Contents. Cisco UCS Manager CLI
Cisco UCS Manager CLI is a command-line interface that provides a comprehensive set of commands to manage all aspects of the Cisco Unified Computing System. This includes configuring the fabric interconnects, ports, port channels, communication services, authentication, organizations, role-based access control, DNS servers, system-related policies, licenses, virtual interfaces, VLANs, LAN pin groups, MAC pools, quality of service, network-related policies, upstream disjoint layer-2 networks, named VSANs, SAN pin groups, WWN pools, storage-related policies, server-related pools, server-related policies, server boot, service profiles, storage profiles, and power management.
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C H A P T E R 1
Related Cisco UCS Documentation
Overview of Cisco Unified Computing System 1
About Cisco Unified Computing System
Server Architecture and Connectivity
Network Connectivity through Service Profiles
Configuration through Service Profiles
Service Profiles that Override Server Identity
Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity
Initial and Existing Templates
Oversubscription Considerations
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C H A P T E R 2
C H A P T E R 3
Guidelines for Estimating Oversubscription
Overview of Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender
Virtualization with Network Interface Cards and Converged Network Adapters
Virtualization with a Virtual Interface Card Adapter
Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco UCS Manager
Tasks You Cannot Perform in Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Manager in a High Availability Environment
Overview of Cisco UCS Manager CLI
Committing, Discarding, and Viewing Pending Commands
Setting the Web Session Limit for Cisco UCS Manager from the CLI
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Modifying the Pre-Login Banner
Configuring the Fabric Interconnects
Performing an Initial System Setup for a Standalone Configuration
Initial System Setup for a Cluster Configuration
Performing an Initial System Setup for the First Fabric Interconnect
Performing an Initial System Setup for the Second Fabric Interconnect
Adding Out-of-band IPv4 Addresses to a Fabric Interconnect
Enabling a Standalone Fabric Interconnect for Cluster Configuration
Changing the Management Subnet of a Cluster
Changing the Management Prefix of a Cluster
Configuring the Information Policy on the Fabric Interconnect
Enabling the Information Policy on the Fabric Interconnect
Disabling the Information Policy on the Fabric Interconnect
Viewing the Information Policy on the Fabric Interconnect
Viewing the LAN Neighbors of the Fabric Interconnect
Viewing the SAN Neighbors of the Fabric Interconnect
Viewing the LLDP Neighbors of the Fabric Interconnect
Stopping Traffic on a Fabric Interconnect
Displaying the Status of Evacuation at a Fabric Interconnect
Displaying the Status of Evacuation at an IOM
Restarting Traffic on a Fabric Interconnect
Configuring Ethernet Switching Mode
Configuring Fibre Channel Switching Mode
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C H A P T E R 5
Configuring Ports and Port Channels 61
Server and Uplink Ports on the 6100 Series Fabric Interconnect
Unified Ports on the Fabric Interconnect
Guidelines for Configuring Unified Ports
Cautions and Guidelines for Configuring Unified Uplink Ports and Unified Storage
Effect of Port Mode Changes on Data Traffic
Configuring the Beacon LEDs for Unified Ports
Displaying Physical Port Statistics Obtained From the ASIC
Displaying Physical Ports on the Fabric Interconnect That Correspond to Physical Ports on
Verifying Status of Backplane Ports
Configuring an Uplink Ethernet Port
Unconfiguring an Uplink Ethernet Port
Assigning a Target MAC Address to an Appliance Port or Appliance Port Channel
Mapping an Appliance Port to a Community VLAN
Unconfiguring an Appliance Port
Configuring a FCoE Uplink Port
Unconfiguring a FCoE Uplink Port
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Configuring a Unified Storage Port
Configuring a Unified Uplink Port
FCoE and Fibre Channel Storage Ports
Configuring a Fibre Channel Storage or FCoE Port
Unconfiguring a Fibre Channel Storage or FCoE Port
Restoring a Fibre Channel Storage Port Back to an Uplink Fibre Channel Port
Configuring an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel
Unconfiguring an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel
Adding a Member Port to an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel
