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Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components Used

Background Information

CIMC

Out-Of-Band (OOB) Versus Inband

What can be configured with an inband address?

Use the Same Uplink from Network Traffic for Inband Management

Configure

1. Configure an Inband IP Pool

2. Configure a VLAN and VLAN Group

3. Configure the Inband Profile

4. Configure the Service Profile

5. Configure the CIMC

Verify

Launch KVM IPv4 or IPv6

Troubleshoot

Introduction

This document describes how to configure inband access to the Cisco Integrated Management
Controller (CIMC) on Cisco UCS-B Series Blades.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics:

Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager (UCSM)

CIMC

Components Used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

Cisco UCS B Series

Cisco UCSM Version 2.2

Cisco UCS M3 Series Blade Servers

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of
the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is
live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Содержание UCS B Series

Страница 1: ...onfigure inband access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller CIMC on Cisco UCS B Series Blades Prerequisites Requirements Cisco recommends that you have knowledge of these topics Cisco Unified Computing System UCS Manager UCSM CIMC Components Used The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions Cisco UCS B Series Cisco UCSM Version 2 2 Cisco UCS M3 Series ...

Страница 2: ...ort What can be configured with an inband address There are two options to configure inband access to a CIMC Both configuration options are outlined in the Configure section You can configure Directly on the CIMC which means the IP address stays with the server Step 4 On the Service Profile which means the IP address stays with the service profile Step 5 Use the Same Uplink from Network Traffic fo...

Страница 3: ...Click the icon 2 Name your IP Pool and click Next 3 Specify the IPv4 address block and click OK 4 ...

Страница 4: ...e is visible under LAN tab IP Pools 6 2 Configure a VLAN and VLAN Group This section describes how to create the VLAN and VLAN Group used for Inband Access to the CIMC as well as the Ethernet Uplink Ports through which it will be reachable Navigate to LAN tab LAN Cloud VLANs 1 Right click and select Create VLANs 2 ...

Страница 5: ...LAN Group 5 Name the VLAN Group and select the VLAN that was defined previously 6 Do not select the Uplink Ports or Port Channels Click Finish Note If you want to select a specific uplink port or port channel read the VLAN Group documentation in order to avoid any disruption in service 7 Verify that the VLAN Group is present under LAN tab LAN Cloud VLAN Groups 8 ...

Страница 6: ...ofile section Set the Inband VLAN Group as the previously created group Set the Network to the previously created VLAN Set the IP Pool Name to the previously created IPv4 Address Pool 2 4 Configure the Service Profile This section outlines the process to assign an Inband Management IP to a service profile from the previously created Inband Profile Navigate to your Service Profile 1 From the Genera...

Страница 7: ...e new window select the Inband tab 3 Complete the Network and Management IP Address Policy fields with the previously created options and then click OK Notice that the IP Address does not change until OK has been clicked 4 ...

Страница 8: ... of a server from the previously created Inband Profile Navigate to the server you wish to configure with an Inband IP Address 1 Once there select the Inventory tab then the CIMC tab 2 Under Actions select Change Inband Management IP A popup window appears 3 Complete the Network and Management IP Address Policy fields with the previously created options and then click OK Notice that the IP Address...

Страница 9: ...d directly to the CIMC return to the previous screen in the Management Address section and select Inband Inband IPv4 5 Verify Use this section in order to confirm that your configuration works properly Launch KVM IPv4 or IPv6 Click the icon next to KVM Console 1 ...

Страница 10: ...n order to launch KVM Note IPV6 is the first default address used If the network does not have IPV6 configured KVM will fail to launch 2 Troubleshoot There is currently no specific troubleshooting information available for this configuration ...

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