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Cisco UCS Manager plugin is a VMware vSphere web client plugin, which enables virtualization administrator to view, manage and monitor the Cisco UCS physical infrastructure. The plugin provides a physical view of the UCS hardware inventory on the web client. You can perform the following tasks using the plugin:
View Cisco UCS physical hierarchy.
View inventory, installed firmware, faults, power and temperature statistics.
Mapping the ESX host to the physical server.
Manage firmware for B and C series servers.
View VIF paths for servers.
Launch the Cisco UCS Manager GUI.
Launch the KVM consoles of UCS servers.
Switch the existing state of the locator LEDs.
VMware PowerCLI 6.0 or higher is required to run the plugin registration tool 1.1.2. If your system is running PowerCLI 5.5 or earlier, then use plugin registration tool 1.1.1.
Cisco UCS Manager Plugin is compatible with the following vSphere Web Client Releases:
Cisco UCS Manager plugin is compatible with the following UCS Manager releases: