Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers User Guide

Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility,
Release 4.0.7 User Guide
For Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
September 22, 2015
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CONTENTS
Preface
1
Audience
1
Organization
1
Related Documentation
2
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Overview
2
1-1
Supported Operating Systems
Supported Platform
1-1
1-2
Supported Peripheral Devices
Hardware Requirements
1-2
1-3
Launching UCS Server Configuration Utility
Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com
2-1
2-1
Booting UCS-SCU 2-2
Using Virtual Media 2-2
About KVM Console 2-2
Entering Virtual KVM Console 2-2
Booting From Virtual KVM Console 2-3
Using Physical Media 2-3
Exiting UCS-SCU
2-4
Understanding UCS Server Configuration Utility User Interface
License Agreement
3-1
3-1
UCS-SCU GUI Home Page 3-1
Navigation Pane 3-3
Toolbar Pane 3-3
Configuring a Network 3-4
Performing Server Health Check
Saving Logs 3-5
Using Server Snapshot 3-5
Rebooting the Server 3-7
3-5
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Viewing Server Inventory
Viewing Server Health
Diagnostic Tools
4-1
5-1
6-1
Diagnostic Tools Functions
6-1
Using Diagnostic Tools 6-2
Using the F7 Diagnostic Option 6-2
Quick Test 6-3
Comprehensive Test 6-3
Quick Tasks 6-4
Tests Suite 6-5
Tests Log Summary 6-5
Tests Summary 6-5
Non-Interactive Offline Diagnostics 6-5
Installing Operating Systems
7-1
ESXi Install 7-1
Basic Configuration 7-2
Network Settings 7-3
Other OS Install 7-4
Quick Install 7-4
Custom Install 7-6
Windows Server Operating System Installation 7-7
Linux Server Series Operating System Installation 7-12
SUSE Linux Server Operating System Installation 7-14
Configuring RAID Levels
8-1
RAID Configuration 8-1
RAID Configuration Page Components 8-1
Physical Disks Table 8-1
Logical Disks Table 8-2
Configuring RAID Arrays 8-3
Automatic Setup without Redundancy 8-4
Automatic Setup with Redundancy 8-4
Single-Level RAID Configuration 8-5
Nested RAID Configuration 8-5
Clearing RAID Arrays 8-6
Deleting All the Virtual Disks 8-6
Deleting Single or Multiple Disks 8-7
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Viewing Logs
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System Logs
9-1
System Event Log
Troubleshooting
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10-1
UCS-SCU Issues and Solutions
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Preface
This preface describes the organization and conventions of the Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility,
Release 4.0(7). It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation and submit a service
request.
Audience
This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators with responsibilities and expertise in
server, storage, and network administration and network security.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter
Title
Description
Chapter 1
Overview
Provides an introduction to the utility and the features
it provides.
Chapter 2
Launching UCS Server
Configuration Utility
Contains information on booting the utility.
Chapter 3
Understanding UCS Server
Configuration Utility User
Interface
Contains information about the GUI and its elements.
Chapter 4
Viewing Server Inventory
Contains information about viewing the server
inventory
Chapter 5
Viewing Server Health
Contains information about viewing the server health.
Chapter 6
Configuring RAID Levels
Contains information about RAID levels.
Chapter 7
Installing Operating Systems
Contains information about installing the operating
systems.
Chapter 8
Diagnostic Tools
Contains information about diagnostic tools.
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Chapter
Title
Description
Chapter 9
Viewing Logs
Contains information about viewing system and system
event logs.
Chapter 10
Troubleshooting
Contains troubleshooting information and frequently
asked questions.
Related Documentation
The documentation set for the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C-Series rack-mount servers is
described in the roadmap document at the following link:
Cisco UCS C-Series Documentation Roadmap
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional
information, see What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation at:
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Overview
The Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is an application that helps you manage various tasks
on your server. The utility helps you easily set up and manage your servers from a single application.
UCS-SCU reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up and maintaining Cisco C-Series
servers. Server deployment is made easier. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the
server through automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated
unattended operating system installation.
Using the SCU, you can perform the following tasks:
Note
•
Upgrade, troubleshoot, and configure the UCS C-Series server
•
View server inventory
•
Configure RAID volumes on attached hard drives
•
Install an operating system
•
Perform interactive offline diagnostics
•
View server health and logs
Cisco UCS SCU does not support Internationalization.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Supported Operating Systems, page 1-1
•
Supported Platform, page 1-2
•
Supported Peripheral Devices, page 1-2
•
Hardware Requirements, page 1-3
Supported Operating Systems
UCS-SCU supports unattended installation of the following operating systems:
•
Windows Server 2012
•
Windows Server 2012 R2
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 (x86-64)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Update 1
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP3)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
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VMware ESXi 5.1
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VMware ESXi 5.5
•
Ubuntu 12.04
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Ubuntu 14.04
•
CentOS 6.4
•
CentOS 6.5
Supported Platform
UCS-SCU is supported on the following Cisco platform:
•
UCS-C3260 M4
Supported Peripheral Devices
Table 1-1 shows the SIOC and LSI controller devices supported by UCS-SCU.
Table 1-1
SIOC and LSI Controller Devices
Server
SIOC
C3260
UCSC-C326
0-SIOC
LSI Controller
•
Storage Servers
(SLOT-MEZZ)
RAID Levels Supported
•
Note
Single virtual drive should
not contain more than
thirty-two number of
HDDs.
Note
The UCS-SCU RAID configuration utility detects the physical drivers only once when you enter this
function area after the system is rebooted. Do not remove or add hard disk drivers while navigating
within this function area.
Note
Some LSI RAID controllers take time to complete the operation during RAID configuration. SCU does
not have any control over this issue. As a workaround, you can either recreate the RAID or wait for the
operation to complete.
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Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum hardware requirements for UCS-SCU:
Note
•
CD-ROM drive—A USB CD/DVD-ROM drive is required to be able to boot and run the UCS-SCU.
You can also use the virtual media option in the CMC KVM to boot UCS-SCU.
•
Mouse—Some functions require a standard mouse (PS/2 or USB) for navigation.
•
USB disk on key device—Functions such as saving UCS-SCU logs require a USB disk on key.
•
RAM—A minimum of 1 GB RAM. If the available RAM is less than the minimum recommended
value, UCS-SCU will not function properly.
•
Network adapter—Some optional functions, such as, downloading the OS drivers from
support.cisco.com, require network access. Any single onboard NIC adapter connection is
supported.
Currently UCS-SCU supports only Intel adapters.
•
RAID Cards—RAID configuration and OS installation are supported on select controllers. For
details refer to the following document:
– Hardware and Software Interoperability Matrix
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Launching UCS Server Configuration Utility
UCS Server Configuration Utility (SCU) is a bootable image based on a 64-bit Linux kernel and can be
used to perform operations such as configure RAID logical volume, install operating systems, and
perform diagnostics on Cisco rack servers. It is designed to run on one server at a time.
Note
You can launch UCS-SCU from the F6 boot option on UCS C220 M3 and C240 M3 servers.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com, page 2-1
•
Booting UCS-SCU, page 2-2
•
Exiting UCS-SCU, page 2-4
Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com
To find the ISO file download for your server online, follow these steps:
Step 1
Go to http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html.
Step 2
Click Unified Computing in the middle column.
Step 3
Click Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Standalone Server Software in the right-hand column.
Step 4
Click the name of your server model in the right-hand column.
Step 5
In the Select a Software Type list, select Unified Computing System (UCS) Server Configuration
Utility.
The Download Software page appears listing the release version and the UCS-SCU image.
Step 6
Click Download Now to download the ISO file.
Step 7
Verify the information on the next page, then click Proceed With Download. If prompted, use your
cisco.com credentials to log in.
Step 8
Continue through the subsequent screens to accept the license agreement and browse to a location where
you want to save the SCU ISO file.
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Booting UCS-SCU
Booting UCS-SCU
You can launch the UCS-SCU application using one of the following options:
•
Using Virtual Media, page 2-2
•
Using Physical Media, page 2-3
Using Virtual Media
You can use KVM Console to boot the UCS-SCU application with virtual media.