Deleting a Member Port from an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel
Configuring an Appliance Port Channel
Unconfiguring an Appliance Port Channel
Enabling or Disabling an Appliance Port Channel
Adding a Member Port to an Appliance Port Channel
Deleting a Member Port from an Appliance Port Channel
Configuring a Fibre Channel Port Channel
Unconfiguring a Fibre Channel Port Channel
Adding Channel Mode Active To The Upstream NPIV Fibre Channel Port Channel
Enabling or Disabling a Fibre Channel Port Channel
Adding a Member Port to a Fibre Channel Port Channel
Deleting a Member Port from a Fibre Channel Port Channel
Configuring a FCoE Port Channel
Adding a Member Port to a FCoE Uplink Port Channel
Configuring a Unified Uplink Port Channel
Policy-Based Port Error Handling
Configuring Error Disable on a Fabric Interconnect Port
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Configuring Auto Recovery on a Fabric Interconnect Port
Viewing the Network Interface Port Error Counters
Cabling Considerations for Fabric Port Channels
Configuring a Fabric Port Channel
Enabling or Disabling a Fabric Port Channel Member Port
Configuring Communication Services
Certificates, Key Rings, and Trusted Points
Regenerating the Default Key Ring
Creating a Certificate Request for a Key Ring
Creating a Certificate Request for a Key Ring with Basic Options
Creating a Certificate Request for a Key Ring with Advanced Options
Importing a Certificate into a Key Ring
Enabling HTTP Redirection to HTTPS
SNMP Security Levels and Privileges
Supported Combinations of SNMP Security Models and Levels
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Enabling SNMP and Configuring SNMP Properties
Disabling the CIMC Web Service
Disabling Communication Services
Guidelines and Recommendations for Remote Authentication Providers
User Attributes in Remote Authentication Providers
Configuring Properties for LDAP Providers
Changing the LDAP Group Rule for an LDAP Provider
Configuring Properties for RADIUS Providers
Configuring Properties for TACACS+ Providers
Multiple Authentication Systems
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C H A P T E R 9
Multiple Authentication Services
Multiple Authentication Systems
Creating an LDAP Provider Group
Deleting an LDAP Provider Group
Creating a RADIUS Provider Group
Deleting a RADIUS Provider Group
Creating a TACACS Provider Group
Deleting a TACACS Provider Group
Creating an Authentication Domain
Selecting a Primary Authentication Service
Selecting the Console Authentication Service
Selecting the Default Authentication Service
Configuring the Role Policy for Remote Users
Organizations in a Multitenancy Environment
Hierarchical Name Resolution in a Multi-Tenancy Environment
Configuring an Organization Under the Root Organization
Configuring an Organization Under an Organization that is not Root
Configuring Role-Based Access Control 177
Role-Based Access Control Overview
Guidelines for Cisco UCS Usernames
Reserved Words: Locally Authenticated User Accounts
Guidelines for Cisco UCS Passwords
Web Session Limits for User Accounts
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C H A P T E R 1 1
Adding Privileges to a User Role
Replacing Privileges for a User Role
Removing Privileges from a User Role
Assigning an Organization to a Locale
Deleting an Organization from a Locale
Configuring Locally Authenticated User Accounts
Enabling the Password Strength Check for Locally Authenticated Users
Setting Web Session Limits for User Accounts
Assigning a Role to a User Account
Assigning a Locale to a User Account
Removing a Role from a User Account
Removing a Locale from a User Account
Enabling or Disabling a User Account
Clearing the Password History for a Locally Authenticated User
Password Profile for Locally Authenticated Users
Configuring the Maximum Number of Password Changes for a Change Interval
Configuring a No Change Interval for Passwords
Configuring the Password History Count
Monitoring User Sessions from the CLI
Configuring System-Related Policies
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C H A P T E R 1 3
C H A P T E R 1 4
Configuring the Chassis/FEX Discovery Policy
Configuring the Chassis/FEX Discovery Policy
Configuring the Chassis Connectivity Policy
Configuring a Chassis Connectivity Policy
Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy
Configuring the Rack Server Discovery Policy
Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table
Aging Time for the MAC Address Table
Configuring the Aging Time for the MAC Address Table
