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Systems menu contains Inventory and Fault Status and Physical Accounts menu options. Inventory and Fault Status for Rack Groups page is divided vertically into two sections. Left pane contains the list of the Rack Groups. If the list is collapsed, click the down arrow beside Rack Groups to expand the view. You will see the default and all the user defined Rack Groups. You can manage and monitor all C-series and E-series servers using this option.
Note | If you are logging in for the first time, then Default Group is the only Rack Group available. Refer Adding a Rack Group to add more Rack Groups. |
When Rack Groups heading in selected in the left pane, the following tabs are available in the right pane:
Tab |
Description |
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Summary |
You can add summary reports to the Summary page for quick view. Refer Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard to add summary reports. |
Rack Servers |
Rack Servers tab provides the details of the rack mount servers added to all the Rack Groups. |
Faults |
Faults tab provides the details for all the faults logged in Cisco IMC Supervisor. |
More Reports |
More Reports tab provides additional reports in the form of pie chart for faults, server health, firmware versions, server models, and power state. |
When any Rack Group is selected in the left pane (including Default Group), the following tabs are available in the right pane:
Tab |
Description |
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Summary |
You can add summary reports of the selected group to the Summary page for quick view. Refer Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard to add summary reports. |
Rack Servers |
Rack Servers tab provides the details of the rack mount servers added to the selected Rack Group. |
Faults |
Faults tab provides the details for all the faults logged in the selected Rack Group for the rack mount servers. |
More Reports |
More Reports tab provides additional reports in the form of pie chart for faults, server health, firmware versions, server models, and power state. |
Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab
Perform this procedure when you want to view the details of a rack mount server.
Note | You can also perform this procedure by clicking Rack Groups in the left pane. |
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Perform this procedure when you want to view the fault details of a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Faults tab. | ||||||||
Step 4 | Double-click the
sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and
click the down arrow on the far right and choose
View
Details.
The following details are available for a rack mount server:
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Step 5 | Click Close in the Fault Details window to go to the previous window. |
Perform this procedure when you want to power on or off a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | From the list of servers, select the server you want to power on/off. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Power
ON or
Power
OFF or right-click and choose the options.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to shut down a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Shut
Down or right-click and choose the option.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to hard reset a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Hard
Reset.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to do a power cycle on a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Power
Cycle.
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Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to launch KVM console for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
KVM
Console.
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Step 6 | Click
Submit.
Cisco IMC Supervisor downloads the kvm.jnlp file. | ||
Step 7 | Double-click on
the
kvm.jnlp
file in your downloads folder.
The KVM Console opens in a separate window. If you do not have the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed, click More Info in the dialog box and follow the instructions to download and install the JRE. |
Perform this procedure when you want to launch GUI for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Launch
GUI.
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Step 6 | In the
Launch
GUI dialog box, click
Submit.
The GUI for the server is launched in a separate browser. |
Perform this procedure when you want to set locator LED for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Locator
LED.
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Step 6 | From the Turn drop-down list, choose ON/OFF. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to set label for a rack mount server.
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Select the sever from the list. | ||
Step 5 | Click
Set
Label.
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Step 6 | Enter a new label. | ||
Step 7 | Click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Perform this procedure when you want to manage tags for a rack mount server.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server | ||||||||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||||||||
Step 4 | Click
Manage
Tags.
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Step 5 | Click on the
plus icon to add a new tag. In the
Add
Entry to Tag dialog box, complete the following:
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Step 6 | Click Submit. | ||||||||
Step 7 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. | ||||||||
Step 8 | Select a tag in the Manage Tags dialog box and click on the Edit icon to edit a tag. | ||||||||
Step 9 | Choose the Tag Name and Tag Value to modify the tags | ||||||||
Step 10 | Click Submit | ||||||||
Step 11 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. | ||||||||
Step 12 | Select a tag in the Manage Tags dialog box and click on the Delete icon to delete a tag. | ||||||||
Step 13 | Click Submit if you are sure you want to delete the tag. | ||||||||
Step 14 | In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. |
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Perform this procedure when you want to add tags for a rack mount server.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Click
Add
Tags.