This section includes the following sections:
•
About KVM Console, page 2-2
•
Entering Virtual KVM Console, page 2-2
•
Booting From Virtual KVM Console, page 2-3
About KVM Console
KVM Console is an interface accessible from CMC that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse
(KVM) connection to the server. KVM Console allows you to connect to the server from a remote
location.
Note
KVM Console requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6.0 or higher.
KVM Console has the following tabs:
•
KVM—This tab displays the UCS-SCU application when the application is booted.
•
Virtual Media—This tab allows you to map the following to a virtual drive:
– CD/DVD on your computer or your network
– Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer or your network
– USB flash drive on your computer
Entering Virtual KVM Console
To enter the virtual KVM Console, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to CMC.
Step 2
Select the server node to launch the corresponding KVM console.
Step 3
Click Launch KVM Console.
Virtual KVM Console displays the server console.
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Booting UCS-SCU
Booting From Virtual KVM Console
Before You Begin
•
Download the UCS-SCU ISO image file from cisco.com. For information on how to download the
image, go to the “Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com” section on page 2-1.
To boot the UCS-SCU application using virtual KVM Console, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to CMC from your desktop.
Step 2
Click Launch KVM Console to launch KVM Console.
Step 3
Click the Virtual Media tab.
The Virtual Media tab opens.
Step 4
Click Add Image.
Step 5
Navigate to and select the ISO file and click Open to mount the image.
Step 6
In the Client View section, select the check box in the Mapped column for the ISO file that you added
and then wait for the mapping to complete.
KVM Console displays the progress in the Details section.
Step 7
Reboot the server by clicking Power Cycle Server in the CMC.
Step 8
Press F6 when the server starts to select a boot device.
The boot selection menu appears.
Step 9
Use the arrow keys to select Cisco Virtual CD/DVD and then press Enter.
The server boots using the UCS-SCU image and launches the application in the KVM tab.
Using Physical Media
Before You Begin
•
Download the UCS-SCU ISO image file from cisco.com. For information on how to download the
image, go to the “Obtaining ISO Image From cisco.com” section on page 2-1.
•
Create an .iso CD using an application that burns .iso CDs.
To boot the application on your server using a physical CD/DVD, follow these steps:
Step 1
Connect the USB DVD drive to the server through the USB port.
Step 2
Insert the physical media on to your DVD drive.
Step 3
Restart the server and press F6 to enter the boot selection menu. Select CDROM drive as the boot
device.
The server boots using the UCS-SCU image and starts the application.
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Exiting UCS-SCU
To exit the UCS-SCU application, follow these steps:
Step 1
Remove the .iso disk from the disk drive.
Step 2
Click Reboot and then click Yes to confirm reboot of your server.
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User Interface
The UCS-SCU GUI is a web-based management interface that allows you to perform tasks such as
operating system installation, RAID configuration, and firmware updates.
This section includes the following sections:
•
License Agreement, page 3-1
•
UCS-SCU GUI Home Page, page 3-1
License Agreement
After UCS-SCU boots up, the first interface is the End User License Agreement. Select I Accept and
click Next to agree to this license.
UCS-SCU GUI Home Page
Figure 3-1 shows the UCS-SCU GUI and the different elements in the GUI and Table 3-1 shows the
description of each element.
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Figure 3-1
UCS-SCU GUI
Table 3-1
UCS-SCU GUI Elements
Element
Description
Navigation Pane
Displays on the left side in the UCS-SCU user interface. See Table 3-2 for a
description of all the navigation pane elements.
Toolbar
Displays on the left-hand top corner and has a set of icons. See Table 3-3 for
a description of all the toolbar icons.
Help
Opens a window in the application that displays context-sensitive help for the
displayed page.
Content Pane
Displays on the right side of the GUI. Different pages appear on the content
pane depending on the tab that you select in the Navigation Pane.
Tests Summary Pane
Provides details of tests passed, tests in the queue, and tests failed. Viewed
only when Diagnostic Tools is selected.
This section includes the following topics:
•
Navigation Pane, page 3-3
•
Toolbar Pane, page 3-3
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Navigation Pane
Table 3-2 describes the elements in the Navigation Pane.
Table 3-2
Navigation Pane Elements
Element
Description
Server Inventory
Displays the server information and inventory.
Contains links to the following pages:
•
Server Information
•
Inventory
For more information about Server Inventory, go to Chapter 4,
“Viewing Server Inventory.”
Server Health
Displays the health of the subsystems on your server such as
CPUs, memory, power supplies, fans, storage, PCI devices,
BIOS, and CMC.
For more information about Server Health, go to Chapter 5,
“Viewing Server Health”
Server Configuration
Configures a RAID volume on attached hard drives of your
server.
Contains links to the RAID configuration pages:
For more information about Server Configuration, go to
Chapter 8, “Configuring RAID Levels”
OS Install
Installs the RHEL, SLES, Windows, and ESXi operating
systems in a fully unattended mode. The most recent drivers
for all onboard components are added from the Tools and
Drivers CD or from other supported locations during the
operating system installation.
For more information about OS Install, go to Chapter 7,
“Installing Operating Systems”
Diagnostic Tools
Allows you to run various types of diagnostic tests to detect
server failure.
For more information about Diagnostic Tools, go to
Chapter 6, “Diagnostic Tools”
Logs
Displays the System Log and System Event Log of your
server.
Contains links to the following pages:
•
System Logs
•
System Event Log
For more information about Logs, go to Chapter 9, “Viewing
Logs.”
Toolbar Pane
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Table 3-3 lists and describes all the UCS-SCU icons that you can use to perform specific tasks.
Table 3-3
Toolbar Icon
Toolbar Elements
Name
Function
Network Configuration
Configures the IP address, DNS and
Subnet mask, and Cisco.com credentials.
Probe Server
Performs health check.
Saves logs to an USB.
Save Logs
Server Snapshot
Allows you to take a point-in-time
inventory of the server.
Refresh
Refreshes the content area, if supported.
Reboot
Reboots the server.
This section describes the toolbar elements in more detail:
•
Configuring a Network, page 3-4
•
Performing Server Health Check, page 3-5
•
Saving Logs, page 3-5
•
Using Server Snapshot, page 3-5
•
Rebooting the Server, page 3-7
Configuring a Network
To configure a network, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click the Network Configuration button on the toolbar.
The Network Configuration dialog box appears.
Step 2
In the Network Configuration dialog box, do the following:
a.
Select IP Address from DHCP server or Static IP Address. If you select Static IP Address, do the
following:
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– In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 address.
– In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet IPv4 address.
– In the Gateway field, enter the gateway IPv4 address.
– (Optional) In the DNS field, enter the DNS IPv4 address.
Note
b.
Go to Step b. if you want to download software and drivers from cisco.com.
Select Direct Connection to internet or Manual Proxy. If you select Manual Proxy, do the following:
– In the HTTP Proxy Server URL field, enter the URL of the proxy server. The maximum limit is
45 characters.
– In the Port field, enter the port number. The maximum limit is 5 characters. By default, it is
8080.
– In the Proxy Server UserName field, enter the user name of the proxy server. The maximum
limit is 45 characters.
– In the Proxy Server Password field, enter the password of the proxy server. The maximum limit
is 45 characters.
Step 3
Click Configure to save the settings.
Network configuration is a one-time process, and if you have not configured your network, you are
prompted to configure it during the following procedures:
•
When you are updating images to Cisco Flexible Flash.
•
When you are downloading drivers from the network share or cisco.com during the operating system
installation. (See “Installation Drivers” section on page 7-10).
Performing Server Health Check
The Probe Server functionality allows to perform a health check of the server subsystems. When you
click the Probe Server icon, the server health check is initiated.
To view the health check results, click the Server Health tab in the navigation pane.
For more information about the Server Health tab, go to Chapter 5, “Viewing Server Health”.
Saving Logs
You can use the Save Logs functionality to save your log files. Before using Save Logs, you must insert
a USB flash drive or vMedia for storing the log files.
Using Server Snapshot
You can use the Server Snapshot feature in the UCS SCU user interface to take a point-in-time inventory
of a server. This feature allows you to compare inventories or components of a server over certain periods
of time. Before you initiate a server snapshot, be sure that you connect a USB flash drive into the server.
Without a flash drive available, the log file created by the server snapshot is not saved.
