco UCS Central CLI, to collect information from the registered Cisco UCS domains at a specified interval. When a new Cisco UCS domain is registered in Cisco UCS Central, Cisco UCS Central subscribes the new domain to the statistics collection interval you have specified. If you reconfigure the collection interval, the data is updated in the registered domains. The registered Cisco UCS domains send statistics to Cisco UCS Central based on the specified collection interval.
Statistics collection interval can be one of the following:
External Database for Statistics
You can set up an external database to retain the collected data for more than two weeks or to collect statistics data from more than 5 registered Cisco UCS domains. The following are the two supported databases that you can use as external database from Cisco UCS Central:
- Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64-bit Production or higher
- PostgreSQL Server 9.1.8 64-bit or higher
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3000.0 (X64) or higher
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 10.50.1600.1 (X64) SP1 or higher
Make sure you have the following information to access and setup either of these databases as your external database:
 Note | You must open the firewall ports in the database server so that Cisco UCS Central can access the configured external database. |
Setting up an External Database
You can set up the external database either during initial Cisco UCS Central set up or at anytime you have a requirement to set up an external database for statistics collection:
- Setting up external database with initial setup: When you are doing the initial set up for Cisco UCS Central, you are prompted to enable statistics collection. If you choose Yes, you are prompted to enter information on the external database. If you choose No, the collection of statistics data from registered Cisco UCS domains is disabled.
- Anytime: You can use the Cisco UCS Central CLI to connect to the external database and set up statistics collection for registered Cisco UCS domains. For information on setting up an Oracle database, see Connecting to an External Oracle Database. For information on setting up an PostgreSQL database, see Connecting to an External PostgreSQL Database.
The external database stores statistical data on network traffic, temperature, cooling and power from the registered Cisco UCS domains. You can run queries on the external database to retrieve statistics data on network, temperature, cooling and power. For information on running queries on the database, see Retrieving Data from the External Database.
Note | When you set up an external database to store the statistical data, you must determine the time interval to purge old records from the database. You are responsible for maintaining the external database. |
Guidelines for Configuring an External Database
When you configure the database for statistics collection, make sure to restart the Cisco UCS Central services. You must restart the services in the following scenarios:
- After upgrading to the latest version of Cisco UCS Central using the ISO image Earlier versions of Cisco UCS Central did not have the capability for statistics collection. After the upgrade process is complete, you can use the Cisco UCS Central CLI to set up an external database for statistics data collection.
- You set up an external database for statistics collection after installing Cisco UCS Central. The external database can be either an Oracle database or a PostgreSQL database.
- After switching from an Oracle database to a PostgreSQL database or switching from a PostgreSQL database to an Oracle database.
Backing up and Restoring Cisco UCS Central Statistics Database
The Cisco UCS Central database is not backed up during a full state backup. If you have set up an external database to store statistical data, then you must follow standard database backup and restore procedures. However, prior to restoring an external database, you must stop the Cisco UCS Central service. To stop this service, you must login to the Cisco UCS Central CLI, and run the pmon stop command in the local-mgmt command mode. After the database is restored, start the Cisco UCS Central service by running the pmon start command in the Cisco UCS Central CLI.
Troubleshooting Faults with the External Database
When Cisco UCS Central fails to connect to an external database, a fault is raised. You can view the fault details in the Cisco UCS Central CLI using the show fault command or in the Cisco UCS Central GUI, Fault panel.. When the problem is resolved ,Cisco UCS Central automatically retries to connect to the external database. If the connection is established, the fault is cleared from the Cisco UCS Central CLI.
Standard Reports
Standard Reports are pre-defined reports in Cisco UCS Central. You can use these standard reports to view top and bottom 10 transmitted (Tx) or received (Rx) data aggregated at the domain, chassis or server level. While you cannot create any additional standard reports in Cisco UCS Central, you can modify the parameters for these standard reports.
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privilege to modify the parameters of the standard reports. Other users can only run the currently available reports, and cannot edit any of the report parameters.
