Compatibility Matrix for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Release 3.0

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Compatibility Matrix

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is a single-touch solution within Cisco UCS Director that automates deployment of Big Data infrastructure. Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data provides a single management pane across physical infrastructure and across Hadoop and Splunk Enterprise software. It supports key Hadoop distributions, including Cloudera, MapR, and Hortonworks.

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data delivers end-to-end automation of Hadoop cluster deployment, allowing you to spin up and expand clusters on-demand. The physical infrastructure configuration is handled automatically, with minimal user input. The configuration includes compute, internal storage, network, and installation of operating system, Java packages, and Hadoop, along with the provisioning of Hadoop services. This is achieved through Cisco UCS service profiles wherein both the physical infrastructure and Hadoop configuration are incorporated into a Hadoop cluster deployment profile.

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data also delivers end-to-end automation of Splunk cluster deployment, with minimal user input. This is achieved through Cisco UCS service profiles wherein both the physical infrastructure and Splunk configuration are incorporated into a Splunk cluster deployment profile.

Revision History

Release

Date

Description

3.0(1.0)

December 21, 2016

Updated with information on Release 3.0(1.0)

Requirements

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is a self-contained virtual machine that can be imported into, and run within a VMware vSphere environment. Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data is packaged and delivered to the end-user in the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) for deployment on VMware vSphere. Depending on the hosting virtualization platform (For example, VMware vSphere), download and import the appropriate Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data format.

The following table outlines the minimum system requirements for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data:

Resources

Minimum Requirements

vCPU

3000 MHz

Memory

12 GB

Hard disk

100 GB

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Bare Metal Agent 6.0

The Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Bare Metal Agent (BMA) is a separate virtual machine appliance that works with the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data appliance to provide more supporting services necessary in a PXE boot environment. These functions include services such as Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

The following table outlines the minimum system requirements for Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Bare Metal Agent:

Resources

Minimum Requirements

vCPUs

2

Memory

3 GB

Hard disk

40 GB

Cisco Server Support for Hadoop Distribution Deployments

The table shows Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data compatibility with Cisco UCS hardware and software. This table does not reflect the compatibility between Cisco UCS hardware and software.

For information regarding Cisco UCS compatibility, see the Cisco UCS Hardware and Software interoperability Matrices for the appropriate releases.


Note

All Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data functionality may not be available across all supported Cisco UCS software versions. Certain features may not be available in older versions of Cisco UCS software.

Components

Supported Models

Supported Software

From Version

To Version

Cisco UCS Manager

Software

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M3 Rack servers

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M4 Rack servers and Storage servers

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects

6248UP

6296UP

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b)

Cisco UCS 2000 Series FEX Modules

2232PP 10GigE

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b)

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers (Managed by Cisco UCS Manager)

  • C240 M3 Rack Server

  • C240 M4 Rack Server

  • C220 M3 Rack Server

  • C220 M4 Rack Server

  • S3260 Storage Server

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b)

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M4 Rack servers and Storage servers

Cisco Server Support for Splunk Enterprise Deployments

The table shows Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data compatibility with Cisco UCS hardware and software. This table does not reflect the compatibility between Cisco UCS hardware and software.

For information regarding Cisco UCS compatibility, see the Cisco UCS Hardware and Software interoperability Matrices for the appropriate releases.


Note

All Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data functionality may not be available across all supported Cisco UCS software versions. Certain features may not be available in older versions of Cisco UCS software.

Components

Supported Models

Supported Software

From Version

To Version

Cisco UCS Manager

Software

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M3 Rack servers

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M4 Rack servers

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects

6296UP

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b)

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers (Managed by Cisco UCS Manager)

  • C220 M4 Rack Server for the Master Node, Deployment Node, and the Search Heads.

  • C240 M4 Rack Server and S3260 Storage Server for the Indexers.

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Software Bundle, Release 2.1

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b)

Cisco UCS Infrastructure Bundle and Cisco UCS Manager Software Bundle, Release 3.1(2b) for M4 Rack servers and Storage servers

Cisco UCS C220 M3 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS C220 M3 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Caution

Do not mix controller types in the server. Do not use the embedded MegaRAID controller and a hardware RAID controller card at the same time. This combination is not supported and could result in data loss.


Note

This server supports up to two PCIe-style RAID controllers. Do not mix controller types in the server. The RAID controllers support RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 and it does not support Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD). For more information, See Cisco UCS C220 M3 Server Installation and Service Guide.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

SCPM

Required Cables

Cisco LSI MegaRAID SAS 9266CV-8i

PCIe

  • SFF: 8 Internal

  • LFF: 4 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 8 drives: 2mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)

  • 4 drives: 1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)

Cisco LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271CV 8i

PCIe

  • SFF: 8 Internal

  • LFF: 4 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 8 drives: 2mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)

  • 4 drives: 1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)

Cisco UCS C240 M3 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS C240 M3 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Caution

Do not mix controller types in the server. Do not use the embedded MegaRAID controller and a hardware RAID controller card at the same time. This combination is not supported and could result in data loss.