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When you initiate a server snapshot, UCS SCU retrieves information on the server components, and also
runs a series of quick tests to determine the state of the server. When you initiate a server snapshot, a
series of quick tests such as processor, memory, disk, cache, network interface tests, QPI Link and
Trafffic, LSI Battery backup and RAID adapter tests, and Chipset tests, are performed on the server.
The time to complete a server snapshot process depends on the server configuration such as installed
memory, the number of physical disks and their sizes, and the number of network interfaces. This process
could complete in 30-45 minutes or could a few hours.
After the server snapshot process is complete, the log file is saved on to the USB flash drive that you
specified. You can open this log file in any editor, for example, WordPad. To help compare server
inventories across time periods, we recommend that you store these log files in a location and archive it.
When you have multiple log files, you can use a comparison tool from the Internet to view differences
in the server inventory.
To take a server snapshot, follow these steps:
Step 1
Connect a USB flash drive to the server or through vMedia.
Without this flash drive, you cannot save the server snapshot log file. Be sure that there is adequate space
on the flash drive to save the log file.
Step 2
Click the Server Snapshot icon in the UCS SCU interface.
A dialog box is displayed that prompts you to insert the USB flash drive.
Step 3
Click Yes to continue.
A dialog box prompts you to select the USB flash drive in which you would like to save the log file.
Step 4
Choose the USB flash drive from the drop-down menu and click Save.
The Server Snapshot process is initiated. This process could last up to 20 to 30 minutes. A dialog box
indicating the progress of the server snapshot process appears. During this process, you cannot perform
any other tasks on the server. At any moment during the process, you can cancel the server snapshot
process by clicking Cancel in the dialog box.
Note
Step 5
During the server snapshot process, if the KVM connection is terminated, it does not terminate
the server snapshot process. When you log in again to KVM Console, you will notice that the
server snapshot process is still running or has completed. However, if the USB flash drive is
connected through vMedia and the KVM connection is terminated, then the server snapshot
process is halted as the connection to the USB flash drive is lost.
After the snapshot process is complete, a dialog box message appears to indicate that the server snapshot
process is complete. Click OK.
The log file is saved on the USB flash drive. The log file is a text file and is saved with the server name,
and includes the date when the server snapshot was taken. For example:
Server_UCSC-C240-M3S_FCH1716V24S_06_28_2014.txt is the log file name of a server snapshot
taken for UCS C-240 server on June 28th, 2014.
Step 6
Open this log file with any editor.
Note
To compare inventory information of the same server over a period of time, we recommend that
you archive these log files so that they are always available for comparison.
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While running quick tests on the server, the server snapshot feature can determine only if a server
component passed or failed a test. It cannot determine the reasons for a component not passing the quick
test. While viewing the log file of the server snapshot process, if you notice that a server component did
not pass the quick test, then check the quick test logs available under the Diagnostics Tools.
Note
To know more about Diagnostic Tools, go to Chapter 6, “Diagnostic Tools.”
The log file of the server snapshot process includes the following information:
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Chassis Summary
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BaseBoard Summary
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CMC Summary
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Processor Summary
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Memory Summary
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Storage Summary
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PCI Adapter Summary
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Power Supply Summary
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Server diagnostics Quick Test Results
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Server Probe Data
•
Server Inventory Data
Rebooting the Server
To reboot the server, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click the Reboot icon on the toolbar.
The Reboot dialog box appears.
Step 2
Click Yes to reboot.
The server is rebooted, and the UCS-SCU GUI reappears.
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Viewing Server Inventory
This chapter provides information on viewing the server inventory.
You can use the server inventory functionality to perform an inventory of your server. You can view
details such as server summary, server properties, and an inventory of subsystems on your server such
as CPU, memory, power supplies, fans, IO devices, storage, BIOS, and CMC.
To view the inventory of your server, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click the Server Inventory tab on the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click the Server Information tab on the left navigation pane. The server properties and server summary
appear.
Step 3
Click the Inventory tab to view an inventory of your server’s subsystems, such as CPU, memory, power
supplies, fans, IO devices, storage, BIOS, and CMC.
Table 4-1 explains the various subsystem details you can view.
Table 4-1
Server Inventory Properties
Subsystem
Description
CPU
Displays the socket name, status, number of cores, number of threads,
vendor, version, cores enabled, and signature of the CPUs on your server.
Memory
Displays the size, data width, locator, speed, and serial number of the
DIMMs on your server.
Power Supplies
Displays the input power, output power (in watts), part number, version,
serial number, and product name of the power supply units on your server.
Fans
Displays the status, power state, and speed of the fans on your server.
IO Devices
Displays the type, vendor, description, and MAC address and serial
number of the I/O devices on your server.
Storage
Displays the type, description, vendor, size, bus information, and serial
number of the storage devices on your server.
BIOS
Displays the vendor, version, physical ID, size, capacity, and boot order
of the BIOS on your server.
CMC
Displays the IP address, MAC address, firmware version, and IPMI
version of the CMC on your server.
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Viewing Server Health
This chapter provides information on viewing the health of your servers.
With the Server Health functionality, you can view the health of all the subsystems of your server (such
as memory, processor, power supply, hard disk, fans, chipset, and CMC) along with the status and
message of a specific subsystem.
To view the health of your server, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click the Server health tab in the left navigation pane.
The server health displays in the right-hand content pane, along with the status and message for a
specific subsystem.
Step 2
Click Probe Server from the toolbar to view the latest status of the subsystem. Click Server Health
again to refresh the page after clicking on probe server
Step 3
Click the line corresponding to a subsystem to view details of your server health in the Server Health
Details pane.
Note
The message column in the server health pane displays the first issue corresponding to the subsystem. If
the subsystem has multiple issues, they will appear in the Server Health Details pane.
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Diagnostic Tools
You can use diagnostics tools to diagnose hardware problems with your Cisco servers. The user interface
displays the status of the test run and examines log files for troubleshooting hardware issues.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Diagnostic Tools Functions, page 6-1
•
Using Diagnostic Tools, page 6-2
Diagnostic Tools Functions
Diagnostic tools allows you to:
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Run tests on various server components to find out hardware issues and analysis of the test results
in a tabular format.
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Run all the tests using the Quick Tasks functionality without browsing through available tests.
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Run tests serially, as running some tests in parallel may interfere with other tests.
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Configure the test by entering different argument values other than the default ones.
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•
•
Select tests you want to run using the Test Suite functionality.
Save all the tests logs, such as SEL logs, to an external USB flash drive.
Probe the current state of the server and view hardware issues.
Table 6-1 describes when you should use a specific diagnostic functionality.
Table 6-1
Using Diagnostics
Diagnostic Component Function
F7 option
Use this option to run a specific set of tests when the server is booting up.
The components that are tested are memory, processor, cache, Smart disk,
QPI, memory pattern, and RAID adapter.
Quick Test
Use this test when you want to quickly check the status of a subsystem
within a stipulated period. The components that can be tested under the
quick test are processor, cache, memory, disk, video, network, QPI,
CMC, RAID, and chipset.
Comprehensive Test
Use this test when you want to test a subsystem in detail. These tests are
designed to stress the subsystems and report the error. The tests that can
be run are processor, memory, QPI, disk, and NUMA.
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Diagnostic Component Function
Quick Tasks
Allows for consolidated testing of both comprehensive and quick tests.
You can run both types of tests using quick tasks.
Test Suite
All the tests available under the quick and comprehensive test are
available here. The test suite gives you an option to choose as many tests
as you like (using a check box) and running them together.
Tests Log Summary
Use the test log summary to view the log, error log, and analysis of all the
tests you have run. You can use four filters to sort the logs.
Tests Summary
This table on the left-hand navigation gives you the results of the tests
you have run in the form of either passed tests, tests in queue or failed
tests.
Using Diagnostic Tools
This section describes the procedures to use the diagnostic tool components and contains the following
sections:
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Using the F7 Diagnostic Option, page 6-2
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Quick Test, page 6-3
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Comprehensive Test, page 6-3
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Quick Tasks, page 6-4
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Tests Suite, page 6-5
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Tests Log Summary, page 6-5
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Non-Interactive Offline Diagnostics, page 6-5
Using the F7 Diagnostic Option
UCS-SCU provides you with an option to run a few pre-defined diagnostic tests on the server when it is
booting. You can initiate these diagnostic tests by using the F7 option. This F7 option boots the SCU
image available on the Secure Digital (SD) memory card and automatically runs a set of pre-defined
diagnostic tests.
