Adding a UCP system

Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Software Installation Guide

Version
4.5.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-92UCP120-13

In most cases, the UCP systems and devices required for your site were added and onboarded during the UCP Advisor deployment phase of your installation, but you can add new systems, as needed.

To onboard additional devices before continuing with the next steps, see Automatically adding devices using an onboarding worksheet . For information about manually adding devices, see "Managing UCP systems" in the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Advisor Administration Guide.
  • You must have UCP Advisor Admin role permissions to perform this operation. See "Role-based access control" in the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) Administration Guide.
  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 UCP system that you want to add.
    Model
    Select a UCP system model: UCP CI (converged infrastructure), UCP HC (hyperconverged), UCP RS (rack scale), or Logical UCP.
    Serial Number
    Enter the serial number or descriptor ID for the UCP system.
    Note: The UCP system ID is the number assigned to the system. For UCP 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 Master Node 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 single-site deployment, enter the credentials for the Master Node VM. For a multisite deployment, enter the ucpadmin credentials for the external Gateway VM
      Entering gateway credentials
    3. Click Submit.
Add storage, compute, or network devices to the new UCP system.