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Service profile templates enable you to quickly create several service profiles with the same basic parameters, such as the number of vNICs and vHBAs, and with identity information drawn from the same pools. There are two types of service profile templates:
Service profile templates created in Cisco UCS Central can be used on any of your registered Cisco UCS domains.
Note | When you edit an existing template, you should click Evaluate to estimate the impact of the changes, such as requiring a server reboot. Changes made to a service profile template affect all service profiles that are bound to that template. |
Step 1 | In the
Actions bar, type
Create Service Profile Template and press
Enter.
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Step 2 | In
Basic, select the
Organization where you want to create the service
profile template.
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Step 3 | Click
Identifiers to assign identifiers for this service profile.
Click each identifier that you want to use. On the right, click the drop-down to display available pools and choose the one you want to use for this service profile template. | ||
Step 4 | In
LAN, click
Policy to assign existing policies or click
Advanced to create new vNICs or iSCSI vNICs for this
service profile template.
For more information on creating vNICs, see the Cisco UCS Central Network Management Guide.
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Step 5 | In
SAN, click
Policy to assign existing policies or click
Advanced to create new vHBAs and assign WWPN pools
for this service profile template.
For more information on creating vHBAs, see the Cisco UCS Central Storage Management Guide.
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Step 6 | Click
Servers to assign an existing server pool or server
pool qualification policy.
You can click on the policies, use the drop-down option on the right, and select the server-related policies that you want to assign to this template. | ||
Step 7 | Click
Storage to assign an existing local disk
configuration policy or storage profile.
You can click on the policies, use the drop-down option on the right, and select the storage-related policies that you want to assign to this template. | ||
Step 8 | Click
Policies to assign existing policies to the service
profile template.
You can click on all service profile related policies, use the drop-down option on the right, and assign policies to this template. | ||
Step 9 | Click Create. |
The Service Profile Template page displays detailed information about a service profile template. From here, you can:
Service profiles in Cisco UCS Central define servers and their storage and networking characteristics.
Note | You cannot create service profiles directly in Cisco UCS Central. You must create a service profile template first. |
To watch a video manually assigning a server, see Video: Assigning a Server to a Global Service Profile Manually.
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. |
Step 2 | On the Profiles page, choose the service profile that you want to modify. |
Step 3 | On the Service Profile page, click the Tools icon and choose Assign Server Manually. |
Step 4 | Choose whether to enable Compatibility Check On Migration Using Manual Assignment. |
Step 5 | Choose the server that you want to assign to the service profile. |
Step 6 | Click Assign. |
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles or Templates. | ||
Step 2 | Choose the service profile or service profile template that you want to edit. | ||
Step 3 | Click the Tools icon and choose Configure Interface Placement. | ||
Step 4 | In the
Configure
Host Interface Placement dialog box, in the
Placement tab, choose whether to enable
Manual
Interface Placement.
If you choose Disabled, the system automatically assigns interfaces based on their PCI order. | ||
Step 5 | If you choose
Enabled, add vHBAs or vNICs.
You can associate each vNIC or vHBA with a vCON, and then choose how to assign the Admin Host Port: | ||
Step 6 | In
Preference, choose the
Virtual
Slot Selection Preference for each virtual slot.
This can be one of the following:
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Step 7 | In
PCI
Order, click the up and down arrows to arrange the order.
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Step 8 | Click Configure. |
For Cisco UCS M3 and greater server models, the UUID that is configured in Cisco UCS Manager is not synchronized with the UUID that is seen by the operating systems running on those servers. UUID synchronization flips the prefix of the UUID in Cisco UCS Manager to match the UUID on the server operating system. By default, the UUIDs are unsynchronized.
Note | Changing the UUID synchronization behavior may cause the server to reboot. |
The following guidelines apply to UUID synchronization:
UUID synchronization is supported only for global service profiles.
UUID synchronization is supported only on the following Cisco UCS Manager releases:
UUID synchronization is not applicable on Cisco UCS M1 and M2 server models.
