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    							Note•Thisisthelistofallthecomponentssupportedbyvariousservers.Whileupgradingfirmwarefora
particularserver,HUUdiscoversanddisplaysonlythecomponentssupportedbythatserver.
Forupdatedinformationonthecomponentssupportedbyvariousservers,seetheReleaseNotesforCisco
UCSC-SeriesSoftware.
ForinformationaboutupgradingthefirmwareonC-Seriesserversusingnon-interactiveHUU,seetheCisco
UCSRack-MountServersCiscoIMCXMLAPIProgrammerGuide.
License Agreement
AftertheHUUboots,thefirstinterfacethatappearsistheEndUserLicenseAgreement.ChooseIAgreeto
agreetothislicense.
Understanding the HUU User Interface
ThissectionprovidesabriefintroductiontotheUIelementsinthevarioussectionsoftheHUUuserinterface.
Figure 1: HUU User Interface
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    							DescriptionUI element
1.Inventorysection
Displaystheserialnumberoftherowsofthecomponents.Id
Displaysthelistofcomponentsofaserver.Component
DisplaythePCIslotinformationforthePCIadapter
components.
PCISlot
Displaysthecurrentversionofthefirmwareforeachofthe
listedcomponents.
CurrentVersion
Displaystheversionofthefirmwarethatisavailablefor
upgrade.
UpdateVersion
Displaysthestatusoftheupdateforeachelementinthelist
whileanupdateisinprogress.
UpdateStatus
2.Controlssection
Thisbuttonisusedtoinitiatethefirmwareupdateforthe
selectedcomponents.
Update
Thisbuttonisusedtoinitiatethefirmwareupdateofallthe
availablecomponentsforaserver.
UpdateAll
Thisbuttonisusedtoinitiatefirmwareupdateonspecifichard
drivesthatsupportnewfirmware.
UpdateHDDFirmware
Thisbuttonisusedtosavethelogfilesthatcontainadetailed
statusoftheupdatetoanexternalUSBdeviceconnectedto
theserverphysicallyorthroughtheKVMvMedia.Whenan
erroroccursduringanupdate,youarepromptedtosavethe
logs.TheSaveLogsfeatureisusefulfortroubleshooting.
SaveLogs
Thisbuttonisusedtocomparethepreviouslyupdatedfirmware
versionforeachcomponentthatwasupdatedusingtheHUU
withthecurrentversionofthefirmwareonthecomponents.
LastUpdateVerify
ThisbuttonisusedtorestoretheCIMCsettingstofactory
defaults.
RestoreCIMCDefaults
Thissectionindicatesthestatusofanupdate.3.CurrentActivity
section
Thissectionprovidesadetailedlogofthevariousactivities
andtheirstatuswhileanupdateisinprogress.
4.ExecutionLogs
section
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    							CHAPTER 2
Requirements and Support
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•Requirements,page7
•Support,page8
Requirements
SeparateISOcontainersarereleasedforeachserverplatform.BesuretodownloadthecorrectISO
containerfortheserver.
Important
Ifyouaredowngradingfrom2.0(x)toaversionbefore1.5.4,youneedtodowngradeto1.5.4firstand
thendowngradetoaversionthatyouwanttodowngradeto.
