I’ve created some Cisco UCS Director – Custom Workflow Task to enable NetApp SolidFire integration. This tasks are available on : https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-77021...
Redfish API support on CIMC 3.0+
There are a lot of remote server management solutions out there (CIMC, DRAC, BMC, ILO). All solutions have there own set of API’s and functions. In a world where...
Greenfield implementation issues with Cisco UCS Central
When using multiple Cisco UCS Management domains, the usage of Cisco UCS Central is recommended for centralized management. With greenfield implementations this could be a daunting task, because Cisco...
Cisco UCS – BIOS policy recommendations
Workload type Windows Server 2012 (or higher) VMware host (VSI) VMware host (db-cluster) VDI Basic settings Reboot on BIOS Settings change Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Serial port A Disabled...
Cisco UCS – BIOS settings – part 3
Processor – basic options Execute Disabled Bit: This option will prevent malicious code from bufferflow attacks by classifying memory areas were code can be executed. Depending on the support...
Cisco UCS – BIOS settings – part 2
Basic options Reboot on BIOS Settings change: Always set on Enable, the maintenance policy will be in control of the needed reboot instead of the admin. Serial port A: Always...
Cisco UCS – BIOS settings – part 1
A few years ago there was a best practice guide on the web, talking about BIOS settings. This document (unfortunately ) has been removed and now we have to trust...