Chapter 1. Overview

About Cisco IMC Supervisor

Minimum System Requirements

Cisco IMC Supervisor Deployment and Scalability

Supported Firewall Ports

About Licenses

Fulfilling the Product Access Key

Licensing Tasks

Chapter 2. Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere

Reserving System Resources

Chapter 3. Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V

About Cisco IMC Supervisor for Hyper-V

Prerequisites

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2012 R2

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2

Configuring the Network Interface using Shelladmin

Chapter 4. Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Migrating to Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.1

Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor

Supported Upgrade/Migrate Paths for Cisco IMC Supervisor

Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Chapter 5. Post-Installation Tasks

Changing the Default Password

Updating the License

Preface

Audience

Conventions

Documentation Feedback

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Chapter 1. Overview

This chapter contains the following topics:

- About Cisco IMC Supervisor

- Minimum System Requirements

- Cisco IMC Supervisor Deployment and Scalability

- Supported Firewall Ports

- About Licenses

About Cisco IMC Supervisor

Cisco IMC Supervisor is a management system that allows you to manage rack-mount servers on a large scale. It allows you to create groups of rack-mount servers for monitoring and inventory purposes.

You can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to perform the following tasks:

- Logically grouping servers and viewing summary per group

- Collecting inventory for the managed servers

- Monitoring servers and groups

- Managing firmware including firmware download, upgrade, and activation

- Provide Northbound REST APIs to discover, monitor and manage servers and perform firmware upgrades programmatically.

- Managing standalone server actions including power control, LED control, log collection, KVM launch, and CIMC UI launch.

- Restricting access using Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

- Configuring email alerts

- Configuring server properties using policies and profiles

- Defining schedules to defer tasks such as firmware updates or server discovery

- Diagnosing server hardware issues using UCS Server Configuration Utility

- Cisco Smart Call Home provides proactive diagnostics, alerts, and remediation recommendations

- Managing Cisco UCS C3260 Dense Storage Rack Server

- Configuring the DNS server and other network settings through the Network Configuration policy

- Assigning physical drives to server through the Zoning policy

- Setting up multiple diagnostic images across different geographic locations

- Customizing email rules to include individual servers within a group

Minimum System Requirements

Supported Server Models

- UCS C-220 M3 and M4

- UCS C-240 M3 and M4

- UCS C-460 M4

- UCS C-22 M3

- UCS C-24 M3

- UCS C-420 M3

- UCS C3160

- UCS C3260

- UCS EN120E M2

- UCS EN120S M2

- UCS E-140S M2

- UCS E-160D M2

- UCS E-180D M2

- UCS E-140S M1

- UCS E-140D M1

- UCS E-160D M1

- UCS E-140DP M1

- UCS E-160DP M1

Important:
Cisco IMC Supervisor supports up to 1000 UCS C-Series and E-Series servers. For more information about scalability, see Cisco IMC Supervisor Deployment and Scalability.

Minimum Firmware Versions

Servers

Minimum Firmware Version

UCS C-series Servers

1.5(4)

UCS E-series Servers

2.3.1

UCS C3260 Servers

2.0(13e) onwards

Supported PCiE Cards

- Cisco UCS VIC 1225

- Cisco UCS VIC 1225T

- Cisco UCS VIC 1227

- Cisco UCS VIC 1227T

- Cisco UCS VIC 1385

- Cisco UCS VIC 1387

Supported Hypervisor versions

- ESXi 5.1

- ESXi 5.5

- ESXi 6.0

- Windows 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Manager version 6.1.7

- Windows 2012 R2 with Hyper-V Manager version 6.3.9

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The Cisco IMC Supervisor environment must meet at least the minimum system requirements listed in the following table.

