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This chapter includes the following sections:
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Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers, page 1
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Overview of the Server Software, page 1
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Cisco Integrated Management Controller, page 2
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Overview of the Cisco IMC User Interface, page 3
Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers
The Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount servers include the following models:
• Cisco UCS C220 M5 Rack-Mount Server
• Cisco UCS C240 M5 Rack-Mount Server
Note
To determine which Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount servers are supported by this firmware release, see the associated Release Notes. The C-Series release notes are available at the following URL: http:// www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/prod_release_notes_list.html
Overview of the Server Software
The Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server ships with the Cisco IMC firmware.
Cisco IMC Firmware
Cisco IMC is a separate management module built into the motherboard. A dedicated ARM-based processor, separate from the main server CPU, runs the Cisco IMC firmware. The system ships with a running version of the Cisco IMC firmware. You can update the Cisco IMC firmware, but no initial installation is needed.
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Server OS
The Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers support operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Oracle and so on.
For more information on supported operating systems, see the Hardware and Software Interoperability for
Standalone C-series servers at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10477/prod_technical_reference_ list.html
. You can use Cisco IMC to install an OS on the server using the KVM console and vMedia.
Note
You can access the available OS installation documentation from the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
Documentation Roadmap at http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc .
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
The Cisco IMC is the management service for the C-Series servers. Cisco IMC runs within the server.
Note
The Cisco IMC management service is used only when the server is operating in Standalone Mode. If your C-Series server is integrated into a UCS system, you must manage it using UCS Manager. For information about using UCS Manager, see the configuration guides listed in the Cisco UCS B-Series
Servers Documentation Roadmap at http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/b-series-doc .
Management Interfaces
You can use a web-based GUI or SSH-based CLI or an XML-based API to access, configure, administer, and monitor the server. Almost all tasks can be performed in either interface, and the results of tasks performed in one interface are displayed in another. However, you cannot do the following:
• Use Cisco IMC GUI to invoke Cisco IMC CLI
• View a command that has been invoked through Cisco IMC CLI in Cisco IMC GUI
• Generate Cisco IMC CLI output from Cisco IMC GUI
Tasks You Can Perform in Cisco IMC
You can use Cisco IMC to perform the following chassis management tasks:
• Power on, power off, power cycle, reset and shut down the server
• Toggle the locator LED
• Configure the server boot order
• View server properties and sensors
• Manage remote presence
• Create and manage local user accounts, and enable remote user authentication through Active Directory
• Configure network-related settings, including NIC properties, IPv4, VLANs, and network security
• Configure communication services, including HTTP, SSH, IPMI Over LAN, and SNMP
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• Manage certificates
• Configure platform event filters
• Update Cisco IMC firmware
• Monitor faults, alarms, and server status
• Set time zone and view local time
• Install and activate Cisco IMC firmware
• Install and activate BIOS firmware
• Install and activate CMC firmware
You can use Cisco IMC to perform the following server management tasks:
• Manage remote presence
• Create and manage local user accounts, and enable remote user authentication through Active Directory
• Configure network-related settings, including NIC properties, IPv4, VLANs, and network security
• Configure communication services, including HTTP, SSH, IPMI Over LAN, and SNMP
• Manage certificates
• Configure platform event filters
• Update Cisco IMC firmware
• Monitor faults, alarms, and server status
• Set time zone and view local time
No Operating System or Application Provisioning or Management
Cisco IMC provisions servers, and as a result, exists below the operating system on a server. Therefore, you cannot use it to provision or manage operating systems or applications on servers. For example, you cannot do the following:
• Deploy an OS, such as Windows or Linux
• Deploy patches for software, such as an OS or an application
• Install base software components, such as anti-virus software, monitoring agents, or backup clients
• Install software applications, such as databases, application server software, or web servers
• Perform operator actions, including restarting an Oracle database, restarting printer queues, or handling non-Cisco IMC user accounts
• Configure or manage external storage on the SAN or NAS storage
Overview of the Cisco IMC User Interface
The Cisco IMC user interface is a web-based management interface for Cisco C-Series servers. The web user interface is developed using HTML5 with the eXtensible Widget Framework (XWT) framework. You can
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launch the user interface and manage the server from any remote host that meets the following minimum requirements:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X v10.6, Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 or higher operating systems
• Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.2
Note
In case you lose or forget the password that you use to log in to Cisco IMC, see the password recovery instructions in the Cisco UCS C-Series server installation and service guide for your server. This guide is available from the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap at http://www.cisco.com/go/ unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc .
Cisco IMC Home Page
When you first log into Cisco IMC GUI, the user interface looks similar to the following illustration:
Navigation and Work Panes
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller GUI comprises the Navigation pane on the left hand side of the screen and the Work pane on the right hand side of the screen. Clicking links on the Chassis, Compute,
Networking, Storage or Admin menu in the Navigation pane displays the associated tabs in the pane on the right.
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Navigation and Work Panes
The Navigation pane header displays action buttons that allow you to view the navigation map of the entire
GUI, view the index, or select a favorite work pane to go to, directly. The Pin icon prevents the Navigation pane from sliding in once the Work pane displays.
The Favorite icon is a star shaped button which allows you to make any specific work pane in the application as your favorite. To do this, navigate to the work pane of your choice and click the Favorite icon. To access this work pane directly from anywhere else in the application, click the Favorite icon again.
The GUI header displays information about the overall status of the chassis and user login information.
