Hardware Compatibility Reports
Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility Report allows you to check interoperability information for Cisco UCS components and configurations that have been tested and verified by Cisco, Cisco partners, or both. You can run reports and check the status against your current software version or a target software version. The hardware compatibility report checks the compatibility of the operating systems on servers, and then checks the adapter drivers associated with that operating system.
Cisco UCS Director integrates with the Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility Report tool to provide information on whether the server, firmware and related components (Storage, Network Adapters, VIC adapters) are supported for a given server model, OS Vendor, Version and processor combination.
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Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility Report tool is available only for Cisco C-Series/S-Series servers. |
An independent version of this tool is available at https://ucshcltool.cloudapps.cisco.com/public. Cisco UCS Director leverages the REST APIs exposed by this tool to obtain the compatibility report.
To use the Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility Report tool, you must ensure the following:
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The DNS is properly configured and the url https://ucshcltool.cloudapps.cisco.com is reachable from the system.
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You have specified cisco.com credentials. See Configuring Your Cisco User Account.