Understanding UCS Server Configuration Utility User Interface

Introduction

The UCS-SCU GUI is a web-based management interface that allows you to perform tasks such as operating system installation and RAID configuration.

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.

UCS-SCU GUI Home Page

Table 1. UCS-SCU GUI Elements

Element

Description

Navigation Pane

Located on the left side in the UCS-SCU user interface. See for more information.

OS Installation

Located on the right side of the GUI. Different pages appear in the OS Installation page depending on what you select in the Navigation Pane.

Execution Logs

Located at the bottom of the GUI. Shows the dynamic log of the system.

Navigation Pane

Table 2. Navigation Pane Elements

Element

Description

OS Installation

Installs the RHEL, SLES, Windows, and ESXi 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, see Installing Operating Systems.

Server Configuration

Configures a RAID volume on attached hard drives of your server. Contains links to the RAID configuration pages:

For more information about Server Configuration, see Configuring RAID Levels

Help

Opens a window in the application that displays context-sensitive help for the displayed page.

Sync SD Card Button

Allows you to synchronize data written on a disk that is in an out-of sync RAID 1 partition to a replacement disk.


Note

This button is available only on Cisco UCS C460 M4 server.


Rebooting a Server

Procedure


Step 1

Click the Reboot button at the bottom of the GUI.

The Reboot dialog box appears.

Step 2

Click Yes to reboot.

The server is rebooted.