UCS Manager DCO Integration

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Has anyone integrated UCS Manager with DCO? What kind of benefits can I expect by implementing?

I am running DCO 7.5 with Capacity license and do not have the option for UCS Manager in the 'External System Configuration" menu. Do I need a difference license besides Capacity to be able to implement?

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[DCIM_Support · Accepted solution]

Dear Fernando,

Benefits of Integrating Cisco UCS Manager: 

Power /CPU Utilization
•IT manager can view the Power and CPU of every asset managed by the Cisco UCS Manager and receive notice of physical infrastructure events and their impact on the IT infrastructure.
Power Capping
•Provides a mechanism to control the maximum power a piece of Cisco managed equipment could draw, thus preventing any overloads of circuits.
Increased Availability
•Proactive monitoring of power and cooling thresholds and trends before reaching critical levels and impacting application performance.

http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/RMCR-93XFPH/RMCR-93XFPH_R0_EN.pdf?sdirect=true

I also found the below Video on youtube which may be useful to you.

Title:  StruxureWare™ Data Center Operation Plug-in for Cisco UCS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNMjrgj0elI

As far as I know, you will update the DCO patch/service pack to the latest version in order to enable Cisco UCS manager. 

As per DCIM support documentation: 

https://dcimsupport.apc.com/display/public/UAOp74/Configuring+Cisco+UCS+Manager+Integration

We can can configure the StruxureWare Data Center IT Optimize server communication to external systems Configuring StruxureWare Data Center IT Optimize Server Integration such as Cisco UCS Manager, StruxureWare Data Center: IT Power Control powered by Intel, or VMware vSphere® in System Setup>External System Configuration.

However, I think you do not need DCO: ITO license nor Capacity for enabling Cisco UCS manager as per below DCIM support thread.

https://dcimsupport.apc.com/questions/105470835/is-capacity-needed-to-integrate-with-cisco-ucs-manag...

All you need is the latest patch/service pack. In order to receive the latest patch of DCO to enable Cisco UCS manager, I would suggest you to be in touch your regional country Schneider DCIM contacts. I also let the other community experts to share their views on your query. 

Regards,

Bala

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[DCIM_Support]

Bala, Thank you for your feedback. Once I actually integrate DCO and UCS Manager I will post an update.

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