Netapp verified architecture flexpod express with vmware vsphere 6. Check that the fabric interconnects and io modules have a running version of 2. Bhumik patel is a partner architect in vmwares technical alliances team focusing on driving joint solutions with strategic partners. Commvault scaleprotect with cisco ucs data protection with don. Vmware certified component version esxi bundle esxi550201404020. Cisco ucs configuration guide for vsphere part 3 lan. This is the step where the cisco ucs platform emulator will. Download the cisco ucs infrastructure software bundle based on fi model based a. Hyperflex hx data platform software download cisco systems. If you want to download a cisco custom esxi oem image bundled with ucs.
On cisco ucs 6400 series fabric interconnects, the injected commands are executed with root privileges. Figure 2 illustrates the use of vpc enabled 40gbe uplinks between the cisco nexus 9000 switches and cisco ucs 6300 fabric interconnects. Figure 1 shows the vmware vsphere built on flexpod components and the network connections for a configuration with ipbased storage. Cisco ucs networking, switching modes of the fabric. This stops your systems from going offline during the upgrade of the a fabric interconnect. Configure private vlan and ucs with vmware dvs or cisco nexus v. Ucs will figure out the path between the blade vnic and the fabric interconnects veth port. Figure 3 shows vpcs configured with 10gbe uplinks to a pair of cisco nexus 9000 switches from a cisco ucs 6200 fi. After ther first reboot, i need to configure the esxi ip adress to deploy the ova and manage it. Cisco unified computing system platform emulator command injection vulnerability 07apr2018. The cisco usc 6454 fabric interconnects and cisco ucs manger 4.
This guide describes the tintri best practices for a ucs environment with vmware. Cisco hyperflex systems installation guide for vmware esxi. Ucs and esxi, we decided to do a full reload of the 4507e. The cisco unified computing system ucs is a data center server computer product line composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009 by cisco systems. Eight part series, describing how to configure a cisco ucs. I pluged and configured management ports only on ucs fabric interconnect, i didnt pluged any uplink ethernet ports. Each cisco ucs fabric interconnect fi is connected to the cisco nexus 9000. Ucs chassis with 2 x 10gbps connections to ucs fabric interconnect a and fabric interconnect b. Cisco ucs manager makes it easy to configure the network connectivity for your cisco ucs environment. Logically the vmware management traffic will be going through the ucs chassis fabric extender to ucs fabric interconnect 6120xp switch.
This post describes the procedure for the endtoend upgrade of the firmware for a cisco ucs blade system. Hyperflex cluster table view cisco intersight help center. One interconnect represents fabric a, the other represents fabric b. Cisco ucs networking, switching modes of the fabric interconnect. As long as you configure two vmk ports with vmotion, and ensure that the active adapter for each vmk is on a different side of the ucs fabric, you are guaranteeing at least. From here, you essentially treat the esxi host connectivity as if each host were connected to separate switches, something like a cisco. Remember your esxi hosts will see the fabric interconnects at their directly connected switch, even in endhost mode. The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment.
After you chose the model you would like to switch to, click submit. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying os with the privileges of the currently loggedin user for all affected platforms excluding cisco ucs 6400 series fabric interconnects. This document discusses the design for flashstack, implemented with either fc or iscsi, centered around the cisco ucs 6454 fabric interconnect and the pure storage flasharrayx70 r2, delivering a virtual server infrastructure on cisco ucs b200 m5 blade servers and cisco ucs c220 m5 rack servers running vmware vsphere 6. Click the settings icon, which is the gear, and select change fabric interconnect. For details on virtual san on the cisco ucs cseries configuration and testing results, download the vmware virtual san with cisco ucs reference architecture today. The chassis is connected to 2 6248up fabric interconnects, which are subsequently connected to 2 leaf switches. Cisco unified computing system platform emulator filename argument handling buffer overflow vulnerability 07apr2018. The rear of the fabric interconnect where the hot air comes out has the slots for the sfps 10gb, 1gb, fc. Enable anonymous reporting during the first connection to the cisco ucs manager gui, a popup window will appear to allow for the configuration of anonymous reporting to cisco on use. We have completely new aci and ucs infrastructure that we are attempting to deploy from scratch. As you can see, we are currently using the 6296 fabric interconnect. Cisco hyperflex data platform upgrade bundle for upgrading existing. Upgrade the firmware on the server components to the versions listed in the following.
Flexpod datacenter with cisco ucs 6300 fabric interconnect. Cisco ucs servers may be connected to the fabric interconnect directly in the case of cisco ucs cseries rack servers, or through a cisco fex, as in the case of cisco ucs bseries blade servers. All fabric interconnectattached and standalone cisco ucs m4 and m5 blade. A typical ucs configuration includes a fabric interconnect fi with two separate fabrics, and there are some important considerations for configuring tintri vmstore storage systems in the ucs environment. I have not introduced a cisco 4000 series switch into the mix but have used a nexus 5k to connect a vnx to a cisco ucs environment. The hx nodes are configured to failover all ethernet traffic when a ucs fabric interconnect is rebooted to upgrade the firmware. Troubleshooting cisco ucs fabric interconnect dashboard. This design uses the cisco ucs fabric interconnect, cisco nexus 9000, and cisco ucs cseries and bseries servers and the netapp aff family of storage controllers connected in a highly available modular design. Cisco unified computing system fabric interconnect root. Cisco ucs bseries blade servers are a popular server choice.
