Managerupdates the firmware according to the settings in the maintenance policies included in the service
profiles.
Creating a Management Firmware Package
Before You Begin
Ensurethat the appropriate firmware has been downloaded to the fabric interconnect.
Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe Servers tab.
Step 2 Onthe Servers tab, expand Servers >Policies.
Step 3 Expandthe node for theorganization where you want to create the policy.
Ifthe system does not includemultitenancy, expand the root node.
Step 4 Right-clickManagement Firmware Packages and select Create Package.
Step 5 Inthe Create Management Firmware Package dialog box, enter a unique name and description for the
package.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special characters
otherthan - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name after the
objecthas been saved.
Step 6 Inthe firmware table, do the following:
a) In the Select column, ensure that the check box for the appropriate lines are checked.
b) In the Vendor,Model,and PID columns, verify that the information matches the servers you want to
updatewith this package.
Themodel and model number (PID) must match the servers that are associated with this firmware package.
Ifyou select the wrong model or model number, Cisco UCS Manager cannot install the firmware update.
c) In the Version column, choose the firmware version to which you want to update the firmware.
Step 7 Whenyou have added the desiredfirmware to the package, click OK.
What to Do Next
Includethe policy ina serviceprofile and/or template.
Updating a Management Firmware Package
Ifthe policy is included in one or more service profiles associated with a server and those service profiles do
notinclude maintenancepolicies, Cisco UCS Managerupdates and activatesthe management firmware in
theserver with the new versions and reboots the server as soon as you save the management firmware package
policy
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