Category Archives: Cisco UCS

Server Profiles: Cisco UCS vs HP c7000

Posted on November 16, 2011 by admin

Our environment has both Cisco UCS and HP c7000 (with Virtual Connect). Having both technologies in production running like-like systems (ESX(i) 4.1) provides a unique opportunity for comparison! Here are some items we have found… 1. Initial deployment of hardware/server … Continue reading →

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Cisco UCS – WWNN Pools without validation

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Keith Kwasigroch

I came across a warning fault today while building a Service Profile, and thought the way UCSM handled the fault was odd. The fault is F0337: Server does not fulfill Service Profile due to invalid-wwn. More specifically, it is due … Continue reading →

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SoL Policy generating warning fault after 1.4(1i) upgrade

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Keith Kwasigroch

Have you just upgraded the firmware on your Cisco UCS system from 1.3 to 1.4(1i)? Did you previously not create a SoL Policy? If both of those are true, then you are probably getting warning faults on your Service Profiles. … Continue reading →

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Cisco UCS 1.4(1i) Upgrade – Grace License Fault

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Keith Kwasigroch

After upgrading to 1.4(1i) receive Fault F0670, “License for ETH_PORT_ACTIVATION_PKG on fabric-interconnect A/B has entered into the grace period”. This is a known bug, but at this time a fix has not been released. But, there is a simple workaround. … Continue reading →

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