Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Cisco UCS Blade chassis (as well as the Cisco Fabric Interconnect Switch) through the REST UCS Manager (running on the Fabric Interconnect Switch).

Connector file name: MS_HW_CiscoUCSRest.hdf

This connector supersedes:

• MS_HW_CiscoUCSBlade.hdf
• MS_HW_CiscoUCSBladeSNMP.hdf

Target

Typical platform: Cisco UCS

Operating system: Out-of-Band

Prerequisites

Requires KM Version: 11.3.00 or greater

Leverages: Cisco UCS Manager (REST XML API)

Technology and protocols: HTTP/REST

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Connector Activation Criteria

The Cisco UCS Manager (REST) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The KM is in version 11.3.00 or greater
• The HTTP Request below to the managed host succeeds:
  • POST /nuova
  • Request Header:
    Content-Type: application/xml
  • Request Body:
    
  • The response body contains: Authentication failed (regex)