Cisco IMC Supervisor Rack-Mount Servers Management Guide, Release 1.0

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1 Cisco IMC Supervisor Rack-Mount Servers Management Guide, Release 1.0 First Published: November 24, 2014 Americas Headquarters Cisco Systems, Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA USA Tel: NETS (6387) Fax:

2 2015 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

3 CONTENTS Preface Preface ix Audience ix Conventions ix Documentation Feedback xi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xi CHAPTER 1 Overview 1 About Cisco IMC Supervisor 1 About Licenses 1 Fulfilling the Product Access Key 2 Common Terms in Cisco IMC Supervisor User Interface 3 Rack Groups 3 Rack Account 3 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started 5 Launching Cisco IMC Supervisor 5 Updating the License 5 Adding a Rack Group 6 Adding a Rack Account 7 CHAPTER 3 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu 9 Inventory and Fault Status for Rack Groups 9 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab 10 Viewing a Rack Mount Server Details 10 Viewing a Rack Mount Server Fault Details 12 Powering On/Off a Rack Mount Server 12 Shutting Down a Rack Mount Server 13 iii

4 Contents Performing a Hard Reset on Rack Mount Server 13 Performing a Power Cycle on Rack Mount Server 14 Launching KVM Console for a Rack Mount Server 14 Launching GUI for a Rack Mount Server 15 Setting Locator LED for a Rack Mount Server 16 Setting Label for a Rack Mount Server 16 Managing Tags for a Rack Mount Server 17 Adding Tags for a Rack Mount Server 19 Deleting Tags for a Rack Mount Server 19 Exporting Technical Support Data to a Remote Server 20 Clearing SEL 21 Physical Accounts Menu 21 Managing Physical Servers 22 Managing Rack Groups 22 Adding a Rack Group 22 Editing a Rack Group 22 Deleting a Rack Group 23 Managing Rack Accounts 23 Adding a Rack Account 23 Editing a Rack Account 23 Testing Account Connection 24 Deleting a Rack Account 25 Managing Server Discovery 25 Discovering and Importing a Server 25 Configuring Auto Discovery Profile 26 Performing Auto Discovery 27 Importing a Server 28 Deleting Auto Discovery Profile 29 Clearing Auto Discovery List 29 Firmware Management Menu 30 Managing Firmware 30 Adding Images to a Local Server 30 Adding Images from a Network Server 31 Upgrading Firmware 32 iv

5 Contents CHAPTER 4 Policies Menu 35 Policies Menu Options 35 Managing Policies 35 Tag Library 36 Policy Task Under Credential Policies 36 Creating a Credential Policy 36 Editing a Credential Policy 37 Cloning a Credential Policy 38 Deleting a Credential Policy 39 Viewing a Credential Policy Details 39 Tagging Task Under Tag Library 40 Creating a Tag Library 40 Cloning a Tag Library 41 Editing a Tag Library 42 Deleting a Tag Library 43 Viewing a Tag Details 44 Viewing a Tag Association Details 44 CHAPTER 5 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration 47 License Menu 47 System Menu 48 Users Menu 48 Integration Menu 49 User Interface Settings 49 Support Information 50 Managing Licensing Information 50 Applying Upgrade License 50 Running License Audit 50 Managing System Information 51 Configuring Mail Setup 51 Managing System Tasks 52 Running a Task 53 Adding Alert Rules 53 Managing User Roles 55 v

6 Contents Adding a User Role 55 Editing a User Role 55 Cloning a User Role 56 Deleting a User Role 57 Managing Users 57 Managing Login Users 57 Adding a Login User 57 Editing Login User 58 Deleting a Login User 59 Changing User Password 60 Managing Branding Page 60 Adding New Login Branding 60 Editing a Branding Page 61 Cloning a Branding Page 62 Managing Authentication Preference 62 LDAP Integration 63 LDAP Integration Rules and Limitations 63 Viewing LDAP Server Summary Information 64 Testing LDAP Server Connectivity 64 Modifying LDAP Server Details 64 Deleting LDAP Server Information 65 Managing Users Password Policy 66 Managing Integration 67 Configuring CMDB Integration Setup 67 Viewing Audit Logs 67 Configuring User Interface Settings 68 Viewing Support Information 69 CHAPTER 6 Frequently Performed Tasks and s 71 Frequently Performed s 71 Miscellaneous s 71 Enabling Dashboard Auto Refresh 71 Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard 72 Adding a Menu or Tab to Favorites 72 Customizing Report Table View 73 vi

7 Contents Filtering Reports 73 Exporting a Report 74 vii

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9 Preface This preface contains the following sections: Audience, page ix Conventions, page ix Documentation Feedback, page xi Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xi Audience This guide is intended primarily for data center administrators who use and who have responsibilities and expertise in one or more of the following: Server administration Storage administration Network administration Network security Virtualization and virtual machines Conventions Text Type Indication GUI elements GUI elements such as tab titles, area names, and field labels appear in this font. Main titles such as window, dialog box, and wizard titles appear in this font. Document titles Document titles appear in this font. TUI elements In a Text-based User Interface, text the system displays appears in this font. ix

10 Conventions Preface Text Type System output CLI commands [ ] {x y z} [x y z] string < > [ ]!, # Indication Terminal sessions and information that the system displays appear in this font. CLI command keywords appear in this font. Variables in a CLI command appear in this font. Elements in square brackets are optional. Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks. Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets. Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets. An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line. Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the document. Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem. The tips information might not be troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver. Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data. Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph. x

11 Preface Documentation Feedback Warning IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Documentation Feedback To provide technical feedback on this document, or to report an error or omission, please send your comments to ucs-director-docfeedback@cisco.com. We appreciate your feedback. Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation. Subscribe to the What's New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0. xi

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13 CHAPTER 1 Overview This chapter contains the following topics: About Cisco IMC Supervisor, page 1 About Licenses, page 1 Fulfilling the Product Access Key, page 2 Common Terms in Cisco IMC Supervisor User Interface, page 3 About Cisco IMC Supervisor Cisco IMC Supervisor is a management system that allows you to manage rack mount servers on a large scale. It allows you to create groups of rack mount servers for monitoring and inventory purposes. You can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to perform the following tasks for a rack mount server: Support for logical grouping of servers and summary views per group Collect inventory for the servers Provide monitoring capabilities for servers and groups Firmware management including firmware download, upgrade, and activation Manage standalone server actions including power control, LED control, log collection, KVM launch, CIMC UI launch and alerts Role Based Access Control (RBAC) to restrict access About Licenses Cisco IMC Supervisor requires you to have the following valid licenses: A Cisco IMC Supervisor base license. A Cisco IMC Supervisor bulk endpoint enablement license that you install after the Cisco IMC Supervisor base license. 1

14 Fulfilling the Product Access Key Overview Important If you are using an evaluation license for Cisco IMC Supervisor, note that when this license expires, retrieving inventory and system health information, such as faults, will not work. You will not be able to refresh system data, or even add new accounts. At that point, you must install a perpetual license to use all features of Cisco IMC Supervisor. The process for obtaining and installing both licenses is the same. You must obtain a license to use Cisco IMC Supervisor, as follows: 1 Before you install Cisco IMC Supervisor, generate the Cisco IMC Supervisor license key and claim a certificate (Product Access Key). 2 Register the Product Access Key (PAK) on the Cisco software license site, as described in Fulfilling the Product Access Key, on page 2. 3 After you install Cisco IMC Supervisor, update the license in Cisco IMC Supervisor as described in Updating the License, on page 5. 4 After the license has been validated, you can start to use Cisco IMC Supervisor. Fulfilling the Product Access Key You need the PAK number. Navigate to the Cisco Software License website. If you are directed to the Product License Registration page, you can take the training or click Continue to Product License Registration. On the Product License Registration page, click Get New Licenses from a PAK or Token. In the Enter a Single PAK or TOKEN to Fulfill field, enter the PAK number. Click Fulfill Single PAK/TOKEN. Complete the additional fields in License Information to register your PAK: Organization Name Site Contact Name Street Address City/Town State/Province Zip/Postal Code The organization name. The site contact name. The street address of the organization. The city or town. The state or province. The zip code or postal code. 2

