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Rack server policies are a primary mechanism for defining configuration of various attributes on rack servers in Cisco UCS Director. These policies help ensure consistency and repeatability of configurations across rack servers. Defining and using a comprehensive set of policies enables greater consistency, control, predictability, and automation as similar configurations are applied across many rack servers.
The following workflow indicates how you can work with server policies in Cisco UCS Director:
Create a server policy such as BIOS policy or an NTP policy. You can create a policy in one of the following methods:
Create a new policy. For more information about the various policy types and creating a new policy, see Creating Server Policies.
Create a policy from the configuration existing on a server. For more information about creating a policy from the configuration existing on a server, see Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration.
Apply the policy on a server. For more information about applying a policy, see Applying a Policy.
View the list of servers that are mapped to a specific policy. For more information on performing these tasks, see Common Tasks for Server Policies.
Edit a policy to modify values.
Delete a policy when it is no longer needed
Clone a policy to use similar values
Group multiple policies into a server profile. For more information about applying profiles, see Applying a Policy.
Perform this procedure when you want to create a new server policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click Add. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | In the
Add
Policy dialog box, choose a policy type from the drop-down list.
For more information about creating a policy based on the policy type, select the policy type listed in the table below. The various properties required to configure these policies are available in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide. The respective sections in this guide are listed against each policy type.
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Apply the policy to a server. For more information about applying a policy, see Applying a Policy.
You can choose to create a policy using a server that you have previously configured. By re-using the existing configuration on a server, you can reduce the time and effort involved in creating similar configurations.
Note | When you create a policy from current configuration of a server, the password fields are not retrieved from the server. |
Perform the following procedure when you want to create a policy from current configuration of a server.
Perform the following procedure when you want to edit, delete, clone, or view server mapping details of an existing policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Expand a policy from the left pane and select a policy. |
Step 4 | To apply a policy to a server or server group, click Apply. For more information about applying a profile, see Applying a Policy. |
Step 5 | (Optional)Click View Details to view the details of a selected policy such as the status of the policy you have applied, the server details to which you have applied the policy and so on. If the policy is not successfully applied for example, an error message is displayed in the Status Message column. |
Step 6 | (Optional)To modify a
policy, click
Properties and modify the required properties.
When you modify a policy name, ensure that you do not specify a name which already exists. |
Step 7 | (Optional)To clone a policy, click Clone to copy the details of a selected policy to a new policy. |
Step 8 | (Optional)To delete a
policy, click
Delete. In the
Delete
Policy dialog box, click
Select and select the policies you want to delete.
Click
Select and
Submit.
You can delete one or more selected policies even if you have associated the policy with a server. If you try to delete a policy which is associated to a profile, an error occurs. |
Step 9 | Click Submit and/or Close if applicable. |
A BIOS policy automates the configuration of BIOS settings on servers. You can create one or more BIOS policies which contain a specific grouping of BIOS settings that match the needs of a server or a set of servers. If you do not specify a BIOS policy for a server, the BIOS settings will remain as they are, either a default set of values for a brand new bare metal server or a set of values which were configured using Cisco IMC. If a BIOS policy is specified, the values specified in the policy replace any previously configured values on the server.
For details about configuring the various BIOS properties, see section Configuring BIOS Settings in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a BIOS policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose BIOS Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration.
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Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, select values for the main BIOS properties such as Boot Option Retry, Post Error Pause, and TPM Support drop-down lists. | ||
Step 7 | In the Advanced dialog box, choose the BIOS property values from the drop-down lists and click Next. | ||
Step 8 | In the Server Management dialog box, choose the server property values from the drop-down lists and click Submit. | ||
Step 9 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Using a Disk Group policy, you can select the physical disks used for Virtual Drives and also configure various attributes associated with a virtual drive.
A disk group policy defines how a disk group is created and configured. The policy specifies the RAID level to be used for the virtual drive. You can use a disk group policy to manage multiple disk groups. A single Disk Group policy can be associated with multiple virtual drives. If so, the virtual drives share the same Virtual Drive group space. Disk Group policies associated with different virtual drives in a RAID policy do not have any physical disk repeated across different Disk Group policies. For more information about RAID policy, see Creating a RAID Policy.
