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With global policies, global server pools and firmware management in Cisco UCS Central, you can manage general and complex server deployments for the following servers in your registered UCS domains:
Equipment policies allow you to tune your servers and other equipment to suit your requirements. Equipment policies can only be set at the domain group level, and apply to all servers in that domain group.
Note | Equipment policies are not included in service profiles. |
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group / UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope chassis-disc-policy UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/chassis-disc-policy # set action 4-link UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/chassis-disc-policy* # set link-aggregation-pref port-channel UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/chassis-disc-policy* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/chassis-disc-policy #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group domain-group |
Enters domain group root mode and (optionally) enters a sub-domain group under the domain group root. To enter the domain group root mode, type / as the domain-group. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope rackserver-disc-policy |
Enters rack server discovery policy mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy # set action {immediate | user-acknowledged} |
Specifies the way the system reacts when you add a new rack server. |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy # set scrub-policy policy-name |
Specifies the scrub policy that should run on a newly discovered rack server. |
Step 6 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope rackserver-disc-policy UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy # set action immediate UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy # set scrub-policy ScrubPol1 UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/rackserver-disc-policy #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group domain-group |
Enters domain group root mode and (optionally) enters a sub-domain group under the domain group root. To enter the domain group root mode, type / as the domain-group. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope server-management-connectivity-policy |
Enters server management connectivity policy mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/server-management-connectivity-policy # set action {auto-acknowledged | user-acknowledged} |
Select whether servers are automatically configured based on the available server connections. |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/server-management-connectivity-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to configure the rack management connection policy to wait for user acknowledgment.
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group / UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope scope server-management-connectivity-policy UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/server-management-connectivity-policy # set action user-acknowledged UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/server-management-connectivity-policy* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/server-management-connectivity-policy #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group domain-group |
Enters domain group root mode and (optionally) enters a sub-domain group under the domain group root. To enter the domain group root mode, type / as the domain-group. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope lan-cloud |
Enters LAN cloud mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # set mac-aging {time | mode-default | never} | Specify the length of time an idle MAC address remains in the MAC address table before it is removed. This can be one of the following: |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to set the MAC table aging to never.
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group / UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope lan-cloud UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # set mac-aging never UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group domain-group |
Enters domain group root mode and (optionally) enters a sub-domain group under the domain group root. To enter the domain group root mode, type / as the domain-group. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope lan-cloud |
Enters LAN cloud mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # set vlan-compression {enabled | disabled} | Select whether VLAN port count optimization is enabled or disabled. |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to enable VLAN port count optimization.
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group / UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope lan-cloud UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud # set vlan-compression enabled UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/lan-cloud #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope domain-group domain-group |
Enters domain group root mode and (optionally) enters a sub-domain group under the domain group root. To enter the domain group root mode, type / as the domain-group. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope info-policy |
Enters information policy mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/info-policy # set state {enabled | disabled} |
Select whether the information policy will display the uplink switches that are connected to the Cisco UCS domain. |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/info-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to configure the information policy to display the uplink switches.
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope domain-group / UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group # scope info-policy UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/info-policy # set state enabled UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/info-policy* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /domain-group/info-policy #
Cisco UCS uses the priority set in the power control policy along with the blade type and configuration to calculate the initial power allocation for each blade within a chassis. During normal operation, the active blades within a chassis can borrow power from idle blades within the same chassis. If all blades are active and reach the power cap, service profiles with higher priority power control policies take precedence over service profiles with lower priority power control policies.
Priority is ranked on a scale of 1-10, where 1 indicates the highest priority and 10 indicates lowest priority. The default priority is 5.
For mission-critical application a special priority called no-cap is also available. Setting the priority to no-cap prevents Cisco UCS from leveraging unused power from a particular server. With this setting, the server is allocated the maximum amount of power possible for that type of server.
Note | You must include the power control policy in a service profile and that service profile must be associated with a server for it to take effect. |
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # create power-control-policy policy-name |
Creates a power control policy and enters power control policy mode. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/power-control-policy # set priority {priority-num | no-cap} |
Specifies the priority for the power control policy. |
Step 5 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/power-control-policy # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to create a power control policy and commits the transaction:
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope org / UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # create power-control-policy PCP-1 UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/power-control-policy* # set priority 1 UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/power-control-policy* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /org/power-control-policy #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect policy-mgr |
Enters policy manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(policy-mgr) # scope org org-name |
Enters organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode, type / as the org-name. |
Step 3 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # delete power-control-policy policy-name |
Deletes the specified power control policy. |
Step 4 | UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # commit-buffer |
Commits the transaction to the system configuration. |
The following example shows how to delete a power control policy and commits the transaction:
UCSC# connect policy-mgr UCSC(policy-mgr)# scope org / UCSC(policy-mgr) /org # delete power-control-policy PCP-1 UCSC(policy-mgr) /org* # commit-buffer UCSC(policy-mgr) /org #
Cisco UCS Central collects the inventory details from all registered Cisco UCS domains. You can view and monitor the components in the registered Cisco UCS domains from the domain management panel.
When a Cisco UCS domain is successfully registered, Cisco UCS Central starts collecting the following details:
The default data collection interval is 10 minutes. You can customize the interval based on your requirements. If the connection between Cisco UCS domain and Cisco UCS Central fails, whenever the disconnected Cisco UCS domain is detected again, Cisco UCS Central start collecting current data and displays in the domain management panel.
The General tab in Domain Management panel, displays a list of registered Cisco UCS domains. You can click on the tabs to view details on each component. You can also launch the individual Cisco UCS Manager or the KVM console for a server from this panel.
