Monitoring Hardware

This chapter includes the following sections:

Monitoring a Fabric Interconnect

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
    Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Fabric Interconnects.
    Step 3   Click the node for the fabric interconnect that you want to monitor.
    Step 4   In the Work pane, click one of the following tabs to view the status of the fabric interconnect:
    Option Description

    General tab

    Provides an overview of the status of the fabric interconnect, including a summary of any faults, a summary of the fabric interconnect properties, and a physical display of the fabric interconnect and its components.

    Physical Ports tab

    Displays the status of all ports on the fabric interconnect. This tab includes the following subtabs:

    • Ethernet Ports tab

    • FC Ports tab

    Displays the status of all fan modules in the fabric interconnect.

    Physical Display tab

    Provides a graphical view of the fabric interconnect and all ports and other components. If a component has a fault, the fault icon is displayed next to that component.

    Faults tab

    Provides details of faults generated by the fabric interconnect.

    Events tab

    Provides details of events generated by the fabric interconnect.

    Statistics tab

    Provides statistics about the fabric interconnect and its components. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

    Monitoring a Chassis


    Tip

    To monitor an individual component in a chassis, expand the node for that component.

    Procedure
      Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
      Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis.
      Step 3   Click the chassis that you want to monitor.
      Step 4   Click one of the following tabs to view the status of the chassis:
      Option Description

      General tab

      Provides an overview of the status of the chassis, including a summary of any faults, a summary of the chassis properties, and a physical display of the chassis and its components.

      Servers tab

      Displays the status and selected properties of all servers in the chassis.

      Service Profiles tab

      Displays the status of the service profiles associated with servers in the chassis.

      FI-IO Modules tab

      Displays the status and selected properties of all IO modules in the chassis.

      Fans tab

      Displays the status of all fan modules in the chassis.

      PSUs

      Displays the status of all power supply units in the chassis.

      Hybrid Display tab

      Displays detailed information about the connections between the chassis and the fabric interconnects. The display has an icon for the following:

      • Each FI-IO module in the system.

      • The selected chassis showing the servers and PSUs, or the selected rack server.

      Slots tab

      Displays the status of all slots in the chassis.

      Installed Firmware tab

      Displays the current firmware versions on the FI-IO modules and servers in the chassis. You can also use this tab to update and activate the firmware on those components.

      SEL Logs tab

      Displays and provides access to the system event logs for the servers in the chassis.

      Power Control Monitor tab

      Provides details of the power group, chassis, and servers.

      Connectivity Policy tab

      Provides details of the chassis ID, fabric ID, and connectivity type for the fabric.

      Faults tab

      Provides details of faults generated by the chassis.

      Events tab

      Provides details of events generated by the chassis.

      FSM tab

      Provides details about and the status of FSM tasks related to the chassis. You can use this information to diagnose errors with those tasks.

      Statistics tab

      Provides statistics about the chassis and its components. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

      Temperatures tab

      Provides temperature statistics for the components of the chassis. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

      Power tab

      Provides power statistics for the components of the chassis. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

      Monitoring a Blade Server

      Procedure
        Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
        Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers.
        Step 3   Click the server that you want to monitor.
        Step 4   In the Work pane, click one of the following tabs to view the status of the server:
        Option Description

        General tab

        Provides an overview of the status of the server, including a summary of any faults, a summary of the server properties, and a physical display of the server and its components.

        Inventory tab

        Provides details about the properties and status of the components of the server on the following subtabs:

        • Motherboard—Information about the motherboard and information about the server BIOS settings. You can also recover corrupt BIOS firmware from this subtab.

        • CIMC—Information about the CIMC and its firmware, and provides access to the SEL for the server. You can also assign a static or pooled management IP address, and update and activate the CIMC firmware from this subtab.

        • CPUs—Information about each CPU in the server.

        • Memory—Information about each memory slot in the server and the DIMM in that slot.

        • Adapters—Information about each adapter installed in the server.

        • HBAs—Properties of each HBA and the configuration of that HBA in the service profile associated with the server.

        • NICs—Properties of each NIC and the configuration of that NIC in the service profile associated with the server. You can expand each row to view information about the associated VIFs and vNICs.

        • iSCSI vNICs—Properties of each iSCSI vNIC and the configuration of that vNIC in the service profile associated with the server.

        • Storage—Properties of the storage controller, the local disk configuration policy in the service profile associated with the server, and for each hard disk in the server.