Note
Minimum Cisco IMC and BIOS Version
Requirements
ContainerServer
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
2.0.1bC22
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
2.0.1bC24
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    							Minimum Cisco IMC and BIOS Version
Requirements
ContainerServer
ForCPUswithIntelXeon(C)26XXseriesorIntel
Xeon(C)24XXseriesprocessors
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
ForCPUswithIntelXeon(C)26XXV2series
processors
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
2.0.1bC220
ForCPUswithIntelXeon(C)26XXseriesorIntel
Xeon(C)24XXseriesprocessors
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
ForCPUswithIntelXeon(C)26XXV2series
processors
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(1b)
BIOSversion:2.0.1b.0
2.0.1bC240
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(2c)
BIOSversion:2.0.2a.0
ChassisManagementController(CMC)version:
2.0(2b)
2.0.2cC3160
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(3d)
BIOSversion:2.0.3.0
2.0.3dC220M4
CiscoIMCversion:2.0(3d)
BIOSversion:2.0.3.0
2.0.3dC240M4
CiscoIMCversion:1.5(7e)
BIOSversion:1.5.7a.0
1.5.7eC460M4
Support
TheCiscoHostUpgradeUtilitychecksforandthenupdatesthefirmwareforLOMandLSIcontrollerdevices
onCiscoUCSC-seriesservers.ForacompletelistofsupportedLOMandLSIcontrollerdevicesonthe
supportedservers,seetheReleaseNotesforCiscoUCSC-SeriesSoftwareavailableatthefollowinglocation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10739/prod_release_notes_list.html
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    							CHAPTER 3
Updating the Firmware on Cisco UCS C-Series
Servers
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
•UpgradingtheFirmwareonaCiscoUCSC-SeriesServerUsingtheHUU,page9
Upgrading the Firmware on a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Using
the HUU
YoucanusetheHUUISOtoupgradecomponentsoftheserverfromthehostlocallywithawritabledisk
(DVDorCD),orremotelybymountingtheHUUISOasavirtualdevice.Thisfollowingprocedureexplains
howtoupgradethefirmwareusingtheHUU:
Step 1DownloadtheHUUISOfile:
a)NavigatetothefollowingURL:http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html.
b)Inthemiddlecolumn,clickServers–UnifiedComputing.
c)Intheright-handcolumn,clickCiscoUCSC-SeriesRack-MountStandaloneServerSoftware.
d)Choosethenameofyourmodelofserverintherightcolumn.
e)ClickUnifiedComputingSystem(UCS)ServerFirmware.
f)Choosethereleasenumber.
g)ClickDownloadNowtodownloadtheucs-serverplatform-huu-version_number.isofile.
h)Verifytheinformationonthenextpage,andclickProceedWithDownload.
i)Continuethroughthesubsequentscreenstoacceptthelicenseagreementandbrowsetoalocationwhereyouwant
tosavethefile.
Step 2IfyouwanttopreparetheISOforalocalupgrade,completethisstep;Otherwise,gotoStep3.
a)BurntheISOimageontoawritabledisk(CD).
b)ConnectaVGAmonitorandUSBkeyboardtotheCiscoC-Seriesserver.
c)InsertthediskintotheUSBDVDdriveoftheCiscoC-Seriesserver.
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    							d)GotoStep4.
Step 3PreparetheISOforaremoteupgradeusingtheKVMConsole.
a)UseabrowsertoconnecttotheCiscoIMCGUIsoftwareontheserverthatyouareupgrading.
b)intheaddressfieldofthebrowser,entertheCiscoIMCIPaddressforthatserver,andthenenteryourusernameand
password.
c)ClickLaunchKVMConsoleonthetoolbartolaunchtheKVMConsole.
d)IntheKVMConsole,clicktheVirtualMedia.
e)ClickAddImageandclicktheucs-server-name-huu-version_number.isofile.
f)IntheClientViewarea,intheMappedcolumn,checkthecheckboxfortheISOfilethatyouaddedandthenwait
formappingtocomplete.
g)AftertheISOfileappearsasamappedremotedevice,gotoStep4.
Step 4BoottheserverandpressF6whenpromptedtoopentheBootMenuscreen.
Step 5IntheBootMenuscreen,choosethepreparedISO:
•Foralocalupgrade,choosethephysicalorexternallyconnectedCD/DVDdeviceandthenpressEnter.
•Foraremoteupgrade,chooseCiscovKVM-MappedvDVD1.22,andpressEnter.
Theserverbootsfromtheselecteddevice.
Step 6AftertheHUUboots,CiscoEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)appears,readtheEULAandclick:
•IAgreetoagreewiththelicenseagreementandproceedwiththeupdate.
•IDisagreetocancel.
AfteryouaccepttheEULA,whentheCiscoHostUpgradeUtilitywindowappearswithalistofallthecomponents
thatareavailableforupdate.
Step 7Ifyouwanttoupdateallthelistedcomponents,clickUpdateall.
Note•Ifyouareupdatingto2.0(x)fromversions1.5(1l)andbefore,orfromversion1.5.3boththeactiveand
thebackupversionsofCiscoIMCwillbeupdatedto2.0(x).
•DuringupdatetheKVMconnectionwillbelost,youhavetoreconnecttoviewtheprogressoftheupdates.
