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Product Overview
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) is a baseboard management controller that provides embedded server management for Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. The Cisco IMC enables system management in the datacenter and across distributed branch-office locations. The Cisco IMC supports multiple management interfaces, including a web user interface (Web UI), a command-line interface (CLI), and an XML API that is consistent with the one used by Cisco UCS Manager. The Cisco IMC also supports industry-standard management protocols, including Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) and Intelligent Platform Management Interface Version 2.0 (IPMIv2.0). Figure 1 shows a Cisco IMC screen.
Figure 1. Cisco IMC
Features and Benefits
Table 1 summarizes the features and benefits of the Cisco IMC.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Management Scope
Cisco IMC provides end-to-end management of all the devices in a rack server.
Licensing
Cisco IMC is currently provided at no additional charge with every Cisco UCS rack server.
Why Cisco?
Cisco has significant experience in responding to customer requirements with solid technology innovations for the enterprise data center. Enhancing Cisco's capability to deliver standards-based solutions is a broad ecosystem of industry-leading partners that provide end-to-end customer solutions and services that can accelerate the transition to an Unified Data Center architecture. Unified computing elevates the traditional product classification of network, server, storage, operating systems, and applications to a data center-wide vision. Cisco Unified Computing Services helps our customers quickly deploy data center resources, simplify ongoing operations, and optimize infrastructure to better meet business needs. For more information about these and other Cisco Data Center Services offerings, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputingservices.
For More Information
• Cisco UCS Manager: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10281/index.html
• Understanding Cisco UCS Manager Service Profiles (white paper): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10281/white_paper_c11-590518.html
• Manage Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers (white paper): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10281/whitepaper_c11-701809.html
• Cisco Unified Computing: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10265/index.html
• Integrating with Cisco IM: http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/c-series-cimc-xml-api