The following table describes a standard network report in Cisco UCS Central.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Default View |
The view of the report. It can be one of the following: By default, the Chart option is selected. |
| Display |
The nature of the data to be included in the report. It can be one of the following: By default, the Top Tx or Rx option is selected. |
|
For |
The endpoints for the report. It can be one of the following: By default, Fi Ethernet Ports is selected. |
|
Duration |
The specified time period for which the report is run. It can be one of the following: By default, Last 12 hours is selected. |
|
Overlay |
To include overlay information in the report. |
|
Context |
The context for the report. It can be one of the following: You can specify a context for the report, only when you have specified the endpoint as HBAs or NICs. By specifying a context, you can view server NIC or HBA traffic at the domain, chassis or server level. For the other endpoints, such as FI Ethernet Ports or FI FC Ports, you cannot change the default selection of Domains for the context. When you specify Domains as the context, the chart renders the report at the domain level, which can be further drilled down to the chassis level of a selected domain. From a specific chassis level, you can further drill down to a server. When you specify Chassis as the context, the data is rendered at the chassis level, which can be further drilled down to the server level. When you specify Servers as the context, the data is rendered at the server level, and you cannot drill down further. |
If you run a standard network report with the default selections, the generated report will show top and bottom transmitted (Tx) or received (Rx) data for Fi Ethernet Ports in Cisco UCS domains, for the last 12 hours, in a chart format.
Related Topics
- Generating a Network Report
- Generating a Peak Fan Speed Report
- Generating a Peak Temperature Report
- Generating an Average Power Report
Generating a Network Report
You must be logged in as an administrative user or as a user with statistics privilege to modify the parameters of the standard reports. Other users can only run the currently available reports, and cannot edit any of the report parameters.
Generating a Peak Fan Speed Report
You can a generate peak fan speed report on the following end points, Chassis Fans, Fabric Interconnect Fans or Rack Unit Fans. You can overlay Average Fan Speed in the peak fan speed report. The Context is Domains.
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privilege to create a report, or modify the parameters of a report. Users, other than administrators, or users without the statistics privilege can only run the currently available reports.
Generating a Peak Temperature Report
You can a generate reports on the Server Inlet Temperature in the registered Cisco UCS Domains. You can choose to overlay Average Temperature in the peak temperature report.
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privilege to create a report, or modify the parameters of a report. Users, other than administrators, or users without the statistics privilege can only run the currently available reports.
Generating an Average Power Report
You can a generate average power report on the following end points,Chassis (Input Power - AC), Blade (Consumed Power - DC) or Rack (Input Power - AC). You can overlay Peak Power in the average power report. The Context is Domains.
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privilege to create a report, or modify the parameters of a report. Users, other than administrators, or users without the statistics privilege can only run the currently available reports.
Custom Reports
Custom reports are reports that you can create in Cisco UCS Central. To create these reports, you must be logged in as an administrator or as a user with stats-privilege. If you are not an administrator, or a user without the stats-privilege, you cannot access the Statistics tab in the UCS Central GUI. You can create, modify and delete a custom report in UCS Central.
You an create custom reports based on your requirements either in Report Groups or in Ungrouped Reports. A report group functions as a container for grouping custom reports. Custom reports have the same report type options as the standard reports, such as Network, Cooling, Power and Temperature.
- Creating a Custom Report Group
- Deleting a Report Group
- Creating a Custom Report
- Running a Custom Report
- Deleting a Custom Report
Creating a Custom Report Group
Custom report groups in Cisco UCS Central act like folders within which you can create custom reports. You can also create a report group within a report group.
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privileges.
What to Do Next
You can create custom reports within this report group.
Deleting a Report Group
When you delete a report group from the Cisco UCS Central GUI, all reports you created within this group are also deleted.
Creating a Custom Report
You can create a customized report to view specific statistics data of the registered UCS domains. In Cisco UCS Central, you can create a custom report group and create a report within it.
You must be logged in as an admin user or a user with stats-privilege to create a custom report.
| Step 1 | On the menu bar, click Statistics. |
| Step 2 | In the navigation pane, expand Custom Reports. |
| Step 3 | Right-click on
Ungrouped Reports and select
Create
Report.
To create a report within a report group, right-click the desired report group in the navigation pane and select Create Report. For information on creating a report group, see Creating a Custom Report Group. |
| Step 4 | In the Create Report dialog box, specify the Name for the report. |
| Step 5 | (Optional)Specify a description for the report. |
| Step 6 | In the
Properties area, specify the required information.
Based on the report type you select, the required data in the Properties area changes. Make sure to specify all required information for the type of report you want to generate. |
| Step 7 | Click
OK.
The report is listed under Custom Reports in the navigation pane and in the work area. |
What to Do Next
You can run the report to view the data.
Running a Custom Report
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privilege to create a report, or modify the parameters of a report. Users, other than administrators, or users without the statistics privilege can only run the currently available reports.
Deleting a Custom Report
You must be logged in as an administrator user or as a user with statistics privileges to perform this task.
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