15 Overview Common Terms in Cisco IMC Supervisor User Interface Country The country name. Step 7 Click Issue Key. The features for your license appear, and an with the Digital License Agreement and a zipped license file is sent to the address you provided. Common Terms in Cisco IMC Supervisor User Interface Rack Groups A Rack Group is a logical grouping of physical rack mount servers. A Rack Group can represent a single converged infrastructure stack of C-Series and/or E-Series servers. You may add, modify, and delete Rack Groups as required. Note There is a Default Group already included in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You cannot delete or modify the Default Group. You may add new Rack Accounts in the Default Group or create a new Rack Group as per your requirement. Rack Account Rack Account is a stand alone rack mount server added to Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can add multiple rack mount servers in Cisco IMC Supervisor. After you add a rack mount server to Cisco IMC Supervisor as an account, Cisco IMC Supervisor provides you with complete visibility into the rack mount server configuration. In addition, you can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to monitor and manage the C-Series and E-Series rack mount servers. 3

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17 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: Launching Cisco IMC Supervisor, page 5 Updating the License, page 5 Adding a Rack Group, page 6 Adding a Rack Account, page 7 Launching Cisco IMC Supervisor Perform this procedure to log in to Cisco IMC Supervisor. Cisco IMC Supervisor is installed successfully. You have the IP address configured during the Cisco IMC Supervisor installation. Type the Cisco IMC Supervisor IP address in any browser URL and log in with the following credentials: User Name - admin Password - admin Updating the License If you received a zipped license file by , extract and save the.lic file to your local machine. 5

18 Adding a Rack Group Getting Started From the menu bar, choose Administration > License. Select the License Keys tab. Click Update License. In the Update License dialog box, do one of the following: To upload a.lic file, click Browse, navigate to and select the.lic file, then click Upload. For a license key, check the Enter License Text check box then copy and paste the license key only into the License Text field. The license key is typically at the top of the file, after Key ->. You can also copy and paste the full text of a license file into the License Text field. Click Submit. The license file is processed, and a message appears confirming the successful update. Adding a Rack Group Perform this procedure when you want to add a new Rack Group in Cisco IMC Supervisor. If you have logged in for the first time, ensure that the license are updated for Cisco IMC Supervisor. Refer Updating the License, on page 5 to update licenses. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. By default, Rack Group tab is selected. Click Create. In the Create Rack Group dialog box, complete the following fields: Group Name field field A descriptive name for the Rack Group. (Optional) A description of the Rack Group. Click Create. In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. 6

19 Getting Started Adding a Rack Account What to Do Next Add one or more Rack Accounts to the Rack Group. Adding a Rack Account You can add a rack mount server to any of the Rack Group to the Cisco IMC Supervisor. Once the account is added, you can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to manage the server. Perform this procedure when you want to add a new rack mount server to an existing Rack Group. If you have logged in for the first time, ensure that the license are updated for Cisco IMC Supervisor. Refer Updating the License, on page 5 to update licenses. You have already created a Rack Group. Note You may still add a Rack Account under Default Group without creating a new Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose System > Physical Accounts. Click the Rack Accounts tab. Click Add (+). In the Create Account dialog box, complete the following fields: Account Name field Server IP field field Use Credential Policy check box A descriptive name for the Rack Account. The IP address of the rack mount server. (Optional) A description of the Rack Account. (Optional) If you have already created credential policies, then check this box to select the policy from the drop-down list. If you check Use Credential Policy check box Credential Policy drop-down list Choose a policy from the drop-down list. If you uncheck Use Credential Policy check box User Name field Login ID for the rack mount server. 7

20 Adding a Rack Account Getting Started Password field Protocol drop-down list Port field Rack Group drop-down list Contact field Location field Password for the login ID for the rack mount server. Choose https or http from the list. The port number associated with the selected protocol. Choose a rack group from the list. (Optional) The contact address for the account. (Optional) The location of the account. Click Submit. What to Do Next Test the rack server connection. Refer Testing Account Connection, on page 24. 8

21 CHAPTER 3 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu This chapter contains the following topics: Inventory and Fault Status for Rack Groups, page 9 Physical Accounts Menu, page 21 Firmware Management Menu, page 30 Inventory and Fault Status for Rack Groups Systems menu contains Inventory and Fault Status and Physical Accounts menu options. Inventory and Fault Status for Rack Groups page is divided vertically into two sections. Left pane contains the list of the Rack Groups. If the list is collapsed, click the down arrow beside Rack Groups to expand the view. You will see the default and all the user defined Rack Groups. You can manage and monitor all C-series and E-series servers using this option. Note If you are logging in for the first time, then Default Group is the only Rack Group available. Refer Adding a Rack Group, on page 6 to add more Rack Groups. When Rack Groups heading in selected in the left pane, the following tabs are available in the right pane: Tab Summary You can add summary reports to the Summary page for quick view. Refer Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard, on page 72 to add summary reports. Rack Servers Rack Servers tab provides the details of the rack mount servers added to all the Rack Groups. Faults Faults tab provides the details for all the faults logged in Cisco IMC Supervisor. More Reports More Reports tab provides additional reports in the form of pie chart for faults, server health, firmware versions, server models, and power state. 9

22 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu When any Rack Group is selected in the left pane (including Default Group), the following tabs are available in the right pane: Tab Summary Rack Servers Faults More Reports You can add summary reports of the selected group to the Summary page for quick view. Refer Adding Summary Reports to Dashboard, on page 72 to add summary reports. Rack Servers tab provides the details of the rack mount servers added to the selected Rack Group. Faults tab provides the details for all the faults logged in the selected Rack Group for the rack mount servers. More Reports tab provides additional reports in the form of pie chart for faults, server health, firmware versions, server models, and power state. Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Viewing a Rack Mount Server Details Perform this procedure when you want to view the details of a rack mount server. Note You can also perform this procedure by clicking Rack Groups in the left pane. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. Note You cannot see the down arrow on the far right till you select the server from the list. The following details are available for a rack mount server: Tab Summary Provides an overview of the Rack Account. CPUs Provides the details of the CPU used in the server. 10

23 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Tab Memory PSUs PCI Adapters VIC Adapters Network Adapters Storage Adapters FlexFlash Adapters Faults Cisco IMC Log System Event Log TPM Fault History Tech Support Provides the details of the memory used in the server. Provides the details of the power supply unit used in the server. Provides the details of the PCI adapters used in the server. Provides the details of the VIC adapters used in the server. Select any of the VIC Adapters listed and click View Details to view information such as External Ethernet Interfaces, VM FEXs and so on. Provides the details of the network adapters used in the server. Select any of the Network Adapters listed and click View Details to view information on External Ethernet Interfaces. Provides the details of the storage adapters used in the server. Select any of the Storage Adapters listed and click View Details to view information such as Controller Info, Physical Drives and so on. Provides the details of the flexflash adapters used in the server. Select any of the FlexFlash Adapters listed and click View Details to view information such as Controller Info, Physical Drives and so on. If you are upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor from a previous version, you must run the inventory by going to Systems > Physical Accounts > Rack Accounts > Inventory or wait for the periodic inventory to run for the flexflash details to appear in the report. Provides the details of the faults logged in the server. Provides the details of the Cisco IMC logs for the server. Provides the details of the server logs. Provides information on the TPM inventory. Provides historical information on the faults that occurred on the server. Provides an option to export the tech-support log files to a remote server using one of the following protocols: FTP TFTP SFTP SCP Note Currently, downloading the tech-support log file to a local system is not supported. 11

