Cisco ucs platform emulator, release 3.1(1epe1) configuration import note: importing configuration backups (all, system, or logical) taken from the ucs platform emulator (ucspe) to physical ucs manager domains is not recommended or supported by. The cisco ucs emulator is a vm you can spin up in vmware workstation,fusion or in esxi. this emulator can be helpful in understanding the ucs platform and ucs manager. you are able to push policies and alter configurations and even import/export these configurations into and out of the “real” world to apply them/test them.. Logging into the cisco ucs platform emulator navigate to the ip address of the vip in a browser, and you will be greeted with the ucs emulator interface. there are two main parts of the interface, the equipment inventory and ucs manager..
The download of the ucs platform emulator is available in ova format, or as a set of vm files. for our example here, i have used the vm files download which is appropriate for vmware workstation. if you wish to use on vmware vsphere, you can download the ova instead and use the deploy ovf template… option in the vsphere client or vsphere web. Looking to get some hands on time with cisco's ucs manager? watch this video for an introduction to how you can get the ucs platform emulator installed in your vsphere lab. category. Follow example , if don't, i don't have enough information to reupload tutorials for you request.