Element

Minimum Supported Requirement

vCPU

4

Memory

12 GB

Hard Disk

100 GB

Minimum write speed for storage

10 MB/sec

Cisco IMC Supervisor Deployment and Scalability

Configuring Inframgr properties

1. Modify the following properties and values from the /opt/infra/inframgr/service.properties file:

- threadpool.maxthreads.inventory=50

- cimc.inventory.max.thread.pool.size=100

2. Go to Shell Admin and restart the services by stopping and starting the Cisco IMC Supervisor services.

Cisco IMC Supervisor recommends the following based on the scale of rack servers you manage:

Element

Small Deployment (1 - 250 rack servers)

Medium Deployment (251 - 500 rack servers)

Large Deployment (501 - 1000 rack servers)

vCPUs

4

4

8

CPU Reservation

10000 MHz

10000 MHz

10000 MHz

Cisco IMC Supervisor VM Memory Allocation

12 GB

16 GB

20 GB

Cisco IMC Supervisor VM Memory Reservation

12 GB

16 GB

20 GB

Inframgr Memory Allocation

6 GB

8 GB

10 GB

Mysql InnoDB BufferPool Config

1GB

2 GB

3 GB

Disk write Speed (Direct IO)

10 MB/sec

10 MB/sec

15 MB/sec

1. Go to /opt/infra/inframgr/ and open the run.sh file using vi editor.

2. Navigate to -Xms6144m -Xmx6144m and replace it with -Xms10240m -Xmx10240m.

Xms stands for minimum and Xmx stands for maximum. This is where inframgr memory is allocated. For example, if you are managing 1000 rack servers then inframgr memory allocation must be set to 10 GB.

Note

Inframgr memory allocation must be increased only if the memory allocated to the VM is increased. If not, this process may crash due to high load. Hence, increase memory for the IMCS VM using vCenter UI, reserve the whole memory, and then change this parameter.

3. Go to Shell Admin and restart the services by stopping and starting the Cisco IMC Supervisor services.

InnoDB buffer pool is the internal memory used by the mysqld process inside the Cisco IMC Supervisor VM. You must increase the memory based on the load. To modify this pool size, perform the following procedure:

1. Go to /etc/ and open the my.cnf file.

2. Navigate to the innodb_buffer_pool_size parameter.

For example, if you are managing 1000 servers, then the value must be innodb_buffer_pool_size=3072M.

3. Go to Shell Admin and restart the services and database by stopping and starting the Cisco IMC Supervisor services and database.

1. After Cisco IMC Supervisor VM is deployed, go to the command prompt and enter the dd if=/dev/zero of=test.img bs=4096 count=256000 oflag=direct command. The following output for example, is displayed:

[root@localhost ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=test.img bs=4096 count=256000 oflag=direct
256000+0 records in
256000+0 records out
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 44.0809 s, 23.8 MB/s

Note

In the above example, 23.8 MB/s is the disk input/output speed.

Supported Firewall Ports

The list of applicable services and ports are listed in the following table.

Service

Port Number

Servers

Minimum Firmware Version

SSH Port

22

HTTP (S)

80/443

DHCP

UDP 67 & 68

Active Directory

TCP / UDP 389/636 & TCP 3268/3269

DNS

TCP/UDP 53

NTP

TCP/UDP 123

MySQL

3306

Cisco IMC Supervisor ↔ IMC Connectivity

UDP 80/443

Note

If these ports and protocols are blocked by a firewall, you may experience timeouts or internal error when you are upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor.

About Licenses

Cisco IMC Supervisor requires you to have the following valid licenses:

- A Cisco IMC Supervisor base license.

- A Cisco IMC Supervisor bulk endpoint enablement license that you install after the Cisco IMC Supervisor base license.

- A Cisco IMC Supervisor advanced license. You can add, edit, and delete policies and profiles with the base license but you cannot apply a policy or a profile to a server without the advanced license. An error occurs if this license is unavailable when you apply a policy.

- A default embedded Cisco IMC Supervisor evaluation license. The evaluation license is generated automatically when the end user installs Cisco IMC Supervisor and all the services start for the first time. It is applicable for 50 servers.

Important:

- If you are using an evaluation license for Cisco IMC Supervisor, note that when this license expires (90 days from the date the license is generated), retrieving inventory and system health information, such as faults, will not work. You will not be able to refresh system data, or even add new accounts. At that point, you must install a perpetual license to use all features of Cisco IMC Supervisor.

- If the number of servers you have added during evaluation exceeds the number of server license purchased, inventory collection will go through fine for the servers already added during evaluation, but will prevent you from adding new servers. For example, if you have added about 100 servers during evaluation and you have purchased a 25 server license, once the evaluation license expires, you will be unable to add new servers. Also, you will be unable to perform configuration related operations without an advanced license.

- While discovering and importing servers, if the number of imported servers exceed the license utilization limit, Cisco IMC Supervisor imports servers only until the limit and displays an error for additional servers.