24 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Click the Back button on the far right to go to the previous window. Viewing a Rack Mount Server Fault Details Perform this procedure when you want to view the fault details of a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Faults tab. Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. Note You cannot see the down arrow on the far right till you select the server from the list. The following details are available for a rack mount server: Tab Explanation Recommendation Brief reason for the issue. Steps to resolve the issue. Click Close in the Fault Details window to go to the previous window. Powering On/Off a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to power on or off a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. 12

25 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. From the list of servers, select the server you want to power on/off. Click Power ON or Power OFF or right-click and choose the options. Note You cannot see Power ON and Power OFF buttons till you select the server from the list. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Shutting Down a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to shut down a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Shut Down or right-click and choose the option. Note You cannot see the Shut Down button till you select the server from the list. You can also click the down arrow on the far right and choose the option. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Performing a Hard Reset on Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to hard reset a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. 13

26 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Hard Reset. Note You cannot see the Hard Reset button till you select the server from the list. You can also click the down arrow on the far right and choose the option. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Performing a Power Cycle on Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to do a power cycle on a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Power Cycle. Note You cannot see Power Cycle button till you select the server from the list. You can also click the down arrow on the far right and choose the option. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Launching KVM Console for a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to launch KVM console for a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. 14

27 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Step 7 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click KVM Console. Note You cannot see KVM Console button till you select the server from the list. Click Submit. Cisco IMC Supervisor downloads the kvm.jnlp file. Double-click on the kvm.jnlp file in your downloads folder. The KVM Console opens in a separate window. If you do not have the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed, click More Info in the dialog box and follow the instructions to download and install the JRE. Launching GUI for a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to launch GUI for a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Launch GUI. Note You cannot see the Launch GUI button till you select the server from the list. In the Launch GUI dialog box, click Submit. The GUI for the server is launched in a separate browser. 15

28 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Setting Locator LED for a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to set locator LED for a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. Step 7 Step 8 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Locator LED. Note You cannot see Locator LED button till you select a server from the list. From the Turn drop-down list, choose ON/OFF. Click Submit. In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. Setting Label for a Rack Mount Server Perform this procedure when you want to set label for a rack mount server. The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. Step 7 Step 8 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Select the sever from the list. Click Set Label. Note You cannot see Set Label button till you select the server from the list. Enter a new label. Click Submit. In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. 16

29 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Tags for a Rack Mount Server The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. Perform this procedure when you want to manage tags for a rack mount server. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Click Manage Tags. Note You cannot see Manage Tags button till you select the server from the list. Click on the plus icon to add a new tag. In the Add Entry to Tag dialog box, complete the following: 17

30 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Tag Name Select the tag name from the drop-down list and click Submit or create a new tag. 1 Click the + icon. 2 In the Create Tag window, do the following: a b c d e f In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the tag. In the field, enter a description of the tag. In the Type field, select String or Integer from the drop-down list. In the Possible Tag Values field, enter a possible value for the tag. Click Next. Click the + icon to add a new category. 3 In the Add Entry to Entities window, from the Category drop-down list, choose the category. It can be one of the following: Physical_Compute category creates tag entities for a Rack Server. Administration category creates tag entities for users. 4 Choose the taggable entities from the table. 5 Click Submit. Note The tags are displayed under the respective category according to the set taggable entities. 6 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Tag Value Select the tag value from the drop-down list. 18

31 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Step 7 Step 8 Step Click Submit. In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. Select a tag in the Manage Tags dialog box and click on the Edit icon to edit a tag. Choose the Tag Name and Tag Value to modify the tags Click Submit In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. Select a tag in the Manage Tags dialog box and click on the Delete icon to delete a tag. Click Submit if you are sure you want to delete the tag. In the Submit Result dialog box, click OK. Adding Tags for a Rack Mount Server The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. Perform this procedure when you want to add tags for a rack mount server. Step 7 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Click Add Tags. Note You cannot see Add Tags button till you select the server from the list. Choose the Tag Name from the drop-down list. Choose the Tag Value from the drop-down list. Click on the plus icon to create a new tag. Refer Managing Tags for a Rack Mount Server, on page 17 to create tags. Deleting Tags for a Rack Mount Server The server is already added as a Rack Account under a Rack Group. Perform this procedure when you want to add tags for a rack mount server. 19

32 Server Task Under Inventory and Fault Status Tab Managing Servers Using Systems Menu From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Click Delete Tags. Note You cannot see Delete Tags button till you select the server from the list. Check the check box against the tag name that you want to delete or check the check box against Tag Name to delete all the available tags. Click Submit. Exporting Technical Support Data to a Remote Server Step 7 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. Click the Tech Support tab. Click Upload Logs. In the Upload Technical Logs dialog box, complete the following fields: Name Network Type drop-down list The network type. This can be one of the following: TFTP FTP SFTP SCP Server IP/Hostname field Path and Filename field The IP address or hostname of the server on which the support data file should be stored. Depending on the setting in the Network Type drop-down list, the name of this field will vary. The path and filename that must be used when exporting the file to the remote server. 20

33 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Physical Accounts Menu Name Username Password The username the system should use to log in to the remote server. This field does not apply if the network type is TFTP. The password for the remote server username. This field does not apply if the network type is TFTP. Step 8 Click Submit. Clearing SEL Step 7 Step 8 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Inventory and Fault Status. In the left pane, select Rack Groups or expand Rack Groups and select the Rack Group which contains the server. In the right pane, select the Rack Servers tab. Double-click the sever from the list to view the details or click the sever from the list and click the down arrow on the far right and choose View Details. Click the System Event Log tab. Click Clear IMC SEL Log. (Optional) In the Clear IMC SEL Logs dialog box, check the Delete historical logs from Cisco IMC Supervisor check box. Selecting this option clears the system event logs from the Cisco IMC Supervisor GUI. Click Submit. Physical Accounts Menu Physical Accounts menu displays the following tabs: Tab Rack Groups Rack Accounts Discovered Devices This tab displays all the rack groups in Cisco IMC Supervisor. This tab displays all the rack accounts in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to create, edit, delete, and test rack accounts. This tab displays all the devices which are in the configured subnet. You can also configure and delete a profile in this tab. 21

34 Managing Physical Servers Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Tab Firmware Upgrades This tab allows you to create firmware upgrade profiles and upgrade the devices. Managing Physical Servers Managing Rack Groups Adding a Rack Group Refer Adding a Rack Group, on page 6 to create rack groups. Editing a Rack Group Perform this procedure when you want to edit a rack group. The rack group has already been created under Rack Groups. Note You cannot edit the Default Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. From the list of groups, select the group you want to edit. Click Modify. Note You cannot see the Modify button till you select the rack group from the list. In the Modify Rack Group dialog box, complete the following fields: New Group Name field A descriptive name for the Rack Group. New field (Optional) A description of the Rack Group. Click Modify. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. 22

