Add Cisco UCS devices

Add Cisco UCS devices to SolarWinds Observability to start monitoring the health, performance, and statistics.

Requirements

• Network Collector 2026.1.1 or later

Add Cisco UCS devices

1. In SolarWinds Observability SaaS, click Add Data at the top.

2. In the Add Data dialog, click the Network tab and click Cisco UCS devices.

3. Select an existing network collector or deploy a new one.

4. On Define Device, specify the network device you want to monitor in SolarWinds Observability SaaS and click Next.

   1. Provide the hostname or IP address.

   2. If the device has a dynamic IP address, select Dynamic IP Address. This option requires a complete IP-hostname pair for successful lookup.

      Optional settings

      • To identify the device in SolarWinds Observability SaaS, specify a display name.
      • To add a custom tag to the device, click Add Tag and specify the key and the value for the tag. You can also add tags to the device later on the device details page under the Overview tab.

   3. Select how you want to poll the network device.

      • Select ICMP to monitor the device health by comparing the polled results to predefined threshold values. ICMP polls device status, average response time, or packet loss percentage.

      • Select SNMPv2 to get more details by querying the management information base and performance indicators tied to specific object identifiers.

        Specify the SNMP version, port, and specify SNMP credentials for polling. Clicking Next tests the credentials.

        • To use existing credentials, select Existing and then select a credentials set from the list.

          

        • To use new credentials, select New and provide the display name and community string.

          

5. Provide UCS Credentials and click Next to continue.

   • To use new credentials, specify the display name, username, and password. The display name helps identify the credentials set for reuse.

   • To use existing credentials, select Existing, and choose a credentials set from the drop-down list.

   • Review the port used for communication. By default, port 443 is used. If your network environment or device uses a different port for API or management access, update this value to match the port configured on the target device.

   • If your environment requires secure communication, select the Use HTTPS checkbox to encrypt the connection between the Network Collector and the device.

6. If you selected SNMP, select metrics and resources to be monitored on the devices and click Next. For example, you can monitor status and response time, topology, and selected interfaces.

7. On Summary, review the information and click Submit.

   The Cisco UCS device is added for monitoring.