If there is no SD card available on the server, then you should have mapped the SCU image using
vMedia. If you have not mapped the SCU image using vMedia, and if there is no SD card with an SCU
image on the server, then these diagnostic tests cannot be completed. After the tests are completed, the
SCU interface appears and displays the test results. The interface displays a progress report indicating
diagnostic tests that have passed, failed and those that are queued for completion.
Note
You can use this option only when the server is booting.
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Quick Test
You can run these tests quickly to determine any hardware issue. These tests usually take 20-30 minutes
to run and test limited functionality for a few subsystems. The comprehensive test provides more
exhaustive diagnostics.
To run the quick test follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Diagnostic Tools from the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click Tests.
Step 3
Click the Quick Test collapsible button to view the types of quick tests available for you to run.
Step 4
Click a subsystem (such as memory, video, or network).
Step 5
On the content pane, click Run Test.
The test is run and the status is displayed in the Tests Status area.
Table 6-2 describes the sub-systems covered under quick test.
Table 6-2
Quick Tests
Test
Description
Processor Test
Runs processor-specific tests. This test performs arithmetic and floating
point operations on all available cores. You can also specify the duration
of the tests.
Cache Test
Runs test to exercise the CPU caches and checks for correctable and
uncorrectable cache errors.
Memory Test
Tests DIMMs and memory controllers.
Disk Test
Tests the available disks in the system by reading each disk
block-by-block.
Video Test
Test to stress the video memory.
Network Test
Tests the available network interfaces by running the internal loopback
test, register test, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory (EEPROM) test and interrupt test.
QPI Test
Tests the quick path interconnect fabric.
CMC Test
Runs CMC self-test through the IPMI interface and also checks for SEL
fullness.
Chipset Test
Runs a test to check the chipset for any errors logged in the chipset RAS
registers.
RAID Adapter Test
Runs test to check the LSI MegaRAID 926x and 8708 controller and
battery backup unit diagnostics.
Comprehensive Test
The Comprehensive test can run for hours and usually runs when quick tests cannot diagnose the issue
with your server. The test is designed to test multiple hardware components and find issues that may be
caused due to multiple components on your server.
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The individual tests run can be customized to test some user-defined conditions. You can also select a
group of tests to be run.
To run the comprehensive test, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Diagnostic Tools from the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click Tests.
Step 3
Click the Comprehensive Test collapsible button to view the types of comprehensive tests available for
you to run.
Step 4
Click a subsystem (such as processor, memory, or network).
Step 5
On the content pane, click Run Tests.
The test is run and the status is displayed in the Tests Status area.
Table 6-3 describes the sub-systems covered under comprehensive tests
Table 6-3
Comprehensive Tests
Test
Description
Processor Stress Test
Imposes maximum stress on CPU and memory on the system. You can set
the time (in minutes) that you want this test to run for.
Memory Pattern Test
Tests the available free memory by writing and reading various patterns
to the memory.
QPI Stress Test
Runs test to stress the QPI interconnect by generating traffic between the
NUMA nodes.
Smart Disk Test
Tests the available disks in the system by reading each disk block by
block.
NUMA Test
Runs test to stress the NUMA memory access patterns and check for
errors.
VDisk Stress Test
Runs test to stress the virtual disks in the system. This test runs for a
longer time, depending on the size of the virtual disk.
Enclosure Test
Runs a quick basic test for the C3160 server SAS Expander
Quick Tasks
Quick Tasks allow you to get started with diagnostic tools immediately. You can run all the tests (Quick
and Comprehensive) from here and report the details to Cisco to troubleshoot the logs and provide
information about problems with your system. To use this feature, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Diagnostic Tools from the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click Quick Tasks.
Step 3
Select either Run Quick Tests or Run Comprehensive Test from the toolbar.
The status appears in the Test Status pane. You can also view detailed test results under Tests log
summary.
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The Test Suite allows you to run the quick test and comprehensive test in a batch. It lists the various tests
available, along with the test type and description of the test. You can select any number of tests you
want to run from the list and view the result in the Tests Status column.
To run the test suite, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Tests Suite from the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Select the tests you want to run by clicking the required check boxes.
Step 3
Click Run Tests Suite to run the tests you added to the test suite.
The status appears in the Tests Status pane along with the name, suite ID, Result, start time and end time.
You can also view the Tests Log Summary to view the execution status of the tests in the test suite.
Tests Log Summary
Use the Tests Log Summary functionality to examine the test logs for troubleshooting. To view the Tests
Log summary, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Diagnostic Tools on the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click Tests Log Summary on the left navigation pane.
Step 3
Select a filter from the filter drop-down and click Go. The status, result, start time, and end time of the
test displays.
Step 4
Click a specific log entry (for example, click memory test) for more details.
The Log, Error Log (if the test failed), and the analysis of the specific test appears in the content pane.
Tests Summary
The Test Summary table in the left navigation area provides you with a quick view of the tests that have
passed, tests in queue and tests that have failed.
Non-Interactive Offline Diagnostics
Cisco UCS C-series servers with CMC version 1.5(2) or later support using an XML API interface for
running server snapshot tests without any manual intervention. You can use an XMLAPI client to run
the server snapshot process on a C-Series server and copy the resulting server snapshot output to another
machine (Windows or UNIX) using either SFTP or SCP unattended. Non-Interactive Offline Diagnostics
can be run simultaneously on multiple C-series servers with logs archived automatically on a remote
server.
For more information on using the XML API, see the Cisco UCS Rack-Mount Servers CMC XML API
Programmer’s Guide available at:
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Installing Operating Systems
The unattended operating system installation function helps you install the Microsoft Windows and
RedHat Linux operating systems. UCS-SCU has integrated device drivers including RAID drivers to
seamlessly install operating systems on supported RAID logical arrays without additional load driver
steps or devices such as the USB.
UCS-SCU supports operating system installation only on virtual disks, and solid state disk (SSD) in
AHCI mode. Installation on physical disks is not supported. All UCS-SCU supported operating systems
are organized into three groups: Windows, Linux and RHEL.
Note
Before you begin the operating system installation, be sure that you have disabled the Watchdog Timer.
If this feature is enabled and the value is set for a time duration that is less than the time needed to install
the OS, the operating system installation process is interrupted. This Watchdog Timer feature
automatically reboots or powers off the server after the specified time duration.
You can use the following two options to install the operating system:
•
ESXi Install, page 7-1—Use the ESXi Install option to install the operating system with the
customized settings.
•
Quick Install, page 7-4—Use the Quick Install option to install the operating system with the default
settings.
•
Custom Install, page 7-6—Use the Custom Install option to modify the default settings prior to
installing the operating system.
ESXi Install
The ESXi Install option allows you to install the operating system and customize the default settings.
Step 1
To enter the unattended operating system installation function area, click OS Install in the left
navigation pane.
The OS Install page appears.
Step 2
Click the ESXi radio button and choose an ESXi version from the Operating System drop-down list.
The Edition drop-down list appears.
Step 3
Click Next.
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The OS Install page of the selected ESXi version appears.
Basic Configuration
To configure the basic configuration settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
In the Basic Configuration area, do the following:
a.
In the Root Password field, enter the root password.
b.
In the Confirm Root Password field, reenter the root password.
c.
From the Media Type drop-down list, choose the disk on which you want install OS. This can be
one of the following:
Note
A disk that is detected during SCU boot is listed under Media Type.
•
Local Disk—Refers to the local HDD available on the target server.
•
SAN Disk—Following SAN disks are supported for ESXi installation:
– Remote Disk—Refers to the SAN based FCoE disk allocated on the target server.
– iSCSI Disk—This refers to SAN based iSCSI disks configured on the target server. If you
choose this option, then review and update the following parameters:
Table 7-1
iSCSI parameters
Parameter
Description
iSCSI Target Address field
Supports IPv4 address only.
Interface Name drop-down list
Lists the interfaces that have iSCSI enabled.
