Adding a system

After you install UCP Advisor, you can add systems and onboard compute devices, storage devices, Ethernet switches, and Fibre Channel switches to the system.

1. Log on to UCP Advisor as an administrator.
   Note: If you are unable to log in, your username must be added to a user group that has been assigned a UCP Advisor role. See "Assigning UCP Advisor roles" in the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide.
2. Click Systems > Create System.
   
   

   

   
   
3. Enter the following information:

   System Name

   Enter a common name used to refer to the system that you want to add.

   Model

   Select a system model: UCP CI (converged infrastructure), UCP HC (hyperconverged), UCP RS (rack scale), or Logical system.

   Workload Type

   Select a workload type. The workload type is different for each system model.

   Serial Number

   Enter the serial number or descriptor ID for the system.

   Note: The system ID is the number assigned to the system. For CI systems, the 5-digit serial number is required (UCP-CI-00000). The serial number is located on a white rectangular label affixed in the top-left corner of the front of the rack.
   

   

   
   

   Infrastructure Gateway Address

   Enter the IP address or host name for the UCP Advisor VM.

   Note: If you are deploying UCP Advisor in multiple sites, then enter the IP address or host name for the UCP Advisor Gateway VM.

   Region

   Select the region where the system is physically located.

   Country

   Select the country where the system is physically located.

   Zip Code

   Enter the postal zip code where the system is physically located.

4. Click Submit. You can monitor the status of the task on the Task console.
5. Configure the Infrastructure Gateway host credentials for the new system.
   1. Open the system you just created.
   2. On the Summary tab, click the Infrastructure Gateway Edit icon, and then enter the Infrastructure Gateway host credentials.
      Note: For a multisite deployment, enter the ucpadmin credentials for the external Gateway VM.
      
   3. Click Submit.