The GUI header also displays the total number of faults (indicated in green or red), with a Bell icon next to it. However, clicking this icon displays the summary of only the critical and major faults of various components.
To view all the faults, click the View All button to display the Fault Summary pane.
Note
User interface options may vary depending on the server.
The Navigation pane has the following menus:
• Chassis Menu
• Compute Menu
• Networking Menu
• Storage Menu
• Admin Menu
Chassis Menu
Each node in the Chassis menu leads to one or more tabs that display in the Work pane. These tabs provides access to the following information:
Chassis Menu Node Name
Summary
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
Server properties, Chassis status, Cisco IMC information, and
Server Utilization.
Inventory
Sensors
Power Management
Faults and Logs
CPU, memory, PCI adapters, power supplies, cisco VIC adapters, network adapters, storage, SAS expander, and TPM.
Power supply, fan, temperature, voltage, current, LED readings, and storage.
Power cap configuration and power monitoring.
Note
This option is available only on some UCS C-Series servers.
Fault summary, fault history, system event log, Cisco IMC logs, and logging controls.
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Navigation and Work Panes
Compute Menu
The Compute menu contains information about the server, and the following information is displayed in the
Work pane.
Compute Menu Node Name
Remote Management
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
KVM, virtual media, and Serial over LAN settings.
BIOS
Troubleshooting
Power Policies
PID Catalog
The installed BIOS firmware version and the server boot order.
Bootstrap processing, Crash recording, and a player to view the last saved bootstrap process.
Power restore policy settings.
CPU, memory, PCI adapters, and the HDD details.
Networking Menu
Each node in the Networking menu leads to one or more tabs that display in the Work pane. These tabs provides access to the following information:
Networking Menu Node Name
General
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
Adapter card properties, firmware, external ethernet interfaces, and actions to export or import configurations, and reset status.
vNICs
Host ethernet interfaces information such as name, CDN, MAC address, MTU and individual vNIC properties.
vHBAs
Host fibre channel interfaces information such as name, WWPN,
WWNN, boot, uplink, port profile, channel number, and individual vHBA properties.
Storage Menu
Each node in the Storage menu corresponds to the LSI MegaRAID controllers or Host Bus Adapters (HBA) that are installed in theCisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers. Each node leads to one or more tabs that display in the Work pane and provide information about the installed controllers.
Storage Menu Node Name
Controller Info
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
General information about the selected LSI MegaRAID controller or HBA.
Physical Drive Info
General drive information, identification information, and drive statusl
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Storage Menu Node Name
Virtual Drive Info
Battery Backup Unit
Storage Log
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
General drive information, RAID information, and physical drive information.
Backup battery information for the selected MegaRAID controller.
Storage messages.
Admin Menu
Each node in the Admin menu leads to one or more tabs that display in the Work pane. These tabs provides access to the following information:
Admin Menu Node Name
User Management
Work Pane Tabs Provide Information About...
Locally-defined user accounts, Active Directory settings, and current user session information.
Networking
NIC, IPv4, IPv6, VLAN, and LOM properties, along with network security settings.
Communication Services
Certificate Management
HTTP, SSH, XML API, IPMI over LAN, and SNMP settings.
Security certificate information and management.
Firmware Management
Utilities
Device Connector
Cisco IMC and BIOS firmware information and management.
Technical support data collection, system configuration import and export options, and restore factory defaults settings.
Starship management and network settings.
Note
This option is available only on some C-Series servers.
Toolbar
The toolbar displays above the Work pane.
Button Name
Refresh
Description
Refreshes the current page.
Host Power
Displays the drop-down menu for you to choose power options.
Launch KVM
Displays the drop-down menu to launch the Java based or HTML based
KVM console.
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Cisco Integrated Management Controller Online Help Overview
Button Name
Ping
Reboot
Locator LED
Description
Launches the Ping Details pop-up window.
Enables you to reboot Cisco IMC.
Allows you to turn on or turn off the locator LED.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller Online Help Overview
The GUI for the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) software is divided into two main sections, a Navigation pane on the left and a Work pane on the right.
This help system describes the fields on each Cisco IMC GUI page and in each dialog box.
To access the page help, do one of the following:
• In a particular tab in the Cisco IMC GUI, click the Help icon in the toolbar above the Work pane.
• In a dialog box, click the Help button in that dialog box.
Note
For a complete list of all C-Series documentation, see the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation
Roadmap available at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc .
Logging into Cisco IMC
Procedure
Step 1
In your web browser, type or select the web link for Cisco IMC.
Step 2
If a security dialog box displays, do the following: a) (Optional) Check the check box to accept all content from Cisco.
b) Click Yes to accept the certificate and continue.
Step 3
In the log in window, enter your username and password.
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Tip
When logging in for the first time to an unconfigured system, use admin as the username and password as the password.
The following situations occur when you login to the Web UI for the first time:
• You cannot perform any operation until you change default admin credentials on the Cisco IMC
Web UI.
• You cannot close or cancel the password change pop-up window and opening it in a tab or refreshing the browser page will continue to display the pop-up window. This pop-up window appears when you login after a factory reset.
• You cannot choose the word 'password' as your new password. If this creates problems for any scripts you may be running, you could change it to password by logging back into the user management options, but this is ENTIRELY at your own risk. It is not recommended by Cisco.
Step 4
Click Log In.
Logging out of Cisco IMC
Procedure
Step 1
In the upper right of Cisco IMC, click Log Out.
Logging out returns you to the Cisco IMC log in page.
Step 2
(Optional) Log back in or close your web browser.
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