- Statistics Collection Policy
- Modifying a Statistics Collection Policy
- Statistics Threshold Policy
- Creating a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Deleting a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Uplink Ethernet Port Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Ethernet Server Port, Chassis, and Fabric Interconnect Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Fibre Channel Port Threshold Policy
Configuring Statistics-Related Policies
This chapter includes the following sections:
- Statistics Collection Policy
- Modifying a Statistics Collection Policy
- Statistics Threshold Policy
- Creating a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Deleting a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Uplink Ethernet Port Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Ethernet Server Port, Chassis, and Fabric Interconnect Threshold Policy
- Adding a Threshold Class to the Fibre Channel Port Threshold Policy
Configuring Statistics Collection Policies
Statistics Collection Policy
A statistics collection policy defines how frequently statistics are to be collected (collection interval) and how frequently the statistics are to be reported (reporting interval). Reporting intervals are longer than collection intervals so that multiple statistical data points can be collected during the reporting interval, which provides Cisco UCS Manager with sufficient data to calculate and report minimum, maximum, and average values.
Statistics can be collected and reported for the following five functional areas of the Cisco UCS system:
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Adapter—statistics related to the adapters
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Chassis—statistics related to the blade chassis
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Host—this policy is a placeholder for future support
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Port—statistics related to the ports, including server ports, uplink Ethernet ports, and uplink Fibre Channel ports
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Server—statistics related to servers
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Cisco UCS Manager has one default statistics collection policy for each of the five functional areas. You cannot create additional statistics collection policies and you cannot delete the existing default policies. You can only modify the default policies. |
Modifying a Statistics Collection Policy
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Cisco UCS Manager has one default statistics collection policy for each of the five functional areas. You cannot create additional statistics collection policies and you cannot delete the existing default policies. You can only modify the default policies. |
Configuring Statistics Threshold Policies
Statistics Threshold Policy
A statistics threshold policy monitors statistics about certain aspects of the system and generates an event if the threshold is crossed. You can set both minimum and maximum thresholds. For example, you can configure the policy to raise an alarm if the CPU temperature exceeds a certain value, or if a server is overutilized or underutilized.
These threshold policies do not control the hardware or device-level thresholds enforced by endpoints, such as the BMC. Those thresholds are burned in to the hardware components at manufacture.
Cisco UCS enables you to configure statistics threshold policies for the following components:
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Servers and server components
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Uplink Ethernet ports
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Ethernet server ports, chassis, and fabric interconnects
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Fibre Channel port
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You cannot create or delete a statistics threshold policy for Ethernet server ports, uplink Ethernet ports, or uplink Fibre Channel ports. You can only configure the existing default policy. |
Creating a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
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This procedure documents how to create a server and server component threshold policy on the Server tab. You can also create and configure these threshold policies within the appropriate organization in the Policies node on the LAN tab, SAN tab, and under the Stats Management node of the Admin tab. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
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Expand the node for the organization where you want to create the policy. If the system does not include multi-tenancy, expand the root node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Threshold Policies and select Create Threshold Policy. |
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In the Define Name and Description page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do the following:
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In the Threshold Classes page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do the following:
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In the Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 8 | In the Threshold Classes page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Step 9 | Click OK. |
Adding a Threshold Class to a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
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This procedure documents how to add a threshold class to a server and server component threshold policy in the Server tab. You can also create and configure these threshold policies within the appropriate organization in the Policies node on the LAN tab, SAN tab, and under the Stats Management node of the Admin tab. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click the policy to which you want to add a threshold class and select Create Threshold Class. |
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In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do the following:
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In the Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Step 8 | Click OK. |
Deleting a Server and Server Component Threshold Policy
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab. |
Step 2 | On the Servers tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click the policy you want to delete and select Delete. |
Step 5 | If Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |
Adding a Threshold Class to the Uplink Ethernet Port Threshold Policy
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You cannot create an uplink Ethernet port threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. |
Step 2 | On the LAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and select the Create Threshold Class. |
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In the Create Threshold Class page, do the following:
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In the Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Adding a Threshold Class to the Ethernet Server Port, Chassis, and Fabric Interconnect Threshold Policy
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You cannot create an Ethernet server port, chassis, and fabric interconnect threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy. |
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the LAN tab. |
Step 2 | In the LAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and select the Create Threshold Class. |
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In the Create Threshold Class page, do the following:
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Step 6 |
In the Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |
Adding a Threshold Class to the Fibre Channel Port Threshold Policy
You cannot create a Fibre Channel port threshold policy. You can only modify or delete the default policy.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the SAN tab. |
Step 2 | On the SAN tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Expand the Threshold Policies node. |
Step 4 | Right-click Thr-policy-default and select the Create Threshold Class. |
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In the Create Threshold Class page, do the following:
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In the Threshold Definitions page, do the following:
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Step 7 | In the Create Threshold Class page of the Create Threshold Policy wizard, do one the following: |