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Appendix 13 Using Adapters
UCS Software Adapter
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Default timeout for activities—Enter the number of seconds to wait for a UCS activity to fail
because it timed out. The default timeout value is 120 seconds.
because it timed out. The default timeout value is 120 seconds.
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UCS faults polling interval—Enter the number of seconds to represent how often the UCS Manager
target should be polled for faults. The default value is 60 seconds.
target should be polled for faults. The default value is 60 seconds.
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Wait time for asynchronous UCS commands—Enter the number of seconds to wait for an
asynchronous command to fail because it timed out. The default timeout value is 900 seconds.
asynchronous command to fail because it timed out. The default timeout value is 900 seconds.
Step 5
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click OK.
Specifying Cisco UCS Default Assignment
Perform the following steps to specify the person or group who will be assigned tasks related to Cisco
UCS incidents.
UCS incidents.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Task Rules.
Step 2
Click the Filter by link and choose Automation Pack, and then choose Cisco UCS from the drop-down
list to display the task rules that ship with the automation pack.
list to display the task rules that ship with the automation pack.
Step 3
Right-click the Cisco UCS Default Assignment task rule and choose Properties to open the Cisco UCS
Default Assignment Properties dialog box.
Default Assignment Properties dialog box.
Step 4
Click the Assign tab to specify the user or group that should receive assignments for incidents and alerts
generated by the processes, then click Add to open the Select Assignee to Add dialog box.
generated by the processes, then click Add to open the Select Assignee to Add dialog box.
Step 5
On the Select Assignee to Add dialog box, click the Reference tool to select the appropriate variable
reference containing the assignee or list of assignees from the Insert Variable Reference dialog box.
reference containing the assignee or list of assignees from the Insert Variable Reference dialog box.
Step 6
Click OK to add the assignee to the task rule, then click OK to close the dialog box.
Creating a Cisco UCS Fault Trigger
In Cisco UCS Manager, a fault represents a failure in the Cisco UCS Manager or an alarm threshold that
has been raised. During the lifecycle of a fault, it can change from one state or severity to another. Each
fault includes information about the operational state of the affected object at the time the fault was
raised. If the fault is transitional and the failure is resolved, the object transitions to a functional stated.
has been raised. During the lifecycle of a fault, it can change from one state or severity to another. Each
fault includes information about the operational state of the affected object at the time the fault was
raised. If the fault is transitional and the failure is resolved, the object transitions to a functional stated.
Note
With the high availability feature, every process definition that is executed based on the Cisco UCS Fault
trigger, has an associated owning server responsible for monitoring it. To view the server that is assigned
the responsibility for the Cisco UCS Manager Fault Monitor, open the Orchestrator Server properties
and click the Responsibilities tab.
trigger, has an associated owning server responsible for monitoring it. To view the server that is assigned
the responsibility for the Cisco UCS Manager Fault Monitor, open the Orchestrator Server properties
and click the Responsibilities tab.
To define the fault criteria for which to monitor in Cisco UCS Manager:
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Processes, select an existing process, right-click and choose Edit, or right-click
Processes in the navigation pane and choose New Process.
Processes in the navigation pane and choose New Process.
Step 2
On the Process Editor properties, click the Triggers tab, then click New > Cisco UCS Fault.