Cisco UCS – C-Series Server Administration – Part 3

10.  Click on the “Network” tab to configure the network settings.

10. Cisco provides the option to block the IP, according to the number of failed logins.

11.In the “Communication Services” tab , you will be able to configure the http, https and ssh  protocols to communicate to the CIMC. IPMI is used for monitoring.

12. SNMP traps will help to monitor the hardware with  Simple Network Management Protocol.

13.You must have the valid certificate on the system. If you  do not have the valid one ,Click on the “Generate New signing request” and download the “csr” file . You may need to send this file to CISCO to get the valid certificate.

14. Routing the CIMC logs to syslog server.

15. Firmware Management tab . Here you can upload the new firmware to the CIMC from your laptop or TFTP server.  The new firmware will get activated after the host reboot.

16. Utilities provides below action items on the CIMC.

1. Export Technical support data to TFTP server . These support data is require if you open any case with CISCO.
2. Generate the technical support data to local machine.
3. Export the CIMC config
4. Import the CIMC config
5. Reset the CIMC to factory default.
6. Reboot CIMC (It will not impact the host).

We have almost gone through the UCS C-series server except the Network adapter VIC P81E. We will see that adapter in the next article.

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