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Step 5 | Choose the Tag Name from the drop-down list. | ||
Step 6 | Choose the Tag Value from the drop-down list. | ||
Step 7 | Click on the plus icon to create a new tag. Refer Managing Tags for a Rack Mount Server to create tags. |
The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group.
Perform this procedure when you want to add tags for a rack mount server.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||
Step 2 | In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||
Step 4 | Click
Delete Tags.
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Step 5 | Check the check box against the tag name that you want to delete or check the check box against Tag Name to delete all the available tags. | ||
Step 6 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . | ||||||||||||
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. | ||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 4 | Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. | ||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click the Tech Support tab. | ||||||||||||
Step 6 | Click Upload Logs. | ||||||||||||
Step 7 | In the
Upload
Technical Logs dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 8 | Click Submit. |
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose . |
Step 2 | In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. |
Step 3 | In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. |
Step 4 | Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. |
Step 5 | Click the System Event Log tab. |
Step 6 | Click Clear IMC SEL Log. |
Step 7 | (Optional)In the
Clear IMC
SEL Logs dialog box, check the
Delete
historical logs from Cisco IMC Supervisor check box.
Selecting this option clears the system event logs from the Cisco IMC Supervisor GUI. |
Step 8 | Click Submit. |
Physical Accounts menu displays the following tabs:
Tab |
Description |
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Rack Groups |
This tab displays all the rack groups in Cisco IMC Supervisor. |
Rack Accounts |
This tab displays all the rack accounts in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to create, edit, delete, and test rack accounts. |
Discovered Devices |
This tab displays all the devices which are in the configured subnet. You can also configure and delete a profile in this tab. |
Firmware Upgrades |
This tab allows you to create firmware upgrade profiles and upgrade the devices. |
Managing Physical Servers
Managing Rack Groups
Refer Adding a Rack Group to create rack groups.
Perform this procedure when you want to edit a rack group.
The rack group has already been created under Rack Groups.
Note | You cannot edit the Default Rack Group. |
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. | ||||||
Step 2 | From the list of groups, select the group you want to edit. | ||||||
Step 3 | Click
Modify.
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Step 4 | In the
Modify
Rack Group dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 5 | Click Modify. | ||||||
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to delete a rack group.
The rack group has already been created under Rack Groups.
Note | You cannot delete the Default Rack Group. |
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. | ||
Step 2 | From the list of groups, select the group you want to delete. | ||
Step 3 | Click
Delete.
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Step 4 | (Optional) If you want to
delete the rack accounts associate with the rack group you want delete, then
check the
Delete
rack accounts within rack group (rack group name) checkbox.
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Step 5 | Click Delete. | ||
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Managing Rack Accounts
Refer Adding a Rack Account to create rack accounts.
Note | You can create a rack account again immediately without having to wait for the previous command of creating a rack account to complete. |
Perform this procedure when you want to edit a rack account.
The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click the Rack Accounts tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | From the list of accounts, select the account you want to edit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | Click
Modify.
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Step 5 | In the
Modify
Account dialog box, complete the following fields:
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Step 6 | Click Modify. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 7 | Click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to test a rack account connection. We recommend you to perform this procedure for every new account added in Cisco IMC Supervisor.
The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. | ||
Step 2 | Click the Rack Accounts tab. | ||
Step 3 | From the list of rack accounts, select the account for which you want to test the connection. | ||
Step 4 | Click
Test
Connection.
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Step 5 | In the
Test
Connection dialog box, click
Submit.
Testing the connection may take several minutes. | ||
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, Click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to delete a rack account.