        Tip   

        If the server contains one or more SATA devices, such as a hard disk drive or solid state drive, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the vendor name for the SATA device in the Vendor field.

        However, Cisco UCS Manager CLI displays ATA in the Vendor field and includes the vendor information, such as the vendor name, in a Vendor Description field. This second field does not exist in Cisco UCS Manager GUI.

        Virtual Machines tab

        Displays details about any virtual machines hosted on the server.

        Installed Firmware tab

        Displays the firmware versions on the CIMC, adapters, and other server components. You can also use this tab to update and activate the firmware on those components.

        SEL Logs tab

        Displays the system event log for the server.

        VIF Paths tab

        Displays the VIF paths for the adapters on the server.

        Faults tab

        Displays an overview of the faults generated by the server. You can click any fault to view additional information.

        Events tab

        Displays an overview of the events generated by the server. You can click any event to view additional information.

        FSM tab

        Provides details about the current FSM task running on the server, including the status of that task. You can use this information to diagnose errors with those tasks.

        Statistics tab

        Displays statistics about the server and its components. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

        Temperatures tab

        Displays temperature statistics for the components of the server. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

        Power tab

        Displays power statistics for the components of the server. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

        Step 5   In the Navigation pane, expand Server_ID > Adapters > Adapter_ID .
        Step 6   In the Work pane, right-click one or more of the following components of the adapter to open the navigator and view the status of the component:

        • Adapters

        • DCE interfaces

        • HBAs

        • NICs

        Tip   

        Expand the nodes in the table to view the child nodes. For example, if you expand a NIC node, you can view each VIF created on that NIC.

        Monitoring a Rack-Mount Server

        Procedure
          Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
          Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Rack Mounts > Servers.
          Step 3   Click the server that you want to monitor.
          Step 4   In the Work pane, click one of the following tabs to view the status of the server:
          Option Description

          General tab

          Provides an overview of the status of the server, including a summary of any faults, a summary of the server properties, and a physical display of the server and its components.

          Inventory tab

          Provides details about the properties and status of the components of the server on the following subtabs:

          • Motherboard—Information about the motherboard and information about the server BIOS settings. You can also recover corrupt BIOS firmware from this subtab.

          • CIMC—Information about the CIMC and its firmware, and provides access to the SEL for the server. You can also assign a static or pooled management IP address, and update and activate the CIMC firmware from this subtab.

          • CPU—Information about each CPU in the server.

          • Memory—Information about each memory slot in the server and the DIMM in that slot.

          • Adapters—Information about each adapter installed in the server.

          • HBAs—Properties of each HBA and the configuration of that HBA in the service profile associated with the server.

          • NICs—Properties of each NIC and the configuration of that NIC in the service profile associated with the server. You can expand each row to view information about the associated VIFs and vNICs.

          • iSCSI vNICs—Properties of each iSCSI vNIC and the configuration of that vNIC in the service profile associated with the server.

          • Storage—Properties of the storage controller, the local disk configuration policy in the service profile associated with the server, and for each hard disk in the server.

          Tip   

          If the server contains one or more SATA devices, such as a hard disk drive or solid state drive, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the vendor name for the SATA device in the Vendor field.

          However, Cisco UCS Manager CLI displays ATA in the Vendor field and includes the vendor information, such as the vendor name, in a Vendor Description field. This second field does not exist in Cisco UCS Manager GUI.

          Virtual Machines tab

          Displays details about any virtual machines hosted on the server.

          Installed Firmware tab

          Displays the firmware versions on the CIMC, adapters, and other server components. You can also use this tab to update and activate the firmware on those components.

          SEL Logs tab

          Displays the system event log for the server.

          VIF Paths tab

          Displays the VIF paths for the adapters on the server.

          Faults tab

          Displays an overview of the faults generated by the server. You can click any fault to view additional information.

          Events tab

          Displays an overview of the events generated by the server. You can click any event to view additional information.

          FSM tab

          Provides details about the current FSM task running on the server, including the status of that task. You can use this information to diagnose errors with those tasks.

          Statistics tab

          Displays statistics about the server and its components. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

          Temperatures tab

          Displays temperature statistics for the components of the server. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

          Power tab

          Displays power statistics for the components of the server. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

          Step 5   In the Navigation pane, expand Server_ID > Adapters > Adapter_ID .
          Step 6   In the Work pane, right-click one or more of the following components of the adapter to open the navigator and view the status of the component:

          • Adapters

          • DCE interfaces

          • HBAs

          • NICs

          Tip   

          Expand the nodes in the table to view the child nodes. For example, if you expand a NIC node, you can view each VIF created on that NIC.