EnablingCiscoIMCSecureBootconfirmationdialogboxappears.
Step 8ReadthecontentontheconfirmationboxcarefullyandclickYes,ifyouwanttogoaheadandupdatethefirmwareand
enableCiscoSecureBoot.
Note•Ifyouareupdatingfromaversionbelow2.0(x)to2.0(x),whenyouclickYESboththeactiveandthe
backupversionsofCiscoIMCwillbeupdatedto2.0(x).
•DuringupdatetheKVMconnectionwillbelost,youhavetoreconnecttoviewtheprogressoftheupdates.
FormoreinformationonCiscoIMCsecureboot,refertotheIntroductiontoCiscoIMCSecureBootsection
intheCiscoUCSC-SeriesServersIntegratedManagementControllerGUIConfigurationGuide,Release2.0(1).
Step 9Ifyouwantupdatespecificcomponentsfromthelist,choosethecomponentsthatyouwanttoupdate.
Step 10ClickUpdate.
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    							Note•WerecommendyouupdatethefirmwareonallcomponentsusingtheUpdatealloption,unlessyouwant
tospecificallyupdatethefirmwareofacomponent.
•Whenyouupdatethefirmwareofoneofthefollowingthreecomponents:BIOS,CiscoIMC,orCMC,
werecommendthatyoualsoupdatethefirmwareoftheothertwocomponents.
•IfyouupdatetheCiscoIMCfirmware,clickExitandthenOktoactivatetheCiscoIMCfirmware.
•IfyouchoosetoupdateCiscoIMCandanyothercomponentwithitandifyouhavenotchosenBIOS,
thenonexit,youwillbepromptedtoupdatetheChassisFirmware,clickYesintheconfirmationboxto
updatethechassisfirmware.
ThisinitiatestheupdateandthestatusoftheupdateisdisplayedintheUpdateStatuscolumn.Youcanalsoviewa
moredetailedlogofaseriesofactivitiesandstatusesthatareinvolvedwhileupdatingthefirmwareintheExecution
Logssection.
Step 11Ifyouwanttoupdatethefirmwareoftheharddiskofaserver,clickUpdateHDDFirmware.Awindowdisplaysalist
ofharddiskdrivesontheserverthatsupportnewfirmware.Harddiskdrivesthatdonotsupportfirmwareupgradesare
notlisted.
Updatingthefirmwareoftheharddiskdrivecouldresultindataloss.Ciscorecommendsthatyoutakea
completesystembackuppriortoupdatingthefirmware.
Important
a)Toupdatethefirmwareofalltheharddisks,clickUpdateAll.
Withthisoption,HDDswiththelatestfirmwareinstalledarenotupdated.
b)ToupdateaspecificHDD,choosetheHDDandclickUpdate.
Step 12ClickExittoexitfromtheHUU.
Note•IfyouhaveupdatedtheCiscoIMCandnottheBIOS,whenyouclickExit,CiscoIMCgetsactivatedand
youloseconnectivitytotheCiscoIMCandKVM.
•IfyouhaveselectedLOMforupdateandyouareonsharedLOMmode,whenyouclickExit,youlose
connectivitytotheCiscoIMCandKVM.
Step 13ClickYesattheconfirmationprompt.
Step 14Reboottheservertoapplyfirmwarechanges.
Step 15BoottheserverbackintoHUUISO,andclickLastUpdateVerifytoverifyiftheupdatewassuccessfullycompleted.
ThisactioncomparesthepreviouslyupdatedfirmwareversionforeachcomponentthatwasupdatedusingtheHUU
withthecurrentversionofthefirmwareonthecomponentsandprovidesthestatusoftheupdate.
Step 16Ifyouwanttosavethelogfilesoftheupdatestatusforlateruse,clickSaveLogs.
LogfilesthatcontainadetailedstatusoftheupdatearesavedtoanexternalUSBdevicethatisconnectedtotheserver
physicallyorthroughtheKVMvMedia.
Ifanerroroccurswhileupdatingthefirmware,youarepromptedtosavetheerrorlog.ClickSaveLogstosave
thelogtoanexternallyconnectedUSB.Thislogcanbeusedforidentifyingthecauseoftheerrorand
troubleshooting.
Note
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