If UUID synchronization is enabled, you must disable UUID synchronization before downgrading or upgrading to a Cisco UCS Manager version that does not support UUID synchronization.
When changing the service profile to which a server is associated:
Cisco UCS M1 and M2 server models are automatically synchronized at association.
If synchronization is enabled, Cisco UCS M3 and greater server models are automatically synchronized at association
If synchronization is not enabled, Cisco UCS M3 and greater server models are not synchronized at association.
Cisco UCS Central centralizes ID sourcing with pools. Centralizing IDs makes it simple to move objects between Cisco UCS domains.
Note | You can set static IDs if you unbind the service profile from the template. You can also set them if you created the service profile from an initial template. |
If you created the global service profile using an LCP (LAN connectivity policy) for iSCSI MAC addresses, iSCSI initiator IP addresses and iSCSI IQN addresses.
If you created the global service profile using an SCP (SAN connectivity policy) for WWNN and WWPN addresses.
When using static IDs for In-Band IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, you must first set the management VLAN.
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. |
Step 2 | Choose the global service profile for which you want to add static IDs. |
Step 3 | From the Service Profile page, click the Edit icon. |
Step 4 | Click the LAN icon. |
Step 5 | Click Connectivity and choose Management VLAN. |
Step 6 | Click the Management VLAN drop-down and select a VLAN. |
Step 7 | Click Save. |
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. | ||
Step 2 | Choose the global service profile for which you want to add static IDs. | ||
Step 3 | From the Service Profile page, click the Tools icon and choose Configure Static IDs. | ||
Step 4 | In the various
Identifier fields, enter the static IDs.
Static ID for WWNN or WWPN must be in the ranges from 20:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 to 20:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF or from 50:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 to 5F:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
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Step 5 | Click
Check
Utilization to check if the ID is available or in use.
Check the utilization every time you enter a static ID. | ||
Step 6 | Click Clear Static ID to erase the ID, when necessary. | ||
Step 7 | Click Interfaces. | ||
Step 8 | Click on an interface to activate the static ID field. | ||
Step 9 | Enter the static IDs in the various interface fields. | ||
Step 10 | Click Save. Changing the UUID, WWNN, IQN or interface IDs causes the server to reboot. |
After setting static IDs, if you decide that you want to return to obtaining IDs from an ID pool, you can do it through editing the global service profile.
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. |
Step 2 | Choose the relevant global service profile. |
Step 3 | From the Service Profile page, click the Edit icon. |
Step 4 | Click LAN, select the appropriate fields, and select the drop-down arrow to select a pool from which to obtain IDs. |
Step 5 | Click SAN,select the appropriate fields and select the drop-down arrow to select a pool from which to obtain IDs. |
Step 6 | Click Save. |
Cisco UCS Central updates the following addresses immediately, when you switch them back to the obtaining IDs from a pool.
The following IDs are not updated immediately. Therefore, you must reset the IDs manually.
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. |
Step 2 | Choose the global service profile for which you want to resolve the IDs. |
Step 3 | From the Service Profile page, click the Identifiers icon. |
Step 4 | In the assigned ID column, click the Reset icon for each identity. |
Step 5 | In the Reset ID
from pool dialog, click
Reset to confirm resetting the ID and resolving the
statically assigned ID to a pool.
This step can take up to 10 seconds. |
Step 6 | Repeat for all identities that you want to manually reset. |
Step 7 | Click the Connectivity icon. |
Step 8 | In the Interfaces column, select the interface to manually reset. |
Step 9 | In the details column, find the assigned ID and click the Reset icon. |
Step 10 | In the Reset ID from pool dialog, click Reset to confirm resetting the IDs. |
Step 11 | Repeat for all valid interfaces. |
From the Service Profiles page you can view a list of all service profiles in Cisco UCS Central, and filter which service profiles are displayed.
The Service Profile page displays detailed information about a service profile. You can view the following information on the selected service profile and its components:
Basic—Displays the overall status and an overview of all the components within the selected service profile.
