Customers using onprem enterprise software like ucs director traditionally go through a delayed patch and upgrade process. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Cisco ucs director privilege escalation vulnerability. Ucs director expands policy scope beyond the core ucs elements to include all the resources necessary to host applications including microsoft, oracle, sap, big data. Aug 27, 2014 aside from to provisioning automation ucs director also has extensive management, monitoring and selfservice provisioning of physical and virtual servers. Ucs director expands policy scope beyond the core ucs. Fabric interconnects the ucs 6200, 6300, 6400 series fabric interconnects expand the ucs networking portfolio and offer higher capacity, higher port density, and lower power. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the details section of this advisory. The cisco ucs 5108 chassis is six rack units high and mounts eight halfwidth four fullwidth bseries blade servers, incorporating ucs unified fabric technology. Cisco is pleased to announce the release of ucs manager 4.
Cisco is creating a path forward to allow customers to transition to cisco intersight. Latest polycom uc software release polycom support. The vulnerability is due to improper rolebased access control rbac after the developer menu is enabled in cisco ucs director. Cisco intersight implementing our open iaas ecosystem. Cisco ucs director some links below may open a new browser window to display the document you selected. November05,2015 americas headquarters cisco systems, inc. Multiple vulnerabilities in cisco ucs director and cisco.
Cisco unified computing system documentation roadmaps. Jul 11, 2017 the hybrid cloud management software also integrates with ucs infrastructure, which enables cisco customers to identify idle machines and increase workload density. Cisco ucs director support documentation and software. Since then, however, there have been a number of developments. Cisco c3260 m3m4 has been rebranded as s3260 m3m4 as of 3.
Ucsde ucs director implementation essentials training. In part 1 i went over the features and capabilities of cisco ucs director. Ucs director allows admins to manage and automate all parts of the infrastructure stack from underlying emc and netapp storage to a vm running on microsoft hyperv or vmware vsphere and of course cisco ucs and nexus components. Use it as a reference for supported hardware and software. Cisco ucs manager software and bseries server hardware. Cloupiascript is a javascript implementation that runs within java that is in the ucs director software package. This evolution will take time to implement, but we have started the process by introducing a ucs director. Cisco ucs c210 server installation and service guide. Cisco integrated management controller imc supervisor and cisco ucs director contain a remote file overwrite vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary system files, resulting in system instability or a denial of service dos condition. The ucs driver is targeted for ucs manager managed cisco ucs bc series servers. Cisco puts ucs director on death row, to be replaced by.
Cisco ucs director beyond a simple tool robert porter july 21, 2015 in the last post, we looked at what ucs director is and how it can be used to automate common tasks within data centres, as well as provide infrastructure configuration, reporting and provisioning. Community site map cisco community technology and support. Sep 19, 2014 learn how ciscos new cartridgebased blade system ucs mini and its ucs director s expanded role as a data center management tool help the company stand out amongst competitors. Cisco ucs director open automation developer guide. Oct 11, 2016 once youre logged in, the default password should be changed and ucs director will prompt you to change this. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling developer mode for hisher user profile. Cisco integrated management controller supervisor and cisco. The flasharray ucs director adapter helps automate flashstack deployments. Radical streamlining of infrastructure provisioning and management from weeks to minutes. These releases provide support for new hardware platforms, security vulnerability fixes, additional accessories, and more. Related documentation the documentation set for the cisco unified compu ting system ucs cseries rackmount servers is described in the roadmap document at the following link. Orchestration with ucs director workflows zenoss it monitor.
Cisco ucs director express for big data documentation roadmap. Oct, 2016 cisco ucs director 6 is a cloud management platform that can deploy virtual machines and services across vsphere, kvm, hyperv and aws endpoints. Cisco ucs director open automation developer guide, release 5. Cisco ucs director enables stronger ways and means for it because it unifies and automates endtoend it converged infrastructure management processes by abstracting the complexity of individual devices, hypervisors, and virtual machines. Flashstack is a converged infrastructure reference architecture from pure storage that includes cisco unified compute system ucs, cisco nexus and mds fibre channel and ethernet switches. Whether for vblock or flexpod, for ucs or multivendor heterogeneous environments, for aci or traditional networking fabric, ucs director. Documentation of univention products ucs and ucc univention. Dec 04, 2015 if youve used ucs director workflows with zenoss software, or used another orchestration package for the same purpose, id like to hear from you. December17,2015 americas headquarters cisco systems, inc. A vulnerability in the webbased gui of cisco ucs director could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary workflow items with just an enduser profile. The software helps ensure that infrastructure layers are synchronized, optimized, and available on demand. Microsoft teams admin documentation microsoft teams. A vulnerability in the webbased management interface of cisco ucs director could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to download system log files from an affected device. Pure storage flasharray adapter for cisco ucs director overview.
Cisco ucs director api integration and customization guide, release 5. Mar 09, 2017 cloupiascript is a javascript implementation that runs within java that is in the ucs director software package. Cisco ucs director express for big data documentation roadmap 06nov2015. Cisco integrated management controller supervisor, cisco. Cisco ucs director documentation roadmap 16sep2016 cisco ucs mseries servers documentation roadmap 18mar2016 cisco hyperflex systems documentation roadmap. Feb 25, 2014 ucs director follows the successful operating model in ucs manager and ucs central, where subject matter experts define policies that are consumed when resources are deployed. The products are marketed for scalability by integrating many components of a data center that can be managed as a single unit. Access releases by using the left pane of the ucs director. Polycom uc software and supporting documentation are available for the following latest releases. A vulnerability in the webbased management interface of cisco integrated management controller imc supervisor, cisco ucs director, and cisco ucs director express for big data. Please note that the documentation on the kubam website hasnt been updated yet to reflect this.