Note

This server supports up to two PCIe-style RAID controllers. Do not mix controller types in the server. The RAID controllers support RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60 and it does not support JBOD. For more information, See Cisco UCS C240 M3 Server Installation and Service Guide.


Note

The SAS expander is required for the SFF 24-drive option and the LFF 12-drive option.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

SCPM

Required Cables

Cisco LSI MegaRAID SAS 9266CV-8i

PCIe

  • SFF/Expander: 24 Internal

  • LFF/Expander: 12 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 24 drives, SFF/expander: (kit pair CSC-CABLE6)

  • 12 drives, LFF/expander: (kit pair UCSC-CABLE4)

Cisco LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271CV 8i

PCIe

  • SFF/Expander: 24 Internal

  • LFF/Expander: 12 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 24 drives, SFF/expander: (kit pair CSC-CABLE6)

  • 12 drives, LFF/expander: (kit pair UCSC-CABLE4)

Cisco UCS Nytro MegaRAID 8110-4i 200GB

PCIe

  • SFF/Expander: 24 Internal

  • LFF/Expander: 12 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 24 drives, SFF/expander: (kit pair CSC-CABLE6)

  • 12 drives, LFF/expander: (kit pair UCSC-CABLE4)

LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8110-4i Considerations

The following are the restrictions on using the LSI Nytro MegaRAID 8110-4i card support in this server:

  • This card is not supported with the SFF 16-drive direct-connect backplane version of the server.

  • This card is supported only in slot 3 of the server.

  • This card is supported only in dual-CPU configurations.

  • This card is supported only with hard disk drives (not solid-state drives).

  • This card cannot coexist with any installed GPU card.

  • This card cannot coexist with multiple RAID controllers.

Cisco UCS S3260 M3 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS S3260 M3 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Note

The RAID controllers support JBOD and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. For more information, See Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server Installation and Service Guide.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

SCPM

Required Cables

Embedded RAID (PCH SATA)

Chip on-board in each server node

2 rear-panel SSDs (each server node)

N/A

None. Chip on-board in each server node.

Cisco UCS C3X60 12G SAS RAID

UCSC-C3X60-R1GB

UCSC-C3X60-R4GB (with 1-GB or 4-GB write cache)

Mezzanine

60 internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

None. Card installs to mezzanine socket inside the server node.

Cisco UCS 12G SAS HBA pass-through controller

UCSC-C3X60-HBA

Mezzanine

60 internal

No

None. Card installs to mezzanine socket inside the server node.

Cisco UCS C220 M4 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS C220 M4 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Caution

Do not mix controller types in the server. Do not use the embedded MegaRAID controller and a hardware RAID controller card at the same time. This combination is not supported and could result in data loss. For more information, See Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide.


Note

This RAID controller is available with the onboard modular flash-based write cache (FBWC) in 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB. This controller supports JBOD and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 with the onboard modular flash-based write cache (FBWC). The Raid Levels 5, 6, 50, and 60 are supported with 1 GB, 2GB, and 4GB FBWC.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

SCPM

Required Cables

Cisco UCS 12G SAS Modular RAID Controller.

PCIe

  • SFF/No Expander: 8 Internal

  • LFF/No Expander: 4 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 8 drives, SFF/no expander: (UCS-220CBLMR24=)

  • 4 drives, LFF/no expander: (UCS-220CBLMR12=)

Cisco UCS C240 M4 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS C240 M4 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Caution

Do not mix controller types in the server. Do not use the embedded MegaRAID controller and a hardware RAID controller card at the same time. This combination is not supported and could result in data loss. For more information, See Cisco UCS C240 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide.


Note

This RAID controller is available with the onboard modular flash-based write cache (FBWC) in 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB. This controller supports JBOD and RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 with the onboard modular flash-based write cache (FBWC). The Raid Levels 5, 6, 50, and 60 are supported with 1 GB, 2GB and 4GB FBWC. Without the FBWC, the RAID controller supports JBOD and RAID levels 0, 1, and 10.


Note

The SAS expander is required for the SFF 24-drive option and the LFF 12-drive option.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

SCPM

Required Cables

Cisco UCS 12G SAS Modular RAID Controller.

PCIe

  • SFF/Expander: 24 Internal

  • LFF/Expander: 12 Internal

SCPM (SuperCap power module)

  • 24 drives, SFF/expander: (UCS-240CBLMR24=)

  • 12 drives, LFF/expander: (UCS-240CBLMR12=)

Cisco UCS S3260 M4 Supported RAID Controllers

Cisco UCS S3260 M4 supported RAID controller options and cable requirements are listed in the table:


Note

This RAID controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 and it does not support JBOD. For more information, See Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server Installation and Service Guide.