Then, select your desired model of fabric interconnect. This document describes terminology and operation of ucs fabric interconnect, ucs central licensing and vmware esxi licensing. Ucs bseries blades were connected through ucs 2208xp fabric extenders fex to cisco ucs 6248up fabric interconnects fi to a tintri vmstore storage system via 10gbe networking as described later. Deploy a cisco ucs system part 1 from scratch for vmware esxi june 8, 2015 cisco, vmware b series, cabling, cisco ucs, configuration, esxi 6. If the cisco ucs fabric interconnects fi firmware versions are different. Cisco ucs fabric interconnect fi a outofband management ip address example. If you are using cisco ucs there is a very high chance that you will be using shared storage, a san environment. Vmware nsx network virtualization design guide design assumptions in this guide we assume that you are starting with a pair of cisco ucs fabric interconnects operating in a single redundant domain.
To upgrade the cisco ucs manager software and the cisco ucs fabric interconnect software to version 4. Changing fabric interconnect models on the ucs platform. A vulnerability in a specific cli command within the local management localmgmt context for cisco ucs fabric interconnect software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain elevated privileges as the root user on an affected device. Upgrade hx data platform only first, then upgrade esxi or ucs firmware or both. Cisco ucs firmware upgrade guide in this post, we will see step by step process to upgrade cisco unified computing system ucs firmware. Either way, make sure to size your cisco ucs network connectivity to meet your organizations. Ive been doing some reading on the subject, and it appears that there may be some issues with the fnic or nenic drivers that may prevent a. Not sure if this is an issue with aci or ucs, but any help would be appreciated. Technology overview the following hardware and software components are used in the deployment described in this guide. This software component is called cisco ucs manager. The cisco unified computing system, more commonly known as simply cisco ucs is a solution for todays ever changing data center. Cisco hyperflex systems upgrade guide for vmware esxi. Thirdparty platforms any ucs m4 series software and firmware.
Do you know if its possible configure only vlans for use ucs fabric interconnects 6100 40xp to connect different vnics for use vmotion and vsan without blades. Understanding and troubleshooting ucs licensing cisco. On the ucs fabric interconnect b, i have configured 2 applicance ports and connected vnx spa1 and vnx spb0 both on the vlan 2 network. Considerations when upgrading esxi on cisco ucs blades. Please contact our partners nvidia and vmware for lists of applications that are supported by the card, hypervisor, and desktop broker in each mode. Our most of the ucs systems are used for vmware esxi servers, so i will provide some vmware steps which need to be taken care while upgrading ucs firmware. The products are marketed for scalability by integrating many components of a data center that can be managed as a single unit. Cisco ucs is made up of a number of hardware components, such as the cisco ucs fabric interconnect and cisco blade servers or cisco rack servers, and a software component. Connecting converged nodes to the fabric interconnect physical connectivity illustrations for direct connect mode cluster setup. Ucs b200 m3 v2 blade server with vmware esxi using ucs 6248up fabric interconnects and cisco n7004 switches 10gb backbone all the way through for vm traffic use vmware cisco. It also describes common issues observed in customer deployments. In our lab we have setup our fabric interconnects to connect to external fiber channel switches for our san connectivity.
Configuration on a differing model of ucs fabric interconnects should be comparable but may differ slightly with model and changes in the cisco ucs manager ucsm release. During this first reboot, the esxi startup stop with the message multiboot cou. The vulnerability is due to extraneous subcommand options present for a specific cli command within the localmgmt context. Cisco fxos and ucs manager software local management cli. Cisco fxos and ucs manager software cli command injection. Hyperflex systems, cisco ucs b200 m5 blade servers, cisco ucs c240 m5 rack servers, vmware vsphere, and vmware horizon 7. Once the ucs chassis are in place, you can now install the cisco ucs fabric interconnects. Integrate cisco hyperflex systems and cisco ucs m5 servers. At the time of writing, the ucs is delivered from the factory with version 2. If you are using a managed configuration, and connecting g your cisco ucs c220 to the cisco ucs fabric interconnects, your connectivity options are the cisco virtual interface cards, or cisco vics.
The vic 1457 is used in conjunction with the cisco ucs 6454 model fabric interconnect. Now that both fabric interconnects have been upgraded you can go ahead and return to primary function back to fabric interconnect a. Ive heard from cisco that using a single vnic for vmotion and management and having the enable failover checkbox checked in ucsm, so ucs manages the redundant links through fabric a and b is the way to go and then, for fibre channel, iscsi and guest networking, presenting two vnics to esxi one pinned to fabric a and the other pinned to fabric b no. An esxi upgrade may be required when upgrading to newer cisco. Configuring the primary fabric interconnect using cisco ucs manager gui.
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