          Monitoring an FI-IO Module

          Procedure
            Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
            Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > FI-IO Modules.
            Step 3   Click the module that you want to monitor.
            Step 4   Click one of the following tabs to view the status of the module:
            Option Description

            General tab

            Provides an overview of the status of the FI-IO module, including a summary of any faults, a summary of the module properties, and a physical display of the module and its components.

            Backplane Ports tab

            Displays the status and selected properties of all backplane ports in the module.

            Faults tab

            Provides details of faults generated by the module.

            Events tab

            Provides details of events generated by the module.

            FSM tab

            Provides details about and the status of FSM tasks related to the module. You can use this information to diagnose errors with those tasks.

            Statistics tab

            Provides statistics about the module and its components. You can view these statistics in tabular or chart format.

            Monitoring Management Interfaces

            Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy

            This policy defines how the mgmt0 Ethernet interface on the fabric interconnect should be monitored. If Cisco UCS detects a management interface failure, a failure report is generated. If the configured number of failure reports is reached, the system assumes that the management interface is unavailable and generates a fault. By default, the management interfaces monitoring policy is disabled.

            If the affected management interface belongs to a fabric interconnect which is the managing instance, Cisco UCS confirms that the subordinate fabric interconnect's status is up, that there are no current failure reports logged against it, and then modifies the managing instance for the endpoints.

            If the affected fabric interconnect is currently the primary inside of a high availability setup, a failover of the management plane is triggered. The data plane is not affected by this failover.

            You can set the following properties related to monitoring the management interface:

            • Type of mechanism used to monitor the management interface.

            • Interval at which the management interface's status is monitored.

            • Maximum number of monitoring attempts that can fail before the system assumes that the management is unavailable and generates a fault message.

            Important:
            In the event of a management interface failure on a fabric interconnect, the managing instance may not change if one of the following occurs:

            • A path to the endpoint through the subordinate fabric interconnect does not exist.

            • The management interface for the subordinate fabric interconnect has failed.

            • The path to the endpoint through the subordinate fabric interconnect has failed.

            Configuring the Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy

            Procedure
              Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab.
              Step 2   In the Admin tab, expand All > Communication Management.
              Step 3   Click Management Interfaces.
              Step 4   In the Work pane, click the Management Interfaces Monitoring Policy tab.
              Step 5   Complete the following fields:
              Name Description

              Admin Status field

              Whether the monitoring policy is enabled or disabled for the management interfaces.

              Poll Interval field

              The number of seconds Cisco UCS should wait between data recordings.

              Enter an integer between 90 and 300.

              Max Fail Report Count field

              The maximum number of monitoring attempts that can fail before Cisco UCS assumes that the management interface is unavailable and generates a fault message.

              Enter an integer between 2 and 5.

              Monitoring Mechanism field

              The type of monitoring you want Cisco UCS to use. This can be one of the following:

              • Mii Status—Cisco UCS monitors the availability of the Media Independent Interface (MII). If you select this option, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the Media Independent Interface Monitoring area.

              • Ping Arp Targets—Cisco UCS pings designated targets using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). If you select this option, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the ARP Target Monitoring area.

              • Ping Gateway—Cisco UCS pings the default gateway address specified for this Cisco UCS domain on the Management Interfaces tab. If you select this option, Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays the Gateway Ping Monitoring area.
              Step 6   If you chose Mii Status for the monitoring mechanism, complete the following fields in the Media Independent Interface Monitoring area:
              Name Description

              Retry Interval field

              The number of seconds Cisco UCS should wait before requesting another response from the MII if a previous attempt fails.

              Enter an integer between 3 and 10.

              Max Retry Count field

              The number of times Cisco UCS polls the MII until the system assumes the interface is unavailable.

              Enter an integer between 1 and 3.
              Step 7   If you chose Ping Arp Targets for the monitoring mechanism, complete the fields on the appropriate tab in the ARP Target Monitoring area.

              If you are using IPv4 addresses, complete the following fields in the IPv4 subtab:

              Name Description

              Target IP 1 field

              The first IPv4 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Target IP 2 field

              The second IPv4 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Target IP 3 field

              The third IPv4 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Number of ARP Requests field

              The number of ARP requests Cisco UCS sends to the target IP addresses.