Cisco ucs manager v ucs director solutions experts exchange. The compatibility matrix provides interoperability information for cisco ucs director express for big data configurations that have been tested and validated by cisco, by cisco partners, or both. A vulnerability in the rolebased resource checking functionality of the cisco unified computing system ucs director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view unauthorized information for any virtual machine in the ucs director. Sep 22, 2017 cisco puts ucs director on death row, to be replaced by cloudy intersight the borg assimilates the infrastructureascode message by simon sharwood 22 sep 2017 at 02. Cisco ucs bseries servers documentation roadmap links to most of the documentation associated with the bseries platform.
Ucs manager provides the control of specific datacenters, clusters, or fabrics and would be used for system setups and the day to day mangement tasks. Cisco ucs director acts as the orchestra conductor for it operations. The compatibility matrix for older firmware versions will now show under s series. The cisco unified computing system ucs is a data center server computer product line composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009 by cisco systems.
My first attempt at playing with ucs director rest api. These scripts can be used by ucs performance manager to launch custom workflows in ucs director. Cisco ucs director virtual machine information disclosure. Step by step tutorial march 10th, 2014 leave a comment go to comments as i introduced in last article, there are two sets of apis in ucs director. November03,2015 americas headquarters cisco systems, inc. The software under the covers that enables this is called nashorn. Supplying vital support to the global oil and gas industry with cisco servers pdf 3 mb infrastructure for the oil and gas industry pdf 3 mb documentation roadmaps. May 16, 2014 customers around the world from the u. Since there are already vibrant communities around javascript, it provides a lot of online examples and documentation.
In previous versions of ucs director the naviseccli tool was included with the appliance. Setup the mail server to send alerts from ucs director. Cisco ucs director custom task getting started guide. Cisco ucs central software support documentation and software. Cisco ucs director information disclosure vulnerability.
Cisco puts ucs director on death row, to be replaced by cloudy intersight the borg assimilates the infrastructureascode message by simon sharwood 22 sep 2017 at 02. Cisco ucs bseries blade servers vmware installation guide. Covid19 response support remote workers using teams. Ucs director is a centralized management solution that enables it departments to experience the full benefits of their converged infrastructure investment by continuing to reduce total cost of ownership tco and save staff time with transparent unified management for the industrys leading converged infrastructure solutions. Hitachi storage connector for cisco ucs director release notes.
Ucs director automation demo cisco live 2016 brkpca2020 duration. Ucs director remains a strategic foundation for ciscos private cloud infrastructure as a service iaas. Ucs director follows the successful operating model in ucs manager and ucs central, where subject matter experts define policies that are consumed when resources are deployed. Cisco ucs director team is pleased to announce the support for ibm storwize v7000 unified, san volum. Learn how to roll out and manage teams, and prepare your users for teams.
Polycom uc software support center polycom support. Ucs director will manage the orchestration, lifecycle and governance of virtual machines deployed through it and can also help in the automatic provisioning of hardware resources. Cisco ucs director beyond a simple tool robert porter july 21, 2015 in the last post, we looked at what ucs director is and how it can be used to automate common tasks within data. Cisco ucs director open automation getting started guide, release 5. Cisco demonstrates the potential of the intersight restful openapi ecosystem, introducing new intentbased automation functionality and a connector that supports a third party system. Cisco ucs manager software and bseries server hardware documentation roadmap. This document describes and provides links to the user documentation available for cisco ucs director. Hitachi storage agent powered by metro requirements vmware esxi 5. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. In this article ill go through the actual install of the ucs director.
In this example, we are using a workflow that can will provision a new datastore. Whether for vblock or flexpod, for ucs or multivendor heterogeneous environments, for aci or traditional networking fabric, ucs director provides a unified infrastructure automation solution for your data center. Ciscos compelling vision for the data center includes ucs. Dec 02, 2014 naviseccli is the only way to manage vnx block from the command line as there isnt an api or ssh capability for vnx block management.
I already reported on the status of ucs and the roadmap back at the univention summit in january. After youve changed the password, youll need to relogin to the ucs director portal. Cisco ucs director 6 is a cloud management platform that can deploy virtual machines and services across vsphere, kvm, hyperv and aws endpoints. Here is are a couple of tables copied from the install guide features list cisco ucs director.
Cisco ucs director api integration and customization guide. Drop me a note, tell me about what youve done, and let me know what i can share. Ucs central is a top level monitoring and management app. Customers can download the cisco ucs director express for big data software from the software center on by doing the following. Cisco ucs director open automation getting started guide. Release notes hitachi storage connector for cisco ucs director. Cisco ucs bseries blade servers vmware installation guide october 06, 2010 text part number. As i wrote before, ucs director is a powerful platform for you to manage and orchestrate infrastructures from vmware, hyperv, kvm, to the public clouds like amazon, azure. Cisco launches new ucs servers, hybrid cloud management software. Uc software manages the protocol stack, the digital signal processor dsp, the user interface, and the network interaction on poly phones. Cisco ucs director custom task getting started guide, release 5.
In this article ill go through the actual install of the ucs director appliance on vmware. To find a document online, use one of the links in this roadmap. Cisco ucs infrastructure and ucs manager software a bundle including all ucs software upgradable through ucs. Sep 16, 2016 this document describes and provides links to the user documentation available for cisco ucs director. During the last few months, i worked a lot with cisco ucs director on daily basis. Cisco ucs director documentation roadmap 16sep2016. Choose servers unified computing ucs director ucs director express for big data 3.
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