Cisco Virtual Update UCS & Fabric Interconnect Lars Granberg - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cisco Virtual Update UCS & Fabric Interconnect Lars Granberg - Systems Engineer Hans Donnerborg - Consulting Systems Engineer

Agenda • IMC Software Update + Demo • UCSM 3.1.2 Demo af vNIC template Paring • Nyt HCL Tool + Automation • High level Roadmap

IMC Software v3.0(1) – Released Dec 2016 User Interface Enhancements: ••HTML5 WebUI (M4): Updating WebUI for M4 servers from Flash to HTML5 ••HTML5 vKVM: Providing customers an alternative to Java vKVM ••XML API Transaction Support (configConfMos): Enabling additional XML API efficiencies ••Redfish Support: Aligning with the latest industry standards (REST/JSON) Security: ••CSDL (Cisco Secure Development Lifecycle): Aligning with Cisco Security standards & best practices ••IP Whitelist Support ••Power-On Password Operational Enhancement: ••Firmware Management Updates: Enhancements to firmware tools (HUU optimization) ••Driver Update Tools: Extending scope/capability of Driver Update Utility ••Non-Interactive SCU: Extending SCU toolset to support Non-Interactive mode ••IMC Software – Platform Emulator (Phase 1) ••One-Time Boot (All Devices)

Demo HTML5 Cimc+KVM

UCS Manager Enhancement Problem - Individual vNIC template configuration pr. vNIC and Fabric. Solution: - With vNIC template redundancy then you only need to change things once pr. pair. Ensures configuration consistency across the function pair. vNIC-A vNIC-B pair Server

Demo vNIC template

UCS Hardware and Software Compatibility

Highlevel roadmap

UCS Manager Themes through CY2017 Server and Accessory Portfolio Updates Storage Solutions Support • SED Drives and Key Management for data encryption at rest •UCS Managed C3260 • NVMe drives for high performance storage •Additional C3260 HBA and RAID controller options • Additional GPUs • Additional Network and Fibre Channel Adapters for additional •Additional integration of HyperFlex with UCS connectivity options Manager for a simpler Fabric Upgrades Operational Enhancements • Automated Fabric Interconnect deployment and • User Interface Improvements for an improved user experience • Integrated Diagnostics to reduce hardware downtime and initial configuration to speed up UCS speed up troubleshooting deployments • Improved Firmware Upgrade Experience for more reliable and easier updates • User Interface Language Localization for ease of use in international organizations

UCSM Operational Simplification Firmware Upgrades Maintenance Monitoring DIMM Blacklisting – 2.2.1 (B), 2.2.3 (C) Smart Call Home Enhanced – 2.2.3 Fault Suppression – 2.1.1 UCSM policy to monitor –FI/IOM link - Server Packs - 2.2.4 Server Firmware Auto Sync – 2.2.1 2.2.4 Per Fabric Chassis Ack – 2.2.4 Pre- upgrade validation check – 2.2.2 UCS Health Monitoring – 2.2.7 Preserving Labels in Backups – 2.2.7, Fabric High Availability checks – 2.2.3 HTML5 UI and Flow 3.0, 3.1 3.1.2 Fabric Evacuation – 2.2.4 Memory reporting Enhancements – Suppress VIF down alarms on Automatic UCSM Backup during Auto 2.2.7, 3.1.1 powered off servers – 2.2.7 Install – 2.2.4 I2C Statistics and Improvements – Factory reset of servers – 2.2.7 Baseline Policy for upgrade checks – 2.2.8, 3.1.1 Maintenance Policy Option “On Next 2.2.8, 3.1.1 Locator LED for Disks – 2.2.8, 3.1.1 Boot” – 2.2.8, 3.1.1 Install-All Enhancements – 3.1.3 Enhanced Consistent Device Naming – Reset Peer IOM to defaults – 2.2.8, Server Reboot Prevention – 3.1.3 3.1.2 3.1.1 Lightweight Upgrades – 3.1.3 Adapter HA Peer Group – 3.1.2 UCStools for OS Driver Mgmt – 3.1.3 Integrated Server Diagnostics – 3.1.3

UCS Central Themes through CY2017 Platform Updates •UCS Manager 3.1(2), 3.1(3) •UCS Managed C3260 •HyperFlex Integration Firmware Upgrades • Hardware Compatibility Reports • OS and Driver Discovery • Upgrade Health Check • Lightweight Upgrades Operational Enhancements • Product Advisory Notifications • Local to Global Migration • UCS Manager Feature Gaps • Integrated Diagnostics • UI and Doc Localization

UCS Central Roadmap Update DEC JULY Q1 2015 2016 2017 1.4 1.5 2.0 6300 Series FI Support Hardware Compatibility Report Local to Global Migration Lo Unified KVM Launcher Firmware Upgrade improvements UCSM 3.1(3) support UC Li Lightweight Upgrades Table Export (PDF / XLS) Broadwell Server refresh Advanced Local Storage Config UCSM 3.1(2) and 2.2(8) support End to En En End Diagnostics HTML5 KVM HT Port Configuration w\ Disjoint L2 UCS C3260 support Equipment, Adapter, Connection, Admin Host Port UCSM feature gaps UC VLAN Groups VL ps Maintenance, Boot Policy Enh Better Error Messages TACACS and RADIUS UI and Doc Localization Domain Settings Do En Enhanced Single Sign-on on SNMP for Central alerts UUID Sync Per Server Smart Licensing VNIC Pairing Hy HyperF rFlex En Enablement Last Release with FLEX UI Sp Spotl tlight t Se Search OS OS a and D Driver D Discovery

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