• 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 bundlecontains firmwareto 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 the last upgrade step.
4Activateadapters—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check and Set Startup Version Only when performing
thisstep.
5BMC—ChooseIgnore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
6ActivateI/O modules—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check and Set Startup Version Only when
performingthis step.
7Activatesubordinate fabric interconnect—ChooseIgnore Compatibility Check when performing this
step.
8Activateprimary fabricinterconnect—Choose Ignore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
9ActivateCisco UCS Manager—ChooseIgnore Compatibility Check when performing this step.
10 Updatehost firmware package(s) for servers—Must be the last firmware upgraded. Werecommend 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.
Required Order for Adding Support for Previously Unsupported Servers
FromCisco UCS, Release 1.4(1) and later, the method for adding support for previously unsupported type of
servers,such as a new blade server or a rack-mount server, to an existing Cisco UCS domain requires the
followingadditional steps afteryou upgradeyour existing firmware to the new release.
Adding Support for a Previously Unsupported Cisco UCS Blade Server
Afteryou upgrade the firmware for the existing components, you can add support for a previously unsupported
serverthat was released between infrastructure bundle releases. When you add the first server of a previously
unsupportedtype of blade server, you must perform the steps to enable Cisco UCS Manager to support that
typeof server in the following order:
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