As many of you know I am now in full CCIE Datacenter study mode, and as such, I never seem to have as much time to blog and answer posted questions as I would like. However I felt compelled to take a break from my studies to write a post on the new Cisco UCS generation 3 Fabric Interconnect. I noticed the other day that Cisco have released the data sheet on the latest member…
Read MoreUCS Manager 2.1 As you may be aware a major UCS Manager update has been in development for the past 12 Months or so, I have been keeping a keen eye on this as there are several aspects to the new release which I have wanted for a long time. As some of my blog readers would know, about 8 months ago I wrote a post entitled “UCS the perfect solution?” where I detail my…
Read MorePART 1 UCS Director (Cloupia at the time) about 2 years ago before Cisco acquired them. I was immediately excited about the possibilities this software brings to the table. While I enjoy manually building out new UCS Service Profiles, zoning, provisioning SAN storage and loading ESXi there is something to be said for automating all of those mundane processes. UCS Director is like having an easy button in UCSM that provisions new compute, storage and…
Read MoreBoot from SAN 101 with Cisco UCS I take this same approach in the data center when I see a repetitive task on the horizon. Today, I want to help you understand how Boot from SAN works in a legacy blade environment and how UCS makes the task 100 times faster (literally). I should let you know right up front that I’m not a storage guru, but I’ve setup servers to Boot from SAN on…
Read MoreTroubleshooting SAN Boot and SAN Connectivity Issues This chapter describes how to troubleshoot SAN boot and SAN connectivity issues, including the Storage Area Network (SAN) configuration in Cisco UCS Manager and the SAN array. This chapter includes the following sections •SAN Connectivity Checklist •SAN Array Configuration Checklist •Recommended Solutions for Issues During SAN Boot SAN Connectivity Checklist A problem with connectivity to the SAN array can cause issues with the SAN boot. If other…
Read MoreGeneral Boot from iSCSI SAN Recommendations If you plan to set up and use an iSCSI LUN as the boot device for your host, you need to follow certain general guidelines. The following guidelines apply to booting from independent hardware iSCSI and iBFT. ■ Review any vendor recommendations for the hardware you use in your boot configuration. ■ For installation prerequisites and requirements, review vSphere Installation and Setup. ■ Use static IP addresses to reduce…
Read MoreCisco UCCX 9 Information Centre (CUIC) Just found a few good videos explaining how to setup and use Cisco Unified Information Centre (CUIC) on UCCX V9. Cisco are now moving away from the HRC so good to get up to speed by watch through these 🙂 CUIC Intro [youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aoFxz62yCy8] Customising reports http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dn_R3BO8K3E The Dashboard http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NHgEDE_4U5o Enjoy
Read MoreCisco Unified ICM Component Installation ICM Router and Logger Installation and Configuration Configure Domain Manager Now start the Cisco Unfied ICM installation by running the setup.exe. The first step to configure the domain manager before we can start the installation of ICM Router Now click the Domain Manager Domain is already selected in our case, so Add Cisco root Add facility And finally, add the instance. These setups are straightforward. CUICM Router Installation Click the…
Read MoreCUCM PG Installation for CUCCE JTAPI Client Installation It is mandatory to install the jtapi client on the CUCM PG (which is PG1 in this setup) machine. So that it can talk to the CUCM via JTAPI interface. Download the client from the CUCM and install it on the PG1 machine. Once done, there is a new process called jtapigw on the PG1…
Read MoreUCCE – Administrative Workstation Installation Follow the steps as mentioned in the previous sections to run the setup and this time install Admin Workstation. After the AW installation is complete. You must initialize the local database. AW Configuration Manager CUCM PG Setting Before installing CUCM PG and VRU PG, create a PG in the config manager.This will generate the peripheral-id that you should use during the PG installation. Add VRU PG in AW Configuration Manager…
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