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Load Presentation onto my communities pageStart UCSPE (Make sure it is at factory)Open UCSM GUIVPN to CMI LabRDP to TechEd2014 (Make sure names are at default)Open PowerGUIOpen Scripts:Add-UcsVlans.ps1Add-UcsDomain.ps1Data-Laptop Emulator.ps1New-UcsFcZoning.ps1!TechEd-Manual-UCStoWindowsNicName v0.8.0.2.ps1Pre-Session Check-List

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Cisco UCS PowerToolJoe MartinConsulting Systems Engineer, CCIE #5917TechEd 2014An introduction to PowerShell automation for Cisco UCS

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.UCSMWhat is it?What is PowerToolWhere to downloadHow to downloadHow to installHow to learn to useSample and example scriptsQ&A Along the way (Dont be shy!)

AgendaLink to slides at end of presentation

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.UCSM = Programmatic Infrastructure = SDC(Software Defined Compute)XML API

UCS Manager is an API not a GUI or CLIbut it has thoseComprehensive XML API, standards-based interfacesBi-Directional access to physical & logical internalsSystem StatusPhysical InventoryLogical InventoryDirect

UCS CLI

UCS GUICustomerCustom-Self Serve portalsManagement ToolsAuditing Tools

3rd Party

System Center-SCOM/VMM/OrchPowerShell

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.PowerShell modules for Cisco UCS ServersAvailable for UCS managed systems and stand-alone C-SeriesPowerTool for UCSM is automatically generated by our XML schemaFree to download from http://cisco.comPowerTool for UCSM contains 1866 cmdletsCan do 100% of UCSM with PowerToolFollows Microsoft best practicesEasy to learn how to useI promise!What is PowerTool

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.HardwareVLANs, LAN Uplink, SAN Uplink, Server, Appliance Ports, Port Channels, etc.PoolsServers, UUID, MAC, IP, WWPN, WWNN, iSCSI, etc.PoliciesBIOS, Firmware, Adapters, Boot, Drives, etc.TemplatesvNIC, vHBA, Service Profile Templates, etc.ReportingvNIC Statistics, vHBA Statistics, Thermal, Resources, etc.Depth of PowerTool Capabilities

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Go to http://www.cisco.comLog in using your CCO credentialsIf you dont have credentials its easy to registerSelect Support then All DownloadsIn Find type: PowerTool and select Cisco UCS Management Partner Ecosystem SoftwareClick on Unified Computing System (UCS) PowerToolSelect Cisco IMC PowerTool pack for Powershell for Stand-Alone C-Series or Cisco PowerTool pack for Powershell for UCSMSelect DownloadDownloading

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Launch installerNext>Accept license agreement, Next>Install Location, Next>InstallAccept UACFinish

Installing PowerTool

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Import-Module CiscoUcsPsLoad moduleGet-Command -Module CiscoUcsPs | Out-File .\CiscoUcsPs_Cmdlets.txtList of cmdletsGet-Command -Module CiscoUcsPs | Measure-ObjectHow many cmdletsGet-Help -fullUsing PowerTool

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Open UCSM GUIImport-Module CiscoUcsPsEnter ConvertTo-UcsCmdlet in a PowerShell sessionThis cmdlet will run forever till stoppedDo something in the UCSM GUI and hit SaveWatch your PowerShell session nowFirst time is a bit slow to produce outputbe patientWill see the PowerShell for that UCSM configurationEasy to LearnDemo

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Log into a UCSM domain$cred = Get-Credential$myucs = read-host Enter UCSM Hostname or IP$mycon = Connect-Ucs -Name $myucs -Credential $cred#do your thingDisconnect-Ucs

Log into multiple UCSM domains$multilogin = Set-UcsPowerToolConfiguration -SupportMultipleDefaultUcs $true$cred = Get-Credential$myucs = @("192.168.2.10","10.20.31.6")$mycon = Connect-Ucs -Name $myucs -Credential $cred#do your thingDisconnect-UcsLogging into UCSM

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.From our learning on ConvertTo-UcsCmdlet we gotGet-UcsLanCloud | Add-UcsVlan -CompressionType "included" -DefaultNet "no" -Id 99 -McastPolicyName "" -Name "test" -PubNwName "" -Sharing "none" -XtraProperty @{PolicyOwner="local"; }Strip down to what we needGet-UcsLanCloud | Add-UcsVlan -Id 99 -Name "testScript it$VLANList = Import-Csv .\VLANList.csvforeach ($item in $VLANList){Get-UcsLanCloud | Add-UcsVlan -Id $item.VLAN -Name $item.Name}Bringing it TogetherDemo

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Build a complete UCS in just a few minutesAnswer file based = repeatable, consistentConfigures 100% of UCSZone your SAN in minutesBuild 5120 zones with aliases across 2 MDS fabrics in 42 minutesWrites 5120 zones with aliases to file in under 1 minuteRename your Windows NICs in secondsRenames physical vNICs and Hyper-V vSwitchesDemosDemoUnlimited Potential!

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.PowerTool Documentationhttp://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/msft_tools/C-Series/powertools/ucs_powertool_book/ucs_pwrtool_bkl1.pdf

Forumshttps://communities.cisco.com/community/technology/datacenter/ucs_management/cisco_ucs_developed_integrations

My Script Repository / This slide deckhttps://communities.cisco.com/people/joemar/content

Resources

Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Joe MartinConsulting Systems Engineer, CCIE #5917Cisco SystemsTel: 425-468-1015Email: joemar@cisco.comSlides and Scripts:https://communities.cisco.com/people/joemar/content

Thank you.Cisco Confidential# 2013-2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.