You must choose the interface with which the
iSCSI Target can be reached. As a pre-requisite
the selected interface's option ROM must be
pre-configured with iSCSI details.
Initiator IP address field
Enter Initiator IP Address.
This IP address is bound to the selected Interface
and used for iSCSI operations
Subnet Mask field
Subnet mask for the Initiator IP.
Gateway IP field
Gateway IP address.
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Parameter
Description
IQN Name field
Allows you to enter the initiator IQN name.
Required if ACL mandates connection with a
specific IQN Name.
Note
If the value is left blank an auto-generated
IQN name would be used.
Note
IQN Name might be required depending
on vendor target configuration.
CHAP Username field
Required if the target ACL enables CHAP and
mandates access via CHAP credentials.
CHAP Password field
Required if the target ACL enables CHAP and
mandates access via CHAP credentials.
Note
iSCSI Disk is always listed under Media Type. If you choose iSCSI disk for OS
installation, then you are required to enter the required input fields to discover the iSCSI
target. To discover the iSCSI target, click Get Disks button.
Note
When configuring iSCSI parameters in CMC, configure values for primary target only and leave the
secondary target values blank. If you configure secondary target then ESXi installation will fail.
Note
Installation of ESXi on iSCSI software targets are not supported through SCU.
d.
From the Select Disk drop-down list, select the disk on which the OS will be installed.
Network Settings
The Network Settings allows you to enter the network configuration settings for the onboard network
adapters that are detected by the operating system during installation. These settings do not affect the
network settings for the CMC. We recommend that you set different IP addresses for the operating
system and CMC. The network interface column lists each network adapter detected by the UCS-SCU.
Your operating system may have a different name for the interface after you install the operating system.
Note
Only one of the active network should be configured, and this network interface will be ESXi
management network.
To configure the network settings, follow these steps:
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Step 1
Click Network Settings to open the corresponding window.
The Network Settings window displays the link status of available network interfaces and the
corresponding IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, link status, vendor, type, and MAC address.
Step 2
To edit the Network Settings, do the following:
a.
Select a network interface and click Edit.
The Network Settings dialog box is displayed.
b.
In the Network Settings dialog box, do the following:
•
Select IP Address from DHCP server or Static IP Address. If you select Static IP Address, do the
following:
– In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 address.
– In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet IPv4 address.
– In the Gateway field, enter the gateway IPv4 address.
– In the DNS field, enter the DNS IPv4 address.
Click OK.
Other OS Install
Quick Install
The Quick Install option allows you to quickly install the operating system with the default parameters.
You can view the OS Install page with the default parameters depending on the target operating system.
The Quick Install method does not require any user input and is a one-click operating system installation
method.
To perform the quick installation of the OS, follow these steps:
Step 1
To enter the unattended operating system installation function area, click OS Install in the left
navigation pane.
The OS Install page appears.
Step 2
Click any one of the operating system radio buttons.
Step 3
From the Operating System drop-down list, select the version of the operating system.
Step 4
(For Windows) From the Edition drop-down list, select the edition of the operating system.
The Default Settings area and the Quick Install and Custom Install buttons appear.
Table 7-2 shows the default parameters that are displayed in the Default Settings area for the Windows
OS.
Table 7-2
Default Parameters (for Windows)
Parameter
Default Value
Time Zone
Central American Standard Time
Name
admin
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Default Parameters (for Windows)
Parameter
Default Value
Organization
Organization
Computer Name
Computer
Network
DHCP
Work Group Name
WORKGROUP
Drivers
All drivers will be installed from the SCU boot
media
Firewall
Disabled
RDP
Disabled
Disk Details
Disk Name
LSI
Disk Size
Minimum 40 GB
Partition Details
Drive Letter
C
File System
NTFS
Size (MB)
Depends on logical disks
Table 7-3 shows the default parameters that are displayed in the Default Settings area for the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux OS.
Table 7-3
Default Parameters (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
Parameter
Default Value
Time Zone
America/New_York
Name
root
Default Password
password
Network
DHCP
Drivers
All drivers will be installed from the SCU boot
media
Disk Details
Disk Name
LSI
Disk Size
Depends on logical disks
Partition Details
Drive Letter
File System
ext3
Size (MB)
Depends on logical disks
Drive Letter
File System
linux-swap
Size (MB)
2048
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Table 7-4 shows the default parameters that are displayed in the Default Settings area for the SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) OS.
Table 7-4
Default Parameters (for SLES)
Parameter
Default Value
Time Zone
America/New_York
Name
root
Default Password
password
Network
DHCP
Drivers
All drivers will be installed from the SCU boot
media
Disk Details
Disk Name
LSI0-Logical Vol-2
Disk Size
Depends on logical disks
Partition Details
Step 5
Drive Letter
/
File System
ext3
Size (MB)
Depends on logical disks
Drive Letter
swap
File System
linux-swap
Size (MB)
Minimum 2048
Click Quick Install to complete the installation.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
Note
Be sure that logical disks are created before you install the operating system. If logical disks are not
available, the following occurs:
•
The disk details are not displayed under Default Settings area
•
The Quick Install and Custom Install buttons are not displayed
•
The following warning message is displayed:
OS Installation cannot be done as no logical disks found in the system. Please use RAID
Configuration to create logical disks.
Custom Install
The Custom Install option allows you to customize the default settings.
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Note
If no parameters are modified, the custom installation performs with the default parameters. Table 7-2
and Table 7-3 displays the default parameters for the Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating
systems and downloads the drivers from the SCU boot media.
This section covers the custom installation procedures for the following operating systems:
•
Windows Server Operating System Installation, page 7-7
•
Linux Server Series Operating System Installation, page 7-12
•
SUSE Linux Server Operating System Installation, page 7-14
Windows Server Operating System Installation
For unattended Windows Server operating system installation, follow these steps:
Step 1
To enter the unattended operating system installation function area, click OS Install in the left
navigation pane. The OS Install page appears.
Step 2
Click the Windows radio button and choose an operating system from the Operating System drop-down
list.
The Edition drop-down list appears.
Step 3
From the Edition drop-down list, choose an edition.
The Default Settings area and the Quick Install and Custom Install buttons appear.
Note
Step 4
The Windows Server 2008 R2 option in the drop-down list is the same for both Windows Server
2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Depending on the installation CD used (Win2k8 R2
or Win2k8R2 SP1), the corresponding Windows OS version gets installed.
Click Custom Install.
A progress bar displays indicating the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion. A new
OS Install page appears with the following list of collapsible windows:
Step 5
•
Personalization—To set the personalization settings, go to Personalization, page 7-8.
•
Installation Partitions—To set the installation partition settings, go to Installation Partitions,
page 7-8.
•
Network Settings—To set the network settings, go to Network Settings, page 7-9.
•
Installation Drivers—To set the driver settings, go to Installation Drivers, page 7-10.
Click Install.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
An OS Install dialog box appears which prompts you to remove the UCS-SCU media and insert the
required operating system CD.
Step 6
Insert the operating system CD and click Ok.
The system reboots and installation of the operating system begins.
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Personalization
To configure the personalization settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Personalization to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
In the Personalization window, do the following:
a.
From the Time Zone drop-down list, choose a time zone.
b.
In the Name field, enter a name for the administrator. The maximum limit is 20 characters.
c.
In the Organization field, enter a name of the organization of the administrator. The maximum limit
is 15 characters.
d.
Select one of the License Information radio buttons and enter the 25 character product key if license
needs to be activated.
e.
In the Computer Name field, enter the name of the server. The maximum limit is 15 characters.
f.
In the Description field, enter the description of the server. The maximum limit is 25 characters
Installation Partitions
To configure the installation partition settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Installation Partitions to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
In the Installation Partitions window, do the following:
a.
From the Select Disk drop-down list, choose a disk to create a logical partition.
b.
Click a disk name to view the corresponding partition details.
The disk entry expands and displays the partition name, drive letter, file system, and the space used
in MB.
c.
To edit a partition, do the following:
•
Choose a partition to edit and click Edit.
The Edit Partition dialog box is displayed.
•
In the Edit Partition dialog box, do the following:
– From the Drive Letter drop-down list, choose a drive.
– In the Size text field, enter the partition size.