The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. |
Step 2 | Click the Rack Accounts tab. |
Step 3 | From the list of rack accounts, select the account you want to delete. |
Step 4 | Click Delete. |
Step 5 | In the Delete Rack Server Accounts dialog box, click Select and check the check boxes of the rack accounts you want to delete. |
Step 6 | Click Select. |
Step 7 | Click Submit. |
Step 8 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Managing Server Discovery
Perform this procedure when you want to auto discover and import a server.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | Configure a discovery profile. | |
Step 2 | Discover a server. |
Refer Performing Auto Discovery. |
Step 3 | Import a Server. |
Refer Importing a Server. |
Step 4 | Delete a discovery profile. | (Optional) |
Step 5 | Clear a server from the auto discovered list. | (Optional)
Refer Clearing Auto Discovery List. |
You should configure the profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. You can have any number of profiles in Cisco IMC Supervisor.
Perform this procedure when you want to add or edit a auto discovery profile.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click the Discovered Devices tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | Click Configure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 4 | In the
Discovery Configuration Criteria dialog box you can
either create a new profile or edit an existing profile.
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Step 5 | Click Submit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to perform auto discovery.
You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. |
Step 2 | Click the Discovered Devices tab. |
Step 3 | Click Discover. |
Step 4 | In the Discover Devices dialog box, select a profile from the Select Profile drop-down list. |
Step 5 | Click Submit. |
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to import a server using auto discovery.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. | ||||||||
Step 2 | Click the Discovered Devices tab. | ||||||||
Step 3 | Click Import. | ||||||||
Step 4 | In the
Import
Discovered Devices dialog box, complete the following: click
Select button.
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Step 5 | Click Submit. | ||||||||
Step 6 | In the
confirmation dialog box, click
OK.
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Perform this procedure when you want to delete a auto discovery profile.
You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. |
Step 2 | Click the Discovered Devices tab. |
Step 3 | Click Delete Profile. |
Step 4 | In the Delete Profile dialog box, select a profile from the Select Profile drop-down list. |
Step 5 | Click Submit. |
Step 6 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Perform this procedure when you want to delete a server or all the servers from the auto discovered list.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. | ||
Step 2 | Click the Discovered Devices tab. | ||
Step 3 | Click Clear. | ||
Step 4 | In the Clear Devices dialog box, click Select button. | ||
Step 5 | In the
Select dialog box, check the check box of the server
you want to delete.
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Step 6 | Click Select. | ||
Step 7 | In the Clear Devices dialog box, click Submit. | ||
Step 8 | In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. |
Firmware Management menu displays the following tabs:
Tab |
Description |
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Images - Local |
This tab displays the firmware image details that you downloaded to the appliance from cisco.com. The firmware image details are listed against the configured profile associated with the image. You can also use this tab to refresh the report data, add report as a favorite, view profile configuration details, add, modify and delete a firmware image. |
Images - Network |
This tab displays the firmware image details that reside in a network share such as the Network File System (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) system. A rack server CIMC picks up these images during upgrade. You can now manage these network locations that contain images using Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to refresh the report data, add report as a favorite, view profile configuration details, add, modify and delete a firmware image. |
Firmware Upgrades |
This tab allows you to create firmware upgrade profiles and upgrade the devices. |
Managing Firmware
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose > . | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click Images - Local tab. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add
Firmware Image - Local dialog box, complete the following:
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Step 4 | In the Add Firmware Image - Local dialog box, click Submit. | ||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click
OK.
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Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose > . | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 2 | Click Images - Network tab. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 | In the
Add
Firmware Image - Network dialog box, complete the following:
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Step 4 | In the Add Firmware Image - Network dialog box, click Submit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Step 5 | Click
OK.
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Perform this procedure when you want to upgrade firmware.
If you are upgrading to Cisco IMC version 2.0(x), you must change the default Cisco IMC password.
Step 1 | From the menu bar, choose Systems > Firmware Management. | ||||||
Step 2 | Click the Firmware Upgrades tab. | ||||||
Step 3 | In the
Upgrade
Firmware dialog box complete the following:
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Step 4 | In the Upgrade Firmware dialog box, click Submit. | ||||||
Step 5 | Click
OK.
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