C-Direct Rack Licensing Support
Obtaining the Host ID for a Fabric Interconnect
Viewing the Licenses Installed on a Fabric Interconnect
Viewing License Usage for a Fabric Interconnect
Virtual Interface Subscription Management and Error Handling
Registering Cisco UCS Domains with Cisco UCS Central 227
Registration of Cisco UCS Domains
Policy Resolution between Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central
Registering a Cisco UCS Domain with Cisco UCS Central
Configuring Policy Resolution between Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central
Setting Cisco UCS Central Registration Properties in Cisco UCS Manager
Unregistering a Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central
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Creating a Named VLAN Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects (Uplink Ethernet Mode)
Creating a Named VLAN Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects (Ethernet Storage
Creating a Named VLAN Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect (Uplink Ethernet Mode)
Creating a Named VLAN Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect (Ethernet Storage Mode)
Creating a Primary VLAN for a Private VLAN (Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects)
Creating a Primary VLAN for a Private VLAN (Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect)
Creating a Secondary VLAN for a Private VLAN (Accessible to Both Fabric
Creating a Secondary VLAN for a Private VLAN (Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect)
Allowing Community VLANs on vNICs
Allowing PVLAN on Promiscuous Access or Trunk Port
Enabling Port VLAN Count Optimization
Disabling Port VLAN Count Optimization
Viewing the Port VLAN Count Optimization Groups
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C H A P T E R 1 8
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Configuring Quality of Service
Configuring Quality of Service Policies
Configuring Flow Control Policies
Configuring a Flow Control Policy
Deleting a Flow Control Policy
Configuring Network-Related Policies 275
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Configuring Ethernet Adapter Policies
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies
Accelerated Receive Flow Steering
Guidelines and Limitations for Accelerated Receive Flow Steering
Guidelines and Limitations for Adaptive Interrupt Coalescing
RDMA Over Converged Ethernet for SMB Direct
Guidelines and Limitations for SMB Direct with RoCE
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable eNIC Support for MRQS on Linux Operating
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with NVGRE
Configuring an Ethernet Adapter Policy to Enable Stateless Offloads with VXLAN
Deleting an Ethernet Adapter Policy
Configuring the Default vNIC Behavior Policy
Configuring a Default vNIC Behavior Policy
Configuring LAN Connectivity Policies
About the LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies
Creating a LAN Connectivity Policy
Creating a vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting a vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
Creating an iSCSI vNIC for a LAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a LAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting a LAN Connectivity Policy
Configuring Network Control Policies
Configuring Link Layer Discovery Protocol for Fabric Interconnect vEthernet
Configuring a Network Control Policy
Displaying Network Control Policy Details
Deleting a Network Control Policy
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Configuring Multicast Policies
Configuring IGMP Snooping Parameters
Modifying Multicast Policy Parameters
Assigning a VLAN Multicast Policy
Assigning LACP Policy to Port-Channels
Configuring UDLD Link Policies
Configuring a UDLD Link Policy
Modifying the UDLD System Settings
Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel Ethernet Interface
Assigning a Link Profile to a Port Channel FCoE Interface
Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink Ethernet Interface
Assigning a Link Profile to an Uplink FCoE Interface
Configuring VMQ Connection Policies
Creating a VMQ Connection Policy
Configuring Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks 321
Upstream Disjoint Layer-2 Networks
Guidelines for Configuring Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks
Pinning Considerations for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks
Configuring Cisco UCS for Upstream Disjoint L2 Networks
Assigning Ports and Port Channels to VLANs
