Preface

This preface includes the following sections:

Audience

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


  • Server administration

  • Storage administration

  • Network administration

  • Network security

Organization

This document includes the following parts:

Part

Title

Description

Part 1

Introduction

Contains chapters that provide an overview of Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) and Cisco UCS Manager.

Part 2

System Configuration

Contains chapters that describe how to configure fabric interconnects, ports, communication services, primary authentication, and role-based access control configuration, and how to manage firmware and the Capability Catalog on a system.

Part 3

Network Configuration

Contains chapters that describe how to configure named VLANs, LAN pin groups, MAC pools, and Quality of Service (QoS).

Part 4

Storage Configuration

Contains chapters that describe how to configure named VSANs, SAN pin groups, and WWN pools.

Part 5

Server Configuration

Contains chapters that describe how to configure server-related policies, server-related pools, service profiles, and server power usage.

Part 6

System Management

Contains chapters that describe how to manage a Cisco UCS instance, including managing the chassis, servers, and I/O modules, and how to back up and restore the configuration.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention

Indication

bold font

Commands, keywords, GUI elements, and user-entered text appear in bold font.

italic font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic 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.

courier font

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

< >

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.


Tip

Means the following information will help you solve a problem.


Caution

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


Timesaver

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


Warning

Means reader be warned. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in bodily injury.

Related Documentation

A roadmap that lists all documentation for Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) is available at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/b-series-doc

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