Cisco Systems 57712, UCSCPCIEBTG manual Cimc CLI, Command Modes

Overview

CIMC CLI

•Create and manage local user accounts, and enable remote user authentication through Active Directory

•Configure network-related settings, including NIC properties, IPv4, VLANs, and network security

•Configure communication services, including HTTP, SSH, and IPMI Over LAN

•Manage certificates

•Configure platform event filters

•Update CIMC firmware

•Monitor faults, alarms, and server status

No Operating System or Application Provisioning or Management

CIMC provisions servers, and as a result, exists below the operating system on a server. Therefore, you cannot use it to provision or manage operating systems or applications on servers. For example, you cannot do the following:

•Deploy an OS, such as Windows or Linux

•Deploy patches for software, such as an OS or an application

•Install base software components, such as anti-virus software, monitoring agents, or backup clients

•Install software applications, such as databases, application server software, or web servers

•Perform operator actions, including restarting an Oracle database, restarting printer queues, or handling non-CIMC user accounts

•Configure or manage external storage on the SAN or NAS storage

CIMC CLI

The CIMC CLI is a command-line management interface for Cisco UCS C-Series servers. You can launch the CIMC CLI and manage the server over the network by SSH or Telnet. By default, Telnet access is disabled.

A user of the CLI will be one of three roles: admin, user (can control, cannot configure), and read-only.

Note To recover from a lost admin password, see the Cisco UCS C-Series server installation and service guide for your platform.

Command Modes

The CLI is organized into a hierarchy of command modes, with the EXEC mode being the highest-level mode of the hierarchy. Higher-level modes branch into lower-level modes. You use the scope command to move from higher-level modes to modes in the next lower level , and the exit command to move up one level in the mode hierarchy. The top command returns to the EXEC mode.

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

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