Smarts NCM: Does Smarts NCM support Cisco UCS devices?

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


Does Smarts Network Configuration Manager (Smarts NCM) support Cisco UCS devices?
Can Smarts NCM manage Cisco UCS devices?

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - NCM

Resolution

No, Smarts NCM does not support the management of Cisco UCS devices.

Additional Information

To manage UCS effectively, the configuration needs to be modeled, and there is no provision in the Smarts NCM architecture for that or any other device type. NCM currently does not incorporate how to model blade servers and similar technologies.