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C H A P T E R 2 2
C H A P T E R 2 3
C H A P T E R 2 4
Removing Ports and Port Channels from VLANs
Viewing Ports and Port Channels Assigned to VLANs
Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking for Named VSANs
Guidelines and Recommendations for VSANs
Creating a Named VSAN Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects (Fibre Channel Uplink
Creating a Named VSAN Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects (Fibre Channel Storage
Creating a Named VSAN Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect (Fibre Channel Uplink
Creating a Named VSAN Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect (Fibre Channel Storage
Changing the VLAN ID for the FCoE Native VLAN for a Named VSAN
Changing the VLAN ID for the FCoE Native VLAN for a Storage VSAN
Enabling or Disabling Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking
Configuring Storage-Related Policies 351
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Configuring Fibre Channel Adapter Policies
Ethernet and Fibre Channel Adapter Policies
Configuring a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy
Deleting a Fibre Channel Adapter Policy
Configuring the Default vHBA Behavior Policy
Configuring a Default vHBA Behavior Policy
Configuring SAN Connectivity Policies
About the LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Privileges Required for LAN and SAN Connectivity Policies
Interactions between Service Profiles and Connectivity Policies
Creating a SAN Connectivity Policy
Creating a vHBA for a SAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting a vHBA from a SAN Connectivity Policy
Creating an Initiator Group for a SAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting an Initiator Group from a SAN Connectivity Policy
Deleting a SAN Connectivity Policy
Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning
Information About Fibre Channel Zoning
Support for Fibre Channel Zoning in Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Manager-Based Fibre Channel Zoning
Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy
Fibre Channel Active Zone Set Configuration
Switch-Based Fibre Channel Zoning
Guidelines and recommendations for Cisco UCS Manager-Based Fibre Channel Zoning
Configuring Cisco UCS Manager Fibre Channel Zoning
Removing Unmanaged Zones from a VSAN Accessible to Both Fabric Interconnects
Removing Unmanaged Zones from a VSAN Accessible to One Fabric Interconnect
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C H A P T E R 2 7
Configuring Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policies
Creating a Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy
Deleting a Fibre Channel Storage Connection Policy
Configuring Server-Related Pools
UUID Suffix Pool Configuration
Deleting a Block from an IP Pool
Setting the Management IP Address 391
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Blade Server
Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IP Address
Configuring a Blade Server to Use a Static IPv6 Address
Configuring a Blade Server to Use the Management IP Pool
Configuring the Management IP Address on a Rack Server
Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IP Address
Configuring a Rack Server to Use a Static IPv6 Address
Configuring a Rack Server to Use the Management IP Pool
Setting the Management IP Address on a Service Profile or Service Profile Template
Configuring the Management IP Pool
Configuring IP Address Blocks for the Management IP Pool
Deleting an IP Address Block from the Management IP Pool
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Configuring Server-Related Policies 403
Intel Directed I/O BIOS Settings
PCI Configuration BIOS Settings
LOM and PCIe Slots BIOS Settings
Graphics Configuration BIOS Settings
Server Management BIOS Settings
Viewing the Actual BIOS Settings for a Server
Configuring Trusted Platform Module
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Guidelines and Limitations for Consistent Device Naming
Enabling Consistent Device Naming in a BIOS Policy
Associating a BIOS Policy with a Service Profile
Configuring Consistent Device Naming for a vNIC
Displaying the CDN Name of a vNIC
Displaying the Status of a vNIC
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Configuring an IPMI Access Profile
Deleting an IPMI Access Profile
Adding an Endpoint User to an IPMI Access Profile
Deleting an Endpoint User from an IPMI Access Profile
Configuring a KVM Management Policy
Configuring Local Disk Configuration Policies
