- Viewing Rack Server Details
- Viewing Fault Details of a Rack Server
- Setting a Label for a Rack Server
- Setting Locator LED for a Rack Server
- Powering On a Rack Server
- Powering Off a Rack Server
- Performing a Hard Reset on a Rack Server
- Shutting Down a Rack Server
- Launching the KVM Console for a Rack Server
- Launching the Cisco IMC GUI for a Rack Server
- Managing System Tasks for Rack Servers
- Managing Schedules for Rack Servers
Managing Rack Servers
This chapter discusses the following topics:
- Viewing Rack Server Details
- Viewing Fault Details of a Rack Server
- Setting a Label for a Rack Server
- Setting Locator LED for a Rack Server
- Powering On a Rack Server
- Powering Off a Rack Server
- Performing a Hard Reset on a Rack Server
- Shutting Down a Rack Server
- Launching the KVM Console for a Rack Server
- Launching the Cisco IMC GUI for a Rack Server
- Managing System Tasks for Rack Servers
- Managing Schedules for Rack Servers
Viewing Rack Server Details
Perform this procedure when you want to view the details of a rack server.
The server is already added as a rack account under a rack group.
Viewing Fault Details of a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to view the fault details of a rack server.
The server is added as a rack account within a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Faults tab. | ||||||||
Step 4 | Double-click the
sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and
click the down arrow on the far right and choose
View
Details.
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Step 5 | Click the Back button on the far right to return to the previous window. |
Setting a Label for a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to set label for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a rack account under a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the server from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Set
Label.
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Step 6 | Enter a new label. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Setting Locator LED for a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to set locator LED for a rack server.
The server is already added as a rack account under a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Locator
LED.
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Step 6 | From the Turn drop-down list, choose ON/OFF. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Powering On a Rack Server
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. |
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the row of the server that you want to power on. |
Step 5 | Click Power On. |
Step 6 | Click Submit. |
Powering Off a Rack Server
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. |
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the row of the server that you want to power off. |
Step 5 | Click Power Off. |
Step 6 | Click Submit. |
Performing a Hard Reset on a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to hard reset a rack server.
The server is already added as an account within a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Hard
Reset.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Shutting Down a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to shut down a rack server.
The server is already added as a rack account under a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Shut
Down.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Launching the KVM Console for a Rack Server
You must have Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) installed on your system.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. |
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Server tab. |
Step 4 | Choose the row of the server for which you want to start the KVM console. |
Step 5 | Click KVM Console. |
Step 6 | Click
Submit.
Cisco UCS Director downloads the kvm.jlp file to your system. |
Step 7 | Double-click the
kvm.jlp file in your Downloads folder.
The KVM Console opens in a separate window. For more information about using the KVM Console, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller Configuration Guides. |
Launching the Cisco IMC GUI for a Rack Server
Perform this procedure when you want to launch the Cisco IMC GUI for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a rack account within a rack group.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand the pod that contains the rack server group, and then choose the rack server group. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, click the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Launch
GUI.
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Step 6 | In the
Launch
GUI dialog box, click
Submit.
The GUI for the server is launched in a separate browser. |
Managing System Tasks for Rack Servers
System tasks are available for single node and multi node systems. For more information about how to manage system tasks, including the system task policy, see the Cisco UCS Director Administration Guide.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | Click the System Tasks tab. | ||||||||
Step 3 | To access the system tasks you can use for rack servers, expand the following folders in the left column: | ||||||||
Step 4 | After you choose
a rack server task in the table, you can perform one or more of the following
actions:
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Managing Schedules for Rack Servers
Overview of Managing Schedules
Defining a schedule allows you to defer certain tasks to occur at a different time. For example, tasks such as firmware updates, server discovery, or applying policies and profiles, can be scheduled to run at a pre-defined time or at a pre-defined interval. You could schedule tasks during off-peak hours where the workloads on servers are low.
Creating Schedules
Perform this procedure when you want to create a new schedule.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | Choose the Schedules tab. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click Add. | ||||||||||
Step 4 | In the
Create
Schedule dialog box, complete the following:
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Step 5 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
What to Do Next
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You can select an existing schedule and modify, delete, or view scheduled tasks. View Scheduled Tasks displays a report which allows you to view the status of the upgrade firmware, auto discovery, apply policy and profile tasks you associated with the schedule while Upgrading Firmware, Auto Discovering Servers.
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You can select one or more tasks associated with the schedule and disassociate them from the schedule using the Remove Scheduled Tasks option.