Server Monitoring And Management Tools; Cisco Integrated Management Interface (Cimc); Server Configuration Utility - Cisco UCS C210 Installation And Service Manual

Maintaining the Server
This chapter describes how to diagnose hardware problems with status LEDs and how to install or
replace hardware components, and includes the following sections:
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Server Monitoring and Management Tools

Cisco Integrated Management Interface (CIMC)

You can monitor the server inventory, health, and system event logs by using the built-in Cisco Integrated
Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI interfaces. See the user documentation for your firmware
release at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html

Server Configuration Utility

Cisco has also developed the Cisco Server Configuration Utility for C-Series servers, which can aid and
simplify the following tasks:
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This utility is shipped with new servers on CD. You can also download the ISO from Cisco.com. See the
user documentation for this utility at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/ucsscu/user/guide/20/SCUUG20.html
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Server Monitoring and Management Tools, page 3-1
Status LEDs, page 3-2
Preparing for Component Installation, page 3-7
Installing or Replacing Components, page 3-13
Monitoring server inventory and health
Diagnosing common server problems with diagnostic tools and logs
Setting the BIOS booting order
Configuring some RAID configurations
Installing operating systems
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