Unified Computing UCS Manager

Cisco UCS for RackTables

2013-05-06T15:37:03Z

Introduction Racktables version 0.20.1 has new feature support for Cisco UCS environments. Racktables is a structured and robust open-source solution for datacenter asset management, that helps

Cisco UCS PowerTool Examples

2012-07-20T05:27:20Z

I just added a new section to the UCS PowerTool section on the UCS CDN site that will provide a central repository of PoSh scripts, examples, and videos that detail use cases and examples for UCS

ANNOUNCEMENT: goUCS version 2.0 Released

2012-03-08T22:38:38Z

I would like to announce the general availability of goUCS version 2.0 on Cisco Developer Network. A lot of time and effort has been put into the newest goUCS release, with some of the main features

Getting to Know your UCS Fabric Interconnect Neighbors

2011-11-10T19:30:04Z

Lest anyone thinks I have forgotten about my blogging on the UCS API, I have not, but I have written a blog recently for the Data Center blog and it is applicable to the UCS so I thought I would share

SCOM MP version 2.0 for Cisco UCS is now available

2011-09-02T01:37:50Z

Updated and completely revised version 2.0 MP for Cisco UCS is now available for download. Please check the release notes for the complete list of bug fixes

Launch UCS KVM from a script

2011-08-02T20:46:16Z

A KVM launch link for a UCS blade or rack mount server is accessible via the UCS Manager interface and the url http:///ucsm/kvm.html KVM access in 1.4 is improved from 1.3, the 1.4

UCS XML API and Excel (Visual Basic)

2011-08-02T20:49:46Z

Recently I was cleaning out my attic and came across some code in an Excel spreadsheet for retrieving Blades, Service Profiles (if associated to a blade) and the management IP address of the blade.

Show Tech Support via the API version 1.4 UCS

2011-06-02T16:52:47Z

UCS Manager firmware version 1.4 now allows for the creation and download of Tech Support files in the UCS Manager GUI. These are the files that would have previously been created with the "show

Automate the UCS CLI with expect

2011-05-11T19:35:02Z

Sometimes an API is not able to do everything that is needed by administrators. Occasionally there may be a task that needs to be performed on a regular basis or an as needed basis. While the CLI is

Use the UCS Event Stream to trigger Nexus configuration events

2011-03-09T20:25:59Z

Overview The Cisco UCS produces an XML formatted stream of information, the Event Stream, that can be consumed by other applications and utilized in any number of ways. Presented here is an

Managing your Cisco UCS from an iPhone or iPad

2010-08-27T22:06:19Z

Last week my new iPhone application SiMU Lab was placed for sale (free) on the Apple App Store. I had been working on it for about 9 months, yet only a handful of people inside and outside of Cisco

UCS XML API Query Methods

2010-07-14T23:46:42Z

When you first open the UCS Manager GUI application, you'll see a on the lower right in the Status Bar a progress indicator showing that data is being retrieved. If you were to capture this traffic in

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

2010-06-16T22:07:52Z

UCS Manager 1.3 provides Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) unidirectional support for traps as an asynchronous event. Further support for bidirectional trap correlation with SNMP tables is

Cisco® Unified Computing System UCS Manager 1.3(1)

2010-06-16T05:31:02Z

The UCS team is pleased to announce the release of Cisco® Unified Computing System UCS Manager 1.3(1). This release continues to scale the next-generation data center with advanced functionality

UCS XML API "curl and xml"

2013-01-03T15:24:31Z

Last time I wrote about using telnet to connect to the UCS Manager API as a way to introduce the API and show it's lack of complexity. Now I don't expect anyone to write an application that uses

UCS XML API "Hello World"

2010-04-06T02:08:35Z

The Unified Computing System (UCS) from Cisco has brought together in one management interface the ability to manage all the UCS components. This includes the switches, servers, LAN connections, SAN