For details about configuring the various disk group properties, see section Managing Storage Adapters in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a Disk Group policy.
A FlexFlash policy allows you to configure and enable the SD card.
Note | The minimum Cisco Integrated Management Controller firmware version for FlexFlash support is 2.0(2c). |
Perform the following procedure to create a FlexFlash policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the Add dialog box, choose FlexFlash Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | In the
Configure
Cards dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | If you
selected
Not
Applicable in the
Details pane in step 4, complete the following
fields:
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Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 8 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
You can also select an existing FlexFlash policy from the Hardware Policies table and delete, edit, clone, apply or view the apply status by selecting the respective options in the user interface.
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Configure an IPMI over LAN policy when you want to manage Cisco IMC with IPMI messages.
For details about configuring the various properties, see section Configuring IPMI in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create an IPMI Over LAN policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||||||||||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||||||||||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose IPMI Over LAN Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||||||||||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||||||||||
Step 6 | In the
Main dialog box, complete the following fields.
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Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Cisco UCS Director supports the LDAP configuration settings on the servers using an LDAP policy. You can create one or more LDAP policies which contain a specific grouping of LDAP settings that match the needs of a server or a set of servers.
For details about configuring the various LDAP properties, see section Configuring LDAP Server in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a LDAP policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose LDAP Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, fill in the LDAP properties. | ||
Step 7 | Click Next. | ||
Step 8 | In the LDAP Servers dialog box, fill in the LDAP server details. | ||
Step 9 | Click Next. | ||
Step 10 | In the Group Authorization dialog box, fill in the group authorization details and click + to add an LDAP group entry to the table. | ||
Step 11 | In the Add Entry to LDAP Groups dialog box, fill in the group details. | ||
Step 12 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 13 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. | ||
Step 14 | Click Submit in the Group Authorization dialog box. | ||
Step 15 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
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A Legacy Boot Order Policy automates the configuration of boot order settings of a rack server. You can create one or more Legacy Boot Order policies which contain a specific grouping of boot order settings that match the needs of a server or a set of servers. Using Cisco UCS Director, you can configure the order in which the rack server attempts to boot from available boot device types. You can also configure the precision boot order which allows linear ordering of the devices. For more information about precision boot order, see Creating a Precision Boot Order Policy.
For details about configuring the various server boot order properties, see section Server Boot Order in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a Legacy Boot Order policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose Legacy Boot Order Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the
Main dialog box, click
+ and select the device type from the drop-down
list. The table lists the devices you have added.
In the Select Devices table, select an existing device and click x to delete a device. Use the up and down arrow icons to re-order the entries. The order of entries in the table determines the boot order. You cannot add the same device type again. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit in the Add Entry to Select Devices dialog box. | ||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. | ||
Step 9 | Click Submit in the Main dialog box. | ||
Step 10 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
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Cisco UCS Director uses IP blocking as network security. IP blocking prevents the connection between a server or a website and certain IP addresses or a range of addresses. IP blocking effectively bans undesired connections from those computers to a website, mail server, or other Internet servers. You can create one or more Network Security policies which contain a specific grouping of IP properties that match the needs of a server or a set of servers.
For details about configuring the various network security properties, see section Network Security Configuration in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a Network Security policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose Network Security from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check Enable IP Blocking checkbox to block the IP, and enter attributes to set IP Blocking properties. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
With an NTP service, you can configure a server managed by Cisco UCS Director to synchronize the time with an NTP server. By default, the NTP server does not run in Cisco UCS Director. You must enable and configure the NTP service by specifying the IP/DNS address of at least one server or a maximum of four servers that function as NTP servers. When you enable the NTP service, Cisco UCS Director synchronizes the time on the managed server with the configured NTP server.
For details about configuring the various NTP properties, see section Configuring Network Time Protocol Settings in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a NTP policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose NTP Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check Enable NTP check box to enable alternate servers and specify up to 4 NTP servers. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
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For details about configuring the various boot order properties, see section Configuring the Precision Boot Order in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
You can create this policy for servers that are running Cisco IMC version 2.x and above. For servers that are running versions prior to 2.x, you must configure the Legacy Boot Order policy instead.