The process for obtaining and installing the licenses is the same. For obtaining a license, perform the following procedures:

1. Before you install Cisco IMC Supervisor, generate the Cisco IMC Supervisor license key and claim a certificate (Product Access Key).

2. Register the Product Access Key (PAK) on the Cisco software license site, as described in Fulfilling the Product Access Key.

3. After you install Cisco IMC Supervisor, update the license as described in Updating the License.

4. After the license has been validated, you can start to use Cisco IMC Supervisor.

For various other licensing tasks you can perform, see Licensing Tasks.

- Fulfilling the Product Access Key

- Licensing Tasks

Fulfilling the Product Access Key

Perform this procedure to register the Product Access Key (PAK) on the Cisco software license site.

Before You Begin

You need the PAK number.

Procedure

Step 1

Navigate to the Cisco Software License website.

Step 2

If you are directed to the Product License Registration page, you can take the training or click Continue to Product License Registration.

Step 3

On the Product License Registration page, click Get New Licenses from a PAK or Token.

Step 4

In the Enter a Single PAK or TOKEN to Fulfill field, enter the PAK number.

Step 5

Click Fulfill Single PAK/TOKEN.

Step 6

Complete the additional fields in License Information to register your PAK:

Field

Description

Organization Name

The organization name.

Site Contact Name

The site contact name.

Street Address

The street address of the organization.

City/Town

The city or town.

State/Province

The state or province.

Zip/Postal Code

The zip code or postal code.

Country

The country name.

Step 7

Click Issue Key.
The features for your license appear, and an email with the Digital License Agreement and a zipped license file is sent to the email address you provided.

Licensing Tasks

You can use the License menu to view the license details and the usage of resources. The following licensing procedures are available from Administration > License menu.

Tab

Description

License Keys

This tab displays the details of the license used in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to upgrade the license. You can upgrade the license when a new version of Cisco IMC Supervisor is available,

License Utilization

This tab shows the licenses in use and details about each license, including license limit, available quantity, status, and remarks. License audits can also be run from this page.

Resource Usage Data

This tabs displays the details of the various resources used.

Chapter 2. Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere

- Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere

- Reserving System Resources

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere

Before You Begin

You need administrator privileges to connect to VMware vSphere or vCenter.

Note

If you do not want to use DHCP, you need the following information: IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Procedure

Step 1

In the VMware vSphere Client login dialog box, enter your login credentials.

Step 2

Click Login.

Step 3

In the Navigation pane, choose Data Center for Cisco IMC Supervisor deployment.

Step 4

Choose File > Deploy OVF Template.
The Deploy OVF Template window appears.

Step 5

In the Source pane, do one of the following to choose your OVF source location:

- Browse to the location, choose the file, and click Open.

- Deploy from a URL on your local area network. Replace FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) with the IP address or domain name, and click Next.

Step 6

In the OVF Template Details pane, verify the details and click Next.

Step 7

In the End User License Agreement pane, read the license agreement, and click Accept. Click Next.

Step 8

In the Name and Location pane, do the following:

1. Optional: In the Name field, edit the VM name.

2. Choose the Data Center where Cisco IMC Supervisor is being deployed, and click Next.

Note:   If Data Center was chosen in a previous step, option b is not available.

Step 9

In the Host/Cluster pane, choose the required host, cluster, or resource pool, and click Next.

Step 10

In the Datastore pane, choose the location to store Cisco IMC Supervisor VM files, and click Next.

Step 11

In the Disk Format pane, choose one of the following radio buttons and click Next:

- Thin Provisioned format—To allocate storage on demand as data is written to disk.

- Thick Provisioned (Lazy Zeroed) format —To allocate storage immediately in thick format.

- Thick Provisioned (Eager Zeroed) format —To allocate storage in thick format. It might take longer to create disks using this option.

Step 12

In the Network Mapping pane, choose your network and click Next.

Step 13

In the Properties pane, enter the following information and click Next:

- Root Password

Note:
The root password is not configured with any default value if left unspecified. You must use the shell admin credentials to enter as root.

- Shelladmin Password

Note:
Shelladmin password is configured with a default value even if it is left unspecified.

- Management IP Address

- Management IP Subnet Mask

- Gateway IP Address

The management IP address and management IP subnet mask are set to 0.0.0.0 to use DHCP by default.

