VCF 9 SAP HANA Network Design: Why 6 NICs Matter for vMotion and NFS
SAP HANA on VCF 9 with NFS: why storage needs its own NICs, separate from vMotion. The 2, 4 and 6 NIC models compared on Cisco VIC and HPE Synergy.
Category: UCS
The “Cisco UCS” blog category focuses on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), an integrated data center solution that combines networking and server infrastructure with storage and virtualization. This category could include articles, case studies, tutorials, and best practices for deploying and managing UCS systems. It might also cover information on the latest updates, feature innovations, and security practices.
Cisco UCS 4.3(5a) Security Fixes: OpenSSH regreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387), libexpat, and What Came After
Cisco UCS 4.3(5a) security fixes: CSCwk62264, CSCwk62723 (OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387) and CSCwk75392 (libexpat), plus later 4.3 fixes up to 4.3(6j).
CSCwj01478: UCSX-9508 PSU Shows “Power: Error” in UCS Manager (Fixed in 4.3(4a))
Cisco bug CSCwj01478: UCSX-9508 PSUs show Power: Error and Input Source: Unknown in UCSM. Affected from 4.3(2b), fixed in 4.3(4a), workaround.
Cisco UCS VMware-v2 Adapter Policy (UCSM 4.3(4a)): Values, VIC Support and When to Use It
What the UCSM 4.3(4a) VMware-v2 adapter policy sets on Cisco VIC (1 TX, 8 RX, 4096 rings, RSS) and when to use it vs VMWare or VMWarePassThru.
Cisco UCS Manager Plugin for vSphere: Remote Plugin 4.0(0) and 4.0(1) for vCenter 8.0 U2, 8.0 U3 and 9.0
Cisco UCS Manager remote plugin for the vSphere HTML client: 4.0(0) vs 4.0(1), supported vCenter 7.0 U1 to 9.0, appliance sizing, install and Proactive HA.
Add F1705 Alert to Cisco UCS Manager Plugin 4.0(0)
Add Cisco UCS fault F1705 (Rank VLS) as a custom fault in the UCS Manager Plugin 4.0(0) for the vSphere HTML client, so Proactive HA can react to it.
CVE-2022-40982 (Downfall) and VMware ESXi: No ESXi Patch – Fix Is CPU Microcode in Cisco UCS M5/M6 Firmware
CVE-2022-40982 on VMware: no VMSA or ESXi patch. The fix is Intel microcode in the server BIOS, on Cisco UCS M5/M6 in 4.3(2b) or 4.2(3h).
ESXi Check Secure Boot Status: secureBoot.py, Enabling Secure Boot (Cisco UCS) and the “Host secure boot was disabled” Alarm
Check ESXi Secure Boot status and readiness with secureBoot.py -s/-c, enable it in firmware or a Cisco UCS boot policy, and fix unsigned-VIB failures.
Field Notice: FN – 72368 – Some DIMMs Might Fail Prematurely Due to a Manufacturing Deviation – Hardware Upgrade Available
Cisco Field Notice FN-72368: some DIMMs might fail prematurely due to a manufacturing deviation. What's affected, and why ADDDC and PPR help.
UCS-M2-HWRAID ESXi Boot: RAID 1 on the Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller (UCS Manager, Intersight, CIMC)
Boot ESXi from a RAID 1 M.2 volume on Cisco UCS-M2-HWRAID: controller limits, UCS Manager, Intersight and CIMC steps, and ESXi 8/9 boot device rules.