Note
The size cannot be more than the available disk space.
– From the File system drop-down list, choose a file system.
– Click OK to save your changes.
d.
To create a new partition, do the following:
•
Choose a free space and click New.
A Create Partition dialog box is displayed.
•
In the Create Partition dialog box, do the following:
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– From the Driver Letter drop-down list, choose a drive.
– In the Size field, edit the disk size.
Note
The size cannot be more than the available disk space.
– From the File System drop-down list, choose a file system.
– Click Ok.
e.
To remove a partition, do the following:
•
Choose the partition to delete and click Delete.
The OS Install dialog box is displayed.
•
Note
Click Yes to delete the partition.
In the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the Root and Swap partitions are necessary. If you do not
specify their sizes during the partition process, the UCS-SCU generates an alert message and
suggests an alternate partition solution. Accept it if you are not familiar with Linux partitions.
Network Settings
The Network Settings allows you to enter the network configuration settings for the onboard network
adapters that are detected by the operating system during installation. These settings do not affect the
network settings for the CMC. We recommend that you set different IP addresses for the operating
system and CMC. The network interface column lists each network adapter detected by the UCS-SCU.
Your operating system may have a different name for the interface after you install the operating system.
To configure the network settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Network Settings to open the corresponding window.
The Network Settings window displays the link status of available network interfaces and the
corresponding IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, link status, vendor, type, and MAC address.
Step 2
In the Network Settings window, do the following:
a.
In the Work Group or Network Domain area, choose one of the following options:
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Select No network or No domain radio button when a network or domain does not need to be added.
Enter a workgroup name in the Work Group Name field. The maximum limit is 20 characters.
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Select the Join this Domain radio button and do the following:
– In the Domain Name text field, enter the name of the domain. The maximum limit is 20
characters.
– In the Domain Username, enter the user name of the domain. The maximum limit is 20
characters.
– In the Domain password, enter the password of the domain.The maximum limit is 20 characters.
b.
Select or deselect the Enable Remote Access (RDP) radio button for remote access settings.
c.
Select or deselect the Disable Firewall radio button for firewall settings.
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In the DNS Suffix/Domain field, specify the DNS suffix of the domain.The maximum limit is 25
characters.
e.
In DNS Suffix Search Order 1 field, enter a DNS suffix search order. The maximum limit is 25
characters.
f.
In the DNS Suffix Search Order 2 field, enter another DNS suffix search order. The maximum limit
is 25 characters.
g.
In the Proxy Address field, enter the IP address or name of the proxy server. The maximum limit is
30 characters.
h.
In the Port field, enter the port number of the proxy server. The maximum limit is 5 characters.
i.
Edit the Network Settings by doing the following:
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Select a network interface and click Edit.
The Network Settings dialog box displays.
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Select IP Address from DHCP server or Static IP Address. If you select Static IP Address, do the
following:
– In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 address.
– In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet IPv4 address.
– In the Gateway field, enter the gateway IPv4 address.
– In the DNS field, enter the DNS IPv4 address.
– Click OK.
Installation Drivers
UCS-SCU displays all available drivers downloaded from the driver source. Deselect the drivers that you
do not want to install. If you want to install an operating system on a RAID volume, select the driver for
the appropriate RAID controller.
To configure the installation driver settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Installation Drivers to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
Select the drivers that you want to install from the Choose Drivers to Install table.
If drivers are not available in the Choose Drivers to Install table, download the drivers using the
Installation Drivers toolbar. To download the drivers, choose one of the following options:
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Downloading from Cisco.com, page 7-10
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Downloading from SCU Boot media, page 7-11
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Downloading from Network Share, page 7-11
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Downloading from USB, page 7-12
Downloading from Cisco.com
To download the most recent drivers from the Cisco support website, follow these steps:
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Click From Cisco.com in the toolbar.
Note
Ensure that the server is only connected to one network during the download.
If your network is not configured or if user credentials are not entered, the Network Configuration dialog
box is displayed. If your network is configured or if user credentials are entered, the Select Device
Packages dialog box is displayed. If you need to configure your network, go to Step 2. If you do not need
to configure your network, go to Step 3.
Step 2
Step 3
In the Network Configuration dialog box, do the following:
a.
Enter the IP addresses to configure the network. For more information about configuring network,
go to the “Configuring a Network” section on page 3-4
b.
In the User Name field, enter the cisco.com username. The maximum limit is 45 characters.
c.
In the Password field, enter the cisco.com password. The maximum limit is 45 characters.
In the Select Device Packages dialog box, select the required driver package and click OK.
A progress message is displayed and the list of drivers are populated in the Choose Drivers to Install
table.
Downloading from SCU Boot media
To directly use the driver packages that are stored in the Tools and Drivers CD, follow this step:
Step 1
Click From SCU Boot media in the toolbar.
A progress message is displayed and the list of drivers are populated in the Choose Drivers to Install
table.
Note
UCS-SCU selects this option as default.
Downloading from Network Share
To download a driver package stored on a network share folder, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click From Network Share in the toolbar.
If your network is not configured or if user credentials are not entered, the Network Configuration dialog
box is displayed. If your network is configured or if user credentials are entered, the Network Location
dialog box is displayed. If you need to configure your network, go to Step 2. If you do not need to
configure your network, go to Step 3.
Step 2
In the Network Configuration dialog box, enter the IP addresses to configure the network. For more
information about configuring the network, go to the “Configuring a Network” section on page 3-4
Step 3
In the Network Location dialog box that is displayed, do the following:
a.
In the User Name field, enter the login name to the network location.
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In the Password field, enter the password to the network location.
c.
In the Network Location field, enter the path name of the zip folder which contains the drivers.
d.
Click Connect.
A file dialog box is displayed that lists the zip folders containing drivers.
e.
Select a zip file.
f.
Click Open.
The selected zip file appears as a package name in the Network Location dialog box.
g.
Click Ok.
A progress message is displayed and the list of drivers are populated in the Choose Drivers to Install
table.
Downloading from USB
To download the drivers that are stored in your USB key or USB hard drive, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click From USB in the toolbar.
A file dialog box is displayed that lists the USB folders.
Step 2
Navigate to the zip file that contains the drivers.
Step 3
Click Ok.
A progress message is displayed and the list of drivers are populated in the Choose Drivers to Install
table.
Linux Server Series Operating System Installation
For unattended Linux operating system installation, follow these steps:
Step 1
Enter the unattended operating system installation function area by clicking OS Install in the left
navigation pane.
The OS Install page appears.
Step 2
Click the RHEL radio button and choose an operating system from the Operating System drop-down list.
The Default Settings area and the Quick Install and Custom Install buttons appear.
Step 3
Click Custom Install.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
A new OS Install page appears with the following list of collapsible windows:
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Basic Configuration—To set the personalization settings, go to Basic Configuration, page 7-13.
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Installation Partitions— To set the installation partition settings, go to Installation Partitions,
page 7-8.
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Package Selection—To set the package selection settings, go to Package Selection, page 7-13.
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Network Settings—To set the network settings, go to Network Settings, page 7-13.
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Step 4
Installation Drivers—To set the driver settings, go to Installation Drivers, page 7-10.
Click Install.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
An OS Install dialog box appears.
Step 5
Click Ok.
Step 6
Remove the UCS-SCU media and insert the required operating system CD.
Basic Configuration
To configure the basic configuration settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Basic Configuration to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
In the Basic Configuration window, do the following:
a.
In the Root Password field, enter the root password.
b.
In the Confirm Root Password field, reenter the root password.
c.
From the Default Language drop-down list, choose a default language.
d.
From the Keyboard drop-down list, choose the type of keyboard layout.
e.
From the Time Zone drop-down list, choose the time zone.
f.
In the Additional Languages list, select all languages that apply.
Package Selection
To configure the package selection settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Package Selection to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
Select all check boxes that apply.
Network Settings
To configure the network settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Network Settings to open the corresponding window.
The Network Settings window displays the link status of available network interfaces and the
corresponding IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, link status, vendor, type and MAC address.
Step 2
To edit the Network Settings, do the following:
a.
Select a network interface and click Edit.
The Network Settings dialog box is displayed.
b.