Step 14

In the IP Address Allocation pane, click Next.
The DHCP check box is checked by default.

Step 15

In the Ready to Complete pane, verify the options selected, and click Finish.

Step 16

Make sure you have sufficient vCPU and memory to power on the VM.

Step 17

Power on the VM.

Step 18

When the appliance starts up, do the following when you are prompted to configure a static IP:

- If you want to use DHCP, enter n to ensure that IP addresses are assigned automatically.

- Note:
Even though you are prompted to select IPV4 or IPV6, IPV6 is not yet supported by Cisco IMC Supervisor.

If you want to use static IP address, enter y and then you will be prompted to select IPV4 or IPV6. Enter V4 to configure IPV4 and then enter the following information:

- IP address

- Gateway

- Netmask

- DNS server

Note:
Currently, only IPv4 is supported for configuring static IP addresses.

Step 19

When you are prompted to continue with the configuration, enter y.
Wait for the appliance to boot up before you continue.

Step 20

After the appliance has booted up, transfer the Cisco IMC Supervisor IP address (from the IP address that is shown) into a supported web browser to access the Login page.

Step 21

On the Login page, enter admin as the username and admin for the login password.
Note:
Change your admin password after this initial login.

What to Do Next

Update your license.

Reserving System Resources

For optimal performance, we recommend reserving extra system resources for Cisco IMC Supervisor beyond the minimum system requirements.

Note

For more information about how to reserve system resources, see the VMWare documentation.

Procedure

Step 1

Log into VMware vCenter.

Step 2

Choose the VM for Cisco IMC Supervisor.

Step 3

Shut down the VM.

Step 4

In VMware vCenter, click the Resource Allocation tab to view the current resource allocations, and click Edit.

Step 5

In the Virtual Machine Properties pane, edit resource allocations by choosing a resource and entering the new values.

Step 6

Verify that the new resource allocations have been made.

Chapter 3. Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V

- About Cisco IMC Supervisor for Hyper-V

- Prerequisites

- Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2012 R2

- Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2

- Configuring the Network Interface using Shelladmin

About Cisco IMC Supervisor for Hyper-V

Deploying Cisco IMC Supervisor in a Hyper-V environment is supported.

Note

We recommend deploying Cisco IMC Supervisor on the Hyper-V Manager host, rather than the SCVMM console.

Prerequisites

- Installation of Hyper-V Manager

- Configured system administrator privileges

- Cisco IMC Supervisor installed on Hyper-V host

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2012 R2

Before You Begin

- System administrator privileges for Hyper-V are required.

- Windows 2012 R2 with Hyper-V Manager version 6.3.9

Note

- You will be creating a standard VM with the wizard. Accept the defaults and at the end you will be editing the VM.

- By default, this version of Microsoft Hyper-V uses DHCP. If you want to use a static IP address instead of DHCP, you can change this configuration through the shelladmin.

Procedure

Step 1

Log into the Hyper-V host.

Step 2

Choose Start > Administrative Tools to open Hyper-V Manager.

Step 3

In the Hyper-V Manager dialog box, choose New > Virtual Machine.

Step 4

In the Before You Begin pane, click Next.

Step 5

In the Name and Location pane, in the Name field, edit the VM name and click Next.

Step 6

In the Specify Name and Location pane, check the Store the virtual machine in a different location checkbox and specify the alternate location or the virtual machine is stored in the default folder.

Step 7

Choose Generation 1 for this virtual machine.

Step 8

Click Next.

Step 9

In the Assign Memory pane, enter the amount of memory to allocate to this VM (recommended12 GB) and click Next.

Step 10

In the Configure Networking pane, do not make any changes to the settings specified for the Connection field and click Next.

Step 11

In the Connect Virtual Hard Disk pane, select use an existing virtual hard disk or attach a virtual hard disk later and click Next.

Step 12

In the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard pane, verify the settings and click Finish.

Step 13

In the Navigation pane, right-click the new VM and choose Settings.

Step 14

In the Navigation pane, choose IDE Controller 0.

Step 15

In the IDE Controller pane, choose Hard Drive and click Add.

Step 16

In the Hard Drive pane, choose the downloaded Cisco IMC Supervisor .vhd file and click OK.

Step 17

Review the virtual hard drive properties.

