Required Order of Components for Firmware Activation
Ifyou upgrade firmware by individual components in a Cisco UCS domain, activate the updates in the required
orderfor quickeractivation and toavoid potentialissues with conflicting firmware versions.
Summary of Steps for Upgrading from Cisco UCS, Release 1.0(2) and Later
1Downloadthe following firmwareimages:
• Cisco UCS Infrastructure Software Bundle—Required for all Cisco UCS domains.
• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Software Bundle—Required for all Cisco UCS domains that
includeblade servers.
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Software Bundle—Only required for Cisco UCS domains
thatinclude integrated rack-mount servers.This bundle containsfirmware to enable CiscoUCS
Managerto manage those servers and is not applicable to standalone C-Series rack-mount servers.
2(Optional)Disable Call Home—If the Cisco UCS domain includes Call Home or Smart Call Home, disable
CallHome to ensure you do not receive unnecessary alerts when Cisco UCS Manager restarts components.
3Updateadapters, /BMC, and IOMs—If you prefer, you can upgrade the adapters in a host firmware package
aspart of thelast upgrade step.
4Activateadapters—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check and Set Startup Version Only when performing
thisstep.
5Activate/BMC—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
6ActivateCisco UCS Manager—ChooseIgnore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
7ActivateI/O modules—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check and Set Startup Version Only when
performingthis step.
8Activatesubordinate fabric interconnect—ChooseIgnore Compatibility Check when performing this
step.
9Activateprimary fabricinterconnect—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
10 Updatehost firmware package(s) for servers—Mustbe thelast firmware upgraded. We recommend that
youupgrade the board controllerfirmware during this step to avoid an additional reboot of servers with
thatfirmware. You must upgrade the following firmware in a host firmware package:
• BIOS
• Storage controller
• Certain adapters
11 (Optional)Enable Call Home—If you disabled Call Home before the upgrading the firmware, enable Call
Home.
Summary of Upgrading from Cisco UCS, Release 1.0(1)
1Downloadthe following firmwareimages:
• Cisco UCS Infrastructure Software Bundle—Required for all Cisco UCS domains.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Firmware Upgrades