Managing Cisco UCS Servers

This chapter contains the following sections:

Server Management

You can manage and monitor all blade and rack-mount servers in a Cisco UCS domain through Cisco UCS Director.

For information about how to select servers for management, see Selective Server Management.

Powering On a Server

    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
    Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
    Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
    Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to power on.
    Step 5   Click Power On.
    Step 6   Click Submit.

    Powering Off a Server

      Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
      Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
      Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
      Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to power off.
      Step 5   Click Power Off.
      Step 6   Click Submit.

      Launching the KVM Console for a Server

        Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
        Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
        Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
        Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server for which you want to start the KVM console.
        Step 5   Click Launch KVM Console.
        Step 6   Click Submit.

        Cisco UCS Director downloads the kvm.jnlp file.

        Step 7   Double-click on the kvm.jnlp file in your downloads folder.

        The KVM Console opens in a separate window.

        If you do not have the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed, click More Info in the dialog box and follow the instructions to download and install the JRE.

        Accessing a Server Directly using the KVM Console

        You can access a UCS server directly using the KVM console.

          Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
          Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
          Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
          Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to access directly using the KVM console.
          Step 5   Click KVM Direct Access.
          Step 6   Click Submit.

          The KVM Console opens in a separate window.

          Step 7   Enter the user name and password, and select a domain.
          Step 8   Click Launch KVM.

          Requesting Inventory Collection for a Server

            Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
            Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
            Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
            Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server for which you want to request inventory collection.
            Step 5   Click Request Inventory Collection.
            Step 6   Click Submit.

            Issuing a Diagnostic Interrupt for a Server

              Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
              Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
              Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
              Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server for which you want to issue a diagnostic interrupt.
              Step 5   Click Server Maintenance.
              Step 6   In the Server Maintenance dialog box, do the following:
              1. From the Server Maintenance drop-down list, choose Diagnostic Interrupt.
              2. Click Yes.

              A Non Makeable Interrupt (NMI) is issued to the BIOS or operating system from the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC). This action creates a core dump or stack trace, depending on the operating system installed on the server.

              Resetting a Server

                Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
                Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
                Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
                Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to reset.
                Step 5   Click Reset.
                Step 6   Click Submit.

                Reacknowledging a Server

                Perform the following procedure if you need to have Cisco UCS Manager rediscover the server and all endpoints in the server. For example, you can use this procedure if a server is stuck in an unexpected state, such as the discovery state.

                  Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
                  Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
                  Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
                  Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to decommission.
                  Step 5   Click Server Maintenance.
                  Step 6   In the Server Maintenance dialog box, do the following:
                  1. From the Server Maintenance drop-down list, choose Re-acknowledge.
                  2. Click Yes.

                  Cisco UCS Director sends a request to have Cisco UCS Manager disconnect the server and then build the connections between the server and the fabric interconnect or fabric interconnects in the system. The acknowledgment may take several minutes to complete.

                  Decommissioning a Server

                    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Compute.
                    Step 2   In the left pane, expand the pod and then click the Cisco UCS Manager account.
                    Step 3   In the right pane, click the UCS Servers tab.
                    Step 4   Click the row in the table for the server that you want to decommission.
                    Step 5   Click Server Maintenance.
                    Step 6   In the Server Maintenance dialog box, do the following:
                    1. From the Server Maintenance drop-down list, choose Decommission.
                    2. In the Reason field, enter the reason for decommissioning the server.
                    3. Click Yes.

                    Cisco UCS Director shuts down the server, removes it from the Cisco UCS configuration, and adds it to the Decommissioned Servers tab.