Cisco UCS Servers BIOS Profile Setup and Upload
Cisco UCS Servers BIOS Profile Setup and Upload using Cisco IMC CSPG UCS Product Management and Data Center Solutions Engineering
System Prerequisites • Cisco IMC version 3. 0(1) and up • Supported interfaces o Cisco IMC GUI o Python SDK o CIMC XML API o Cisco IMC CLI interface o Cisco Power tool Supported platforms - Stand-Alone servers only • o C 220 M 4 o C 240 M 4 o C 460 M 4 o C 3160 o S 3260 © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2
Introduction • BIOS profiles allow users to propagate consistent BIOS settings across a large amount of nodes and has the ability to be applied using multiple interfaces for quick and easy implementation. This guide will demonstrate how to implement a BIOS profile using a Cisco IMC interaface. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 3
Step 1 – Download BIOS profile Zip File • Contents Sample-Profile • BIOS Schema zip file • Sample profiles for all compatible platforms including separate files for high and low core count CPUs • © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 4
Setup BIOS Profile JSON File • Requirements Name of BIOS profile • Description of BIOS profile • BIOS tokens to be modified • © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5
Sample BIOS Profile © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 6
BIOS Schema • Lists all BIOS tokens available for each platform • Example of a BIOS token taken from the Schema file: • Add the following line to enable this BIOS token • “POPSupport”: “Enabled” or • “POPSupport”: “ 1” © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 7
Upload BIOS Profile using Cisco IMC • Open Navigation Tab • Click on the Compute Tab © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 8
Upload BIOS Profile using Cisco IMC • Select BIOS Tab • Select “Configure BIOS Profile” Tab © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 9
Upload BIOS Profile using Cisco IMC • Upload, activate, or create a backup of the current BIOS profile. © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 10
Upload BIOS Profile using Cisco IMC • Select from upload options Remote location • Browser client • © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 11
Activate BIOS Profile • Select desired BIOS profile • Select “Activate” © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 12
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Additional resources • Cisco UCS Power Tool Suite • Cisco UCS Python SDK • Cisco UCS Mananger XML API Guide • BIOS Parameters by Server Model © 2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 14
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