Configuring network settings

UCSPE VM supports Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) and static IP address assignment. The default IP setting is DHCP which can be changed to static, using the CLI access-to-server interface after the first boot. The DHCP option is easier to configure for obtaining an IP address automatically. For VMware Player and Workstation, if you need to access the UCSPE and UCSM only from the local system, select the network type for the UCSPE VM NICs as NAT (NAT is the default option), and a locally accessible IP is automatically assigned. If it is required to access the UCSPE VM from a different computer on the network, it is necessary to change the UCSPE VM network setting to Bridged in VMware Player, Fusion, or Workstation. In this scenario, IP address can be assigned by the DHCP server running on the network or the network can be assigned manually.

Perform the following steps to assign an IP manually through the console:

The following screenshot shows the UCSPE console screen configuration options:

Changing the IP setting will stop and restart the UCSPE and UCSM services.

After the initialization of the UCSPE, the management IP, the default username, and the password are shown on the VM console. This IP, username, and password are used for accessing the VM as shown in the following screenshot:

Fabric Interconnect model and network uplinks from the blade server chassis to the Fabric Interconnect are not managed under the HARDWARE INVENTORY tab in the Navigation pane. In order to change the Fabric Interconnect model and manage chassis uplinks, click on the Fabric Interconnect link under the EMULATOR SETTINGS tab in the Navigation pane as shown in the following screenshot:

No network connectivity from Fabric Interconnects to any north-bound switch is possible.