35 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Physical Servers Deleting a Rack Group Perform this procedure when you want to delete a rack group. The rack group has already been created under Rack Groups. Note You cannot delete the Default Rack Group. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. From the list of groups, select the group you want to delete. Click Delete. Note You cannot see the Delete button till you select the rack group from the list. (Optional) If you want to delete the rack accounts associate with the rack group you want delete, then check the Delete rack accounts within rack group (rack group name) checkbox. Note If you leave Delete rack accounts within rack group (rack group name) unchecked, the associated rack accounts are moved to Default Group. Click Delete. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing Rack Accounts Adding a Rack Account Refer Adding a Rack Account, on page 7 to create rack accounts. Note You can create a rack account again immediately without having to wait for the previous command of creating a rack account to complete. Editing a Rack Account Perform this procedure when you want to edit a rack account. The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts. 23

36 Managing Physical Servers Managing Servers Using Systems Menu From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. Click the Rack Accounts tab. From the list of accounts, select the account you want to edit. Click Modify. Note You cannot see the Modify button till you select the rack account from the list. In the Modify Account dialog box, complete the following fields: field (Optional) A description of the Rack Account. Use Credential Policy checkbox (Optional) If you have already created credential policies, then check this box to select the policy from the drop-down list. If you check Use Credential Policy checkbox Credential Policy drop-down list Choose a policy from the drop-down list. If you uncheck Use Credential Policy checkbox User Name field Password field Protocol drop-down list Port field Rack Group drop-down list Contact field Location field Login ID for the rack mount server. Password for the login ID for the rack mount server. Choose https or http from the list. The port number associated with the selected protocol. Choose a rack group from the list. (Optional) The contact address for the account. (Optional) The location of the account. Step 7 Click Modify. Click OK. Testing Account Connection Perform this procedure when you want to test a rack account connection. We recommend you to perform this procedure for every new account added in Cisco IMC Supervisor. 24

37 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Physical Servers The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. Click the Rack Accounts tab. From the list of rack accounts, select the account for which you want to test the connection. Click Test Connection. Note You cannot see the Test Connection button till you select the rack account from the list. In the Test Connection dialog box, click Submit. Testing the connection may take several minutes. In the confirmation dialog box, Click OK. Deleting a Rack Account Perform this procedure when you want to delete a rack account. The rack account has already been created under Rack Accounts. Step 7 Step 8 From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. Click the Rack Accounts tab. From the list of rack accounts, select the account you want to delete. Click Delete. In the Delete Rack Server Accounts dialog box, click Select and check the check boxes of the rack accounts you want to delete. Click Select. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing Server Discovery Discovering and Importing a Server Perform this procedure when you want to auto discover and import a server. 25

38 Managing Physical Servers Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Command or Action Configure a discovery profile. Discover a server. Import a Server. Delete a discovery profile. Clear a server from the auto discovered list. Purpose Refer Configuring Auto Discovery Profile, on page 26. Refer Performing Auto Discovery, on page 27. Refer Importing a Server, on page 28. (Optional) Refer Deleting Auto Discovery Profile, on page 29. (Optional) Refer Clearing Auto Discovery List, on page 29. Configuring Auto Discovery Profile You should configure the profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. You can have any number of profiles in Cisco IMC Supervisor. Perform this procedure when you want to add or edit a auto discovery profile. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. Click the Discovered Devices tab. Click Configure. In the Discovery Configuration Criteria dialog box you can either create a new profile or edit an existing profile. To create a new profile, complete the following: Select Profile drop-down list Profile Name Search Criteria drop-down list Select <New> from the drop-down list. A descriptive name for the profile. Select IP Address Range, Subnet Mask Range, IP Address CSV File, or IP Address List from the drop-down list. If you select IP Address Range Starting IP Ending IP Valid IP address Valid IP address If you select Subnet Mask Range 26

39 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Physical Servers Network Address Subnet Mask drop-down list Valid IP address Select a value from the drop-down list. If you select IP Address CSV File Select a file for upload field Click Browse and navigate to a.csv file which contains the IP addresses. If you select IP Address List IP Addresses field Use Credential Policy checkbox Enter multiple IP addresses separated by comma. If you have already created credential policies, then check this box to select the policy from the drop-down list. If you check Use Credential Policy checkbox Credential Policy drop-down list Choose a policy from the drop-down list or click the + icon and create new policy. Refer Creating a Credential Policy, on page 36 to create a new policy. If you uncheck Use Credential Policy checkbox User Name field Password field Protocol drop-down list Port field The server login name. The server login password Choose https or http from the list. Enter a port number. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Performing Auto Discovery Perform this procedure when you want to perform auto discovery. You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. 27

40 Managing Physical Servers Managing Servers Using Systems Menu From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. Click the Discovered Devices tab. Click Discover. In the Discover Devices dialog box, select a profile from the Select Profile drop-down list. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Importing a Server Perform this procedure when you want to import a server using auto discovery. You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. You have already performed a auto discovery. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Physical Accounts. Click the Discovered Devices tab. Click Import. In the Import Discovered Devices dialog box, complete the following: click Select button. Select Device(s) field Select Rack Group drop-down list Click Select to choose the devices to import. Check the check boxes of all the servers you want to import. Note For a server, if the Account Exists column is marked with Yes, then it implies that this account is currently being managed by Cisco IMC Supervisor. You must select accounts that are marked with No to proceed without any errors. Choose the rack group. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Note You can import discovered devices again without having to wait for the previous import to complete. 28

41 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Physical Servers Deleting Auto Discovery Profile Perform this procedure when you want to delete a auto discovery profile. You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. Click the Discovered Devices tab. Click Delete Profile. In the Delete Profile dialog box, select a profile from the Select Profile drop-down list. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Clearing Auto Discovery List Perform this procedure when you want to delete a server or all the servers from the auto discovered list. You should configure a profile based on which Cisco IMC Supervisor can discover the devices. You have already performed auto discovery. Step 7 Step 8 From the menu bar, choose Administration > Physical Accounts. Click the Discovered Devices tab. Click Clear. In the Clear Devices dialog box, click Select button. In the Select dialog box, check the check box of the server you want to delete. Note To select all the servers, check the topmost check box. Click Select. In the Clear Devices dialog box, click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. 29

42 Firmware Management Menu Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Firmware Management Menu Firmware Management menu displays the following tabs: Tab Images - Local Images - Network Firmware Upgrades This tab displays the firmware image details that you downloaded to the appliance from cisco.com. The firmware image details are listed against the configured profile associated with the image. You can also use this tab to refresh the report data, add report as a favorite, view profile configuration details, add, modify and delete a firmware image. This tab displays the firmware image details that reside in a network share such as the Network File System (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) system. A rack server CIMC picks up these images during upgrade. You can now manage these network locations that contain images using Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to refresh the report data, add report as a favorite, view profile configuration details, add, modify and delete a firmware image. This tab allows you to create firmware upgrade profiles and upgrade the devices. Managing Firmware Adding Images to a Local Server From the menu bar, choose Systems > Firmware Management. Click Images - Local tab. In the Add Firmware Image - Local dialog box, complete the following: Profile Name field User Name (cisco.com) field Password (cisco.com) field Enter a descriptive and unique profile name. Enter your Cisco login user name. Enter your Cisco login password. 30

43 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Firmware Enable Proxy Configuration check box (Optional) Check this checkbox to enable proxy configuration and complete the following: Host Name field - Enter a host name for the proxy configuration. Port field - Enter the port for the proxy configuration. Enable Proxy Authentication check box (Optional) Check this checkbox to enable proxy authentication and complete the following: Proxy User Name field - Enter a proxy user name for the proxy authentication. Proxy Password field - Enter the password for the proxy user name. Platform drop-down list Available Image drop-down list Download Now check box Choose a platform from the drop-down list. Choose the.iso image from the drop-down list. Check this check box to download the.iso image immediately after adding a profile. If not, you can click on Download Image to download the image later. In the Add Firmware Image - Local dialog box, click Submit. Click OK. Note You can click View Location Details to view profile configuration details, click Modify to modify the firmware image details, and click Delete Profile to delete the image profile. You can select multiple profiles concurrently and delete them. The profile name must be unique across both Local and Network image profiles. Adding Images from a Network Server From the menu bar, choose Systems > Firmware Management. Click Images - Network tab. In the Add Firmware Image - Network dialog box, complete the following: Profile Name field A descriptive and unique name for the profile. 31