              Enter an integer between 1 and 5.

              Max Deadline Timeout field

              The number of seconds Cisco UCS waits for responses from the ARP targets until the system assumes they are unavailable.

              Enter an integer between 5 and 15.

              If you are using IPv6 addresses, complete the following fields in the IPv6 subtab:

              Name Description

              Target IP 1 field

              The first IPv6 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Target IP 2 field

              The second IPv6 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Target IP 3 field

              The third IPv6 address Cisco UCS pings.

              Number of ARP Requests field

              The number of ARP requests Cisco UCS sends to the target IP addresses.

              Enter an integer between 1 and 5.

              Max Deadline Timeout field

              The number of seconds Cisco UCS waits for responses from the ARP targets until the system assumes they are unavailable.

              Enter an integer between 5 and 15.

              Type 0.0.0.0 for an IPv4 address to remove the ARP target or :: for an IPv6 address to remove the N-disc target.

              Step 8   If you chose Ping Gateway for the monitoring mechanism, complete the following fields in the Gateway Ping Monitoring area:
              Name Description

              Number of Ping Requests field

              The number of times Cisco UCS should ping the gateway.

              Enter an integer between 1 and 5.

              Max Deadline Timeout field

              The number of seconds Cisco UCS waits for a response from the gateway until Cisco UCS assumes the address is unavailable.

              Enter an integer between 5 and 15.
              Step 9   Click Save Changes.

              Local Storage Monitoring

              Local storage monitoring in Cisco UCS provides status information on local storage that is physically attached to a blade or rack server. This includes RAID controllers, physical drives and drive groups, virtual drives, RAID controller batteries (BBU), Transportable Flash Modules (TFM) and super-capacitors, FlexFlash controllers, and SD cards.

              Cisco UCS Manager communicates directly with the LSI MegaRAID controllers and FlexFlash controllers using an out-of-band (OOB) interface, which enables real-time updates. Some of the information that is displayed includes:

              • RAID controller status and rebuild rate.

              • The drive state, power state, link speed, operability and firmware version of physical drives.

              • The drive state, operability, strip size, access policies, drive cache, and health of virtual drives.

              • The operability of a BBU, whether it is a supercap or battery, and information about the TFM.

                LSI storage controllers use a Transportable Flash Module (TFM) powered by a super-capacitor to provide RAID cache protection.

              • Information on SD cards and FlexFlash controllers, including RAID health and RAID state, card health, and operability.

              • Information on operations that are running on the storage component, such as rebuild, initialization, and relearning.


                Note

                After a CIMC reboot or build upgrades, the status, start time, and end times of operations running on the storage component might not be displayed correctly.

              • Detailed fault information for all local storage components.


                Note

                All faults are displayed on the Faults tab.

              Support for Local Storage Monitoring

              The type of monitoring supported depends upon the Cisco UCS server.

              Supported Cisco UCS Servers for Local Storage Monitoring

              Through Cisco UCS Manager, you can monitor local storage components for the following servers:

              • Cisco UCS B200 M3 blade server

              • Cisco UCS C220 M3 rack server

              • Cisco UCS C240 M3 rack server


              Note

              Not all servers support all local storage components. For Cisco UCS rack servers, the onboard SATA RAID 0/1 controller integrated on motherboard is not supported.

              Prerequisites for Local Storage Monitoring

              These prerequisites must be met for local storage monitoring or legacy disk drive monitoring to provide useful status information:

              • The drive must be inserted in the server drive bay.

              • The server must be powered on.

              • The server must have completed discovery.

              • The results of the BIOS POST complete must be TRUE.

              Legacy Disk Drive Monitoring


              Note

              The following information is applicable only for B200 M1/M2 and B250 M1/M2 blade servers.

              The legacy disk drive monitoring for Cisco UCS provides Cisco UCS Manager with blade-resident disk drive status for supported blade servers in a Cisco UCS domain. Disk drive monitoring provides a unidirectional fault signal from the LSI firmware to Cisco UCS Manager to provide status information.

              The following server and firmware components gather, send, and aggregate information about the disk drive status in a server:

              • Physical presence sensor—Determines whether the disk drive is inserted in the server drive bay.

              • Physical fault sensor—Determines the operability status reported by the LSI storage controller firmware for the disk drive.