Identifiers—Displays a list of entities used to identify the service profile.
Connectivity—Displays a list of connectivity-related information.
FC Zones—Displays a list of Fibre Channel zones included in the service profile.
Server—Displays a list of the storage-related policies and profiles included in the service profile.
Storage—Displays a list of the storage-related policies and profiles included in the service profile.
Policies—Displays a list of all the policies included in the service profile.
You can also perform the following tasks:
View logs and configuration status.
Create a service profile template from this service profile.
Delete, clone, or rename the service profile.
Assign or unassign a server.
Reapply the configuration to the associated server.
Configure the host interface placement.
Configure zoning.
Configure iSCSI targets.
Configure Static IDs.
Configure UUID synchronization behavior.
Bind or unbind from the service profile template.
Shut down or reset server.
Launch Cisco UCS Manager for the specific Cisco UCS domain.
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The Local Service Profile page displays detailed information about a local service profile. Local service profiles are managed by Cisco UCS Manager.
You can perform the following tasks on the local service profile page:
View fault logs.
Shut down or reset server.
Launch KVM.
Launch Cisco UCS Manager for the specific Cisco UCS domain.
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The Templates page allows you to view all templates in Cisco UCS Central. You can filter to view the following types of template:
From this page, you can:
The Profiles page allows you to view all service profiles or all chassis profiles in Cisco UCS Central. Select either Service Profiles or Chassis Profiles from the top of the page.
From this page, you can:
Cisco UCS Central collects and displays all the Cisco UCS Central service profile and chassis profile faults on the Fault Logs page. To view these faults, click the Faults icon in the Fault Summary section of a service profile or chassis profile details page. The Faults Logs page displays information on the type and severity level of the fault and allows you to monitor and acknowledge the system faults.
The faults table includes the following information for each fault:
Code—The ID associated with the fault
Timestamp—Date and time at which the fault occurred
Type—Origin of the fault
Cause—Cause of the fault
Affected Object—The component that is affected by this fault
Fault Details—The details of the fault.
Severity—The severity of the fault
Action—Any action required by the fault
To manage the information that is collected, see the Cisco UCS Central Administration Guide.
Cisco UCS Central collects and displays all the server faults associated with a service profile. To view server faults, click the Faults icon in the Server Fault Summary section of a Service Profile details page. The Faults Logs page displays information on the type and severity level of the fault and allows you to monitor and acknowledge the faults.
The faults table includes the following information for each fault:
Filters—Filter the data in the table by severity, fault type, and timestamp.
Code—The ID associated with the fault
Timestamp—Date and time at which the fault occurred
Cause—Cause of the fault
Affected Object—The component that is affected by this fault
Fault Details—The details of the fault.
Severity—The severity of the fault
Action—Any action required by the fault
To view consolidated faults of both the service profile and associated servers, click the Alerts icon on the service profile page and choose Faults. The following information is displayed:
Filters—Filter the data in the table by severity, fault type, and timestamp.
Code—The ID associated with the fault
Timestamp—Date and time at which the fault occurred
Cause—Cause of the fault
Affected Object—The component that is affected by this fault
Fault Details—The details of the fault.
Severity—The severity of the fault
Action—Any action required by the fault
Displays event logs for the selected service profile. This can include the following:
Displays the audit logs for the selected service profile. This includes the following:
Resources that were accessed
Day and time at which the event occurred
Unique identifier associated with the log message
The user who triggered an action to generate the audit log. This can be an internal session or an external user who made a modification using the Cisco UCS Central GUI or the Cisco UCS Central CLI.
The source that triggered the action
The component that is affected
Step 1 | Click the Browse Tables icon and choose Profiles. |
Step 2 | Click on a service profile to select it. |
Step 3 | On the service
profile page, click the
Alerts icon on the far right and select
Configuration Status.
The Configuration Status page for the selected service profile displays. |
Step 4 | Click Close to close the window. |