44 Managing Firmware Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Platform drop-down list Server Type drop-down list Remote IP field Remote Share field Remote File Name field User Name field Password field Choose a platform from the drop-down list. Choose either Network File System (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS) server types. Enter remote IP address. Enter remote share path. Enter a remote filename. Note The remote filename is the Unified Computing System (UCS) Server Configuration Utility ISO file. Enter a network path user name. Enter a network path password. In the Add Firmware Image - Network dialog box, click Submit. Click OK. Note You can click View Location Details to view profile configuration details, click Modify to modify the firmware image details, and click Delete Profile to delete the image profile. You can select multiple profiles concurrently and delete them. The profile name must be unique across both Local and Network image profiles. Upgrading Firmware Perform this procedure when you want to upgrade firmware. If you are upgrading to Cisco IMC version 2.0(x), you must change the default Cisco IMC password. From the menu bar, choose Systems > Firmware Management. Click the Firmware Upgrades tab. In the Upgrade Firmware dialog box complete the following: Select Profile drop-down list Choose a profile from the drop-down list. 32

45 Managing Servers Using Systems Menu Managing Firmware Select Server Choose the servers from the list and click Select. The list displays only those servers whose platform matches the one configured in the selected profile. In the Upgrade Firmware dialog box, click Submit. Click OK. Note You can click View Upgrade Details to view firmware upgrade details and click Delete Upgrade Status to delete the status records for the specified upgrade operation. 33

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47 CHAPTER 4 Policies Menu This chapter contains the following topics: Policies Menu Options, page 35 Policy Task Under Credential Policies, page 36 Tagging Task Under Tag Library, page 40 Policies Menu Options The Policies menu contains the following menu options: Manage Policies Tag Library Managing Policies The Manage Policies menu displays the following tabs: Tab Credential Policies Credential policies are...<<tbd>>you can perform various tasks such as adding, editing, and deleting policies from this page. For information on performing these tasks, see Creating a Credential Policy, on page 36. Manage Server Policies Server policies are...<<tbd>> Manage Server Profiles Server profiles are...<<tbd>> 35

48 Tag Library Policies Menu Tag Library Tagging is when you assign a label to an object. As an administrator, you can decide to tag objects such as resource groups and user groups in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can assign tags to a category such as a rack account. You can also apply a tag to a specific type of account in the selected category. Tag Library has only one tab which displays the following details: Name Type Possible Tag Values Applies To User defined name of the tag library. User defined brief description of the tag library. String or an integer. User defined tag values. Rack mount servers or users. Policy Task Under Credential Policies Creating a Credential Policy Perform this procedure when you want to create a credential policy. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Manage Policies > Credential Policies. Click Add. In the Add Credential Policy dialog box, complete the following fields: Policy Name field field User Name field Password field Protocol drop-down list A descriptive name for the policy. (Optional) A description of the policy. Cisco IMC user name or the rack mount server user name. Cisco IMC password or the rack mount server password. Choose a protocol from the drop-down list. 36

49 Policies Menu Editing a Credential Policy Port field Enter a port number for the policy. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Note You can also perform the following policy tasks: Click Edit and modify a selected credential policy you created. Click Clone to copy the details of a selected credential policy to a new policy. Click Delete to delete a selected policy. Click View to view the credential policy details of a selected policy. Click Apply to apply a policy on a server or server group. Click View Server Mappings to see the list of the servers that the policy is associated to. Editing a Credential Policy Perform this procedure when you want to edit a credential policy. The policy has already been created under Credential Policies. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Manage Policies > Credential Policies. From the list of policies, select the policy you want to edit. Click Edit. Note You cannot see the Edit button till you select the policy from the list. In the Modify Credential Policy dialog box, edit the following fields: field (Optional) A description of the policy. User Name field Password field Cisco IMC user name or the rack mount server user name. Cisco IMC password or the rack mount server password. 37

50 Cloning a Credential Policy Policies Menu Protocol drop-down list Port field Choose a protocol from the drop-down list. Enter a port number for the policy. Note Click Submit. You cannot change the name of the policy. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Cloning a Credential Policy Perform this procedure when you want to create a new credential policy based on another policy. The policy has already been created under Credential Policies. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Manage Policies > Credential Policies. From the list of policies, select the policy you want to clone. Click Clone. Note You cannot see the Clone button till you select the policy from the list. In the Clone Credential Policy dialog box, complete the following fields: Policy Name field A descriptive name for the policy. field User Name field Password field Protocol drop-down list Port field (Optional) A description of the policy. Cisco IMC user name or the rack mount server user name. Cisco IMC password or the rack mount server password. Choose a protocol from the drop-down list. Enter a port number for the policy. 38

51 Policies Menu Deleting a Credential Policy Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Deleting a Credential Policy Perform this procedure when you want to delete a credential policy. The policy has already been created under Credential Policies. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Manage Policies > Credential Policies. From the list of policies, select the policy you want to delete. Click Delete. Note You cannot see the Delete button till you select the policy from the list. In the Delete Credential Policy dialog box, click Delete. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Viewing a Credential Policy Details Perform this procedure when you want to view a credential policy details. The policy has already been created under Credential Policies. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Manage Policies > Credential Policies. From the list of policies, select the policy you want to view. Click View. Note You cannot see the View button till you select the policy from the list. You can view the details in the Credential Policy Details dialog box. Click Close to go back to the previous screen. 39

52 Tagging Task Under Tag Library Policies Menu Tagging Task Under Tag Library Creating a Tag Library Perform this procedure when you want to create a tag library. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. Click Create. In the Create Tag dialog box, complete the following fields for Tag Details: Name field field Type drop-down list Possible Tag Values field A descriptive name for the tag. (Optional) A description of the tag. Select String or Integer. The possible values for the tag. Click Next. In the Applicability Rules screen, complete the following: Name Taggable Entities field Choose the entities on which the tag needs to be applied. To add an entity, do the following: 1 Click the + icon. 2 From the Category drop-down list, choose the category. It can be one of the following: Physical_Compute Administration 3 Choose the taggable entities from the table. 4 Click Submit. Note The tags are displayed under the respective category according to the set taggable entities. 40

53 Policies Menu Cloning a Tag Library Step 7 Step 8 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. In the Create Tag dialog box, click Submit. Click OK. Cloning a Tag Library Perform this procedure when you want to create a new tag library based on another tag library. The tag library has already been created under Tag Library. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. From the list of tag libraries, select the tag library you want to clone. Click Clone. Note You cannot see the Clone button till you select the tag library from the list. In the Clone Tag dialog box, complete the following fields for Tag Details: Name field A descriptive name for the tag. field Type drop-down list Possible Tag Values field (Optional) A description of the tag. Select String or Integer. The possible values for the tag. Click Next. In the Applicability Rules screen, complete the following: 41

54 Editing a Tag Library Policies Menu Name Taggable Entities field Choose the entities on which the tag needs to be applied. To add an entity, do the following: 1 Click the + icon. 2 From the Category drop-down list, choose the category. It can be one of the following: Physical_Compute Administration 3 Choose the taggable entities from the table. 4 Click Submit. Note The tags are displayed under the respective category according to the set taggable entities. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Click Submit. Click OK. Editing a Tag Library Perform this procedure when you want to edit a tag library. The tag library has already been created under Tag Library. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. From the list of tag libraries, select the tag library you want to edit. Click Edit. You cannot see the Edit button till you select the tag library from the list. In the Edit Tag dialog box, complete the following fields for Tag Details: Name field A descriptive name for the tag. 42

