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Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions
Credits
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Preface
What this book covers
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Chapter 1. Cisco UCS Physical Architecture and Installing UCS Hardware
Looking at the UCS equipment
Understanding the physical architecture of UCS
Understanding FIs
The Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis
IOM modules
Blade servers and rack-mount servers
Getting started with mezzanine adapters
Power capacity and power plug types
Installing UCS chassis components
Cabling FI and IOM
Summary
Chapter 2. Setting Up Lab Using Cisco UCS Emulator
Configuring Cisco UCS emulator
Using Cisco UCSPE
Configuring network settings
Configuring hardware settings
Launching UCSM using the platform emulator
UCSPE limitations
Chapter 3. Configuring Cisco UCS Using UCS Manager
Introducing Cisco UCSM
Walking through the UCSM interface
Starting with the initial configuration
Step-by-step initial configuration
Global configuration policies
UCS Manager – Command Line Interface
Chapter 4. Configuring LAN Connectivity
Understanding Fabric Interconnect switching modes
Introduction to Fabric Interconnect port types
Configuring northbound connectivity to upstream switches
Using pin groups
Configuring southbound connectivity to IOMs
Configuring the last piece of the puzzle – vNICs
Chapter 5. Configuring SAN Connectivity
Learning storage connectivity options
Overview of FC and iSCSI storage
Storage connectivity design considerations
Learning about the FC switching mode
Configuring the FC port channel and trunking
Configuring VSAN and zoning
Learning about VSAN
Configuring FCoE
Manual and automatic uplink pinning
Chapter 6. Creating Identity and Resource Pools
Understanding identity and resource pools
Learning to create a UUID pool
Learning to create a MAC pool
Learning to create a WWNN pool
Learning to create a WWPN pool
Making your identity pools meaningful
Understanding server pools
Learning to create server pool membership and qualification policies
Chapter 7. Creating and Managing Service Profiles
Overview of service profiles
Different ways of creating a service profile
Configuring policies
A walkthrough of the service profile creation – expert mode
Creating and applying a service profile template
Chapter 8. Managing UCS through Routine and Advanced Management
Licensing Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
Startup and shutdown of Fabric Interconnects
Controlling blade server power
Status and Locator LED
Configuring logging
Configuring Cisco Call Home
Organizational structure in UCS Manager
Role-based Access Control
Permissions in Multitenancy
Chapter 9. Virtual Networking in Cisco UCS
Understanding IEEE 802.1Q
Learning about VN-Link
Using the NX-OS
Changes in the datacenter
Development of Nexus 1000v
Nexus 1000v components
VEM implementation
VSM implementation
VEM data plane
VSM control plane
Nexus 1000v and physical switches