- Preface
- Overview of UCS Server Configuration Utility
- Getting Started with UCS-SCU
- Understanding UCS-SCU User Interface
- Viewing Server Inventory
- Viewing Server Health
- Installing Operating Systems
- Understanding Diagnostic Tools
- Configuring Boot Order and RAID Levels
- Viewing Logs
- Troubleshooting UCS-SCU Issues
- Index
Understanding UCS-SCU User Interface
This chapter includes the following sections:
- License Agreement
- Overview of the UCS-SCU Graphical User Interface
- Configuring a Network
- Performing Server Health Check
- Saving Logs
- Using Server Snapshot
- Updating Images to Cisco Flexible Flash
- Restarting the Server
License Agreement
After UCS-SCU boots up, the first interface is the End User License Agreement. Select I Accept and click Next to agree to this license.
Overview of the UCS-SCU Graphical User Interface
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Navigation Pane |
2 |
Toolbar |
3 |
Tabs |
4 |
Help |
5 |
Content Pane |
6 |
Tests Summary Pane |
Navigation Pane |
Displays on the left side in the UCS-SCU user interface. See Table 3-2 for a description of all the navigation pane elements. |
Toolbar |
Displays on the left-hand top corner and has a set of icons. See Table 3-3 for a description of all the toolbar icons. |
Tabs |
Provides the following options in the UCS-SCU: |
Help |
Opens a window in the application that displays context-sensitive help for the displayed page. |
Content Pane |
Displays on the right side of the GUI. Different pages appear on the content pane depending on the tab that you select in the Navigation Pane. |
Tests Summary Pane |
Provides details of tests passed, tests in the queue, and tests failed. Viewed only when Diagnostic Tools is selected. |
Server Inventory |
Displays the server information and inventory. Contains links to the following pages: For more information about Server Inventory, go to Chapter 4, “Viewing Server Inventory.” |
Server Health |
Displays the health of the subsystems on your server such as CPUs, memory, power supplies, fans, storage, PCI devices, BIOS, and CIMC. For more information about Server Health, go to Chapter 5, “Viewing Server Health.” |
Server Configuration |
Sets the BIOS boot order and configures a RAID volume on attached hard drives of your server. Contains links to the following pages: For more information about Server Configuration, go to Chapter 8, “Configuring Boot Order and RAID Levels.” |
OS Install |
Installs the RHEL, SLES, and Windows operating systems in a fully unattended mode. The most recent drivers for all onboard components are added from the Tools and Drivers CD or from other supported locations during the operating system installation. For more information about OS Install, go to Chapter 6, “Installing Operating Systems.” |
Diagnostic Tools |
Allows you to run various types of diagnostic tests to detect server failure. For more information about Diagnostic Tools, go to Chapter 7, “Diagnostic Tools.” |
Logs |
Displays the System Log and System Event Log of your server. Contains links to the following pages: For more information about Logs, go to Chapter 9, “Viewing Logs.” |
Toolbar Icon | Name | Function |
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Network Configuration |
Configures the IP address, DNS and Subnet mask, and Cisco.com credentials. |
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Probe Server |
Performs health check |
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Save Logs |
Saves logs to an USB |
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Server Snapshot |
Allows you to take a point-in-time inventory of the server. |
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Refresh |
Refreshs the content area, if supported. |
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Update |
Allows you to download the most recent versions of UCS-SCU, OS drivers, and Host Upgrade Utility. |
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Reboot |
Restarts the server. |
Configuring a Network
Network configuration in the UCS-SCU allows you to configure the network by providing IP details, proxy details, cisco credential details and so on. It is a one-time process, and if you do not configure your network, you will be prompted to configure it during the following procedures:
- When you are updating images to Cisco Flexible Flash. (See theUpdating Images to Cisco Flexible Flash section).
- When you are downloading drivers from the network share or cisco.com during the operating system installation. (See the Installation Drivers section).
