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Cisco UCS Invicta Scaling System Administration and Configuration Guide, Version 5.0.1.1a
Chapter 1      Overview
Licensed Features
Cisco offers optional features, such as Asynchronous Replication, that can be licensed, per device. To 
activate a licensed feature, please contact your Cisco sales representative or write to tac@cisco.com.
Licensed features are delivered over the Internet for clients with Autosupport during Call Home 
messaging or through a Cisco Service Pack licensing download for those clients who are not connected 
to Autosupport over the Internet.
Initial Steps
Initial steps for administering and configuring the Cisco UCS Invicta Scaling System are as follows:
• Log in as the administrator
• Verify support settings (NTP, Time Zone, SMTP)
• Create roles
• Set up user accounts
• Configure LUNs and Initiator Groups
If you are responsible for the overall network administration, you must log into the Management Tool 
and set up the user account and role creation as follows:
Note If you experience a problem, please contact Cisco technical support.
Logging into the Cisco UCS Invicta Scaling System
Step 1 Power on the SSNs first and wait approximately 5-8 minutes before powering on the SSRs.
Roles Creates roles with specific permission 
sets that are configurable from the Roles 
window. Without permission-defined 
roles, the default User Account 
permission allows the ability to view the 
Home Menu, Main Dashboard and the 
ability to change a password from the 
User Menu.
Permission-based.
• Create or Delete 
a Role
• Assign or 
Unassign 
permissions to a 
Role
Change Password Changes the default or compromised 
passwords to protect the accuracy of 
audit trails. A password change is 
required after the initial login. 
• Change User 
Password
Table 1-2 GUI Menu (continued)
Menu Tab Menu Overview Tasks