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Automation Tools for UCS Sysadmins
Eric Williams
Technical Marketing Engineer

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What is the Cisco UCS XML API?
Cisco Unified Computing System
Optimized and Designed as an Integrated System
Cisco UCS™ Manager
(Read / Write Configuration Interfaces)
UCS Manager GUI and CLI

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
(Read Only / Cut Through Interfaces)
SNMP, Syslog, SMTP, SMASH CLP, CIM XML, Smart Call Home

20, 40, 48, and 96 ports
Cisco UCS I/O modules

Cisco UCS Blade Server Chassis

Cisco UCS Blade and Rack Servers
(Cut through Interfaces to CIMC)
Serial over LAN, KVM, IPMI

Cisco UCS I/O Adapters
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Programmatic Infrastructure
 Comprehensive XML API, standards-based interfaces
 Bi-Directional access to physical & logical internals
Self Serve portals
Management Tools
Auditing Tools

Direct

UCS CLI

3rd Party

UCS GUI

Customer

XML API
System Status
Physical Inventory
Logical Inventory
• Broad 3rd party integration support
• Faster custom integration for customer use cases
• Consistent data and views across ALL interfaces

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Use Case Examples for the UCS XML API
Manage Multiple UCS Systems

• Overarching system to maintain resource pools, users, policies, etc…
Monitor and Integrate the Event Stream
• Capture events, parse, store, report
• Create event gateway to monitoring solutions
Automate Issue Remediation
• Generate appropriate responses to events
Configuration Backup
• Export entire UCS Information Model
Firmware Image Management

• Ensure Firmware consistency across all components

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Managed Objects (MO)
Everything is an object

Root

Objects are hierarchically organized
Class identifies object type
Card, Port, VNIC…

Class Inheritance
Server port is a subclass of port.
A server blade is a subclass of compute entity.

Set of attributes
identity

Managed Object

references

states
lifecycle

UCS XML Database contains comprehensive system information
 Discovered components
 System configuration
 Operational status including statistics and faults
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descriptions
What toolkits are available for Cisco UCS
automation development?
Cisco Developer Network
Web based developer community
http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/home

 Downloads:






UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE)
goUCS Automation Tool
XML API, Perl, PowerShell code samples
(44 and counting)
Microsoft – PowerShell library, SCOM MP
HP Software – HPOM, HPOO integration
modules

 Documentation:




Programming & developer guides
White papers
Reference guides (XML model, Faults)

 Collaboration:





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Blogs
Peer to peer forums
Videos
Access to Cisco subject matter experts

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goUCS Automation Toolkit
goUCS Automation Toolkit
 UCS Manager: Know XML, no problem
 With goUCS: No XML, no problem
 Convert UCS Manager actions into
automation scripts

Linux & Mac OS X Support
HTTPS Communication Support
Tagged Based User Arguments
Performance Enhancements

1

Perform single action on UCS Manager and capture it

2

Create script in goUCS framework with variable substitutions

3

Re-run script over and over against single or multiple UCSMs

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goUCS Automation Toolkit
Invocation Syntax
goucs <session> <xml/cmd wrapper> <process type> <output type> <user args>
 IP address
 Web server port
 Credentials

 Determines execution
mode for commands
 REALTIME
 RAW
 OUTCACHE
 INCACHE
 Controls data output
location for returned data

 Multiple concurrent
sessions possible
 Sessions to multiple UCS
Managers

 Collection of XML
“functions” available to be
executed
 Can be derived from
running UCS Manager
 Storable for repetitive use
 Parameterized with
arguments passing

Presentation_ID

 Arguments to be used in
conjunction with
parameters on the XML
wrapper
 Up to 10 arguments are
passable
 More than 10 arguments
can be passed answer
files

© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

 Output format control
 Indented XML
 Raw XML
 Quiet – no output
 xPath
 Comma Separated
Values (CSV)
 Table

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goUCS Automation Toolkit
Example: Automating VLAN Creation
1

2

Capture

Create

Perform the task in UCS Manager
Use goUCS filterlog to capture the transaction

mkdir <GOUCS_PATH>/xmlwrappers/CreateVlan
goucs filterlog trueco vlan10 vlan10:NAME @id:10:ID > CreateVlan.xml