Step 18

In the Navigation pane, choose Memory.

Step 19

In the Memory pane, enter the recommended value (minimum 12 GB).

Step 20

In the Navigation pane, choose Processor.

Step 21

In the Processor pane, enter the recommended value (4 vCPU).

Step 22

Remove the network adapter that was created when you created the new VM.

Step 23

In the Navigation pane, choose Add Hardware.

Step 24

In the Add Hardware pane, choose Legacy Network Adapter or Network Adapter and click Add.

Step 25

In the Navigation pane, choose the legacy network adapter.

Step 26

In the Legacy Network Adapter pane, in the Network field, choose Local Area Connection - Virtual Network and click Apply.

Step 27

Verify that you have sufficient vCPU and Memory resources allocated.
For the minimum system requirements, see Minimum System Requirements.

Step 28

Power on the VM.

Step 29

Optionally, you can configure network properties from the shelladmin. For more information about configuring network properties, see Configuring the Network Interface using Shelladmin.

Step 30

After the appliance restarts, copy and paste the Cisco IMC Supervisor IP address that is displayed into a supported web browser to access the Login page.

Step 31

At the login prompt, enter admin for username and admin for the password to log into Cisco IMC Supervisor.
Note:
Change your administrator password after this initial login.

What to Do Next

Update your license.

Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2

Before You Begin

System administrator privileges for Hyper-V are required.

Note

If you do not want to use DHCP, you need the following information: IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

Procedure

Step 1

Log into the Hyper-V host.

Step 2

Choose Start > Administrative Tools to open Hyper-V Manager.

Step 3

In the Hyper-V Manager dialog box, choose New > Virtual Machine.

Step 4

In the Before You Begin pane, choose the custom configuration option and click Next.

Step 5

In the Specify Name and Location pane, in the Name field, edit the VM name and click Next.

Step 6

In the Specify Name and Location pane, check the Store the virtual machine in a different location checkbox and specify the alternate location or the virtual machine is stored in the default folder.

Step 7

Click Next.

Step 8

In the Assign Memory pane, enter the amount of memory to allocate to this VM (recommended12 GB) and click Next.

Step 9

In the Configure Networking pane, do not make any changes to the settings specified for the Connection field and click Next.

Step 10

In the Connect Virtual Hard Disk pane, select use an existing virtual hard disk or attach a virtual hard disk later and click Next.

Step 11

Click Next.

Step 12

In the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard pane, verify the settings and click Finish.

Step 13

In the Hyper-V Manager pane, right-click the new VM and choose Settings.

Step 14

In the Navigation pane, choose IDE Controller 0.

Step 15

In the IDE Controller pane, choose Hard Drive and click Add.

Step 16

In the Hard Drive pane, click Browse, choose the downloaded Cisco IMC Supervisor .vhd file and click Open.

Step 17

Click Apply.

Step 18

Review the virtual hard drive properties.

Step 19

In the Navigation pane, choose Memory.

Step 20

In the Memory pane, enter the recommended value (minimum 12 GB) and drag the Memory weight to High.

Step 21

In the Navigation pane, choose Processor.

Step 22

In the Processor pane, choose the recommended value (4 vCPU) and in the Resource Control pane, enter 100 in the Virtual machine reserve (percentage) field.

Step 23

In the Navigation pane, choose Network Adapter.

Step 24

Click Remove to remove the network adapter that was created when you created the new VM.

Step 25

In the Navigation pane, choose Add Hardware.

Step 26

In the Add Hardware pane, choose Legacy Network Adapter and click Add.

Step 27

In the Legacy Network Adapter pane, in the Network field, choose Local Area Connection - Virtual Network and click Apply.

Step 28

Verify that you have sufficient vCPU and Memory resources allocated.
For the minimum system requirements, see Minimum System Requirements.

Step 29

Click OK.

Step 30

Power on the VM.

Step 31

Optionally, you can configure network properties from the shelladmin. For more information about configuring network properties, see Configuring the Network Interface using Shelladmin.

Step 32

After the appliance restarts, copy and paste the Cisco IMC Supervisor IP address that is displayed into a supported web browser to access the Login page.

Step 33

At the login prompt, enter admin for username and admin for the password to log into Cisco IMC Supervisor.
Note:
Change your administrator password after this initial login.

What to Do Next

Update your license.

