Working with Cisco Intersight Managed Mode Transition Tool
Perform the following steps to start with the IMM transition:
Procedure
Step 1 |
Click Add IMM Transition. |
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Step 2 |
Enter a name for the Transition. |
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Step 3 |
Select a Transition Type. (a) Select Generate Readiness Report if you only want to view the compatibility/readiness summary of your current UCS Manager hardware and configuration. (b) Select Transition Config to Intersight if you want to view the readiness report and push the converted configuration to Intersight. |
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Step 4 |
Click Next. |
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Step 5 |
Enable Proxy Settings, if required. To know about the procedure to enable Proxy Settings, refer Appendix C: Proxy Settings |
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Step 6 |
Enter the UCS Manager device details. (a) Choose the Select Existing UCSM Device option, in case you want to migrate the configuration of the existing device. You can download the Configuration JSON file and Inventory JSON file for the current device using Download option. Configuration JSON file contains the detailed information of the software configuration present in the existing UCS Manager domain. Inventory JSON file contains the detailed information of the hardware inventory present in the existing UCS Manager domain. These files can be shared with the technical support team for troubleshooting purpose.(b) Choose the Add New UCSM Device option if you want to add a new UCS Manager domain configuration. Enter the Device IP/FQDN, Username, and Password for the device. |
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Step 7 |
Click Next. A readiness report gets generated. This process may take several minutes as all the config attributes are fetched from the UCS Manager domain, converted to IMM, and the resultant report is generated. |
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Step 8 |
Click View Report to view the report or download the report using the Download option. The report can be generated for the latest config using the Re-generate option. |
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Step 9 |
If you have selected (b) in step 3, Click Next. |
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Step 10 |
Select the radio button for the Intersight Account. Valid options are Intersight SaaS or Intersight Appliance VM. |
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Step 11 |
Perform the following steps to generate an API Key ID from Intersight.
The API Key ID and Secret Key get generated. Use the Copy to Clipboard blue icons to copy these values to the clipboard. Go back to the IMM Transition Tool application. |
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Step 12 |
Complete the following fields: • API Key ID: Enter the API Key Id generated in the previous step. • Secret Key: Enter the Secret Key generated in the Intersight. Also, enter the FQDN if you have selected Intersight Appliance VM. |
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Step 13 |
Click Advanced Options, browse to the edited file, and click Upload.
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Step 14 |
Click Next.
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Device Management
IMM Transition Tool, Release 1.0.2 and above allows you to manage your UCS System and Intersight devices better. You can avoid duplicity of devices by providing unique Target IP or FQDN to each device.
Perform the following steps to add and manage a device.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Navigate to Device Management. |
Step 2 |
Click Add Device. |
Step 3 |
Select the Device Type from the drop-down. |
Step 4 |
Enter the Target IP/FQDN. |
Step 5 |
If the Device Type selected in Step 3 is UCS System, enter the Username for the device else go to Step 7. |
Step 6 |
Enter the Password for the device and go to Step 9. |
Step 7 |
If the Device Type selected in Step 3 is Intersight, enter the API Key. |
Step 8 |
Enter the Secret Key. |
Step 9 |
Click Save. |
Note |
Deletion of an existing device is possible only when there is no transition associated with it. |