3 5 Cisco UCS™ Manager (Read / Write Configuration Interfaces) UCS Manager GUI and CLI Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects (Read Only / Cut Through Interfaces)

Automate your Infrastructure: Programmatic Management of Cisco UCS with Microsoft System Center and PowerShellEric Williams and Jason ShawTechnical Marketing EngineersCisco

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AgendaWhat is Cisco UCS’s Programmatic Infrastructure?What toolkits are available for Cisco UCS automation development?

Cisco Developer NetworkCisco UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE)Cisco UCS PowerTool PowerShell LibraryDemo: Cisco UCS PowerTool

Managing Cisco UCS with Virtual Machine ManagerDemo: Managing Cisco UCS from the Cisco UCS UI Extension for Virtual Machine Manager

Monitoring Cisco UCS with Operations ManagerDemo: Monitoring Cisco UCS with the Cisco UCS Management Pack for Operations Manager

Automating tasks for Cisco UCS with Orchestrator

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What is Cisco UCS’sProgrammatic Infrastructure?

Cisco Unified Computing System

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Cisco UCS™ Manager (Read / Write Configuration Interfaces)UCS Manager GUI and CLI

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects(Read Only / Cut Through Interfaces)SNMP, Syslog, SMTP, SMASH CLP, CIM XML, Smart Call Home

20, 40, 48, and 96 portsCisco UCS I/O modules

Cisco UCS Blade Server Chassis

Cisco UCS Blade and Rack Servers(Cut through Interfaces to CIMC) Serial over LAN, KVM, IPMI

Cisco UCS I/O Adapters

Programmatic InfrastructureComprehensive XML API, standards-based interfacesBi-Directional access to physical & logical internals

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XML API

Direct UCS CLI UCS GUI 3rd Party Customer

Self Serve portals

Management Tools

Auditing Tools

System StatusPhysical InventoryLogical Inventory

Broad 3rd party integration supportFaster custom integration for customer use casesConsistent data and views across ALL interfaces

Cisco Developer Network

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Web Based Developer Communityhttp://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/home

DownloadsUCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE)goUCS Automation Tool XML API, PowerShell code ExamplesCisco UCS PowerTool (PowerShell Module)Microsoft SCOM Management Pack for Cisco UCSMicrosoft SCVMM UI Extension for Cisco UCSMicrosoft SCO Integration Pack for Cisco UCS

DocumentationProgramming & Developer GuidesWhitepapersReference Guides (XML Model, Faults)

CollaborationBlogsPeer to peer forumsVideosAccess to Cisco Subject Matter Experts

UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE)No UCS Hardware Needed for API integration Development

Full featured emulator for the UCS ManagerInstalls as a Virtual MachineProvides complete support for all XML API callsObject Browser to peruse the UCSM modelImport & replicate existing live UCS Manager physical inventoryShare saved physical inventories among UCS Platform EmulatorsDrag-n-drop hardware builder to create custom physical inventory

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What toolkits are available for Cisco UCS automation development?

Deliver integrated private cloud solutionsCisco compute and network infrastructure with WS2012, SC 2012/SP1 and Hyper-V

Provision and Manage Windows Server 2012 Physical and virtual environments supported by Cisco UCS and Cisco Virtual Networking Infrastructure.

Cisco UCS PowerToolUCS Manager version 1.0 releasedStandalone C-Series beta coming soonUCS Central beta coming soon

Cisco UCS SCOM Management Pack

UCS Manager version 2.6 release coming soonStandalone C-Series beta coming soon

Cisco UCS SCVMM UI ExtensionUCS Manager beta available now

Software

Integrated Cisco and Microsoft

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Infrastructure

“Single Pane

of Glass”

Operations Manager

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Unified Compute System

UCS Manager

Physical Virtual&

SCVMM

Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V

VM-FEX

Cisco Virtual Networking Solutions for Hyper-V

Storage

N1KV

Cisco UCS PowerTool

Architected for Flexibility and coveragePowerShell Wrapper

Cmdlet definition and structureGet-help support

.NET UCS Namespace LibraryXML API call constructionClass DefinitionValidation

PowerShell DesignIn-line get-help supportFull Pipelining supportFully classed object definitionAll ‘legal’ verbs