Controller

Style

Maximum Drives

Required Cables

Cisco UCS C3X60 12G SAS RAID Controller for M4 Server Nodes (with 4 GB cache) UCS-C3K-M4RAID

Mezzanine connector

60 internal

None. Card installs to mezzanine socket inside the server node.

Bare Metal Operating System Support

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data with the Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data Bare Metal Agent supports the following operating systems in bare metal provisioning workflows:

  • RHEL 6.2/6.4/6.5/6.6 variants for Cisco UCS C220 M3 and C240 M3 rack servers.

  • RHEL 6.5 for Cisco UCS C220 M4 and C240 M4 rack servers.

  • RHEL 6.6 for Cisco UCS C220 M4 and C240 M4 rack servers.

  • RHEL 6.8 for Cisco UCS C220 M4 and C240 M4 rack servers.

  • RHEL 7.2 for Cisco UCS C220 M4 and C240 M4 rack servers, Cisco UCS C220 M3 and C240 M3 rack servers, and Cisco UCS S3260 storage server.

Supported Hadoop Distributions

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data supports the following Hadoop distributions:

  • Cloudera 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.8

  • MapR 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2

  • Hortonworks 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5

Table 1  Java and JDK Software for Hadoop Distributions

Hadoop Distribution

Supported Hadoop Distribution Versions

Installed Java and JDK

Cloudera

5.0.1, 5.0.6, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.3.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, and 5.8.0

oracle-j2sdk1.7

MapR

3.1.1, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, and 5.2.0

java-1.7.0-openjdk

Hortonworks

2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5

java-1.7.0-openjdk


Note

You can choose and install the required Oracle JDK version.

Supported Splunk Distribution

Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data supports the following Splunk distribution:

Splunk Distribution

Supported Splunk Distribution Version

Splunk

6.3.x and 6.4.x

Supported Oracle JDK Software Versions

This section lists the supported Oracle JDK software versions:

Supported Oracle JDK Versions for Cloudera and Upgrade Scenarios

Hadoop Distribution

Oracle JDK 1.6

Oracle JDK 1.7

Oracle JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.8.0

—

JDK 1.7.0_25

JDK 1.8.0_60

Cloudera Enterprise 5.6.x

—

JDK 1.7.0_25

JDK 1.8.0_60

Cloudera Enterprise 5.5.0

—

JDK 1.7.0_25

JDK 1.8.0_60

Cloudera Enterprise 5.4.x

—

JDK 1.7.0_25

JDK 1.8.0_60

Cloudera Enterprise 5.3.x

—

—

JDK 1.8.0_11

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

Cloudera Enterprise 5.4.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.5.0, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.4.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.6.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.4.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.8.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.6.x, JDK 1.8

Cloudera Enterprise 5.8.x, JDK 1.8

Supported Oracle JDK Versions for MapR

Hadoop Distribution

JDK 1.7

JDK 1.8

MapR 5.2.0

Yes

Yes

MapR 5.1.0

Yes

Yes

MapR 5.0.0

Yes

Yes

MapR 4.1.0

No

Yes

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

MapR 5.0.0, JDK 1.8

MapR 5.1.0, JDK 1.8

MapR 4.0.2, JDK 1.8

MapR 5.2.0, JDK 1.8

Supported Oracle JDK Software Versions for Hortonworks and Upgrade Scenarios

Hadoop Distribution

JDK 1.7

JDK 1.8

Hortonworks 2.5

—

Yes

Hortonworks 2.4

—

Yes

Hortonworks 2.3

—

Yes

Hortonworks 2.2

Yes

Yes

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

Hortonworks 2.2, JDK 1.7

Hortonworks 2.3, JDK 1.8

Hortonworks 2.2, JDK 1.7

Hortonworks 2.4, JDK 1.8

Upgrade Hadoop Distribution Software

You can upgrade to the latest Hadoop distributions from the following Hadoop distributions:

Table 2 Cloudera

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

Cloudera-5.0.1

Cloudera-5.4.1

Cloudera-5.0.6

Cloudera-5.4.1

Cloudera-5.2.0

Cloudera-5.4.1

Cloudera-5.2.1

Cloudera-5.4.1

Cloudera-5.3.0

Cloudera-5.4.1

Cloudera-5.4.x

Cloudera-5.6.x

Table 3 MapR

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

MapR-4.0.2

MapR-4.1.0

MapR-4.0.2

MapR-5.0.0

MapR-4.1.0

MapR-5.0.0

Table 4 Hortonworks

Hadoop Distribution Version to Upgrade

Supported Upgrade Version

Hortonworks-2.2 (ambari-1.7.0-centos6.tar.gz)

Hortonworks-2.3
Note   

Download ambari-2.1.1-centos6.tar.gz from http://public-repo-1.hortonworks.com/ambari/centos6/2.x/updates/2.1.1.

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