Perform the following procedure to create a Precision Boot Order policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose Precision Boot Order Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check the UEFI Secure Boot check box or select the boot mode from the Configure Boot Mode drop-down list. |
Step 7 | Click
+ and select or enter device details. The table
lists the devices you have added.
You can also select an existing device in the Select Devices table and click x to delete or click edit icon to edit a device. Use the up and down arrow icons to re-order the entries. The order of entries in the table determines the boot order. |
Step 8 | Click Submit in the Add Entry to Select Devices dialog box. |
Step 9 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Step 10 | Click Submit in the Main dialog box. |
Step 11 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
You can use a RAID policy to create virtual drives on a server. You can also configure the storage capacity of a virtual drive. Each virtual drive in a RAID policy is associated with a disk group policy. Using a disk group policy you can select and configure the disks to be used for a particular virtual drive.
For details about configuring the various properties, see section Managing Storage Adapters in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a RAID policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose RAID Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, click + to add virtual drives that you want to configure on the server to the Virtual Drives list. | ||
Step 7 | In the
Add
Entry to Virtual Drives dialog box, enter or select the virtual
drive details.
You can either
select an existing Disk Group policy from the drop-down list and edit or add a
new Disk Group policy to specify local disks. To create a Disk Group policy,
refer
Disk Group Policy.
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Step 8 | Click Submit in the Add Entry dialog box. | ||
Step 9 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. | ||
Step 10 | Check the Erase existing Virtual Drives check box to delete all existing virtual drives on the server. If you select this check box, all existing virtual drives on the server will be deleted when the policy is applied. This results in loss of existing data. | ||
Step 11 | Check the
Configure remaining disks as JBOD check box to
configure the remaining disks as JBOD.
This option is applicable only on storage controllers that support JBOD. The disks that are not used for virtual drives or hotspares are configured as JBOD. | ||
Step 12 | Click Submit in the Main dialog box. | ||
Step 13 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Serial over LAN enables the input and output of the serial port of a managed system to be redirected over IP. Configure and use a serial over LAN on your server when you want to reach the host console with Cisco UCS Director. You can create one or more Serial over LAN policies which contain a specific grouping of Serial Over LAN attributes that match the needs of a server or a set of servers.
For details about configuring the various Serial Over LAN properties, see section Configuring Serial Over LAN in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a Serial Over LAN policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose Serial Over LAN Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check the Enable SoL check box and select the CoM Port and Baud Rate values from the drop-down list or use the existing values. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Cisco UCS Director supports configuration of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings and for sending fault and alert information by SNMP traps from the managed server.
For details about configuring the various SNMP properties, see section Configuring SNMP in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a SNMP policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose SNMP Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the
SNMP
Users dialog box, click
+ to add a SNMP user and fill in the user details.
You can use the
+ icon to add up to 15 SNMP Users.
Select an existing SNMP entry to edit or delete an entry from the table. | ||
Step 7 | Click Next. | ||
Step 8 | In the
SNMP
Traps dialog box, click
+ to add a SNMP trap and fill in the trap details.
You can use the
+ icon to add up to 15 SNMP Traps.
Select an existing SNMP entry to edit or delete an entry from the table. | ||
Step 9 | Click Next. | ||
Step 10 | In the SNMP Settings dialog box, configure the SNMP properties. | ||
Step 11 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 12 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
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The SSH server enables an SSH client to make a secure, encrypted connection and the SSH client is an application running over the SSH protocol to provide device authentication and encryption. You can create one or more SSH policies which contain a specific grouping of SSH properties that match the needs of a server or a set of servers.
For details about configuring the various SSH properties, see section Configuring SSH in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create an SSH policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose SSH Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check the Enable SSH check box, and enter SSH properties or use the existing properties. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
A User policy automates the configuration of local user settings. You can create one or more user policies which contain a list of local users that need to be configured on a server or a group of servers.
