New and Changed Information

New and Changed Information

This section provides information on new feature and changed behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3.

Table 1. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(6a)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Cisco UCS C-Series M8 servers

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS C240 M8 Server and UCS C220 M8 Server.

Configuring Acoustic Mode

Support for Package Power Limit (PPL)

Cisco UCS Manager supports configuring the Package Power Limit for Power Control Policy.

Creating a Power Control Policy

Support for Maximum Cooling in Fan Speed Policy

Cisco UCS Manager supports Maximum Cooling option in Fan Speed Policy to optimize cooling efficiency for CPU.

Creating a Power Control Policy

Table 2. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(5a)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Cisco UCS C-Series M8 servers

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS C225 M8 Servers.

Support for Cisco UCS X-Series M8 servers

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS X215c M8 Compute Node.

Table 3. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(4b)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects 9108 100G

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects 9108 100G (Cisco UCS X-Series Direct).

Table 4. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(4b)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Cisco UCS C-Series M8 servers

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Cisco UCS C245 M8 Servers.

Table 5. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(2c)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Cisco UCS X-Series servers

Cisco UCS Manager supports Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node.

Cisco UCS X-Series servers support Intelligent Fabric Modules (IFM), which function similarly to the Input/Output Module (IOM) in Cisco UCS B-Series servers.

Support for Cisco UCS VIC cards

Cisco UCS Manager supports the following Cisco UCS VIC cards:

  • Cisco UCS VIC 15230

  • Cisco UCS VIC 15237 mLOM

  • Cisco UCS VIC 15427

Table 6. New Features and Changed Behavior in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 4.3(2b)

Feature

Description

Where Documented

Support for Power Capping and Power Management for Cisco UCSX-9508 Chassis

Cisco UCS Manager now supports Power Capping and Power Management for Cisco UCSX-9508 Chassis.

Power Capping in Cisco UCS

Support for Cisco UCS X9508 server chassis with Cisco UCS X-Series servers

Cisco UCS Manager supports Cisco UCSX-9508 Chassis with the following Cisco UCS X-Series servers:

  • Cisco UCS X210c M7 Compute Node

  • Cisco UCS X210c M6 Compute Node

Cisco UCS X-Series servers support Intelligent Fabric Modules (IFM), which function similarly to the Input/Output Module (IOM) in Cisco UCS B-Series servers.

Support Cisco UCS C-Series M7 servers

Cisco UCS Manager now supports the following C-Series M7 servers:

  • Cisco UCS C240 M7 Server

  • Cisco UCS C220 M7 Server

Power Capping in Cisco UCS

Support for Cisco UCS X9508 Server Chassis equipped with X-Fabric Module (XFM)

Cisco UCS Manager introduces inventory support for Cisco UCS X9508 Server Chassis equipped with X-Fabric Module (XFM)

Viewing X-Fabric Module (XFM) Fan Status

Support for Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect is deprecated

Cisco UCS Manager deprecates support for Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects.

Support for Cisco UCS M4 servers are deprecated

Cisco UCS Manager deprecates support for UCS B-series, C-series, and S-series M4 servers.