Cisco Systems UCSCPCIEBTG, 57712 Cisco Integrated Management Controller, Cimc Firmware, Server OS

Overview

Cisco Integrated Management Controller

CIMC Firmware

CIMC is a separate management module built into the motherboard. A dedicated ARM-based processor, separate from the main server CPU, runs the CIMC firmware. The system ships with a running version of the CIMC firmware. You can update the CIMC firmware, but no initial installation is needed.

Server OS

The main server CPU runs an OS such as Windows or Linux. The server ships with a pre-installed OS, but you can install a different OS using the DVD drive or over the network. You can use CIMC to install the new OS using the KVM console and vMedia.

Note You can access the available OS installation documentation from the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap at http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/c-series-doc.

Cisco Integrated Management Controller

The CIMC is the management service for the C-Series servers. CIMC runs within the server.

Note The CIMC management service is used only when the server is operating in Standalone Mode. If your C-Series server is integrated into a UCS system, you must manage it using UCS Manager. For information about using UCS Manager, see the configuration guides listed in the Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Documentation Roadmap at http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing/b-series-doc.

Management Interfaces

You can use a web-based GUI or SSH-based CLI to access, configure, administer, and monitor the server. Almost all tasks can be performed in either interface, and the results of tasks performed in one interface are displayed in another. However, you cannot do the following:

•Use CIMC GUI to invoke CIMC CLI

•View a command that has been invoked through CIMC CLI in CIMC GUI

•Generate CIMC CLI output from CIMC GUI

Tasks You Can Perform in CIMC

You can use CIMC to perform the following server management tasks:

•Power on, power off, power cycle, reset and shut down the server

•Toggle the locator LED

•Configure the server boot order

•View server properties and sensors

•Manage remote presence

	Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5
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