The physical inventory details of the components in Cisco UCS domains are organized under domains. The Cisco UCS domains that do not belong to any domain groups are placed under ungrouped domains. You can view detailed equipment status, and the following physical details of components in the domain management panel:
You can view a complete list of service profiles and service profile templates available in the registered Cisco UCS domains from the Servers tab. The Service Profile panel displays a aggregated list of the service profiles. Service profiles with the same name are grouped under the organizations they are assigned to. Instance count next to the service profile name will provide the number of times that particular service profile is used in Cisco UCS domains.
From the Service Profile Template panel, you can view the available service profile templates, organization and the number of times each service profile template is used in the Cisco UCS Domain.
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show detail. | Displays a list of all equipments in the specified UCS domain. |
The following example shows how to view the details of a registered Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show detail UCS System: ID: 1006 Name: doc-mammoth96 Total Servers: 6 Free Servers: 0 Owner: Site: Description: Fault Status: 1407460783489057 Current Task: UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCS(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt /ucs-domain # chassis 1 | Enters the chassis mode |
Step 5 | UCS(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt /ucs-domain /chassis # server 1 | Enters the server mode |
Step 6 | UCS(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt /ucs-domain /chassis /server # show inventory | Displays inventory details of a server. |
The following example shows how to view inventory details of a server within a chassis:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope doamin-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr)/doamin-mgmt# scope ucs-domain 1007 UCSC(resource-mgr)/doamin-mgmt/ucs-domain# scope chassis 1 UCSC(resource-mgr)/doamin-mgmt/ucs-domain/chassis# scope server 1 UCSC(resource-mgr)/doamin-mgmt/ucs-domain/chassis/server# show inventory Server 1/1: Name: User Defined Description: Acknowledged Product Name: Cisco UCS B200 M1 Acknowledged PID: N20-B6620-1 Acknowledged VID: V01 Acknowledged Serial (SN): QCI1415A3Q7 Acknowledged Memory (MB): 8192 Acknowledged Effective Memory (MB): 8192 Acknowledged Cores: 8 Acknowledged Adapters: 1 UCSC(resource-mgr)/doamin-mgmt/ucs-domain/chassis/server#
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope org org-name | Enters the organizations mode for the specified organization. To enter the root mode type/ as theorg-name. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /org # scope local-service-profile local-service-profile_name | Enters the specified local service profile. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /org /local-service-profile # show instance | Displays information of the instance in the specified local service profile. |
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope org / UCSC(resource-mgr)/org# scope local-service-profile localSP2 UCSC(resource-mgr)/org/local-service-profile# show instance Compute Instance: ID Name Status Assoc State Config State Physical Ref ----- ----------- --------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 1007 samc02 Config Failure Unassociated Failed localSP2/1007 UCSC(resource-mgr) /org/local-service-profile #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope org org-name | Enters the organization mode for the specified organization. To enter the root organization mode type/ as the org-name. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /org # show org | Displays details of an organization. |
The following example shows how to view root organization details:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope org / UCSC(resource-mgr)/org # show org Organizations: Name ---- /org1 UCSC(resource-mgr)/org #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show chassis. | Displays a list of chassis in the specified UCS domain. |
The following example shows how to view the chassis information in a registered Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show chassis UCS System chassis: Chassis Id Model Status Operability ---------- ---------- ------------------------ ----------- 1 N20-C6508 Inoperable Operable UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show fabric-interconnect. | Displays a list of fabric-interconnect in the specified UCS domain. |
The following example shows how to view the fabric interconnects in a registered Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show fabric-interconnect ID Operability IP Address Model Serial -- ----------- --------------- ---------- ------ A Operable 10.193.66.180 UCS-FI-6296UP FOX1512G07K UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show fex. | Displays a list of fabric extenders in the specified UCS domain. |
The following example shows how to view the fabric extenders in a registered Cisco UCS domain from Cisco UCS Central:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show fex UCS System Fabric-extender: Fex Id Model Status Operability ---------- ---------- ------------------------ ----------- 2 N2K-C2232PP-10GE Accessibility Problem N/A UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show server. | Displays a list of servers in the specified UCS domain. |
The following example shows how to view the rack servers in a registered Cisco UCS Domain from Cisco UCS Central:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show server UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #
To view the blade servers, you have to scope into the chassis:
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # scope chassis 1 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain/chassis # show server Blade Server in a UCS Chassis: Chassis Id Slot Id Status Cores Memory (MB) LS Ref ---------- ------- ------ ------ -------------- ------ 1 1 Inoperable 12 131072 1 2 Ok 8 6144 org-root/req-BIOS-2/inst-100 6 1 3 Discovery 0 0 1 5 Ok 8 24576 org-root/req-BIOS-5/inst-100 6 1 6 Ok 8 12288 org-root/req-BIOS-6/inst-100 6 1 7 Ok 32 32768 org-root/org-LisasOrg/req-Li sasOrg_SPClone/inst-1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain/chassis #
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 | UCSC# connect resource-mgr |
Enters resource manager mode. |
Step 2 | UCSC(resource-mgr) # scope domain-mgmt |
Enters the UCS domains. |
Step 3 | UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain name |
Enters the specified UCS domain. |
Step 4 | UCSC(resource-mgr)/domain-mgmt/UCS domain # show fsm status. | Displays the fsm operation status for the specified UCS domain. |
UCSC# connect resource-mgr UCSC(resource-mgr)# scope domain-mgmt UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt # scope ucs-domain 1006 UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain # show fsm status ID: 1006 FSM 1: Status: 0 Previous Status: 0 Timestamp: Never Try: 0 Progress (%): 100 Current Task: UCSC(resource-mgr) /domain-mgmt/ucs-domain #