1Insertthe blade server into the chassis as described in the server installation guide. Cisco UCS Manager
cannotdiscover the server as it is unsupported, and the finite state machine (FSM) for the discovery fails
withan unsupported server error.
2Obtainthe B-Series server bundle for the new blade server from Cisco.com and download it to the fabric
interconnect.
3Activatethe Capability Catalog image from the server bundle.
4Activatethe Management Extension from the server bundle.
5Waitfor Cisco UCS Manager to retry discovery of the new server. If server discovery does not begin
withina fewminutes, acknowledge the server.
Youonly need to perform these steps for the first server of a previously unsupported type of blade server.
CiscoUCS Manager discovers all subsequent servers of thattype automatically.
Note
IntegratingCisco UCS Rack-Mount Servers
Afteryou upgrade the firmware for the existing components, you can integrate one or more Cisco UCS
rack-mountservers. When you integraterack-mount servers, you must perform the steps in the following
order:
1Ifyou have not alreadydone so, configure the rack server discovery policy in Cisco UCS Manager.
2Followthe instructions in the appropriate rack-mount server installation guide for installing and integrating
arack-mount server ina systemmanaged by Cisco UCS Manager.
3Waitfor Cisco UCS Manager to discover the new server. If server discovery does not begin within a few
minutes,acknowledge the server.
Direct Firmware Upgrade at Endpoints
Ifyou follow the correct procedure and apply the upgrades in the correct order, a direct firmware upgrade and
theactivation of the new firmware version on the endpoints is minimally disruptive to traffic in a Cisco UCS
domain.
Youcan directly upgrade the firmware on the following endpoints:
• Adapters
• CIMCs
• I/O modules
• Board controllers
• Cisco UCS Manager
• Fabric interconnects
Theadapter and board controllerfirmware can alsobe upgraded through the host firmware package in the
serviceprofile. If you use a host firmware package to upgrade this firmware, you can reduce the number of
timesa server needs to be rebooted during the firmware upgrade process.
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