.NET Namespace provides common base for all Microsoft focused integrationTargeted to support full manageability of UCS across multiple releases

Cisco UCSPowerTool Module

UCS .NET Namespace

UCS XML API

cmdlets

Cisco UCS PowerToolProgrammatic control over UCS hardware

UCS XMLSchema

Processor

UCSM-IN.xsdUCSM-

OUT.xsd

AugmentSchema

XML Method & MO Meta

Information

PowerShell Generator

Microsoft SCO IP

Generator

XYZ Generator

Cisco UCSPowerTool

(1700+ cmdlets)

Microsoft SCO Integration Pack

XYZIntegration Pack

Cisco UCS Automated Code Creation

Automated Activity Generation from UCS XML Schema

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Cisco UCS PowerToolSupported Objects and Assets

Service ProfilesPolicies (Firmware, Boot Order, vNIC / vHBA config, Storage, IPMI, SoL, BIOS)Pools (WWN, UUID, MAC)Configuration FaultsLaunch UCS KVM for SP

ServersHardware - CPU, Memory, Adaptors, CIMC)Power OperationsPower / cooling / network /environmental statistical dataHardware Faults

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ChassisHardware – Power Supply / Fan Modules / IO ModulesPower / cooling / network / environmental statistical dataConfig and Hardware Faults

Fabric InterconnectHardware – Power Supply / Fan Modules / Network Expansion ModulesPower / cooling / network/ environmental statistical dataNetwork Elements (VLAN, VSAN, QoS, Port Profiles)Config and Hardware Faults

Config. OperationsPools (WWN, UUID, MAC, IP)Policy creation, manipulation, deletion, and consumptionvNIC / vHBA TemplatesService profile template creation, cloning, deletion, and consumption

Simplistic service profile creation (with a limited scope of what is available to configure)Expert SP creation (use variabilized XML w/ config file)

Compare Managed Objects across orgs and/or domainsSync Managed Objects across orgs and/or domains

DEMO:Cisco UCS PowerTool

Managing Cisco UCS with Virtual Machine Manager

Cisco UCS UI extension for SCVMMManage your private cloud from a single console

Physical Compute and Virtual Infrastructure in one place

Show UCS inventory in SCVMM

Launch UCSM GUI from SCVMM

Summary status of servers

Basic functions on serversSP association

Launch KVM

Change Power/Server status

Show Service Profiles, Templates

Instantiate SPs from templates

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DEMO: Managing Cisco UCS with Virtual Machine Manager

Monitoring Cisco UCS with Operations Manager

UCS Management with Operations Manager Holistic View of Converged Infrastructure Health

Monitor alerts and faults on Chassis, Blades, Fabric Interconnects, I/O Power Supply, Fan Modules, etc.Manage multiple UCS domains with single management pack

Simple and Powerful Visualizations

Graphical Views of UCS topologyGraphical views of physical and logical entities and relationships

Reliable Information UCS XML API provides a powerful, supported interface for Operations Manager

DEMO: Monitoring Cisco UCS with Operations Manager

Automating tasks for Cisco UCS with Orchestrator

Automating tasks for Cisco UCS with OrchestratorAutomate UCS management

Improve predictability and reduce manual errors with UCS integration pack

Reduce time to delivery and reduce TCOPackaged UCS activities for consistent

delivery of UCS operations

Deliver Scalable and Reliable UCS management through Orchestrated Workflows

Deliver consistent service across multiple systems and departments

Packaged workflows to automate UCS operations

UCS XML API provides a powerful, supported interface for Orchestrator workflow operations

Optimize and extend UCS capabilities

Integrate with 3rd party tools using Cisco UCS integration pack

Automating tasks for Cisco UCS with Orchestrator

14 UCS activities, including Run-PowerTool, which provide the capability to automate virtually any task in UCS.

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Automating tasks for Cisco UCS with Orchestrator

Many sample run books provided with the Cisco UCS Integration Pack for SCO to automate tasks in UCS

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