Cisco UCS PE Release 3.1 (2ePE1)

[dmp]

I recently downloaded the UCS PE to prepare for the deployment of a UCS solution consisting of:

- UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis (with 2x Fabric Extender Cisco UCS 2208XP)

- UCS 6296UP 96-Port Fabric Interconnect Appliances

- UCS SmartPlay Select B200 M4 Standard 2 Blade Servers

The default configuration includes a number of fabric rack servers, a mix of chasses (including the model above), and a mix of blade servers (including the above model). There is a fabric interconnect device, but it is not the above model. With its default configuration, the emulator has everything connected.

The issue: when I change the fabric interconnects to the models I need (UCS 6296UP), the connections to the chassis I need (UCS 5108) is dropped (goes to red). When I try to configure the fabric extender, the model in my configuration (UCS 2208XP) is not listed.

The "user's guide" for the emulator is not very robust. I cannot seem to locate other documentation.

Is the issue a limitation of the emulator? Am I overlooking something?

Any information or insight would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[dsoper · Accepted solution]

I've verified that a 2208XP can be added to a blade chassis and connected to the 6296UP FI.  Here's an annotated screenshot of how to add/connect the iom:

Here's a screenshot of adding/inserting blades to the chassis after it is connected:

I've also captured an example xml configuration file with the above config at Example UCSPE XML config file that can be imported by selecting "Import from file", choosing/loading the xml file, and restarting UCSPE:

Let me know if you have issues with the above steps or an import of the xml configuration file.

[dmp]

Thank you! This was an incredible help.

In the user's guide for the emulator, I read passed or missed the "drag and drop" functionality.

I was able to build the desired hardware configuration, with one exception. The configuration I am working with is using SD storage as the local boot device. This does not appear to be an option in the emulator. I was able to identify and locate the remaining hardware components.

Now I am off to UCS Manager, and the "real" fun. :-)

Thank you, again.

[dsoper]

Good to hear the configuration is now working.  You are correct that SD cards are not currently supported by UCSPE, but that is a feature request currently in the UCSPE roadmap.