Cisco UCS Cookbook

Over 40 practical recipes to get your hands dirty with the powerful Cisco UCS and overcome various challenges

Cisco UCS Cookbook

Victor Wu
March 2016

1 customer reviews

Over 40 practical recipes to get your hands dirty with the powerful Cisco UCS and overcome various challenges

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ISBN 139781785888984

Paperback364 pages

Book Description

Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is a data center server platform that is used for computing, deploying, and storing resources in data center environments.

This cookbook aims to teach you about various tasks you can implement to improve your existing method of configuring and deploying UCS. You will start by learning how to upgrade your firmware on Brocade and Cisco Fibre Channel Switch and will move on to enhance your knowledge of LAN connectivity. We will then discuss how to configure Windows 2008 and 2012 local boot in Cisco UCS. Next, you will learn how to install the operating system on Cisco UCS and use Cisco UCS Power Calculator to calculate the UCS consumption. Finally, we’ll take a look at backup solutions.

By the end of the book, you will know several ways to build and compute in data center environment using Cisco UCS.

Chapter 1: Cisco UCS to SAN Connectivity

Introduction

Firmware upgrade on the Brocade Fibre Channel Switch

Firmware upgrade on the Cisco Fibre Channel Switch

Cisco UCS to Brocade FC Switch connectivity

Cisco UCS to Cisco FC Switch connectivity

Zoning configuration in UCS Fibre Channel Switch mode

HP 3PAR Storage connectivity of the Cisco UCS B-Series Server

EMC Storage connectivity of the Cisco UCS B-Series Server

Chapter 2: Cisco UCS to LAN Connectivity

Introduction

Configuring an Ethernet uplink on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Configuring an Ethernet Port Channels uplink on UCS Fabric Interconnect

Installing and configuring the NIC Teaming on Microsoft Windows

Configuring the load-balancing and failover on VMware vSphere

Configuring LAN pin groups on UCS Fabric Interconnect

Installing and configuring VMware vSphere Distributed Switch on Cisco UCS

Chapter 3: Installing an Operating System on Cisco UCS

Introduction

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 local boot installation and configuration

Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 local boot installation and configuration

VMware vSphere 5.5 local boot installation and configuration

VMware vSphere SAN boot configuration in EMC Storage

VMware vSphere SAN boot configuration in HP 3PAR Storage

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SAN boot configuration in EMC Storage

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SAN boot configuration in HP 3PAR Storage

Chapter 4: Data Migration to Cisco UCS

Introduction

Migrating VMware vSphere on HP C7000 to Cisco UCS

P2V migration of HP C7000 to Cisco UCS

Migrating the MSCS 2008 virtual machine to Cisco UCS

Migrating the MSCS 2008 physical machine to Cisco UCS

Chapter 5: System Integration on Cisco UCS

Introduction

Installation and configuration of the UCS Management Pack in VMware vROps

Installation and configuration of Cisco UCS Central

Installation and configuration of Cisco UCS Central in Cluster mode

Installation and configuration of EMC Storage Integrator

Installation and configuration of EMC Connectrix Manager

Installation and configuration of Cisco VM-FEX

Installation and configuration of VMware VSAN into Cisco UCS

Chapter 6: Cisco UCS Site Planning

Introduction

The Cisco UCS Power Calculator

The Cisco UCS Manager Interoperability Utility

The EMC E-Lab Interoperability Navigator

HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)

The VMware Compatibility Guide

The IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)

Chapter 7: Cisco UCS Backup Solutions

Introduction

Backup and restoration of Cisco UCS configuration

Backup and restoration of vSphere's virtual machine on Cisco UCS

Cloning vSphere's virtual machine in EMC Storage

Cloning vSphere's virtual machine in HP 3PAR Storage

Replicating vSphere's virtual machine to remote site's Cisco UCS by using EMC MirrorView

Replicating Microsoft Windows Server to remote site's Cisco UCS using EMC MirrorView

Replicating Microsoft Windows Server to remote site's Cisco UCS using HP 3PAR Remote Copy

What You Will Learn

Familiarize yourself with information on the latest information on memory management practices, virtualization architectures, and the specific technical advantages of UCS
Get a concrete understanding of integrating processes and techniques to ensure effective convergence of LAN/SAN
Get to know the best practices of Cisco UCS, EMC Storage, and VMware vSphere
Master migrating data from other band servers or Blade to Cisco UCS
Comprehend how to replicate and back up UCS to remote sites UCS
Assimilate innovative techniques to deploy UCS to leverage its full potential
Gather information on installing and configuring automatic and manual Pinning
Discover ways to integrate a system in Cisco UCS

Authors

Victor Wu

Victor Wu has over 10 years of IT experience. Currently, he works as a Solution Architect at BoardWare Information System Limited in Macau. It is one of the most reputable and leading companies in Macau that provides products and services along with systems integration. He is responsible for storage implementation, architecture, upgrades, and migration (such as EMC Clariion/VNX, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200/7400, HP P-Series and IBM DS-Series, and so on). He is also responsible for virtualization solutions (such as VMware vSphere/View, Microsoft Hyper-V, Novell PlateSpin, Double-Take, and Citrix XenServer/App/Desktop).

