Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers deliver customers the option of integrating their rackmount systems into a unified computing platform or running them as discreet platforms in standalone mode. Each platform addresses varying workload challenges through a balance of processing, memory, I/O, and internal storage resources. Every C-Series Server includes a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that is embedded with the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) interface. The most recent release of CIMC is version 1.5 and this is supported on the following Cisco C-Series servers:
- Cisco C460 M1/M2
- Cisco C260 M2
- All Cisco C-Series M3 Systems
The CIMC 1.5 release builds on the foundation provided by previous versions of the management environment and new features in this release include:
Core Features:
- Integrated SNMP and expanded XML API capabilities
- Local Storage Management (RAID config/monitoring) (WebUI/CLI)
- Scriptable FW Upgrades – Host Upgrade Utility (HUU)
- Scriptable vMedia – From local AND remote share
- Support for FTP, SFTP, SCP, HTTP updates
- Dual Flex Flash mirroring support
- UCS VIC management
- Fault Engine infrastructure for monitoring and reporting all system faults
Companion Utilities:
- Server Configuration Utility (SCU) Enhancements include:
- Hot Key Diagnostics
- Raid Rebuilding
- Support for NEBS enabled systems
- Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) New features:
- Interactive HUU Graphical User Interface
- Non-Interactive Windows HUU utility (Single/Multi-system)
- Non-Interactive Python HUU utility (Single/Multi-system)
- UCScfg – BIOS configuration support for all C-series platforms
Below are some topics that are relevant to the Cisco CIMC 1.5 release where more details and toolkits are available on the Cisco Developer Network: