Configuration and Discovery

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The following sections describe how to configure and discover a Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Rack Server for monitoring by SL1 using the Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server PowerPack:

Prerequisites for Monitoring Cisco UCS Standalone Rack Servers

In order to monitor Cisco UCS standalone rack servers in SL1 using the Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server PowerPack, you must know the username and password for a web service user on the rack servers you want to monitor.

Configuring a SOAP/XML Credential

To monitor Cisco UCS rack servers, you must configure a SOAP/XML credential for the UCS web service. This credential enables the Dynamic Applications in the Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server PowerPack to automatically discover and align to your UCS rack servers.

The PowerPack includes an example SOAP/XML credential that you can edit for your own use.

To do so:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).

  1. Locate the UCS Standalone - Example credential and click its wrench icon (). The Edit SOAP/XML Credential modal page appears.

  1. Supply values in the following fields:
  • Profile Name. Type a name for the credential.
  • Content Encoding. Type "application/x-www-form-urlencode"

  • URL. Type "https://%D/nuova".
  • Embed Value [%1]. Type the username for a web service user on your UCS rack server.
  • Embedded Password [%P]. Type the password for the user account on your UCS rack server.
  1. Click the Save As button.

Discovering a UCS Rack Server

To create and run a discovery session that will discover a UCS Rack Server, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the Discovery Control Panel page (System > Manage > Classic Discovery or System > Manage > Discovery in the classic user interface).
  1. Click the Create button to create a new discovery session. The Discovery Session Editor window appears.

  1. Supply values in the following fields:
  • IP Address Discovery List. Type the IP address for the UCS Rack Server.

  • Other Credentials. Select the SOAP/XML credential that you created for the UCS Rack Server.
  • Initial Scan Level. Select 5. Deep Discovery.
  • Detection Method & Port. Select 443 - HTTPS. You can select additional ports, but you must include port 443 - HTTPS.
  • Discover Non-SNMP. Select this checkbox.
  1. Optionally, you can supply values in the other fields on this page. For more information about the other fields on this page, see the Discovery & Credentials section.
  2. Click the Save button and then close the Discovery Session Editor window.
  3. The discovery session you created displays at the top of the Discovery Control Panel page. Click its lightning-bolt icon () to run the discovery session.
  4. The Discovery Session window appears. After several minutes, the UCS Rack Server should be discovered with the appropriate Dynamic Applications aligned to it. Click its device icon () to view the Device Properties page for the UCS Rack Server server.

Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" PowerPack:

  • When discovering Cisco UCS Secure Network Server (SNS) devices, they may report a model name that prevents SL1 from correctly aligning Dynamic Applications to it. If SL1 fails to align any Dynamic Applications to the SNS device, you can manually align the following Dynamic Applications:

    • Cisco: UCS SA Cache
    • Cisco: UCS SA Domain Power Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Fan Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Firmware Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Management Interface Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Memory Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Motherboard Power Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Processor Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA PSU Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Rack Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Rack Unit MB Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Server Utilization
    • Cisco: UCS SA Storage Config