He has lots of experience with virtualization solutions. This includes VMware vSphere/View, Microsoft Hyper-V, Novell PlateSpin, Double-Take, Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, and Cisco UCS deployment. He is interested in some deployments of virtualization solutions and troubleshooting, such as VMware version upgrades, storage data migration, and so on.

He is the only qualified person in Macau with a certificate in VMware VCAP5-DCD and VCAP5-DCA, and he was awarded vExpert in 2014/2015/2016.

His professional qualifications include EMCIE, EMCPE, EMCTAe, vExpert 2014/2015/2016, VCP6-DCV, VCP6-CMA, VCP6-NV, VCP6-DTM, VCAP5-DCD, VCAP4/5-DCA, VCP5-DT, VCP-Cloud, VCP-NT, VCP3/4/5, CDCUCSS, CDCUCDS, CCA, MCITP, and MCP.

He was the author of Mastering VMware vSphere Storage, published by Packt Publishing in July 2015.

You can find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-wu-95a07022.

Chapter 1: Cisco UCS to SAN Connectivity

Introduction

Firmware upgrade on the Brocade Fibre Channel Switch

Firmware upgrade on the Cisco Fibre Channel Switch

Cisco UCS to Brocade FC Switch connectivity

Cisco UCS to Cisco FC Switch connectivity

Zoning configuration in UCS Fibre Channel Switch mode

HP 3PAR Storage connectivity of the Cisco UCS B-Series Server

EMC Storage connectivity of the Cisco UCS B-Series Server

Chapter 2: Cisco UCS to LAN Connectivity

Introduction

Configuring an Ethernet uplink on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Configuring an Ethernet Port Channels uplink on UCS Fabric Interconnect

Installing and configuring the NIC Teaming on Microsoft Windows

Configuring the load-balancing and failover on VMware vSphere

Configuring LAN pin groups on UCS Fabric Interconnect

Installing and configuring VMware vSphere Distributed Switch on Cisco UCS

Chapter 3: Installing an Operating System on Cisco UCS

Introduction

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 local boot installation and configuration

Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 local boot installation and configuration

VMware vSphere 5.5 local boot installation and configuration

VMware vSphere SAN boot configuration in EMC Storage

VMware vSphere SAN boot configuration in HP 3PAR Storage

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SAN boot configuration in EMC Storage

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SAN boot configuration in HP 3PAR Storage

Chapter 4: Data Migration to Cisco UCS

Introduction

Migrating VMware vSphere on HP C7000 to Cisco UCS

P2V migration of HP C7000 to Cisco UCS

Migrating the MSCS 2008 virtual machine to Cisco UCS

Migrating the MSCS 2008 physical machine to Cisco UCS

Chapter 5: System Integration on Cisco UCS

Introduction

Installation and configuration of the UCS Management Pack in VMware vROps

Installation and configuration of Cisco UCS Central

Installation and configuration of Cisco UCS Central in Cluster mode

Installation and configuration of EMC Storage Integrator

Installation and configuration of EMC Connectrix Manager

Installation and configuration of Cisco VM-FEX

Installation and configuration of VMware VSAN into Cisco UCS

Chapter 6: Cisco UCS Site Planning

Introduction

The Cisco UCS Power Calculator

The Cisco UCS Manager Interoperability Utility

The EMC E-Lab Interoperability Navigator

HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)

The VMware Compatibility Guide

The IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)

Chapter 7: Cisco UCS Backup Solutions

Introduction

Backup and restoration of Cisco UCS configuration

Backup and restoration of vSphere's virtual machine on Cisco UCS

Cloning vSphere's virtual machine in EMC Storage

Cloning vSphere's virtual machine in HP 3PAR Storage

Replicating vSphere's virtual machine to remote site's Cisco UCS by using EMC MirrorView

Replicating Microsoft Windows Server to remote site's Cisco UCS using EMC MirrorView

Replicating Microsoft Windows Server to remote site's Cisco UCS using HP 3PAR Remote Copy

Book Details

ISBN 139781785888984

Paperback364 pages

From 1 reviews

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What You Will Learn