In the Network Settings dialog box, do the following:
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Select IP Address from DHCP server or Static IP Address. If you select Static IP Address, do the
following:
– In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 address.
– In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet IPv4 address.
– In the Gateway field, enter the gateway IPv4 address.
– In the DNS field, enter the DNS IPv4 address.
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Click OK.
SUSE Linux Server Operating System Installation
To perform an unattended SLES operating system installation, follow these steps:
Step 1
To enter the unattended operating system installation function area, click OS Install in the left
navigation pane.
The OS Install page appears.
Step 2
Click the SLES radio button and choose an operating system from the Operating System drop-down list.
The Default Settings area and the Quick Install and Custom Install buttons appear.
Step 3
Click Custom Install.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
A new OS Install page appears with the following list of collapsible windows:
Step 4
•
Basic Configuration—To set the personalization settings, go to Basic Configuration, page 7-13.
•
Installation Partitions—To set the installation partition settings, go to Installation Partitions,
page 7-8.
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Package Selection—To set the package selection settings, go to Package Selection, page 7-13.
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Network Settings—To set the network settings, go to Network Settings, page 7-13.
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Installation Drivers—To set the driver settings, go to Installation Drivers, page 7-10.
Click Install.
A progress bar is displayed that indicates the tasks being performed and the percentage of completion.
An OS Install dialog box appears.
Step 5
Click Ok.
Step 6
Remove the UCS-SCU media and insert the required operating system CD.
Basic Configuration
To configure the basic configuration settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Basic Configuration to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
In the Basic Configuration window, do the following:
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In the Root Password field, enter the root password.
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In the Confirm Root Password, reenter the root password.
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From the Default Language drop-down list, choose a default language.
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From the Keyboard drop-down list, choose the type of keyboard layout.
•
From the Time Zone drop-down list, choose the time zone.
Package Selection
To configure the package selection settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Package Selection to open the corresponding window.
Step 2
Select all check boxes that apply.
Network Settings
To configure the network settings, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Network Settings to open the corresponding window.
The Network Settings window displays the link status of available network interfaces and the
corresponding IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS, link status, vendor, type, and MAC address.
Step 2
To edit the Network Settings, do the following:
a.
Select a network interface and click Edit.
The Network Settings dialog box displays.
b.
In the Network Settings dialog box, do the following:
•
Select IP Address from DHCP server or Static IP Address. If you select Static IP Address, do the
following:
– In the IP Address field, enter the IPv4 address
– In the Subnet Mask field, enter the subnet IPv4 address.
– In the Gateway field, enter the gateway IPv4 address.
– In the DNS field, enter the DNS IPv4 address.
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Click OK.
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Configuring RAID Levels
RAID Configuration
You can use the RAID Configuration functionality to configure the on-board or PCIe supported RAID
controller cards.
If your system has multiple RAID controllers, UCS-SCU displays a list of all available RAID cards, and
physical and logical disks on the RAID Configuration page.
The following RAID configuration options are available:
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Automatic setup with redundancy
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Automatic setup without redundancy
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Single RAID levels—RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 6
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Nested RAID levels—RAID 10, RAID 50 and RAID 60
This section includes the following sections:
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RAID Configuration Page Components, page 8-1
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Configuring RAID Arrays, page 8-3
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Clearing RAID Arrays, page 8-6
RAID Configuration Page Components
This section describes the RAID Configuration page and contains the following topics:
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Physical Disks Table, page 8-1
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Logical Disks Table, page 8-2
Physical Disks Table
The Physical Disks table in the RAID Configuration page lists the following:
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ID—The identifying number of the physical disk.
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Slot—The slot in which the physical disk belongs.
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State—The status of the disk. For more information about the various disk states, go to Table 8-1.
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Size—The size of the physical disk.
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Link Speed—The link speed of the controller.
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Logical Disk—The logical disk to which the physical disk belongs to.
Table 8-1 describes the various disk status conditions.
Table 8-1
Disk Status Conditions
Status Condition
Description
Online
The drive is already used in another array.
Global Hotspare
The drive will be used to repair any array in the system that had a drive
failure, if the failed drive is equal to, or smaller than the hot spare drive.
Unconfigured Good
The drive is unused or available.
Ready
The drive is online and operating correctly.
Offline
The drive is offline or absent. No actions can be performed on the drive
until it is back online.
Unconfigured Bad
The drive is not operational and needs to be replaced.
Disks with a status of "Unconfigured bad" cannot be used for RAID
configurations.
Foreign
The drive is part of an array created on a different controller, or created
within one enclosure and moved to another on the same controller. It can
be used to create a new array after clearing the configuration.
Logical Disks Table
The logical disks pane in the RAID Configuration page displays the information about the logical disks.
Table 8-2 explains the RAID array attributes.
Table 8-2
RAID Array Attributes
Option
Description
ID
Unique ID to the logical disk.
Size
Logical drive size. The maximum value depends on RAID level selected and the
physical disks size involved.
Primary RAID
level
RAID 0 (Data striping), 1 (Disk Mirroring), 5 (Data Striping with Striped
Parity), 6 (Distributed Parity and Disk Striping).
Secondary
RAID Level
Applicable only for nested RAID levels.
Stripe size
Size of the data stripe across all disks. Each physical disk has a smaller stripe
of data. The sum of all the stripes equals the stripe size.
Read policy
No Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Adaptive. Read Ahead will read additional
consecutive stripes. Adaptive will turn on Read Ahead for sequential reads and
turn it off for random reads.
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RAID Array Attributes
Option
Description
Write policy
Write Through or Write Back. With Write Through, I/O completion for write
operations is signaled when the data is written to the disk. With Write Back, I/O
completion is signaled when the data is transferred to cache.
Cache policy
Direct I/O or Cached I/O. Choose Direct I/O for unchecked read and write
operations. Choose Cached I/O to cache all write operations and check the
cache first for read operations.
Configuring RAID Arrays
Only unconfigured good disks can be used for RAID configuration. Disks that are already part of RAID
are not available for RAID configuration.
To create custom or multiple RAID arrays, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Server Configuration in the left navigation pane and then click RAID configuration.
The RAID Configuration page displays with the list of physical disks and logical disks.
Step 2
Click the Configure RAID icon on the top-right of the page.
The RAID Configuration page appears.
Step 3
From the RAID level drop-down list, select one of the following RAID levels:
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Automatic Setup without Redundancy, page 8-4
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Automatic Setup with Redundancy, page 8-4
Note
Step 4
The automatic setup with or without redundancy overrides all the existing RAID arrays.
•
Single-Level RAID Configuration, page 8-5
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Nested RAID Configuration, page 8-5
Click Create Array.
Note
The Create Array button is enabled only if the minimum required number of drive groups are
created.
A progress bar is displayed and then a RAID Configuration dialog box appears depicting the completion
of a RAID configuration.
Step 5
Click OK.
The RAID Configuration page appears. You can view the following:
•
The drive group information is displayed in the Logical Disks table.
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The physical disks information is displayed in the Physical Disks table.
•
The status of the physical disks that are part of the drive group changes to Online and the status of
the backup physical disk changes to Hot spare.
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Automatic Setup without Redundancy
Automatic setup without redundancy requires one or more hard drives. UCS-SCU creates RAID 0 with
this option.
Note
This option does not work, if number of HDDs are more than thirty-two.
Table 8-3 shows the default values that are displayed for automatic setup without redundancy.
Table 8-3
Note
Default Values for Automatic Setup without Redundancy
Parameters
Values
Controller
MegaRAID SAS <family>
RAID Level
0
Stripe Size
64
Read Policy
No Read Ahead
Writer Policy
Write Back
Cache Policy
Direct IO
Size (MB)
Depends on the physical disk size
The common parameters, except for total size, are the default values for the controller.
Automatic Setup with Redundancy
Automatic setup with redundancy is the default RAID configuration option. This configuration requires
at least two physical drives to be available. If two physical disks are not available, the default RAID
configuration would be automatic setup without redundancy.
Note
This option does not work, if number of HDDs are more than thirty-two.
Table 8-4 shows the default values that are displays.
