Cisco UCS - configure policies

Set Policies:

Network control policies (enable CDP)

• LAB tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> network control policies
• Create network control policy
• Enable CDP

Bios Policy:

• Servers tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> Bios Policies
• Create bios policies
• Mostly setting cpu settings

Host Firmware:

• Servers tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> Host Firmware Packages
• Create host firmware package
• Set simple and only blade package version.

Local disk configuration:

• Servers tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> Local disk config policies
• Create local disk configuration policy
• This is to setup SD card
• Disable protect configuration
• Enable flexflash state
• Enable flexflash RAID reporting state
• For SAN boot
• Set mode to No local storage

Maintenance policy:

• Servers tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> maintenance policies
• Create Maintenance Policy

Boot policy:

• Servers tab -> Policies -> root -> sub-organizations -> boot policies
• Create boot policy
• Expand local devices and add to boot order
• Start with Local CD, then remote virtual drive then SD card