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DCUCSCTS - Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System C-Series Troubleshooting v1.0 On-Site Training
DCUCSCTS - Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System C-Series Troubleshooting v1.0
Course Description/Agenda
This course is designed to prepare Cisco Channel Partners, systems engineers,
and implementers with the knowledge and hands-on experience to install,
configure, and troubleshoot UCS C-Series servers operating in standalone mode.
The goal of this course is to enable you to troubleshoot Level 1 and 2
standalone UCS C-Series integration issues.
You will gain hands-on experience with proper configuration procedures and
become familiar with common troubleshooting scenarios and recommended solutions.
What You'll Learn
- UCS C-Series product
platform with an emphasis on feature support
- Initial setup configuration, and connectivity for proper Cisco Integrated
Management Controller (CIMC) operation
- UCS C-Series troubleshooting methodology as well as common configuration
challenges
- CIMC utilities
that enable performance validation and facilitate data gathering activities for
troubleshooting
- Download
firmware updates by using Host Upgrade Utility (HUU)
- Perform server BIOS updates with various methods
- Update the server BIOS by using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) shell
- Recover a UCS C-Series server
by using a USB Recovery Module
- Features and benefits of the UCS C-Series P81E Virtual Interface Card (VIC)
- Perform the proper network (LAN) configuration steps for the P81E VIC
- Common troubleshooting issues and recommended solutions for the UCS C-Series
P81E VIC
- Cisco VIC P81E SAN
configuration and virtual Host Bus Adapter (vHBA) properties
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Initialization Protocol (FIP) and its proper
configuration
- P81E
configuration-related problems
- RAID controller options for the UCS C-Series servers
- SAS Extender and Expander options for the C-Series servers
- Configure the LSI 1068E, LSI 9261-8i, and the software ICH10R RAID controllers
- Symptoms and recommended
solutions of RAID adapter and disk failure modes
- Install an operating system onto a local disk
- Install an operating system by using a SAN boot
- Download and install additional device drivers after successful operating system
(OS) installation
- Common
device driver and operating system troubleshooting issues and recommended
solutions
- Execute the
password recovery process for UCS C-Series server CIMC and BIOS passwords
- Configure management access to the UCS C-Series server through the LAN on
Motherboard (LOM) and NIC ports
- Configure the UCS C-Series Intelligent Peripheral Management Interface for
management access
- Configure
the UCS C-Series Serial over LAN service
- Various components required to complete UCS C-Series integration with UCS
Manager
- Configure the
Fabric Interconnect and Fabric Extender for a UCS C-Series server
- Configure the UCS C-Series server to operate as part of a UCS Manager instance
Who Should Attend Cisco Channel Partner system engineers and field engineers who want to assume active roles in addressing and correcting Level 1 and 2 UCS C-Series standalone server issues Course Outline 1. Troubleshooting Methodology
- UCS C-Series Product Review
- Server models, including the
C200, C210, C250, and C460
- C-Series Initial Setup and Configuration
- Installation and
setup
- Configuring the CIMC to enable remote access
management
- UCS C-Series
Troubleshooting Methodology
- Proper configurations that
can avoid many problems
- C-Series Data Gathering Activities
- Resources included
with the CIMC GUI that provide real-time status, facilitating swift trouble
resolution
- Navigating utilities and interpreting the
various command outputs
2. Configuring Firmware
Updates
- Download Firmware
Updates by Using the HUU
- Perform a Remote Update to the Server BIOS
- Perform a BIOS Update by Using the
EFI Shell
- Configure USB
Recovery Modules for Server BIOS Recovery
3.
Troubleshooting LAN Connectivity
- UCS C-Series P81E VIC
- UCS
C-Series P81E VIC Configuration
- Troubleshoot the UCS C-Series P81E VIC Installation and Configuration
4.
Troubleshooting SAN Connectivity
- Cisco VIC P81E SAN Configuration and vHBA Properties
- FIP
- Validating proper operation
- Cisco VIC P81E SAN Troubleshooting
- Configuration-related
problems
- Configure and verify SAN connectivity by using
the P81E VIC interfaces
5. Troubleshooting Local Disk
and RAID
- UCS C-Series RAID
Controller
- Support for the various server models
- UCS C-Series LSI Controller SAS Expanders and Extenders
- RAID controllers they support and the servers that use them
- UCS C-Series RAID Controller Configuration
- Configure the
LSI 1068E, LSI 9261-8i, and the software ICH10R RAID controllers
- Use various local storage configuration utilities to create virtual RAID disks
- Troubleshoot RAID Adapter and
Disk Failures
- Common local disk and RAID troubleshooting
scenarios
- Symptoms and recommended solutions of RAID
adapter and disk failure modes
6. Troubleshooting OS
Driver Issues
- Installing a
Windows OS onto a Local Drive
- Installing the OS Using a SAN Boot
- Installing onto a
remote SAN Logic Unit Number (LUN) configured on a Fibre Channel storage array
- Installing OS Device Drivers
after Installation
- Troubleshoot OS Device Driver Problems
7.
Troubleshooting Management Access
- Execute CIMC and BIOS Password Recovery
- Troubleshoot the LOM and Cisco Card Mode
- Configure
management access to the UCS C-Series server through the LOM and NIC ports
- Configure and Troubleshoot Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
Access
- Troubleshoot Serial
over LAN (SoL) Access
8. Configuring UCS C-Series
Integration with UCS Manager
- UCS C-Series and UCS Manager Integration
- Required UCS
B-Series and C-Series components and Cisco Nexus products
- UCS C-Series and UCS Manager Installation
- Connect data
and management paths
- UCS
C-Series and UCS Manager Troubleshooting
- Configure the
UCS C-Series server to operate as part of a UCS Manager instance
Labs
Lab 1: Access the Lab Equipment
Lab 2: CIMC Discovery
Lab 3: UCS C-Series
Firmware Management
Lab 4: Troubleshooting LAN Connectivity
Lab 5:
Troubleshooting SAN Connectivity
Lab 6: Troubleshooting Local Disk
Configuration
Lab 7: Installing Windows 2008 Using the Server Configuration
Utility (SCU)
Lab 8: Troubleshooting Access Problems
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