Configuring the Network Interface using Shelladmin

This procedure is optional.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco IMC Supervisor VM console with the following credentials:

1. User—shelladmin

2. Password—changeme

If you have already logged into the shelladmin and changed the default password, use your new password instead.

After you have logged in, you can choose Change shelladmin password to change the default password.

Step 2

Choose Configure Network Interface.

Step 3

At the Do you want to Configure DHCP/STATIC IP [D/S] prompt, enter one of the following choices:

- If DHCP is enabled, enter D (IP addresses are assigned automatically)

- To configure static IP, enter S, and then choose the interface you want to configure at the next prompt followed by the option to select IPv4 or IPv6. This is followed by the confirmation of the interface selected and the version of IP for which you select Y to continue. Then enter the following details:

- IP address

- Netmask

- Gateway

- (Optional) DNS Server 1

- (Optional) DNS Server 2

Step 4

Confirm when prompted.

Chapter 4. Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

This chapter contains the following topics:

- Migrating to Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.1

- Supported Upgrade/Migrate Paths for Cisco IMC Supervisor

- Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Migrating to Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.1

Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.1 is available as an appliance. You can upgrade from a 2.0 version to 2.1 using the Apply Patch option in the Shell Admin menu. For information about upgrading, see Upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor.

You cannot upgrade from version 1.0 or 1.1 of Cisco IMC Supervisor to version 2.1. Any version prior to 2.0 must first be migrated to 2.0 and then upgraded to 2.1. For more information about migrate paths and migrating, see Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor.

Important:
Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.1 OVF and VHD zip files are created using zip 3.x in CentOS 6.x. For Linux systems, you can extract the zip files with unzip 6.x or higher or with the latest version of the 7-Zip archiving tool. For Windows systems, you can extract the zip files with the native Extract All in Windows Explorer for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2 or with the latest versions of archiving tools such as 7-Zip or WinRAR.

- Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Follow the procedure given below to migrate Cisco IMC Supervisor versions prior to 2.0.

Procedure

Step 1

Set up the Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.0 appliance. For more information, see Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere,Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2012 R2, or Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2.

Step 2

Login as root via the shelladmin console. Choose option 20.
Note:
The root password should not have any spaces.

Step 3

Run /opt/infra/migration/performMigration.sh.

Step 4

Point it to an existing appliance 1.1.x.x. All existing data will be imported.
Note:   The migration script will display an error if you point to a 1.0.0.x appliance.

Step 5

Test the 2.0 appliance and validate the data.

Step 6

Decommission the old 1.1.x.x appliance.

- Upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor

Upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor

The following procedure allows you to upgrade Cisco IMC Supervisor.

Procedure

Step 1

Open your SSH application and enter the Cisco IMC Supervisor appliance IP address and port number.

Step 2

Log in to Cisco IMC Supervisor with your credentials.

Step 3

From the Cisco IMC Supervisor Shell Menu, choose 3) Stop Services.

Step 4

To verify that all services are stopped, choose 2) Display Services Status.

Step 5

(Optional) If desired, you can choose 7) Backup Database to back up the Cisco IMC Supervisor database.

Step 6

To upgrade, choose 16) Apply Patch.

Step 7

When prompted, enter the location of the patch. For example, <transfer protocol type>: // username : password @ hostname|IP_address / software_location_and_name
Note:   Supported transfer protocol types are FTP, HTTP, and Local File System. You can use the following examples:

- FTP (hostname) — ftp://test:test123@test.cisco.com/opt/infra/external/uploads/imcs/<filename.zip>

- FTP (IP address) — ftp://test:test123@10.10.10/opt/infra/external/uploads/imcs/<filename.zip>

- HTTP — http://test.cisco.com/downloads/<filename.zip>

- Local File System — file:///opt/infra/uploads/<filename.zip>

Step 8

Wait for the download and installation to complete.

Step 9

Choose 5) Stop Database and then 6) Start the Database.

Step 10

When prompted, choose 4) Start Services and complete the upgrade process.
Note:   The upgrade process is not complete or successful until the Cisco IMC Supervisor services have started, Cisco IMC Supervisor is available, the login screen is displayed, and the admin user can log in to Cisco IMC Supervisor. All services must be started before you attempt to perform other shelladmin procedures, such as apply additional patches, take a database backup, or restore a database from a backup.

