New and Changed Information
This section provides information on new feature and changed behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.2.
Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect |
Cisco UCS Manager introduces support for Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect. |
Updated multiple locations in this guide. |
Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect supports breakout SAN Pin Group configuration. |
For Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect, the FC breakout is supported on ports 33 through 36 when each port is configured with a four-port breakout cable, for example 1/36/1, 1/36/2, 1/36/3, and 1/36/4 for four FC breakout ports on physical port 36. As a result, the SAN Pin Group can also be configured with breakout ports. |
See Configuring SAN Pin Group |
Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Added Self Test Failed drive state to monitor the health and performance for SATA SSD/HDD drives. |
Cisco UCS Manager now supports Self Test Failed drive state to monitor the health and performance for SATA SSD/HDD drives. This drive state indicates that the physical drive can soon become unusable and may result in loss of information. |
Displaying Details of All Local LUNs Inherited By a Service Profile |
NVMe Replacement for B200 M6 Servers |
Precautions for replacement of NVMe storage on B200 M6 Servers have been added. |
Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Cisco UCS M6 Controllers |
Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS C225 M6 Server with:
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Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Cisco UCS M6 servers |
Added Cisco UCS C245 M6 Server support with:
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Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Disable Local Storage RAID level |
Added Disable Local Storage RAID level to support PCH SATA Controller (AHCI mode). |
RAID Levels and Creating a Storage Profile PCH Controller Definition |
Feature |
Description |
Where Documented |
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Cisco UCS M6 servers |
Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS C220 M6 and UCS C240 M6 C-series servers. |
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Cisco UCS M6 controllers |
Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCSC-C220-M6, UCSC-C240-M6, and UCSB-MRAID12G-M6 controllers. |
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Auto Config Mode for Aero Controllers |
Cisco UCS Manager now lets you choose whether to use an automatic configuration option for storage devices on M6 servers with Aero storage controllers. |
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Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM) |
SPDM can now be used for authentication with the storage controller. It can be used either natively or by uploading outside security certificates. |