Setting up UCP Advisor on a new logical UCP management cluster

Basic Information

1. In a web browser, log on to the Service Console.
   
   
   
   
2. Read and accept the end-user license agreements, and then click Save.
3. Enter your company name.
4. For Configuration Type, select New management cluster.
5. For the Search By option:
   • Select IPv4 Address if your laptop and the management rack are in different subnets, and then enter the management rack IPv4 address.
     Note: Ensure that your laptop has access to the management rack subnet.
   • Select IPv6 Address if your laptop and the management rack are in the same subnet.

   The vCenter VCSA image that you mounted by running the vcsa-script.sh during Deploying UCP Advisor on a new logical UCP management cluster is selected by default.

6. Click Auto-discover nodes to begin autodiscover of the available and supported nodes in the management rack. This will take several minutes to complete according to the number of nodes.

Node Autodiscovery

1. Select one or more nodes that you want to include in the management cluster where you will deploy UCP Advisor.
   
   
   
   Select nodes that are in the Normal state, and then from the Actions menu, click View Details to verify the available disk space.
   Tip: You can toggle the view using the Tile/Table icons. You can also filter the list, as well as sort it by column.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Click Configure Devices.

BMC Address Configuration

You can skip this step if the BMC is already configured for all of the selected nodes, and all of the nodes are reachable.

1. Click Configure BMC.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the following network settings.

   IPv4 Address Range

   The IPv4 address range for the BMC.

   Default Gateway

   The default gateway address for the BMC.

   Subnet Mask

   The subnet mask IP address for the BMC.

   VLAN ID

   The VLAN ID for the BMC.

   NTP

   (Optional) The NTP server IP address for the BMC.

   Note: To configure NTP on HA800 series servers, see Enabling NTP settings on HA800 series servers.

   BMC Admin User New Password

   Enter a unique BMC admin user password.

   BMC Admin User Confirm Password

   Confirm the BMC admin user password.

3. When done, click Next, review the summary, and then click Configure
   
   
   
   
   Note: If BMC configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
4. After the BMC is configured, click Next.

ESXi Address Configuration

1. Click Configure ESXi.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the following ESXi settings.

   IPv4 Address Range

   The IPv4 address range for the ESXi server.

   Default Gateway

   The default gateway address for the ESXi server.

   Subnet Mask

   The subnet mask IP address for the ESXi server.

   NTP

   The NTP server IP address for the ESXi server.

   DNS

   The DNS IP address.

   VLAN ID

   The VLAN ID for the ESXi server.

   ESXi New Password

   Enter a new ESXi password for the root user.

   ESXi Confirm Password

   Confirm the ESXi root user password.

3. When done, click Next, review the summary, and then click Configure
   
   
   
   
   Note: If ESXi configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
4. After ESXi is configured, click Next.

VCSA Installation

Install vCenter on the selected nodes.

1. Click Set up New vCenter.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the following vCenter settings. When done, click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.

   ESXi for vCenter Installation

   Select the ESXi address where you want to deploy vCenter.

   Deployment Type Options

   Select a deployment type.

   Enable SSH

   Enable or disable SSH.

   VCSA VM Name

   Enter a name for the VCSA VM.

   VCSA VM Password

   Enter a password for the VCSA VM.

   Confirm VCSA VM Password

   Confirm the VCSA VM password.

   IPv4 Address

   Enter the IP address for the VCSA VM.

   Subnet Mask

   Enter the subnet mask IP address for the VCSA VM.

   Default Gateway

   Enter the default gateway IP address for the VCSA VM.

   New Portgroup Name

   Enter a new port group name for the VCSA VM.

   DNS

   Enter the DNS IP address for the VCSA VM.

   NTP

   Enter the NTP server IP address for the VCSA VM.

   VLAN ID

   Enter the VLAN ID for the VCSA VM.

   SSO Domain Name

   Enter a SSO domain username to log on to the VCSA VM.

   SSO Domain Password

   Enter the SSO domain password to log on to the VCSA VM.

   SSO Domain Confirm Password

   Confirm the SSO domain password.

   vCenter License Key

   Enter the vCenter license key.

   Note: If vCenter installation fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
3. When vCenter is installed, click Next.

vCenter Cluster Configuration

Configure the vCenter cluster for UCP Advisor deployment.

1. Click Configure vCenter Cluster.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the following vCenter cluster settings. When done, click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.
   • Datacenter Details

     Datacenter Name

     Enter a name for the datacenter.

     Cluster Name

     Enter a name for the cluster.

   • Distributed Switch Configuration

     VDS Name

     Enter a name for the dvSwitch.

     Max MTU

     Enter the maximum MTU value for the dvSwitch.

   • Management Portgroup Configuration

     Portgroup Name

     Enter the management port group name.

     VLAN ID

     Enter the VLAN ID for the management port group.

   • vMotion Portgroup Configuration

     Portgroup Name

     Enter a name for vMotion port group.

     IPv4 Address Range

     Enter the IP address for the management nodes.

     Default Gateway

     Enter the default gateway IP address for vMotion port group.

     Subnet Mask

     Enter the subnet mask IP address for vMotion port group.

     VLAN ID

     Enter the VLAN ID for vMotion group.

     Max MTU

     Enter the maximum MTU value for vMotion group.

   • License Key

     (Optional) ESXi License Key

     Enter the ESXi license key.

   Note: If vCenter cluster configuration fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
3. When the vCenter cluster configuration is deployed, click Next.

UCP Advisor Deployment

Configure and deploy the UCP Advisor settings to the selected management nodes.

1. Click Deploy UCP Advisor.
   
   
   
   
2. Select a datacenter.
3. Select a datastore.
4. Select a dvSwitch port group.
5. Enter a free IP address to configure the SCP server.
   Note: The SCP server will be used for UCP Advisor internal operations such as, switch backup and restore and switch firmware upgrade.
6. Enter the Master Node settings:
   • Master Node name
   • Master Node IPv4 address
   • Master Node host name/FQDN
7. Enter the Worker Node1 settings:
   • Worker Node1 name
   • Worker Node1 IPv4 address
   • Worker Node1 host name/FQDN
8. Enter the Worker Node2 settings:
   • Worker Node2 name
   • Worker Node2 IPv4 address
   • Worker Node2 host name/FQDN
9. Enter the network configuration settings for the master node and worker nodes:

   Default Gateway

   Enter the default gateway IP address.

   Subnet Mask

   Enter the subnet mask IP address.

   DNS

   Enter the DNS IP address.

   NTP

   Enter the NTP server IP address.

10. Enter the password settings:
    • Enter the SSH or the operating system ucpadmin user password.
      Note: The SSH password for the root user is same for the Master Node VM, Worker Node1 VM, and Worker Node2 VM.
    • Confirm the password.
11. Click Next, review the settings, and then click Submit.
    Note:

    • The deployment might take between 1-2 hours to complete.
    • If UCP Advisor deployment fails, click Restart Workflow to restart UCP Advisor deployment from the beginning.
    
    
    
    
    

When the deployment is complete, you can:

• Open UCP Advisor: Click Launch Advisor Console.
  
  
  
  
• Download the UCP Advisor deployment log report to troubleshoot any issues: Click Logs.
• Download the UCP Advisor configuration report: Click Deployment Report.
• Download the onboarding sheet for onboarding devices to the UCP Advisor inventory: Click UCP Advisor Onboarding Sheet.