Local Disk Configuration Policy
Guidelines for all Local Disk Configuration Policies
Guidelines for Local Disk Configuration Policies Configured for RAID
Creating a Local Disk Configuration Policy
Viewing a Local Disk Configuration Policy
Deleting a Local Disk Configuration Policy
Enabling or Disabling FlexFlash SD Card Support
Formatting the FlexFlash Cards
Resetting the FlexFlash Controller
Viewing the FlexFlash Controller Status
Configuring DIMM Error Management
DIMM Correctable Error Handling
Configuring Serial over LAN Policies
Serial over LAN Policy Overview
Configuring a Serial over LAN Policy
Viewing a Serial over LAN Policy
Deleting a Serial over LAN Policy
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Configuring Server Autoconfiguration Policies
Server Autoconfiguration Policy Overview
Configuring a Server Autoconfiguration Policy
Deleting a Server Autoconfiguration Policy
Configuring Server Discovery Policies
Server Discovery Policy Overview
Configuring a Server Discovery Policy
Deleting a Server Discovery Policy
Configuring Server Inheritance Policies
Server Inheritance Policy Overview
Configuring a Server Inheritance Policy
Deleting a Server Inheritance Policy
Configuring Server Pool Policies
Configuring a Server Pool Policy
Configuring Server Pool Policy Qualifications
Server Pool Policy Qualification Overview
Creating a Server Pool Policy Qualification
Deleting a Server Pool Policy Qualification
Creating an Adapter Qualification
Deleting an Adapter Qualification
Configuring a Chassis Qualification
Deleting a Chassis Qualification
Creating a Power Group Qualification
Deleting a Power Group Qualification
Creating a Memory Qualification
Deleting a Memory Qualification
Creating a Physical Qualification
Deleting a Physical Qualification
Creating a Storage Qualification
Deleting a Storage Qualification
Configuring vNIC/vHBA Placement Policies
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vCon to Adapter Placement for N20-B6620-2 and N20-B6625-2 Blade Servers
vCon to Adapter Placement for All Other Supported Servers
Configuring a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy
Deleting a vNIC/vHBA Placement Policy
Explicitly Assigning a vNIC to a vCon
Explicitly Assigning a vHBA to a vCon
Placing Static vNICs Before Dynamic vNICs
Configuring Host Port Placement
Determining the CIMC Secure Boot Status
Configuring a SAN Boot for a Boot Policy
iSCSI Boot Guidelines and Prerequisites
Creating an iSCSI Adapter Policy
Deleting an iSCSI Adapter Policy
Creating an Authentication Profile
Deleting an Authentication Profile
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Adding a Block of IP Addresses to the Initiator Pool
Deleting a Block of IP Addresses from the Initiator Pool
Deleting iSCSI Devices from a Boot Policy
Setting an Initiator IQN at the Service Profile Level
Creating an iSCSI vNIC in a Service Profile
Deleting an iSCSI vNIC from a Service Profile
Creating an iSCSI Initiator that Boots Using a Static IP Address
Deleting the Static IP Address Boot Parameters from an iSCSI Initiator
Creating an iSCSI Initiator that Boots Using an IP Address from an IP Pool
Deleting the IP Pool Boot Parameter from an iSCSI Initiator
Creating an iSCSI Initiator that Boots Using DHCP
Deleting the DHCP Boot Parameter from an iSCSI Initiator
Deleting a Block from an IQN Pool
Creating an iSCSI Static Target
Deleting an iSCSI Static Target
Configuring a LAN Boot for a Boot Policy
Configuring a Local Disk Boot for a Boot Policy
Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Boot Policy
Creating a CIMC vMedia Boot Policy
Configuring an EFI Shell Boot for a Boot Policy
Guidelines and Limitations for UEFI Boot Parameters
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C H A P T E R 3 1
Configuring UEFI Boot Parameters for a Local LUN
Configuring UEFI Boot Parameters for an iSCSI LUN
Configuring UEFI Boot Parameters for a SAN LUN
Deferring Deployment of Service Profile Updates
Service Profile Deferred Deployments
Schedules for Deferred Deployments
Pending Activities for Deferred Deployments
Guidelines and Limitations for Deferred Deployments
Creating a One Time Occurrence for a Schedule
Creating a Recurring Occurrence for a Schedule
Deleting a One Time Occurrence from a Schedule
Deleting a Recurring Occurrence from a Schedule
Configuring Maintenance Policies
Deploying a Service Profile Change Waiting for User Acknowledgement
Deploying a Scheduled Service Profile Change Immediately
Service Profiles that Override Server Identity
Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity
Guidelines and Recommendations for Service Profiles
Configuring an Inband Service Profile
Configuring an Inband Management Service Profile
Deleting the Inband Configuration from a Service Profile
Configuring Inband Management on the CIMC
Deleting the Inband Configuration from the CIMC
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Initial and Existing Templates
Creating a Service Profile Template
Creating a Service Profile Instance from a Service Profile Template
Unbinding a Service Profile from a Service Profile Template
Creating a Hardware-Based Service Profile
Configuring a vNIC for a Service Profile
Creating vNIC Pairs on a Service Profile
Configuring a vHBA for a Service Profile
Creating vHBA Pairs on a Service Profile
Configuring a Local Disk for a Service Profile
Configuring Serial over LAN for a Service Profile
Service Profile Boot Definition Configuration
Configuring a Boot Definition for a Service Profile
Configuring a LAN Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition
Configuring a Storage Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition
Configuring a Virtual Media Boot for a Service Profile Boot Definition
Deleting a Boot Definition for a Service Profile
Configuring Fibre Channel Zoning for a Service Profile
Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with an Existing Storage Connection Policy
Configuring a vHBA Initiator Group with a local Storage Connection Policy Definition
Service Profiles and Service Profile Template Management
Associating a Service Profile with a Blade Server or Server Pool
Associating a Service Profile with a Rack Server
Disassociating a Service Profile from a Server or Server Pool
Resetting the UUID Assigned to a Service Profile from a Pool in a Service Profile
Resetting the MAC Address Assigned to a vNIC from a Pool in a Service Profile
Resetting the WWPN Assigned to a vHBA from a Pool in a Service Profile Template
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Disk Groups and Disk Group Configuration Policies
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Redundant Virtual Drives with No Hot Spare Drives
Redundant Virtual Drives with Hot Spare Drives
Inserting Physical Drives into Unused Slots
Controller Constraints and Limitations
Configuring a Disk Group Policy
Automatically Configuring Disks in a Disk Group
Manually Configuring Disks in a Disk Group
Configuring Virtual Drive Properties
Creating a Storage Profile PCH Controller Definition
Deleting a Storage Profile PCH Controller Definition
Deleting Local LUNs In a Storage Profile
Associating a Storage Profile with a Service Profile
Displaying Details of All Local LUNs Inherited By a Service Profile
Importing Foreign Configurations for a RAID Controller on a Blade Server
Importing Foreign Configurations for a RAID Controller on a Rack Server
Configuring Local Disk Operations on a Blade Server
Configuring Local Disk Operations on a Rack Server
Configuring Virtual Drive Operations
Deleting an Orphaned Virtual Drive on a Blade Server
Deleting an Orphaned Virtual Drive on a Rack Server
Renaming an Orphaned Virtual Drive on a Blade Server
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Renaming an Orphaned Virtual Drive on a Rack Server
Configuring the Boot Policy for a Local LUN
Configuring the Boot Policy for a Local JBOD Disk
Local LUN Operations in a Service Profile
Preprovisioning a LUN Name or Claiming an Orphan LUN
Deploying and Undeploying a LUN
Renaming a Service Profile Referenced LUN
Viewing the Local Disk Locator LED State
Turning On the Local Disk Locator LED
Turning Off the Local Disk Locator LED
Managing Power in Cisco UCS 681
Viewing Power Measured for Blades
Power Policy for Cisco UCS Servers
Viewing and Modifying the Global Power Profiling Policy
Configuring the Global Power Allocation Policy
Global Power Allocation Policy
Configuring the Global Power Allocation Policy
Viewing the Power Cap Values for Servers
Configuring Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping
Policy Driven Chassis Group Power Capping
Creating a Power Control Policy
Deleting a Power Control Policy
Configuring Manual Blade-Level Power Capping
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C H A P T E R 3 5
C H A P T E R 3 6
Setting the Blade-Level Power Cap for a Server
Viewing the Blade-Level Power Cap
Power Synchronization Behavior
Displaying the Global Power Sync Policy
Setting Global Policy Reference for a Service Profile
Displaying All Power Sync Policies
Setting the System Clock Manually
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Chassis
