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This chapter includes the following sections:
The following table describes the supported platforms for installing Cisco UCS Central.
Hypervisors | Supported Versions |
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Microsoft Hyper-V |
Windows 2008 R2 with SP1 Windows 2012 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 |
VMware ESX |
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KVM Hypervisor |
KVM Hypervisor on RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.5 |
The web browser support for the Cisco UCS Central GUI depends on the operating system of the computer on which you plan to run Cisco UCS Central GUI.
Operating System | Supported Web Browsers |
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Microsoft Windows |
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Mac OS |
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Linux RHEL |
The following ports must be open between Cisco UCS Central and a registered Cisco UCS domain to enable management communication between Cisco UCS Central and Cisco UCS domain:
Port Number |
Daemon |
Protocol |
Usage |
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32803 |
LOCKD |
TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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892 |
MOUNTD |
TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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875 |
RQUOTAD |
TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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32805 |
STATD |
TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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2049 |
NFS
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TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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111 |
SUNRPC |
TCP/UDP |
Firmware management and back up. |
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443 |
- |
TCP/UDP |
Enable communication through firewall between Cisco UCS Central and Cisco UCS Manager. |
The following ports must be open to enable communication between Cisco UCS Central and the client browser:
Port Number |
Daemon |
Protocol |
Usage |
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80 |
- |
TCP |
Communication between client browser and Cisco UCS Central. |
843 |
- |
TCP |
Communication between client browser and Cisco UCS Central. |
443 |
- |
TCP |
Enable communication through firewall between client browser and Cisco UCS Central. |
If you are installing Cisco UCS Central in a standalone mode, make sure you have the following system requirements.
We recommend that you deploy Cisco UCS Central on a VMware or Hyper-V hypervisor running on standalone rack server(s) that is not managed by Cisco UCS Manager or integrated into a Cisco UCS domain. The server must have a high-speed data store, preferably one provisioned from a high-speed storage array.
The following table describes the minimum requirements for installing Cisco UCS Central in the following platforms:
.Item | Minimum Requirements for EXS, Hyper-V and KVM Hypervisor |
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Disk 1 |
40 GB |
Disk 2 |
40 GB |
RAM |
12 GB |
vCPU cores |
4 cores |
Disk read speed |
> 75 MBps >125 MBps is the recommended speed. |
If the disk read speed on the server is lower than the required minimum during the deployment of Cisco UCS Central, the installer displays a warning message but you can complete the deployment. However, if the disk read speed is lower than the required minimum during operation, Cisco UCS Central raises a fault, as shown in the following table, depending upon how low the disk read speed is:
Disk Read Speed on Server | Fault Level |
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<75 MBps |
Critical fault |
75 to 100 MBps |
Major fault |
100 to 125 MBps |
Minor fault |
>125 MBps |
N/A |
The following are the supported database servers for statistics collection:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64-bit Production or higher
PostgreSQL Server 9.1.8 64-bit or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3000.0 (X64) or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 10.50.1600.1 (X64) SP1 or higher
When the statistics data is stored in external database server, Consider the following as a reference data for disk space requirements on the database server:
The minimum memory required for client system is 4 GB. However if you have 40 or more registered Cisco UCS Domains, it is recommended to have at least 8 GB memory on the client system.
If you want to enable high availability and install Cisco UCS Central in cluster mode, you must have all the requirements specified for standalone installation, and have the following Shared Storage:
To manage Cisco UCS domains in remote locations such as remote branch offices, the following are the minimum requirements for network connectivity between Cisco UCS domain and Cisco UCS Central:
You must have the following information before beginning to install Cisco UCS Central:
Static IPv4 address for Cisco UCS Central
IPv4 netmask
Default gateway
Password to be assigned to the Cisco UCS Central admin account. You will create this new password.
Hostname for the virtual machine (VM)
IPv4 address for the DNS server, if you plan to use one
Name of the DNS domain in which you want to include Cisco UCS Central, if you plan to use one
Shared secret. This is the required password when you register Cisco UCS domains with Cisco UCS Central
Shared storage. This is optional for standalone installation and is required for cluster installation.