User guide

5.2 Cisco Unified Computing System Configuration

This section details the Cisco Unified Computing System configuration that was done as part of the infrastructure

build out. The racking, power and installation of the chassis are described in the install guide (refer to

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/hw/chassis/install/ucs5108_install.html) and it is beyond

the scope of this document. More details on each step can be found in the following documents:

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Cisco Unified Computing System CLI Configuration guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/cli/config/guide/1.3.1/b_CLI_Config_Guide_1_

3_1.html

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Cisco UCS Manager GUI configuration guide

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/1.3.1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configur

ation_Guide_1_3_1.html

To configure the Cisco Unified Computing System, do the following:

Bring up the Fabric interconnect and from a Serial Console connection set the IP address,

gateway, and the hostname of the primary fabric interconnect. Now bring up the second fabric

interconnect after connecting the dual cables between them. The second fabric interconnect

automatically recognizes the primary and ask if you want to be part of the cluster, answer yes and

set the IP address, gateway and the hostname. Once this is done all access to the FI can be done

remotely. You will also configure the virtual IP address to connect to the FI, you need a total of

three IP address to bring it online. You can also wire up the chassis to the FI, either 1, 2 or 4 links

depending on your application bandwidth requirement. We chose to connect all the four links.

Now connect using your favorite browser to the Virtual IP and launch the Cisco UCS Manager.

The Java-based Cisco UCS Manager will let you do everything that you could do from the CLI and

we will highlight the GUI methodology.

First check the firmware on the system and see if it is current. The latest firmware as of now is

1.3(1i).

If the firmware is not current, follow the installation and upgrade guide to upgrade the Cisco UCS

firmware. Also do not forget to upgrade the BIOS to the latest level and associate it with all the

blades.

Configure and enable the server port on the FI. To bring the chassis online acknowledge the