Create the XML wrapper using the captured logs
Create variables for parameters

3

Execute

goucs createvlan realtime indent /name:TestVLAN /id:321

Run the command on one or more UCS systems substituting values for variables

Available now on Cisco Developer Network: http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/goucs

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Cisco UCS PowerTool
Cisco UCS PowerTool
Bringing More Power to PowerShell
UCS PowerTool

UCS

The Essential Tool Kit
 PowerShell is the common management
platform used across all Microsoft operating
systems and applications
 UCS PowerTool is a Cisco-built, user-friendly,
PowerShell-based library that Microsoft tools
understand
 A simple way to utilize Windows PowerShell and
customize tools to business needs

Don’t reinvent the wheel…
…build on it

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Cisco UCS PowerTool
Key Supported Objects and Assets
 Service Profiles

 Chassis

‒ Policies (Firmware, Boot
Order, vNIC / vHBA config,
Storage, IPMI, SoL, BIOS)

‒ Hardware – Power Supply /
Fan Modules / IO Modules

‒ Pools (WWN, UUID, MAC)

‒ Power / cooling / network /
environmental statistical data

‒ Configuration Faults

‒ Config and Hardware Faults

‒ Launch UCS KVM for SP

 Servers
‒ Hardware - CPU, Memory,
Adaptors, CIMC)
‒ Power / cooling / network
/environmental statistical data

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‒ Pools (WWN, UUID, MAC, IP)
‒ Policy creation, manipulation,
deletion, and consumption
‒ vNIC / vHBA Templates

‒ Service profile template creation,
cloning, deletion, and consumption
Simplistic service profile creation (with a
limited scope of what is available to
configure)

‒ Hardware – Power Supply /
Fan Modules / Network
Expansion Modules
‒ Power / cooling / network/
environmental statistical data

‒ Power Operations

‒ Hardware Faults

 Fabric Interconnect

 Configuration Operations

‒ Network Elements (VLAN,
VSAN, QoS, Port Profiles)
‒ Config and Hardware Faults

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Expert SP creation (use variabilized XML
w/ config file)

‒ Compare Managed Objects across
orgs and/or domains
‒ Sync Managed Objects across
orgs and/or domains