Table 8-4
Default Values for Automatic Setup with Redundancy
Parameters
Values
Controller
MegaRAID SAS <family>
RAID Level
1
Stripe Size
64
Read Policy
No Read Ahead
Writer Policy
Write Back
Cache Policy
Direct IO
Size (MB)
Depends on the size of the logical disk
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The common parameters, except for total size, are the default values for the controller.
Single-Level RAID Configuration
To configure single level RAID, follow these steps:
Step 1
From the RAID drop-down list, select a RAID level (0 or 1 or 5 or 6).
The Drive Groups pane appears with a list of physical disks and drive groups. For more information
about a physical disk, hover the cursor over the physical disk until the tooltip is displayed.
Step 2
From the Physical Disks list, select the physical disks that you want to include in the Drive Groups list.
Table 8-5 displays the minimum number of physical disks required for each of the RAID levels.
Table 8-5
Step 3
Minimum Number of Required Physical Drives
RAID Level
Number of Physical Disks Required
RAID 0
1
RAID 1
2
RAID 5
3
RAID 6
4
Click Create Drive Group.
Note
The Create Drive Group button remains disabled until the minimum number of physical disks
for a RAID level is selected.
The selected physical disks are included in the Drive Groups list.
Note
The Delete Drive Group button remains disabled until a drive group is created.
Step 4
From the Physical Disks list, choose a drive to be a hot spare drive or a standby drive.
Step 5
From the Stripe Size list, choose a stripe size for the RAID level.
Step 6
From the Read Policy list, choose a read policy for the RAID level.
Step 7
From the Write Policy list, choose a write policy for the RAID level.
Step 8
From the Cache Policy list, choose a cache policy for the RAID level.
Step 9
In the Size (MB) text field, enter the size of the logical disk in MB.
Nested RAID Configuration
Nested RAID levels have primary and secondary RAID levels. You need to create a minimum of two
drive groups in nested RAID levels and the drive groups should have the same number of physical disks.
To configure nested RAID levels, follow these steps:
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From the RAID drop-down list, select a nested RAID level.
The Drive Groups pane appears with a list of physical disks and drive groups. For more information
about a physical disk, hover the cursor over the physical disk until the tooltip is displayed.
Step 2
From the Physical Disks list, select the physical disks that you want to include in the Drive Groups list.
Table 8-6 displays the minimum number of physical disks and data groups required.
Table 8-6
Step 3
Minimum Number of Required Physical Drives and Data Groups
RAID Level
Minimum Number of Physical Disks
Minimum Number of Data Groups
RAID 10
4
2
RAID 50
6
2
RAID 60
8
2
Click Create Drive Group.
Note
The Create Drive Group button remains disabled until the minimum number of physical disks
for a RAID level is selected.
The selected physical disks are included in the Drive Groups list.
Note
The Delete Drive Group button remains disabled until a drive group is created.
Step 4
From the Stripe Size list, choose a stripe size for the RAID level.
Step 5
From the Read Policy list, choose a read policy for the RAID level.
Step 6
From the Write Policy list, choose a write policy for the RAID level.
Step 7
From the Cache Policy list, choose a cache policy for the RAID level.
Step 8
In the Size (MB) text field, enter the size of the logical disk in MB.
Clearing RAID Arrays
You can use the RAID Configuration page to delete all the created virtual disks or specific disks to free
up the disk space.
This section contains the following topics:
•
Deleting All the Virtual Disks, page 8-6
•
Deleting Single or Multiple Disks, page 8-7
Deleting All the Virtual Disks
To clear up all the disks, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Server Configuration in the left navigation pane and then click RAID configuration.
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The RAID Configuration page displays with the list of physical disks and logical disks.
Step 2
Click the Clear Configuration icon on the top-right of the page.
The RAID Configuration dialog box appears.
Step 3
Click Yes to confirm the operation.
All the virtual disks under Logical Disks are cleared and the state of the hard disks change to
Unconfigured Good.
Deleting Single or Multiple Disks
In single RAID levels and nested RAID levels, if the number of unconfigured good physical disks is less
than the minimum disks required for the selected RAID level, a RAID Configuration dialog box appears
specifying that logical disks need to be deleted to free up the physical disks.
To clear up the logical disks, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Yes in the RAID Configuration dialog box that appears.
A Delete Logical Disks dialog box appears.
Step 2
Select the logical disk to be deleted. The physical disks that are part of the logical disk is displayed at
the bottom of the dialog box.
Note
Step 3
If you delete a logical disk, all the information stored in the disk will be inaccessible.
Click Delete.
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Viewing Logs
The UCS-SCU Logs functionality allows you to take corrective action by examining your server logs.
UCS-SCU provides the following types of logs:
•
System Logs, page 9-1
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System Event Log, page 9-1
System Logs
The system log file displays events that are logged by the operating system components. These events
are often predetermined by the operating system itself. System log files display information about device
changes, device drivers, system changes, events, operations, and more.
To view the system logs, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Logs on the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click System Logs.
Step 3
Select a filter from the filter drop-down list.
Step 4
Click Go.
The system log is displayed.
System Event Log
The system event log file displays events that are logged by your server.
To view the system event logs follow these steps:
Step 1
Click Logs on the left navigation pane.
Step 2
Click System Event Log.
Step 3
Select from either the Description or Severity filter from the drop-down list.
•
If you select the Description filter and click Go, all the system event logs with a description and
severity are displayed.
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If you select the Severity filter, you can select the type of severity from the second drop-down list
and click Go. A list with the logs of the specified severity type is displayed.
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Click Clear Filter to clear the filter you applied.
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Troubleshooting
This chapter lists various troubleshooting options available when using the UCS-SCU application.
UCS-SCU Issues and Solutions
•
The OS installation process is interrupted and the server is rebooted.
Determine the value set for the Watchdog Timer. The Watchdog Timer is a new feature in the BIOS
of the C-series servers. If this feature is enabled and the value is set for a time duration that is less
than the time needed to install the OS, then the OS installation process is interrupted. This Watchdog
Timer feature automatically reboots or powers off the server after the specified time duration. Before
you begin the OS installation process, disable the Watchdog Timer feature.
•
UCS-SCU displays the following message even after mapping the virtual USB or connecting the
physical USB:
No USB Disk on Key detected
– For USB devices mapped through vmedia, try selecting the USB reset from the vmedia GUI
(virtual media session -> details -> USB reset)
– For a physical USB device, check the vendor and product information or try a different device.
•
After installing Windows OS, the KVM mouse does not work and Windows Device Manager
displays a yellow bang for the USB human interface device.
Check the version of CMC. Ensure that you have the latest version of CMC installed on your server.
•
Windows installation fails and the following message is displayed:
Selected disk has MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to
GPT disks.
The EFI CD ROM device for the virtual drive was used to boot the Windows 2008 image. Use the
CD ROM device from BIOS CD ROM order.
•
After installing the Windows operating system through UCS-SCU, Windows Device Manager
displays some devices with a yellow bang.
– The device may not be in the Cisco support matrix.
– You may not have selected some device drivers in the SCU GUI.
•
Windows setup fails with BSOD 0x7B (inaccessible boot device).
You may not have selected the device driver for boot controller in SCU GUI.
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Changes made to virtual disks using CMC may not be immediately viewable in the SCU user
interface, if the server is booted with SCU. Reboot the server to synchronize with CMC.
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During the Power On Self-Test (POST), both LSI embedded MegaRAID and LSI 2008 controller
are detected but only the LSI 2008 controller is viewed in the UCS-SCU.
Both LSI embedded MegaRAID and LSI 2008 are not supported together in the UCS-SCU. If you
have both, then only LSI 2008 gets detected. Remove the controller for the LSI embedded
MegaRAID to get detected.
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SCU inventory is impacted
Check to see if the server has a USB drive with GPT partition plugged-in. If so, either remove the
USB drive and reboot to SCU or use/re-format the USB stick with non-GPT partition.
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QPI link, PDisk, and network link components fail, while running the quick test, test suite and
comprehensive tests on the C220 M4 and C240 M4 servers.
– To resolve PDisk failure, disable JBOD. When JBOD option is enabled, PDisk cannot create a
virtual drives on the HDDs to run the HDD tests.
– To resolve network interface link failure, check if the network cables are connected to the
network port. If they are connected, ignore the error message.
Cisco UCS Server Configuration Utility, Release 4.0(7)
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