Thursday, March 8, 2012

1.       Login to the vcenter server 2.       Edit the virtual machine settings by right click on the server which we are going to add the LUN 3.       Click on ADD 4.       Specify device type high light on Hard Disk and click next 5.       Select a Disk type as Raw Device Mappings...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ntroduction In order to upgrade the BIOS on a Server Blade or a Server Pool, you complete five major steps: Verify/confirm that the correct BIOS is present in the fabric interconnect flash. Create a Host Firmware Package policy. Associate the Host Firmware Package policy with a Service Profile. Associate the Service Profile with the server blade or server pool. Verify the BIOS version...
Introduction This document explains how to interpret UCS firmware version information and identify components of the UCS firmware. The Cisco UCS firmware is delivered in these ways: The UCS images are shipped as a single bundle or as individual component images, which include the UCS Manager, UCS Fabric Interconnect, IO module, BMC, BIOS, adapter, etc. The UCS firmware is hosted on the Cisco...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Introduction In order to upgrade the BIOS on a Server Blade or a Server Pool, you complete five major steps: Verify/confirm that the correct BIOS is present in the fabric interconnect flash. Create a Host Firmware Package policy. Associate the Host Firmware Package policy with a Service Profile. Associate the Service Profile with the server blade or server pool. Verify the BIOS version...
Viewing Installed Devices Using the UCS Manager GUI To view the installed devices in the server by using the UCS Manager GUI, follow these steps: 1. In the UCS Manager main window, click the Equipment tab in the Navigation pane. 2. On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis_Number > Servers > Server_Number. where Server_Number is the target server. ...
Introduction This document presents some common tips to simplify your daily firmware management process. Prerequisites Requirements Cisco recommends that you: Have a working knowledge of Cisco UCS Server Blade software and hardware. Be familiar with the UCS manager GUI. Understand the impact and implications of the different commands described in this document Be familiar with the UCS...
Introduction The new Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Cisco Blade Server B440 M1 allows for Virtual Interface Adapter placement in UCS Manager (UCSM) service profiles. This is known as Virtual Host Interface Placement Assignment. Virtual Host Interface Placement Assignment specifies how vNICs and vHBAs are placed on physical network interface (mezzanine) cards in a server hardware...