55 Policies Menu Deleting a Tag Library field Type drop-down list Possible Tag Values field (Optional) A description of the tag. Select String or Integer. The possible values for the tag. Click Next. In the Applicability Rules screen, complete the following: Name Taggable Entities field Choose the entities on which the tag needs to be applied. To add an entity, do the following: 1 Click the + icon. 2 From the Category drop-down list, choose the category. It can be one of the following: Physical_Compute Administration 3 Choose the taggable entities from the table. 4 Click Submit. Note The tags are displayed under the respective category according to the set taggable entities. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Click Submit. Click OK. Deleting a Tag Library Perform this procedure when you want to delete a tag library. The tag library has already been created under Tag Library. 43

56 Viewing a Tag Details Policies Menu From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. From the list of tag libraries, select the tag library you want to delete. Click Delete. Note You cannot see the Delete button till you select the tag library from the list. In the Tag dialog box, click Delete. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Viewing a Tag Details Perform this procedure when you want to view a tag library details. The tag library has already been created under Tag Library. From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. From the list of tag libraries, select the tag library you want to view. Click View. Note You cannot see the View button till you select the tag library from the list. You can view the details in the Tag Details dialog box. Click Close to go back to previous screen. Viewing a Tag Association Details Perform this procedure when you want to view a tag library association details. The tag library has already been created under Tag Library and has been associated with an entity. 44

57 Policies Menu Viewing a Tag Association Details From the menu bar, choose Policies > Tag Library. From the list of tag libraries, select the tag library you want to view. Double-click the tag library from the list or click the tag library from the list and click View Details. Note You cannot see the View Details button till you select the tag library from the list. You can view the following details in the Tag Association page: Tag Name The descriptive name for the tag. Associated Resource Entity Resource Entity Type Tag Value The value of the entity. The resource type of the entity. The value of the tag. Click Close to go back to previous screen. 45

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59 CHAPTER 5 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration This chapter contains the following topics: License Menu, page 47 System Menu, page 48 Users Menu, page 48 Integration Menu, page 49 User Interface Settings, page 49 Support Information, page 50 Managing Licensing Information, page 50 Managing System Information, page 51 Managing Users, page 57 Managing Integration, page 67 Configuring User Interface Settings, page 68 Viewing Support Information, page 69 License Menu The License menu displays the following tabs: Tab License Keys This tab displays the details of the license used in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to update and upgrade the license. License Utilization This tab shows the licenses in use and details about each license, including license limit, available quantity, status, and remarks. License audits can also be run from this page. Resource Usage Data This tabs displays the details of the various resources used. 47

60 System Menu Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration System Menu The System menu displays the following tabs: Tab System Information Mail Setup System Tasks User Roles Alert Rules Basic system information includes the system details such as name, IP address, uptime and so on. It also includes service status, database node information, memory capacity and usage, disk information and so on. You can use this tab to set up SMTP configuration. This tabs displays all the system tasks. You can use this tab to manage any system task. This tabs displays all Cisco IMC Supervisor users and their roles. You can use this tab to manage any user. Note This is not a login user. Here the user is defined as an admin with all privileges or a end user with defined privileges. Login users can then be configured under any of these user roles. Use this tab to set rules for alerts from the system. You can set alerts for faults of any severity. Users Menu The Users menu displays the following tabs: Tab Login Users Currently Online Users Login Page Branding Authentication Preferences LDAP Integration This tab displays all the user who can log in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to create new users. This tab displays all the users who are currently logged in Cisco IMC Supervisor. This tab displays the customized login page for Cisco IMC Supervisor. You can also use this tab to create new login page with a domain and logo. You can use this tab to configure the authentication preference as Local Authentication, Local first, LDAP first, or VeriSign Identity Protection. You can use this tab to view and configure LDAP settings. 48

61 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Integration Menu Tab Password Policy You can use this tab to change the password policy for users. Integration Menu Integration menu displays the following tabs: Tab CMDB Integration Setup Change Records You can use this tab to configure the FTP settings. This tab displays the time stamp for the changes made in Cisco IMC Supervisor. User Interface Settings User Interface Settings menu displays the following s: s Product Name field Product Name 2nd Line field Enable About Dialog checkbox You can configure this field to change the title text at the far left corner of the header bar. You can configure this field to change the text below the title at the far left corner of the header bar. You can configure this option to enable or disable About on the header bar. Administrator Portal Custom Link 1 Lable field Custom Link 1 URL field Custom Link 2 Lable field Custom Link 2 URL field You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 1 Lable You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 2 Lable End-user Portal Custom Link 1 Lable field Custom Link 1 URL field Custom Link 2 Lable field You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 1 Lable You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. 49

62 Support Information Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration s Custom Link 2 URL field You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 2 Lable Support Information You can use the Support Information menu to configure the type of support information displayed in Cisco IMC Supervisor. Managing Licensing Information Applying Upgrade License You want to upgrade Cisco IMC Supervisor license. From the menu bar, choose Administration > License. Click the License Keys tab. Click Update License. In the Update License dialog box, complete the following: Select File to Upload field Enter License Text check box Click Browse to locate and select a license file. After selecting the file, click Upload. Check this check box to copy and paste the license text. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Running License Audit Perform this procedure when you want to audit the license. The license should be updated. To update the license, refer Updating the License, on page 5. 50

63 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing System Information From the menu bar, choose Administration > License. Click the License Utilization tab. Click Run License Audit. In the Run License Audit dialog box, click Submit. Auditing starts and may take some time to complete. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing System Information Configuring Mail Setup All outgoing s from Cisco IMC Supervisor require an SMTP server. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the Mail Setup tab. In the Mail Setup pane, complete the following fields: Outgoing Server (SMTP) Outgoing SMTP Port Outgoing SMTP User Outgoing SMTP Password Outgoing Sender Address Server IP Address Send Test checkbox IP address of the server or the domain name. Port number for the SMTP server. (Optional) The outgoing SMTP user ID to use for SMTP authentication. (Optional) The password for the outgoing SMTP user ID to use for SMTP authentication. The From address of the outgoing Cisco IMC Supervisor generated s. IP address of the server running Cisco IMC Supervisor. Check this box to send a test to the configured address. 51

64 Managing System Tasks Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Click Save. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing System Tasks Perform this procedure when you want to manage system task. Note It is not recommended to edit any of the system task. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the System Tasks tab. Select a task from the list and click Manage Task. In the Manage Task dialog box, complete the following: Task Execution drop-down list System Task Policy drop-down list (Optional) Choose enable or disable from the drop-down list. Choose one of the following options: default-system-task-policy local-run-policy Hours drop-down list Minutes drop-down list Choose the hourly frequency from the drop-down list. Choose a number to indicate the frequency from the drop-down list. Note This drop-down list appears only for specific system tasks. Click Submit. Click OK. 52

65 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Running a Task Running a Task Each task is schedule to run at a user-defined time interval. However, you can override this and run it manually. After running a task manually, the task is then scheduled to run again as defined in the frequency column. Perform this procedure when you want to run a system task manually. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the System Tasks tab. Choose a system task from the table. Click Run Now. Click Submit. Click OK. Adding Alert Rules You can create one or more rules. For each rule, an alert will be sent when faults that match the conditions specified are discovered periodically. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the Alert Rules tab. Click Add. In the Add Alert Rule dialog box, complete the following: Name Alert Level Enter a unique name for the rule. Choose System for receiving all system level alerts for new faults discovered on any server. Choose ServerGroup for receiving alerts for new faults discovered on a server which is part of the specified Rack Group. 53

