Blade Motherboard Test

Issues in the motherboard can have an adverse impact on the performance levels delivered by a blade server. This test monitors the health of the motherboard of each blade server loaded in each chassis managed by a Cisco UCS manager, and reveals the following:

• Is the motherboard consuming power excessively?
• Are the current and voltage inputs received by the motherboard in excess of its capacity?
• Are the temperatures in the front and rear panels of the motherboard normal?
• If the temperature of the rear panel is very high, then which rear panel is contributing to this abnormality - the left or the right rear panel?

Target of the test : A Cisco UCS manager

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each blade server loaded in each chassis managed by the Cisco UCS manager being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the host for which the test is being configured.
Port	The variable name of the port at which the specified host listens.
UCS User and UCS Password	Provide the credentials of a user with at least read-only privileges to the target Cisco UCS manager.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
SSL	By default, the Cisco UCS manager is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to Yes by default.
Web Port	By default, in most virtualized environments, Cisco UCS manager listens on port 80 (if not SSL-enabeld) or on port 443 (if SSL-enabled) only. This implies that while monitoring Cisco UCS manager, the eG agent, by default, connects to port 80 or 443, depending upon the SSL-enabled status of Cisco UCS manager - i.e., if Cisco UCS manager is not SSL-enabled (i.e., if the SSL flag above is set to No), then the eG agent connects to Cisco UCS manager using port 80 by default, and if Cisco UCS manager is SSL-enabled (i.e., if the SSL flag is set to Yes), then the agent-Cisco UCS manager communication occurs via port 443 by default. Accordingly, the WebPort parameter is set to default by default. In some environments however, the default ports 80 or 443 might not apply. In such a case, against the WebPort parameter, you can specify the exact port at which the Cisco UCS manager in your environment listens, so that the eG agent communicates with that port for collecting metrics from the Cisco UCS manager.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Consumed power	Indicates the total power consumed by the motherboard of this blade server.	Watts	An unusually high value could be a cause for concern.
Input current	Indicates the input current received by the motherboard of this blade server.	Amps	Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. A sudden, yet significant increase in this value could inflict injury on the motherboard.
Input voltage	Indicates the input voltage received by the motherboard of this blade server.	Volts	Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. A sudden, yet significant increase in this value could inflict injury on the motherboard.
Front temperature	Indicates the temperature of the front panel of the motherboard of this blade server.	Celsius	A very high temperature indicates that the motherboard is overheated.
Rear temperature	Indicates the temperature of the rear panel of the motherboard of this blade server.	Celsius	A very high temperature indicates that the motherboard is overheated.
Rear temperature right	Indicates the temperature of the right rear panel of the motherboard of this blade server.	Celsius	A very high temperature indicates that the motherboard is overheated.
Rear temperature left	Indicates the temperature of the left rear panel of the motherboard of this blade server.	Celsius	A very high temperature indicates that the motherboard is overheated.