About Managing a Physical Infrastructure
Cisco UCS Director enables you to manage both physical and virtual infrastructures. While managing a physical account, you would need to first create a site, and add a pod to the site. After you create this account, Cisco UCS Director discovers all components within the newly created physical account. Typically, the discovery process takes about 5 minutes. In the system, you can either add a new pod or you can use the default pod that is available. A physical account can be associated with the default pod or with one that you add.
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As an administrator, you can create either a physical account or a virtual account first in the system. A physical account in Cisco UCS Director has no dependency on a virtual (cloud) account. |
Using the Converged View
The Converged view provides you with a graphical representation of the sites, and pods that you have configured in Cisco UCS Director. To access this view, choose Converged from the side navigation bar. If you have configured a site or multiple sites in the system, then this Converged view page displays a drop-down list from where you can select a site and view the pods that are associated with the site. However, you cannot add a site from this page. For information on adding a site, see Adding a Site. After you have added a site in the system, you can either add a pod from the Converged page, or you can add a pod from the screen.
The Converged page, in addition to letting you view the pods associated with each site, also provides the following options:
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Search—If your site has several pods, then you can use the search feature to locate a specific pod using the name as the search criteria.
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Add, Edit and Delete—Use these options to add, modify or delete pods.
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Collapse and expand the row of pods displayed for a site.
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View specific account information of each pod: -
If you select a pod, and mouse over an account, then all account details are displayed. Alternatively, you can click an account to view the detailed information.
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Power status of the account - the power icon on the account indicates if the account is powered on or powered off. Green color indicates that it is powered on, and red color indicates that it is powered off.
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Adding a Site
Procedure
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Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Site Management. |
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Click Add. |
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On the Add Site screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 5 |
Click Submit. |
Adding a Pod
Procedure
Step 1 |
Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Pods. |
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Click Add. |
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On the Add Pod screen, complete the following fields:
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Step 5 |
Click Add. |
What to do next
Add one or more accounts to the pod.
Adding a Physical Account
Procedure
Step 1 |
Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Physical Accounts. |
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Click Add. |
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On the Add Account screen, complete the following fields:
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Click Submit. |
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On the Add Account screen, complete the following fields:
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If this account is Storage, choose the appropriate account type: NetApp ONTAP, NetApp OnCommand, EMC VNX, EMC VMAX Solutions Enabler or WHIPTAIL. |
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Click Add. |
Adding a Multi-Domain Manager Account
You can add the following types of multi-domain manager accounts:
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PNSC—Cisco Prime Network Services Controller account
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DCNM—Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager account
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UCS Central—Cisco UCS Central account
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APIC—Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller account
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EMC RecoverPoint account
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EMC VPLEX account
Before you begin
You must be logged in to the appliance to complete this task.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Multi-Domain Managers. |
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Click Add. |
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On the Add Account screen, choose the account type from the drop-down list. |
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Click Submit. |
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On the Multi-Domain Manager Account screen, complete the following fields:
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Click Submit. |
Adding a Network Element
In order to create a virtual server that supports load balancing, first add a network element in Cisco UCS Director. After a Load Balancer is added as a network element in Cisco UCS Director, it appears on the Managed Network Element screen.
Before you begin
You must be logged in to the appliance to complete this task.
Procedure
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Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Managed Network Elements. |
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Click Add Network Element. |
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On the Add Network Element screen, complete the following fields:
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Click Submit. |
What to do next
To modify or edit a virtual server, choose the server, and then click Modify. To remove a virtual server, choose the server, and then click Delete.
Enabling DHCP Logging
Before you begin
You must be logged in to the appliance to complete this task.
Procedure
Step 1 |
Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, choose the Network Service Agents. |
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Click Embedded Network Services. |
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On the Embedded Network Services screen, check the Enable DHCP Logging. |
Configuring Inventory Data Collection Schedule for Physical Accounts
Procedure
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Choose . |
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On the Physical Accounts page, click Physical Accounts. |
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Click Inventory Scheduler. |
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On the Inventory Scheduler screen, complete the required fields, including the following:
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Click Next and complete the required fields, including the following:
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Click Submit. |