Step I:    Cisco UCS service profile protection requirements

Tip: For an overview of the entire setup process, see To set up UCS service profile protection.

The following requirements must be met to protect Cisco UCS service profiles, templates, pools, and policies:

     The Unitrends system must be running version 7.3.0 or higher.

     The UCS environment must utilize the Cisco UCS manager for resource and hardware allocation.

     The Cisco UCSM firmware must be version 2.0 or higher.

Note: UCS manager is used for B-Series and C-Series UCS servers. Profile backups of E-Series UCS servers is not supported, but you can protect the servers in your
E-Series environment. See Working with UCS blade and rack-mount servers for details.

     The Cisco UCS manager must be turned on.

     The Cisco UCS manager client must be registered to the backup system with administrative trust credentials. See Adding Cisco UCS Manager clients to the Unitrends appliance for details.