Setting up UCP Advisor on an existing 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 Existing management cluster, and then click Next.
   
   
   
   
5. Enter the vCenter information. When done, click Next:
   
   
   
   
   • vCenter address
   • Username
   • Password

UCP Advisor Deployment

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

1. Select a datacenter.
2. Select a datastore.
3. Select a dvSwitch port group.
4. 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.
5. Enter the Master Node settings:
   • Master Node name
   • Master Node IPv4 address
   • Master Node host name/FQDN
6. Enter the Worker Node1 settings:
   • Worker Node1 name
   • Worker Node1 IPv4 address
   • Worker Node1 host name/FQDN
7. Enter the Worker Node2 settings:
   • Worker Node2 name
   • Worker Node2 IPv4 address
   • Worker Node2 host name/FQDN
8. 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.

9. 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.
10. 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.