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Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions

You're reading from   Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions Cisco Unified Computer System is a powerful solution for data centers that can raise efficiency and lower costs. This tutorial helps professionals realize its full potential through a practical, hands-on approach written by two Cisco experts.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781782170662
Length 370 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Cisco UCS Physical Architecture and Installing UCS Hardware FREE CHAPTER 2. Setting Up Lab Using Cisco UCS Emulator 3. Configuring Cisco UCS Using UCS Manager 4. Configuring LAN Connectivity 5. Configuring SAN Connectivity 6. Creating Identity and Resource Pools 7. Creating and Managing Service Profiles 8. Managing UCS through Routine and Advanced Management 9. Virtual Networking in Cisco UCS 10. Configuring Backup, Restore, and High Availability 11. Cisco UCS Failure Scenarios Testing 12. Third-party Application Integration Index

Status and Locator LED


The following physical components of UCS have Status and Locator LED:

  • UCS Chassis

  • Blade Server

  • UCS Fabric Interconnect

Status provides the overall operational state of the equipment and can be very useful in initial diagnostics. The status of a UCS component is available in the Work pane in the top-left corner under the Fault Summary area.

Locator LED on the other hand can be turned on in order to physically identify the equipment and is very useful for onsite troubleshooting. Suppose one of the Fabric Interconnects or one of the blade servers is faulty, you may help an onsite technician to physically identify (and maybe replace) the faulty components if Locator LED is remotely turned on by the administrator.

Please perform the following procedure for looking up the UCS component Status and turning on/off the Locator LED:

  1. Log in to UCS Manager.

  2. Click to expand the Equipment tab in the Navigation pane.

  3. In the Equipment tab, click to expand Chassis.

  4. In the Status area of the Work...

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