66 Adding Alert Rules Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Server Groups If you choose the Alert Level as ServerGroup, this option is displayed. 1 Click Select... 2 Check one or more rack server groups in the Select dialog box and click Select. The selected server group names for which alerts will be sent are listed next to this field. Addresses field Severity The addresses of the intended recipients of the alert. You can enter multiple addresses, separated by a comma. Perform the following procedure to select fault severity levels for which alerts will be sent to the addresses configured in the Addresses field. 1 Click Select... 2 Check one or more severity levels from the list and click Select. Enable Alert check box Note The selected values will be displayed next to the Select... button. Check this check box to enable alerts to the configured address. Note You can modify and delete the alert rules. The Modify and Delete options are visible only when you select a rule. Click Modify and modify the required fields displayed or click Delete and confirm deletion. You can select multiple rules concurrently and click Delete to delete them. The number of alerts sent are based on the number of rules you have created. If you have a system level rule present in 1.0 or , when you upgrade to 1.1, you can see that the name of the rule by default is added as system-default. You cannot modify the Alert Level field for this group, but you can delete this system level rule. 54

67 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing User Roles Managing User Roles Adding a User Role By default, an operator role and an administrator role is available in Cisco IMC Supervisor. Perform this procedure when you want to add a new user role. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the User Roles tab. Click Add. In the Add User Role dialog box, complete the following for User Role pane: User Role field Role Type drop-down list field A descriptive name for the user role. Choose Admin or End User from the list. (Optional) A description of the user role. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 0 Click Next. In themenu Settings pane, choose the required menu options. To choose the menu option, check the checkbox against the menu setting field. Click Next. In theuser Permissions pane, choose the required operations. To choose the operation, check the checkbox against the operation. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Editing a User Role Perform this procedure to edit an existing user role. You should have an existing user role. 55

68 Managing User Roles Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Step 7 Step 8 Step From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the User Roles tab. From the list of user roles, select the user role you want to edit. Click Edit. Note You cannot see the Edit button till you select the user role from the list. Click Next. Note You cannot edit the User Role, Role Type or the. Click Next. In themenu Settings pane, check or uncheck the checkbox against the menu setting field as per requirement. Click Next. In theuser Permissions pane, check or uncheck the checkbox against the operation field as per requirement. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Cloning a User Role Perform this procedure to clone an existing user role. You should have an existing user role. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the User Roles tab. From the list of user roles, select the user role you want to clone. Click Clone. Note You cannot see the Clone button till you select the user role from the list. In the Clone User Role dialog box, complete the following for User Role pane: User Role field A descriptive name for the user role. Role Type drop-down list field Choose Admin or End User from the list. (Optional) A description of the user role. 56

69 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing Users Step 7 Step 8 Step Click Next. In themenu Settings pane, check or uncheck the checkbox against the menu setting field as per requirement. Click Next. In theuser Permissions pane, check or uncheck the checkbox against the operation field as per requirement. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Deleting a User Role Perform this procedure to delete an existing user role. You should have an existing user role. From the menu bar, choose Administration > System. Click the User Roles tab. From the list of user roles, select the user role you want to delete. Click Delete. Note You cannot see the Delete button till you select the user role from the list. In the Delete User Role dialog box, click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing Users Managing Login Users Adding a Login User Perform this procedure when you want to add a new login user. 57

70 Managing Login Users Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Users tab. Click Add. In the Add User dialog box, complete the following: User Role drop-down list Login Name field Password field Confirm Password field User Contact field First Name field Last Name field Phone field Address field Choose Operator or System Admin. The login name for the user. The password for the user. If the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) authentication is configured to the user, the password is validated only at the LDAP server, and not at the local server. Repeat the password from the previous field. The address. (Optional) The first name of the user. (Optional) The last name of the user. (Optional) The phone number of the user. (Optional) The postal address of the user. Click Add. Click OK. Editing Login User Perform this procedure when you want to edit a login user. The login user group has already been created under Login Users. 58

71 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing Login Users From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Users tab. From the list of login users, select the user you want to edit. Click Edit. In the Edit User dialog box, complete the following: User Contact field First Name field Last Name field Phone field Address field The address. (Optional) The first name of the user. (Optional) The last name of the user. (Optional) The phone number of the user. (Optional) The postal address of the user. Step 7 Note Click Save. Click OK. You cannot edit the User Role and Login Name details of the user. Deleting a Login User Perform this procedure when you want to delete a login user. The login user group has already been created under Login Users. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Users tab. From the list of login users, select the user you want to delete. Click Delete. In the Delete User dialog box, click Delete. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. 59

72 Managing Branding Page Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Changing User Password Perform this procedure when you want to change the password for a login user. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Users tab. From the list of user, select the user role for which you want to change the password. Click Change Password. In the Change Password dialog box, complete the following: New Password field Confirm Password field Enter a new password. Repeat the new password. Step 7 Click Save. Click OK. Managing Branding Page Adding New Login Branding Perform this procedure when you want to add a new login user. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Page Branding tab. Click Add. In the Domain Branding dialog box, complete the following: Domain Name drop-down list A descriptive name for the domain. 60

73 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing Branding Page Custom Domain Logo checkbox (Optional) If you want to add a logo, check this checkbox and do the following: 1 Click Browse. 2 Navigate to a logo and choose the file. 3 Click Open. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Editing a Branding Page Perform this procedure when you want to edit the logo of a branding page. You cannot change the name of a branding page. You should have a user defined branding page already created. Step 7 From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Page Branding tab. From the list of branding pages, select the page you want to edit. Click Edit. Note You cannot see the Edit button till you select the page from the list. In the Domain Branding dialog box, complete the following: 1 Check Custom Domain Logo checkbox. 2 Click Browse. 3 Navigate to a logo and choose the file. 4 Click Open. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. 61

74 Managing Authentication Preference Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Cloning a Branding Page Perform this procedure when you want to clone a branding page. You should have a user defined branding page already created. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Login Page Branding tab. From the list of branding pages, select the page you want to clone. Click Clone. Note You cannot see the Clone button till you select the page from the list. In the Domain Branding dialog box, complete the following: Domain Name drop-down list A descriptive name for the domain. Custom Domain Logo checkbox (Optional) If you want to add a logo, check this checkbox and do the following: 1 Click Browse. 2 Navigate to a logo and choose the file. 3 Click Open. Step 7 Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Managing Authentication Preference Perform this procedure when you want to change the login authentication type. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. From the Authentication Preferences drop-down list choose the authentication type. The following options are available: 62