Step 11

When the upgrade is complete, choose 11) Show Version in shelladmin to verify the current version of Cisco IMC Supervisor.
Note:

- To view the status of services, choose 2) Display Services Status.

- After you upgrade Cisco IMC Supervisor and apply a policy or profile, you will be unable to view the list of existing rack accounts in the available servers. Once the patch upgrade is complete, go to Administration- > System > System Tasks > Rack Server Tasks, select Group Rack Server Inventory Task, and click Run Now.

Supported Upgrade/Migrate Paths for Cisco IMC Supervisor

The upgrade path to Cisco IMC Supervisor, Release 2.1 depends upon your current version of Cisco IMC Supervisor. The following are the supported upgrade/migrate paths for Cisco IMC Supervisor, Release 2.1.

Note

The upgrade checks for valid target paths and will upgrade only if the upgrade path from the appliance version and target version is supported.

Current Release

Direct Upgrade/Migrate Supported

Upgrade Path

1.0.0.0, 1.0.0.1

No

1.1.0.1 > 1.1.0.0 > 2.0.0.0
Note:
For upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor from 1.0 to 1.1, see Cisco IMC Supervisor Installation and Upgrade on VMware vSphere, Release 1.1

2.0

Yes

2.1

.

2.0.0.1

Yes

2.1

2.0.0.2

Yes

2.1

Migrating Cisco IMC Supervisor

Follow the procedure given below to migrate Cisco IMC Supervisor versions prior to 2.0.

Procedure

Step 1

Set up the Cisco IMC Supervisor 2.0 appliance. For more information, see Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on VMware vSphere,Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V for Windows 2012 R2, or Installing Cisco IMC Supervisor on Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2.

Step 2

Login as root via the shelladmin console. Choose option 20.
Note:
The root password should not have any spaces.

Step 3

Run /opt/infra/migration/performMigration.sh.

Step 4

Point it to an existing appliance 1.1.x.x. All existing data will be imported.
Note:   The migration script will display an error if you point to a 1.0.0.x appliance.

Step 5

Test the 2.0 appliance and validate the data.

Step 6

Decommission the old 1.1.x.x appliance.

Chapter 5. Post-Installation Tasks

- Changing the Default Password

- Updating the License

Changing the Default Password

Procedure

Step 1

From the menu choose Administration > Users.

Step 2

Click the Login Users tab.

Step 3

Choose admin from the list of Login Users.

Step 4

Click Change Password.

Step 5

In the Change Password dialog box, enter the new password and confirm it.

Step 6

Click Save.

Updating the License

You must perform the following procedure to update the license before you start using Cisco IMC Supervisor. For the list of valid licenses, see About Licenses. You must generate a license key, claim and register the Product Access Key. After installing Cisco IMC Supervisor, the license is validated and you can start using Cisco IMC Supervisor.

Before You Begin

If you received a zipped license file by email, extract and save the .lic file to your local machine.

Procedure

Step 1

From the menu bar, choose Administration > License.

Step 2

Select the License Keys tab.

Step 3

Click Update License.

Step 4

In the Update License dialog box, do one of the following:

- To upload a .lic file, click Browse, navigate to and select the .lic file, then click Upload.

- For a license key, check the Enter License Text check box then copy and paste the license key only into the License Text field. The license key is typically at the top of the file, after Key ->.

You can also copy and paste the full text of a license file into the License Text field.

Step 5

Click Submit. The license file is processed, and a message appears confirming the successful update.

Preface

This preface contains the following sections:

- Audience

- Conventions

- Documentation Feedback

- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators who use and who have responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following:

- Server administration

- Storage administration

- Network administration

- Network security

- Virtualization and virtual machines

Conventions

Text Type

Indication

GUI elements

GUI elements such as tab titles, area names, and field labels appear in this font.

Main titles such as window, dialog box, and wizard titles appear in this font.

Document titles

Document titles appear in this font.

TUI elements

In a Text-based User Interface, text the system displays appears in this font.

System output

Terminal sessions and information that the system displays appear in this font.

CLI commands

CLI command keywords appear in this font.

Variables in a CLI command appear in this font.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z}

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[x | y | z]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

< >

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.

Note

Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Tip

Means the following information will help you solve a problem. The tips information might not be troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver.

Timesaver

Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Warning

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Documentation Feedback

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