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Q&A
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  • 1. Automation Tools for UCS Sysadmins Eric Williams Technical Marketing Engineer Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 2. What is the Cisco UCS XML API?
  • 3. Cisco Unified Computing System Optimized and Designed as an Integrated System Cisco UCS™ Manager (Read / Write Configuration Interfaces) UCS Manager GUI and CLI Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects (Read Only / Cut Through Interfaces) SNMP, Syslog, SMTP, SMASH CLP, CIM XML, Smart Call Home 20, 40, 48, and 96 ports Cisco UCS I/O modules Cisco UCS Blade Server Chassis Cisco UCS Blade and Rack Servers (Cut through Interfaces to CIMC) Serial over LAN, KVM, IPMI Cisco UCS I/O Adapters Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 4. Programmatic Infrastructure  Comprehensive XML API, standards-based interfaces  Bi-Directional access to physical & logical internals Self Serve portals Management Tools Auditing Tools Direct UCS CLI 3rd Party UCS GUI Customer XML API System Status Physical Inventory Logical Inventory • Broad 3rd party integration support • Faster custom integration for customer use cases • Consistent data and views across ALL interfaces Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 5. Use Case Examples for the UCS XML API Manage Multiple UCS Systems • Overarching system to maintain resource pools, users, policies, etc… Monitor and Integrate the Event Stream • Capture events, parse, store, report • Create event gateway to monitoring solutions Automate Issue Remediation • Generate appropriate responses to events Configuration Backup • Export entire UCS Information Model Firmware Image Management • Ensure Firmware consistency across all components Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 6. Managed Objects (MO) Everything is an object Root Objects are hierarchically organized Class identifies object type Card, Port, VNIC… Class Inheritance Server port is a subclass of port. A server blade is a subclass of compute entity. Set of attributes identity Managed Object references states lifecycle UCS XML Database contains comprehensive system information  Discovered components  System configuration  Operational status including statistics and faults Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public descriptions
  • 7. What toolkits are available for Cisco UCS automation development?
  • 8. Cisco Developer Network Web based developer community http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/home  Downloads:      UCS Platform Emulator (UCSPE) goUCS Automation Tool XML API, Perl, PowerShell code samples (44 and counting) Microsoft – PowerShell library, SCOM MP HP Software – HPOM, HPOO integration modules  Documentation:    Programming & developer guides White papers Reference guides (XML model, Faults)  Collaboration:     Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Blogs Peer to peer forums Videos Access to Cisco subject matter experts Cisco Public
  • 10. goUCS Automation Toolkit  UCS Manager: Know XML, no problem  With goUCS: No XML, no problem  Convert UCS Manager actions into automation scripts Linux & Mac OS X Support HTTPS Communication Support Tagged Based User Arguments Performance Enhancements 1 Perform single action on UCS Manager and capture it 2 Create script in goUCS framework with variable substitutions 3 Re-run script over and over against single or multiple UCSMs Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 11. goUCS Automation Toolkit Invocation Syntax goucs <session> <xml/cmd wrapper> <process type> <output type> <user args>  IP address  Web server port  Credentials  Determines execution mode for commands  REALTIME  RAW  OUTCACHE  INCACHE  Controls data output location for returned data  Multiple concurrent sessions possible  Sessions to multiple UCS Managers  Collection of XML “functions” available to be executed  Can be derived from running UCS Manager  Storable for repetitive use  Parameterized with arguments passing Presentation_ID  Arguments to be used in conjunction with parameters on the XML wrapper  Up to 10 arguments are passable  More than 10 arguments can be passed answer files © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  Output format control  Indented XML  Raw XML  Quiet – no output  xPath  Comma Separated Values (CSV)  Table Cisco Public
  • 12. goUCS Automation Toolkit Example: Automating VLAN Creation 1 2 Capture Create Perform the task in UCS Manager Use goUCS filterlog to capture the transaction mkdir <GOUCS_PATH>/xmlwrappers/CreateVlan goucs filterlog trueco vlan10 vlan10:NAME @id:10:ID > CreateVlan.xml Create the XML wrapper using the captured logs Create variables for parameters 3 Execute goucs createvlan realtime indent /name:TestVLAN /id:321 Run the command on one or more UCS systems substituting values for variables Available now on Cisco Developer Network: http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/goucs Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 14. Cisco UCS PowerTool Bringing More Power to PowerShell UCS PowerTool UCS The Essential Tool Kit  PowerShell is the common management platform used across all Microsoft operating systems and applications  UCS PowerTool is a Cisco-built, user-friendly, PowerShell-based library that Microsoft tools understand  A simple way to utilize Windows PowerShell and customize tools to business needs Don’t reinvent the wheel… …build on it Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
  • 15. Cisco UCS PowerTool Key Supported Objects and Assets  Service Profiles  Chassis ‒ Policies (Firmware, Boot Order, vNIC / vHBA config, Storage, IPMI, SoL, BIOS) ‒ Hardware – Power Supply / Fan Modules / IO Modules ‒ Pools (WWN, UUID, MAC) ‒ Power / cooling / network / environmental statistical data ‒ Configuration Faults ‒ Config and Hardware Faults ‒ Launch UCS KVM for SP  Servers ‒ Hardware - CPU, Memory, Adaptors, CIMC) ‒ Power / cooling / network /environmental statistical data Presentation_ID ‒ Pools (WWN, UUID, MAC, IP) ‒ Policy creation, manipulation, deletion, and consumption ‒ vNIC / vHBA Templates ‒ Service profile template creation, cloning, deletion, and consumption Simplistic service profile creation (with a limited scope of what is available to configure) ‒ Hardware – Power Supply / Fan Modules / Network Expansion Modules ‒ Power / cooling / network/ environmental statistical data ‒ Power Operations ‒ Hardware Faults  Fabric Interconnect  Configuration Operations ‒ Network Elements (VLAN, VSAN, QoS, Port Profiles) ‒ Config and Hardware Faults © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Expert SP creation (use variabilized XML w/ config file) ‒ Compare Managed Objects across orgs and/or domains ‒ Sync Managed Objects across orgs and/or domains Cisco Public 15
  • 16. Q&A
  • 17. Presentation_ID © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public

Editor's Notes

  1. PowerShell is the common management platform used across all Microsoft operating systems and applications, as well as a growing number of 3rd party platforms By creating a PowerShell Toolkit, Cisco UCS can be managed by PowerShell commands, called cmdlets, along with those operating systems and applications side-by-side.