You can add Cisco UCS Manager as a data source in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

Note:

Cisco Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX) is not supported in VMware Aria Operations for Networks.

Prerequisites

You must verify the following information:

  • The data source and its version is supported in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. For more information, see Supported Products and Versions.
  • The data source follows VMware Ports and Protocols supported in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. For more information, see VMware Ports and Protocols.

Procedure

  1. From the left navigation pane, go to Settings > Accounts and Data Sources.
  2. Click Add Source.
  3. Under Converged Infrastructures, select Cisco UCS Manager.
  4. In the Add a Cisco UCS Account or Source page, provide the following details:
    Option Action
    Collector VM Select a collector VM from the drop-down menu.
    IP Address/FQDN Enter the IP address or the FQDN details.
    Username Enter the user name.
    Password Enter the password.
  5. Click Validate.
  6. To enable a richer data collection, click the Use SNMP (recommended for richer data collection) check box, and do the following:
    1. From the SNMP Version drop-down menu, select an SNMP version. Depending on the version of SNMP that you selected, do the following:
      Option Action
      2c In the Community String text box, enter a community string.
      3
      1. Enter Username, Context Name.
      2. From the Authentication Type drop-down, select an authentication type and enter the Authentication Password.
      3. From the Privacy Type drop-down, select a privacy type and enter the Privacy Password.
  7. (Optional) In the Nickname text box, enter a nickname.
  8. (Optional) In the Tags (Optional) key-value pair text box, enter a key and a value.
    Key-value pair could be any text. For example, you can use Layer Access as key-value pair where layer is the key and access is the value.
    1. To apply the tag in all the associated entities, click the Apply above tag operations to all associated entities check box. For more details about the associated entities, see .
      If you clear the Apply above tag operations to all associated entities check box, the assigned tag is removed from all the associated entities.
  9. (Optional) In the Notes text box, add a note if necessary.
  10. Click Submit.

What to do next

VMware Aria Operations for Networks supports the following features of Cisco UCS Manager:
  • Neighbor Discovery (CDP and LLDP). This feature is supported only in network assurance and verification.
  • Layer 2 Switching
  • VLAN
  • Fabric Extender (FEX)
  • End Host Mode
  • Blade Server
  • Rack Server (Not supported in network assurance and verification)