75 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration LDAP Integration Local Authentication With this authentication preference, LDAP users cannot login to Cisco IMC Supervisor. Continue to Step. Local First, fallback to LDAP If you select this option, then you must configure the LDAP integration. Refer x. Continue to Step. LDAP First, fallback to local If you select this option, then you must configure the LDAP integration. Refer x. Continue to Step. Verisign Identity Protection If you select this option, continue to Step. If you select Verisign Identity Protection, complete the following steps: 1 Click Browse to upload a VIP certificate. Locate and select the certificate, and click Upload. 2 Enter the password. Click Save. LDAP Integration You can use LDAP integration to synchronize the LDAP server s users with Cisco IMC Supervisor. LDAP authentication enables synchronized users to authenticate with the LDAP server. You can synchronize LDAP users automatically or manually. In addition, LDAP synchronization is also available as a system task. When new organizational units (OU) are added in the LDAP directory, and a synchronization process is run, either manually or automatically, the recently added LDAP users are displayed in Cisco IMC Supervisor. You cannot choose users that exist locally or are synchronized externally in Cisco IMC Supervisor. LDAP Integration Rules and Limitations User Synchronization Rules If a chosen LDAP user already exists in Cisco IMC Supervisor and the source is type Local, the user is ignored during synchronization. If a chosen LDAP user already exists in Cisco IMC Supervisor and the source type is External, the user s name, description, , and other attributes are updated for use. If a user account is created in two different LDAP directories, then the user details of the LDAP directory that was synchronized first is displayed. The user details from the other LDAP directory is not displayed. After LDAP directories are synchronized, the LDAP external users must login to Cisco IMC Supervisor by specifying the complete domain name along with the user name. For example, vxedomain.cisco.com\username. User Synchronization Limitations If a user has multiple group membership, that user has single group membership in Cisco IMC Supervisor. 63

76 LDAP Integration Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Note Be sure that the user is assigned to the correct group after the LDAP synchronization process. Viewing LDAP Server Summary Information From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Choose the LDAP Integration tab. Choose an LDAP account name from the table. Click View. The View LDAP Account Information dialog box displays summary information of the LDAP account. Click Close. Testing LDAP Server Connectivity From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Choose the LDAP Integration tab. Choose an LDAP account name from the table. Click Test Connection. In the Test LDAP Connectivity dialog box, click Close. Modifying LDAP Server Details You can only modify the following details for a configured LDAP server: Port numbers and SSL configuration User name and password Search BaseDN selections 64

77 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration LDAP Integration From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the LDAP Integration tab and select an LDAP account. Click Modify. In the Modify LDAP Server Configuration pane, edit the following fields: Name Enable SSL check box Port field User Name field Password field Enables a secure connection to the LDAP server. The port number. It is automatically set to 636 for SSL, and 389 for non-secure mode. The user name. If you selected OpenLDAP as the LDAP Directory Type, then specify the user names in the following format: uid=users,ou=people,dc=ucsd,dc=com where ou specified is the one all the other users are placed in the directory hierarchy. The user password. Step 7 Click Next. In the LDAP Search Base pane, click Select to specify LDAP search base entries and click Select. Click Submit. Deleting LDAP Server Information Deleting an LDAP server account only results in deleting the search criteria, BaseDNs, and system entries related to this LDAP server. Users attached to the LDAP server are not deleted. 65

78 Managing Users Password Policy Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Choose the LDAP Integration tab. Choose an LDAP account name from the table. Click Delete. In the confirmation dialog box, click Delete. Click OK. This initiates the deletion of the LDAP account in Cisco IMC Supervisor. Based on the number of users in the LDAP account, this deletion process could take a few minutes to complete. During such time, the LDAP account may still be visible in Cisco IMC Supervisor. Click Refresh to ensure that the account has been deleted. Managing Users Password Policy Perform this procedure when you want to change the users password policy. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 0 From the menu bar, choose Administration > Users. Click the Password Policy tab. For the Minimum Password Length, choose a value from the drop-down list. For the Maximum Password Length, choose a value from the drop-down list. For the Minimum Character Classes, choose a value from the drop-down list. (Optional) If checked, Disallow Login in Password checkbox will not allow users to use the login text as password. (Optional) If checked, Disallow Previouis Password checkbox will not allow users to use the same password again while changing the password. (Optional) For Disallow Password that match Regular Expression, enter common expressions which you do not want users to choose as password. Prefix each expression with #. Click Submit. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. 66

79 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Managing Integration Managing Integration Configuring CMDB Integration Setup The Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is used to track and manage changes in the system. CMDB typically displays ADD, DELETE, or MODIFY event types on resources such as service requests, groups, and so on. Perform this procedure when you want to configure or change CMDB integration settings. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Integration. Choose the CMDB Integration Setup tab and complete the following fields: Export to FTP Server checkbox Export Format drop-down list FTP Server field FTP Port field FTP User field FTP Server field FTP Export Frequency drop-down list FTP File Name field Test FTP checkbox Check the check box to export change records to an FTP server. Choose CSV or XML from the list. FTP server IP address. (Optional) FTP server port number. (Optional) FTP server user name. FTP server user password. Choose the frequency from the drop-down list. FTP server user password. Check the check box to test FTP settings. Click Save. Viewing Audit Logs Cisco IMC Supervisor can store up to audit logs. If the number of logs exceed logs, then thecmdb 10K Records Purge Task, which runs every 24 hours, purges the old logs. 67

80 Configuring User Interface Settings Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Perform this procedure when you want to view audit logs. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Integration. Choose the Change Records tab. The following records are available: ID Change Time Change Type Resource Type Change by User Resource Name Additional Details Serial number of the log. System time when the change was done. Type of change (ADD, MODIFY, or DELETE) Type of the resource. Login user name. IP address or name of the resource. of the log. Additional details for the log. Note You may customize the number of records to display on one page. Click the drop-down list at the far right bottom corner of the page and choose the number of records from the list to display on one page. Configuring User Interface Settings You can use this procedure to update the header title and other header options on the Cisco IMC Supervisor. From the menu bar, choose Administration > User Interface Settings. In the User Interface Settings window, complete the following: Hide Entire Header checkbox Product Name field Use this checkbox to enable or disable the header. Main title of the header. 68

81 Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Viewing Support Information Product Name 2nd Line field Enable About Dialog checkbox Sub-title of the header. Use this checkbox to enable or disable the About dialog box for Cisco IMC Supervisor. Administrator Portal Custom Link 1 Lable field Custom Link 1 URL field Custom Link 2 Lable field Custom Link 2 URL field You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 1 Lable You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 2 Lable End-user Portal Custom Link 1 Lable field Custom Link 1 URL field Custom Link 2 Lable field Custom Link 2 URL field You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 1 Lable You can configure this field to change the text on header bar. You can configure the URL for the Custom Link 2 Lable Click Save. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. Viewing Support Information You can use this procedure to view the support information for Cisco IMC Supervisor. Ensure that the pop-up blocker is disabled for your web browser. From the menu bar, choose Administration > Support Information. In the Support Information window, you can view: 69

82 Viewing Support Information Cisco IMC Supervisor Administration Table 1: Basic and Advanced information Support Information drop-down list Choose System Information (Basic) and click Submit to view basic information. Choose System Information (Advanced) and click Submit to view advanced information. Table 2: View Logs Support Information drop-down list Show Log drop-down list Choose Show log. Choose the log type you want to view and click Show Logs. Table 3: Download All Logs Support Information drop-down list Choose Download All Logs and click Download. Table 4: Download Debug Logging Support Information drop-down list 1 Choose Debug Logging and click Start Debug Logging. 2 To stop and download log data, click Stop Debug Logging and click the download debug link. 70

83 CHAPTER 6 Frequently Performed Tasks and s This chapter contains the following topics: Frequently Performed s, page 71 Miscellaneous s, page 71 Frequently Performed s This section provides a quick access to frequently performed procedures in Cisco IMC Supervisor. The reference directs you to the section of the document where the detailed procedures has already been described. Reference How to log in Cisco IMC Supervisor Launching Cisco IMC Supervisor, on page 5 How to update license Updating the License, on page 5 How to add login users in Cisco IMC Supervisor Adding a Login User, on page 57 How to add a rack group Adding a Rack Group, on page 6 How to create a rack account Adding a Rack Account, on page 7 Miscellaneous s Enabling Dashboard Auto Refresh Perform this procedure to enable auto refreshing for the reports added on the dashboard. You can also define the refresh rate. 71