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UCS FCoE End to End (For real this time)
I’m a big fan of FCoE in converged environments, especially with Cisco UCS. I’ve previously written setup articles for FCoE End-to-End with Cisco UCS (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), however in that case...
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UCS Firmware Upgrade: 2.1
One of the benefits of the Cisco UCS system is its powerful firmware management system. However, it can be confusing to get used to, so here I’ll go over a fairly typical upgrade procedure and point...
View ArticleCisco UCS 2.1: New Features
Cisco delivered a present to us at the end of 2012, a new UCS version (2.1) that brings a host of new features. Here I’ll present an overview of these and outline why you will want to upgrade. The...
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Cisco UCS: Regenerating an Expired Keyring Certificate
If you get a fault similar to the following in your UCS system: This will be caused if the cluster name is changed, or if the default cert expires (which happens every year). Here is how to address...
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Cisco UCS, Nexus, NetApp – FCoE End to End Config (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a design example showing how I put together a UCS/Nexus/Netapp build using End-to-End FCoE for network and storage communication (At least as “End-To-End” as is possible today). In...
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Cisco UCS, Nexus, NetApp – FCoE End to End Config (Part 2)
This is Part 2 in a design example showing how I put together a UCS/Nexus/Netapp build using End-to-End FCoE for network and storage communication (At least as “End-To-End” as is possible today). In...
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Cisco UCS, Nexus, NetApp – FCoE End to End Config (Part 1)
I am sick of cables. One of the most recent vSphere hosts I deployed had ELEVEN Gigabit Ethernet cables attached to it…and I actually have one that has Fourteen! So, one of my goals when looking at...
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UCS Fabric Interconnect Initial Configuration
Here’s a quick guide on how to perform the initial hardware install and config for a pair of UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnects. These instructions should be valid for 6140′s as well. Initial Cabling You...
View ArticleCisco UCS Setup from Scratch (UCS, Nexus, NetApp, FCoE)
This past week was exciting for me as I finally got to unbox our first Cisco UCS gear! We are doing a fairly major revamp of datacenters, which includes: Replacing our server infrastructure with Cisco...
View ArticleCisco UCS and Nexus Licence Reference
Building up our first UCS / Nexus design has been fun, but several times now when we thought we were done, one of the Cisco guys will point out a “Licence” we’re missing for some fundamental function....
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