To configure a network, follow these steps:
Performing Server Health Check
The Probe Server functionality allows to perform a health check of the server subsystems. When you click the Probe Server icon, the server health check is initiated.
To view the health check results, click the Server Health tab in the navigation pane.
Saving Logs
You can use the Save Logs functionality to save your log files. Before using Save Logs, you must insert a USB flash drive or vMedia for storing the log files.
Using Server Snapshot
You can use the Server Snapshot feature in the UCS SCU user interface to take a point-in-time inventory of a server. This feature allows you to compare inventories or components of a server over certain periods of time. Before you initiate a server snapshot, be sure that you connect a USB flash drive into the server. Without a flash drive available, the log file created by the server snapshot is not saved.
When you initiate a server snapshot, UCS SCU retrieves information on the server components, and also runs a series of quick tests to determine the state of the server. Taking a server snapshot can take approximately 20 minutes. After the server snapshot process is complete, the log file is saved on to the USB flash drive that you specified. You can open this log file in any editor, for example, WordPad. To help compare server inventories across time periods, we recommend that you store these log files in a location and archive it. When you have multiple log files, you can use a comparison tool from the Internet to view differences in the server inventory.
To take a server snapshot, follow these steps:
While running quick tests on the server, the server snapshot feature can determine only if a server component passed or failed a test. It cannot determine the reasons for a component not passing the quick test. While viewing the log file of the server snapshot process, if you notice that a server component did not pass the quick test, then check the quick test logs available under the Diagnostics Tools.
Note |
To know more about Diagnostic Tools, go to the Chapter 7, Understanding Diagnostic Tools. |
The log file of the server snapshot process includes the following information:
Updating Images to Cisco Flexible Flash
You can use the UCS-SCU GUI to download the most recent versions of UCS-SCU, operating system drivers and Host Upgrade Utility (HUU). These images can be flashed to the SD card on your system on the respective partitions.
To update the images to Cisco Flexible Flash using the UCS-SCU GUI, follow these steps:
Step 1 |
Click the Update icon in the toolbar. The Cisco Flex Flash Software Update dialog box appears displaying a list of partitions. |
Step 2 |
Select Cisco Server Configuration Utility in the list. You can update the image to the SD card using one of the following options to update the image: |
Step 3 |
Click Apply to apply the image. The Cisco Flex Flash Software Update dialog box appears and the table is refreshed with the version of the image. |
Step 4 | Repeat Step 1 to Step 4 for the remaining partitions. |
Updating from cisco.com
To update the images to the Cisco Flexible Flash from cisco.com, follow these steps:
Step 1 |
Click Cisco.com. If the network or user credentials are not configured, the Network Configuration dialog box appears. If they are configured, the Select Updates dialog box appears. If you need to configure the network, go to Step 2. If you do not need to configure the network, go to Step 3. |
Step 2 |
In the Network Configuration dialog box, do the following:
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Step 3 | In the Select Updates dialog box that is displayed, select the required version of the ISO image. |
Step 4 | Click OK. |
Updating from Network
To update the image from your network to the Cisco Flexible Flash, follow these steps:
Step 1 |
Click From Network. If the network or user credentials are not configured, the Network Configuration dialog box appears. If they are configured, the Network Location dialog box appears. If you need to configure the network, go to Step 2. If you do not need to configure the network, go to Step 3. |
Step 2 | In the Network Configuration dialog box, enter the IP addresses to configure the network. For more information about configuring network, go to “Configuring a Network” section on page 3-5. |
Step 3 |
In the Network Location dialog box that is displayed, do the following:
The selected file appears as a package name in the Network Location dialog box. |
Step 4 | Click Ok. |
Restarting the Server
To restart the server, follow these steps:
Step 1 |
Click the Reboot icon on the toolbar. The Reboot dialog box appears. |
Step 2 |
Click Yes to restart. The server restarts, and the UCS-SCU GUI reappears. |