For details about configuring the various properties, see section Configuring Local Users in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a User policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose User Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, you can add users that need to be configured on the server to the Users list. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click + to add a user. | ||||||||||||
Step 8 | In the
Add
Entry to Users dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 9 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||||
Step 10 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
You can also select an existing user from the Users table in the Main dialog box and click Edit or Delete icons to edit or delete a user.
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For details about configuring the various properties, see section Viewing VIC Adapter Properties in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a VIC Adapter policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose VIC Adapter Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, click + to add a VIC adapter entry in the table. |
Step 7 | In the Add Entry to VIC Adapters dialog box, enter or select the adapter details. |
Step 8 | Click Submit. |
Step 9 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Step 10 | Click Submit in the Main dialog box. |
Step 11 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
The KVM console is an interface accessible from Cisco UCS Director that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) connection to the server. The KVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location. You can create one or more KVM policies which contain a specific grouping of virtual KVM properties that match the needs of a server or a set of servers.
For details about configuring the various KVM properties, see section Configuring the Virtual KVM in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform this procedure when you want to create a Virtual KVM policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add (+). |
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose Virtual KVM Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. |
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | Check the Enable vKVM check box. |
Step 7 | In the Max Sessions drop-down list, choose a number to indicate the maximum number of KVM sessions. |
Step 8 | In the Remote Port field, specify the port number. |
Step 9 | Check the Enable Video Encryption check box. |
Step 10 | Check the Enable Local Server Video check box. |
Step 11 | Click Submit. |
Step 12 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
You can use Cisco UCS Director to install an OS on the server using the KVM console and VMedia. You can create one or more vMedia policies which contain vMedia mappings for different OS images that match the needs of a server or a set of servers. You can configure upto two vMedia mappings in Cisco UCS Director - one for ISO files (through CDD) and the other for IMG files (through HDD).
For details about configuring the various vMedia properties, see section Configuring Virtual Media in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide.
Perform the following procedure to create a VMedia policy.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | Choose Hardware Policies tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Add (+). | ||
Step 4 | In the Add dialog box, choose vMedia Policy from the drop-down list and click Submit. | ||
Step 5 | Enter a name in
the
Policy
Name field and click
Next.
You can also check the Create policy from current configuration of the server check box and click Next. This takes you to the Server Details dialog box. For information on performing tasks in this dialog box, refer Creating a Policy from an Existing Configuration. | ||
Step 6 | In the Main dialog box, check the Enable vMedia check box to enable vMedia and check the Enable Virtual Media Encryption for enabling vMedia encryption. | ||
Step 7 | Click Next. | ||
Step 8 | Check the Add CDD vMedia Mapping check box and complete the CDD mapping details. | ||
Step 9 | Click Next. | ||
Step 10 | Check the Add HDD vMedia Mapping check box and complete the HDD mapping details. | ||
Step 11 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 12 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
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Perform this procedure when you want to apply an existing policy to a server.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Policies tab. |
Step 3 | Select a policy you want to apply from the left pane. |
Step 4 | Click Apply from the options available at the top. |
Step 5 | In the Apply Policy dialog box, choose the server or server group from the drop-down list based on whether you want to apply the policy to individual servers or an entire rack server group. |
Step 6 | Click Select to select the server groups or servers to which you want to apply the policy. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | In the
Submit
Result dialog box, click
OK.
The process of applying the policy to the specified set of servers begins. This process can take a few minutes depending on the policy type and network connectivity to servers to which the policy is being applied. |
You can also perform the following policy-related tasks:
You cannot delete a policy if it is associated with or applied to a server.
Multiple policies combined together form a server profile. For example, you can apply configuration details of a rack server profile to multiple rack-mount servers. You can associate this server profile to specific rack-mount servers. This helps ensure consistency and repeatability of configurations across servers. Defining and using a profile enables greater consistency, control, predictability, and automation as similar configurations are applied across many servers.
The following workflow indicates how you can work with a server profile in Cisco UCS Director:
Create a server profile. You can create a policy in one of the following methods:
Create a new profile. For more information about creating a new profile, see Creating a Server Profile.
Create a profile from the configuration existing on a server. For more information about creating a profile from the configuration existing on a server, see Creating a Profile from an Existing Configuration.
Apply the profile on a server. For more information about applying a profile, see Applying a Server Profile.
Perform any of the following optional tasks on the profile.
You can also view the list of servers that are mapped to a specific profile and view details of policies tied to this profile. For more information on performing these tasks, see Common Tasks Under Server Profiles.
Perform this procedure when you want to create a server profile.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Profiles tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add. |
Step 4 | In the Create Hardware Profile dialog box, enter a name for the profile you want to create in the Profile Name field. |
Step 5 | Click
Next or check
Create
profile from current configuration of the server check box and
click
Next.
To perform the tasks in the Server Details pane, see Creating a Profile from an Existing Configuration. |
Step 6 | In the
Profile
Entities dialog box, click
+ to add a profile entry.
You can also click the edit and delete icons to edit and delete the existing entries. |
Step 7 | In the Add Entry to Profile Name dialog box, choose the Policy Type. |
Step 8 | Select the
policy name from the
Policy
Name drop-down list which lists the names of policies you have
already created.
You can click the + next to Policy Name to create a new policy based on the policy type you have selected earlier. For more information about creating policies, see Creating Server Policies. |
Step 9 | Click Submit. |
Step 10 | In the Submit Result confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Step 11 | Click Submit in the Profile Entities dialog box. |
Step 12 | In the Submit Result confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
You can also edit, delete, clone a profile and also view the server mapped to a selected profile. For performing these tasks, see Common Tasks Under Server Profiles
You can choose to create a profile using a server that you have previously configured. By re-using the existing configuration on a server, you can reduce the time and effort involved in creating similar configurations.
Note | When you create a profile from current configuration of a server, the password fields are not retrieved from the server. |
Perform the following procedure when you want to create a profile from current configuration of a server.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Profiles tab. |
Step 3 | Click Add. |
Step 4 | Enter a name for the profile in the Profile Name field. |
Step 5 | Check the
Create
profile from current configuration of the server check box. You can
use the server details in the following methods:
|
Step 6 | Click Next. |
Step 7 | In the
Profile
Entities dialog box, click
+ to add an entry to the profile name.
Click x to delete an existing entry from the Profile Name table. |
Step 8 | Click Submit. |
Step 9 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Perform the following procedure when you want to edit, delete, clone, or view server mapping details of an existing profile.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Profiles tab. |
Step 3 | Expand the Hardware Profile in the left pane and select a profile. |
Step 4 | (Optional)To delete a
profile, click
Delete and complete the following steps:
You cannot delete a profile which is associated to a server. You must associate a different profile to the server before deleting it. |
Step 5 | (Optional)To modify a
profile, select a profile, click
Edit and modify the required properties.
When you modify a profile name, ensure that you do not specify a name which already exists. |
Step 6 | (Optional)To copy the details of an existing profile to a new profile, click Clone. |
Step 7 | (Optional)To apply a profile to a server or server group, click Apply. For more information about applying a profile, see Applying a Server Profile. |
Step 8 | Click View Details to view the details of a selected profile such as the status of the profile you have applied, the server details to which you have applied the profile and so on. If the profile is not successfully applied for example, an error message is displayed in the Status Message column. |
Step 9 | Click Submit or Close if applicable. |
Perform this procedure when you want to apply a server profile to a rack server.
Step 1 | On the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | Choose the Hardware Profiles tab. |
Step 3 | Select an existing server profile and click Apply. |
Step 4 | In the Apply Profile dialog box, choose the server or server group from the drop-down list, based on whether you want to apply the profile to individual servers or an entire rack server group. |
Step 5 | Click Select to select the server groups or servers to which you want to apply the profile. |
Step 6 | Click Submit. |
Step 7 | In the
Submit
Result confirmation dialog box, click
OK.
The process of applying a profile to the specified set of servers begins. This process can take a few minutes depending on the profile type and network connectivity to server(s) to which the profile is being applied. |