UCS

I ran into an interesting problem the other day while configuring two 6120XP fabric interconnects for a new cluster where joining the second fabric interconnect to the cluster would continuously fail.  While the error message

I’m beginning to notice that I get asked about UCS backups more than once a month and the questions range from what are the differences all the way to how do I go about in

I ran into an extremely annoying problem today while setting up a new UCS B series infrastructure cluster for a client where a newly configured 6120 would get stuck in an election progress and seemingly

The following was probably one of the most annoying errors I’ve ever come across while trying update the firmware on a Cisco UCS 6120XP fabric interconnect.  What basically happened was that the fabric interconnects we

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post about updating Cisco UCS B Series Infrastructure firmware and while preparing to upgrade the firmware for a client I’m working with, I noticed that the last post

For those who are not familiar with Cisco UCS Manager, note that in order to launch the manager, you need to have Java installed on the workstation, laptop or server you’re trying to access it

I received a call from a colleague today asking me to look at a problem he had with accessing the KVM Console of a new Cisco UCS B series deployment we’re currently a part of. 

Another interesting problem I encountered following my previous post about KVM Console access: “Connection failed.” message is displayed while trying to access UCS B Series KVM Console through 6100 series Fabric Interconnect  https://blog.terenceluk.com/2011/02/connection-failed-message-is-displayed.html Was when

Watching this video gives me a great sense of satisfaction knowing that I was a part the first Cisco UCS SMT project in Canada. Many thanks goes to my datacenter practice lead Greg Walker who