I/O Module Management

I/O Module Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI

You can manage and monitor all I/O modules in a Cisco UCS domain through Cisco UCS Manager GUI. Cisco UCS Manager Release 3.1(1) introduces the Cisco UCS-IOM-2304 I/O module with 40 GbE connectivity to the Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect. The Cisco UCS Manager Getting Started Guide provides more information about this functionality.

Acknowledging an IO Module

Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) introduces the ability to acknowledge a specific IO module in a chassis.

Note

This operation rebuilds the network connectivity between the IO module and the Fabrics to which it is connected.

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click Equipment.
    Step 2   Expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules.
    Step 3   Choose the I/O module that you want to acknowledge.
    Step 4   In the Work pane, click the General tab.
    Step 5   In the Actions area, click Acknowledge IO Module.
    Step 6   In the Acknowledge IO Module confirmation box, click Yes.

    Resetting an I/O Module

    Procedure
      Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click Equipment.
      Step 2   Expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules.
      Step 3   Choose the I/O module that you want to reset.
      Step 4   In the Work pane, click the General tab.
      Step 5   In the Actions area, click Reset IO Module.
      Step 6   If a confirmation dialog box displays, click Yes.

      Resetting an I/O Module from a Peer I/O Module

      Sometimes, I/O module upgrades can result in failures or I/O modules can become unreachable from Cisco UCS Manager due to memory leaks. You can reboot an I/O module that is unreachable through its peer I/O module.

      Resetting the I/O module restores the I/O module to factory default settings, deletes all cache files and temporary files, but retains the size-limited OBFL file.

      Procedure
        Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click Equipment.
        Step 2   Expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules.
        Step 3   Choose the peer I/O module of the I/O module that you want to reset.
        Step 4   In the Work pane, click the General tab.
        Step 5   In the Actions area, click Reset Peer IO Module.

        Viewing Health Events for an I/O Module

        Procedure
          Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click Equipment.
          Step 2   Expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules.
          Step 3   Choose the I/O module for which you want to view health events.
          Step 4   In the Work pane, click the Health tab

          The health events triggered for this I/O module appear. The fields in this tab are:

          Name

          Description

          Health Summary area

          Health Qualifier field

          Comma-separated names of all the heath events that are triggered for the component.

          Health Severity field

          Highest severity of all the health events that are triggered for the component. This can be one of the following:

          • critical

          • major

          • minor

          • warning

          • info

          • cleared

          Note   

          The severity levels listed here are from highest to lowest severity.

          Health Details area

          Severity column

          Severity of the health event. This can be one of the following:

          • critical

          • major

          • minor

          • warning

          • info

          • cleared

          Note   

          The severity levels listed here are from highest to lowest severity.

          Name column

          Name of the health event.

          Description column

          Detailed description of the health event.

          Value column

          Current value of the health event.

          Details area

          The Details area displays the Name, Description, Severity, and Value details of any health event that you select in the Health Details area.

          Viewing the POST Results for an I/O Module

          You can view any errors collected during the Power On Self-Test process for an I/O module.

          Procedure
            Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click Equipment.
            Step 2   Expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > IO Modules.
            Step 3   Choose the I/O module for which you want to view the POST results.
            Step 4   In the Work pane, click the General tab.
            Step 5   In the Actions area, click View POST Results.

            The POST Results dialog box lists the POST results for the I/O module.

            Step 6   Click OK to close the POST Results dialog box.