Additional UCS Features and Useful Tools - TERACAI · · 2016-07-11Additional UCS Features and...

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Additional UCS Features and Useful Tools


Topics Covered

 Blade Server Qualifications

 Blade Level Power Capping

 Scrub Policies – drives, SD cards, BIOS

 Maintenance Policies


Additional Features

Blade Server Qualifications


Why Use This Feature?

 To qualify servers based on the inventory during the discovery process. The qualifications are individual rules that you configure in the policy to determine whether a server meets the selection criteria. This allows you to match the actual server specifications to your application requirements.


Server Tab

 Servers\Policies\Server Pool Policy Qualifications

 Right click (or “+” in Navigation Pane)

 Create Server Pool Policy Qualifications: •  Adapter Qualifications •  Chassis/Server Qualifications •  Memory Qualifications •  CPU/Cores Qualifications •  Storage Qualifications •  Server PID Qualifications •  Power Group Qualifications •  Rack Qualifications


Blade Server Qualification Options Servers > Policies > Server Pool Policy Qualifications


Create Server Pool, Associate Qualifications

 Servers\Pools\Server Pools

 Right click (or “+” in Navigation Pane)

 Enter Pool Name and (optional) Description

 Click ‘Next,’ click ‘Finish’

 Select ‘Show Navigator for Server Pool’

 Select “+” under Pool Policies

 Enter Name and (optional) Description, select the desired Qualification


Assigning Qualification to Server Pool


Additional Features

Blade Level Power Capping



 To control the maximum of power a blade can consume in the event of a power incident/reduction in power to the chassis.


Set Global Power Allocation Policy Must be set to “Manual Blade Level Cap”


Set Per-Blade Power Cap Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers

Enter the desired maximum power consumption


Additional Features

Scrub Policies



 To erase local data and/or BIOS settings on a server during the discovery process, when the server is re-acknowledged, or when the server is disassociated from a service profile.

* Does not apply to USB Drives


Create a Scrub Policy Servers > Policies > Scrub Policies


Name Policy, Select Scrub Options

 Name – 16 character limit

 Disk Scrub – Yes or No

 BIOS Settings Scrub – Yes or No

 FlexFlash (SD Card) Scrub – Yes or No


Assigning a Scrub Policy to a Service Profile Selected during Operational Policies definition


Additional Features

Maintenance Policies



 To determine when and how a server is rebooted during initial Service Profile association or when an in-use Service Profile is modified.


Create Maintenance Policies Servers > Policies > Maintenance Policies


Name Policy, Select Policy Type

 Name – 16 character limit

 Description

 Reboot Policy •  Immediate – server is rebooted automatically •  User Ack – server must be rebooted manually •  Timer Automatic – action is taken during a defined

maintenance window (one-time or recurring)


Defining a One Time or Recurring Maintenance Window Timer Automatic Maintenance Policy > Create Schedule


Assigning a Maintenance Policy to a Service Profile Selected during Operational Policies definition


Changing a Maintenance Policy for a Service Profile General > Actions > Change Maintenace Policy


Additional Tools


Additional UCS Tools

  UCS Emulator – Standard and Mini   https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-37827

  UCS Power Calculator   http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_content_elements/flash/dataCenter/cisco_ucs_power_calculator/

  UCS Application Sizer (Oracle, SQL, Exchange, SAP, Peoplesoft)   https://tools.cisco.com/ucsappsizer/project/all/home (appropriate CCO Login required)

  UCS Blade Server Diagnostics   http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucs_diagnostics/

b_UCS_Blade_Server_Diagnostics_User_Guide/b_UCS_Blade_Server_Diagnostics_User_Guide_chapter_00.html

  UCS Performance Manager   http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-performance-manager/index.html

  UCS Monitoring via Solarwinds   http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/orion/docs/settingupciscoucs.pdf


  UCS Test Drive   http://www.cisco.com/assets/sol/ucp/flash/cisco-ucs-test-drive/

  UCS Interactive Model   http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/servers-unified-computing/ucs-5100-series-blade-server-chassis/

ucs_kaon_model_preso.html

  UCS Video Series   http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/ucs_advantage_video_library.html

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