              • IPMI disk drive fault and presence sensors—Sends the sensor results to Cisco UCS Manager.

              • Disk drive fault LED control and associated IPMI sensors—Controls disk drive fault LED states (on/off) and relays the states to Cisco UCS Manager.

              Flash Life Wear Level Monitoring

              Flash life wear level monitoring enables you to monitor the life span of solid state drives. You can view both the percentage of the flash life remaining, and the flash life status. Wear level monitoring is supported on the Fusion IO mezzanine card with the following Cisco UCS blade servers:

              • Cisco UCS B22 M3 blade server

              • Cisco UCS B200 M3 blade server

              • Cisco UCS B420 M3 blade server

              • Cisco UCS B200 M4 blade server

              • Cisco UCS B260 M4 blade server

              • Cisco UCS B460 M4 blade server


              Note

              Wear level monitoring requires the following:

              • Cisco UCS Manager must be at release 2.2(2a) or greater.

              • The Fusion IO mezzanine card firmware must be at version 7.1.15 or greater.

              Viewing the Status of Local Storage Components

              Procedure
                Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
                Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers.
                Step 3   Click the server for which you want to view the status of your local storage components.
                Step 4   In the Work pane, click the Inventory tab.
                Step 5   Click the Storage subtab to view the status of your RAID controllers and any FlexFlash controllers.
                Step 6   Click the down arrows to expand the Local Disk Configuration Policy, Actual Disk Configurations, Disks, and Firmware bars and view additional status information.
                Note   

                The Local Disk Configuration Policy and Actual Disk Configurations areas only display data for the Cisco UCS B460 blade server master node. No fields are displayed for the slave node.

                Monitoring Graphics Cards

                With Cisco UCS Manager, you can view the properties for certain graphics cards and controllers. Graphics cards are supported on the following servers:

                • Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server

                • Cisco UCS C460 M4 Rack Server

                Viewing Graphics Card Properties

                Procedure
                  Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
                  Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Rack Mounts > Servers.
                  Step 3   Choose the server for which you want to view the Graphics Card settings.
                  Step 4   On the Work pane, click the Inventory tab.
                  Step 5   Click the GPU subtab.

                  Managing Transportable Flash Module and Supercapacitor

                  LSI storage controllers use a Transportable Flash Module (TFM) powered by a supercapacitor to provide RAID cache protection. With Cisco UCS Manager, you can monitor these components to determine the status of the battery backup unit (BBU). The BBU operability status can be one of the following:

                  • Operable—The BBU is functioning successfully.

                  • Inoperable—The TFM or BBU is missing, or the BBU has failed and needs to be replaced.

                  • Degraded—The BBU is predicted to fail.

                  TFM and supercap functionality is supported beginning with Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.1(2).

                  TFM and Supercap Guidelines and Limitations

                  Supported Cisco UCS Servers for TFM and Supercap

                  The following Cisco UCS servers support TFM and supercap:

                  • Cisco UCS C220 M3 rack server

                  • Cisco UCS C240 M3 rack server

                  Monitoring RAID Battery Status

                  This procedure applies only to Cisco UCS servers that support RAID configuration and TFM. If the BBU has failed or is predicted to fail, you should replace the unit as soon as possible.

                  Procedure
                    Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
                    Step 2   In the Equipment pane, expand Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers > Server Number.
                    Step 3   In the Work pane, click the Inventory tab.
                    Step 4   Click the Storage subtab to view the RAID Battery (BBU) area.

                    Viewing a RAID Battery Fault


                    Note

                    This applies only to Cisco UCS servers that support RAID configuration and TFM.

                    Procedure
                      Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
                      Step 2   In the Equipment pane, expand Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers > Server Number.
                      Step 3   In the Work pane, click the Faults tab.
                      Step 4   Select the battery to see more information on its condition.

                      TPM Monitoring

                      Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is included on all Cisco UCS M3 blade and rack-mount servers. Operating systems can use TPM to enable encryption. For example, Microsoft's BitLocker Drive Encryption uses the TPM on Cisco UCS servers to store encryption keys.

                      Cisco UCS Manager enables monitoring of TPM, including whether TPM is present, enabled, or activated.

                      Viewing TPM Properties

                      Procedure
                        Step 1   In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
                        Step 2   On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers.
                        Step 3   Choose the server for which you want to view the TPM settings.
                        Step 4   On the Work pane, click the Inventory tab.
                        Step 5   Click the Motherboard subtab.