Turning On the Locator LED for a Chassis
Turning Off the Locator LED for a Chassis
Viewing NVMe PCIe Local Disk Inventory Details
Viewing NVMe PCIe SSD RAID Controller Inventory Details
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Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server Management
Upgrading to a Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Server
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Blade Servers
Recommendations for Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes
Performing a Hard Reset on a Blade Server
Resetting a Blade Server to Factory Default Settings
Removing a Blade Server from a Chassis
Decommissioning a Blade Server
Turning On the Locator LED for a Blade Server
Turning Off the Locator LED for a Blade Server
Resetting the CMOS for a Blade Server
Resetting the CIMC for a Blade Server
Clearing TPM for a Blade Server
Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Blade Server
Issuing an NMI from a Blade Server
Managing Rack-Mount Servers 731
Guidelines for Removing and Decommissioning Rack-Mount Servers
Recommendations for Avoiding Unexpected Server Power Changes
Shutting Down a Rack-Mount Server
Power Cycling a Rack-Mount Server
Performing a Hard Reset on a Rack-Mount Server
Acknowledging a Rack-Mount Server
Decommissioning a Rack-Mount Server
Renumbering a Rack-Mount Server
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C H A P T E R 3 9
C H A P T E R 4 0
Turning On the Locator LED for a Rack-Mount Server
Turning Off the Locator LED for a Rack-Mount Server
Resetting the CMOS for a Rack-Mount Server
Resetting the CIMC for a Rack-Mount Server
Clearing TPM for a Rack-Mount Server
Recovering the Corrupt BIOS on a Rack-Mount Server
Showing the Status for a Rack-Mount Server
Issuing an NMI from a Rack-Mount Server
Viewing the CIMC Sessions Opened by the Local Users
Viewing the CIMC Sessions Opened by the Remote Users
Viewing the CIMC Sessions Opened by an IPMI User
Clearing the CIMC Sessions of a Server
Clearing All CIMC Sessions Opened by a Local User
Clearing All CIMC Sessions Opened by a Remote User
Clearing a Specific CIMC Session Opened by a Local User
Clearing a Specific CIMC Session Opened by a Remote User
Clearing a CIMC Session Opened by an IPMI User
I/O Module Management in Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration 755
Considerations and Recommendations for Backup Operations
All Configuration Export Policy
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Required User Role for Backup and Import Operations
Configuring the Full State Backup Policy
Configuring the All Configuration Export Policy
Configuring Backup/Export Configuration Reminders
Restoring the Configuration for a Fabric Interconnect
Recovering a Lost Password 775
Password Recovery for the Admin Account
Determining the Leadership Role of a Fabric Interconnect
Recovering the Admin Account Password in a Standalone Configuration
Recovering the Admin Account Password in a Cluster Configuration
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Manages all aspects of Cisco Unified Computing System
Provides a comprehensive set of commands
Supports both standalone and cluster configurations
Offers a wide range of features for configuring network connectivity and storage
Includes advanced features for managing user accounts and roles
Provides detailed information about the system's configuration and status
Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
Offers a variety of tools for troubleshooting problems
Provides a secure and reliable way to manage the Cisco Unified Computing System
Frequently asked questions
You can configure a blade server to use a static IP address, a static IPv6 address, or the management IP pool. Refer to chapter 27 in the viewed document for instructions.
There are two main types of service profiles: service profiles that override server identity and service profiles that inherit server identity. Refer to chapter 31 in the viewed document for more information.
Cisco UCS offers several options for managing power, including power capping, power policies, and power groups. Refer to chapter 33 in the viewed document for instructions.
Cisco UCS Manager supports both Cisco UCS Manager-based and switch-based Fibre Channel zoning. Refer to chapter 25 in the viewed document for instructions.
Cisco UCS supports a variety of boot methods, including LAN boot, SAN boot, iSCSI boot, local device boot, and virtual media boot. Refer to chapter 29 in the viewed document for detailed instructions.