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Description : How to Setup the Cisco UCS environment and

confgure the UCS

Platorm : Cisco UCS

Model : Cisco UCS

Prepared By : ! Mohaideen "#dul $aderCategory : How %o

HOW TO SETUP THE CISCO UCSENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURE THE

UCS ?

This document i!! "#o$ide the ste" %& ste" inst#uctions to setu" the Cisco UCS

en$i#onment 'o# (#st time) Cisco UCS is hi*h!& customi+,%!e ,nd the con(*u#,tion

i!! %e di-e# 'o# e,ch en$i#onment) The co#e ",#t o' Cisco UCS de"!o&ment is

c,%!in*) Un!i.e the t#,dition,! ch,ssis / Cisco UCS h,$e ,ddition,! com"onents !i.e

I0O modu!es 1FE23 ,nd F,%#ic inte#connects 1FI 0 UCS M,n,*e#3) F,%#ic inte#connect

h,s its on m,n,*ement "o#ts to m,n,*e it) The#e i!! %e , dedic,ted "o#ts to

"#o$ide the connecti$it& %eteen FI4s) So th,t %oth the FI4s con(*u#,tion i!! %e

s&nc ith e,ch othe#)

5) Setu" the F,%#ic Inte#connect 1UCS M,n,*e#3 ) 6ou need to inte#connect the FI4s

to m,.e the FI c!uste#)

The F,%#ic inte#connect4s MGMT "o#t needs to %e connected to the m,n,*ement

neto#.)



• Connect the 75 "o#t o' F,%#ic Inte#connect 8A9 to the 75 "o#t o' ',%#ic

inte#connect 8:9)

• Do !i.eise 'o# the 7; "o#ts) 75 < 7; "o#ts ,#e used 'o# F,%#ic inte#connect

he,#t=%e,tin* ,nd this connecti$it& ensu#es th,t %oth the FI4s m,int,inin* the

identic,! d,t,)

;) 7,id the c,%!in* %eteen the ch,ssis ,nd F,%#ic inte#connect) So th,t ch,ssis c,n

%e disco$e#ed in the UCS m,n,*e#) 75 < 7; "o#ts "#o$ides the connecti$it& %eteen

to FI4s)

>) Connect the FI4s to the Neus sitch) This Neus sitch h,s c,",%i!it& to

di$e#*in* the 7AN < SAN t#,@c to the "ee# de$ices)



At this "oint / &ou h,$e "h&sic,!!& setu" the UCS en$i#onment)

) Con(*u#in* the F,%#ic Inte#connects)

Connect to the conso!e "o#t o' F,%#ic Inte#connect 1FI3 8A9/ hich i!! %e the "#im,#&

mem%e# o' the c!uste#) Poe# on FI=A ,nd !e,$e the second,#& FI o- 'o# no) Ve#i'&

th,t the conso!e "o#t ",#,mete#s on the ,tt,ched com"ute# ,#e ,s 'o!!os 8B

%,ud9/ 8 d,t, %its9/ 8No ",#it&9/ 85 sto" %it9) Once &ou h,$e connected to the FI

A m,n,*ement conso!e/ &ou i!! *et the inte#,cti$e session !i.e %e!o)

Enter the confguration method. (console/gui) ? console

Enter the setup mode; setup newly or restore rom backup.

(setup/restore) ?

setup You hae chosen to setup a new !abric interconnect.

"ontinue? (y/n)# y

Enter the password or $admin%# password

"onfrm the password or $admin%# password

&s this !abric interconnect part o a cluster(select 'no or

standalone)? (yes/no) n*# yes

Enter the switch abric (+/,) *# +

Enter the system name# !abric-"-+

0hysical 1witch 2gmt3 &04 address # 5.5.5.5



0hysical 1witch 2gmt3 &04 netmask # 5.5.5.5

&04 address o the deault gateway # 5.5.5.5

"luster &04 address # 5.5.5.5 (678E# 8his &0 address will be used

or 2anagement)

"onfgure the 61 1erer &04 address? (yes/no) n*# y

61 &04 address # 5.5.5.5 "onfgure the deault domain name? (yes/no) n*# y

eault domain name# domain.com +pply and sae the confguration

(select 'no i you want to re-enter)? (yes/no)# yes

No connect to the conso!e "o#t o' the second,#& FI ,nd "oe# it on) Once ,*,in/

&ou need to 'o!!o !i.e %e!o)

Enter the confguration method. (console/gui) ? console&nstaller has detected the presence o a peer !abric interconnect.

8his !abric interconnect will be added to the cluster. "ontinue (y/n) ?

y Enter the admin password o the peer !abric interconnect# password 0hysical 1witch 2gmt3 &04 address # 5.5.5.5

+pply and sae the confguration (select 'no i you want to re-

enter)? (yes/no)# yes

:oth F,%#ic Inte#connects shou!d no %e con(*u#ed ith %,sic IP ,nd C!uste# IP

in'o#m,tion)

) 7,unch the UCS m,n,*e# usin* the c!uste# IP) C!ic. 87,unch UCS M,n,*e#9 )

) Once the UCS m,n,*e# is !,unched / &ou need to con(*u#e ce#t,in "o!ices to

sc,n the ch,ssis)

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