Installing Cimc Firmware from a Remote Server

CIMC Firmware Management

Installing CIMC Firmware from a Remote Server

b)From the ServerModel_ReleaseNumber.ZIP file, extract the BIOS firmware installation CAP file and save it to your local drive.

The CAP file is in the ReleaseNumber/bios/cimc folder, and its name follows the format

Server-BIOS-Release-Number.CAP.

For example, 1.4.4a/bios/cimc/C240-BIOS-1-4-4c-0.CAP.

c)From the ServerModel_ReleaseNumber.ZIP file, open the ZIP file containing the CIMC firmware installation files.

The ZIP file is in the ReleaseNumber/cimc folder and its name follows the format server-model-cimc-release.zip.

For example, 1.4.4a/cimc/c240-m3-cimc.1.4.4a.zip.

You do not need to extract all of the files contained in this zip file. Instead, you only need to open it so that you can access the CIMC firmware installation BIN file.

d)From the server-model-cimc-release.zipfile, extract the full CIMC firmware installation BIN file and save it to your local drive.

The BIN file is in the server-model-cimc-releasefolder and its name follows the format upd-pkg-server-model-cimc.full.release.bin.

For example, c240-m3-cimc.1.4.4a/upd-pkg-c240-m3-cimc.full.1.4.4a.bin.

Step 12 (Optional) If you plan to install the firmware from a remote server, copy the BIOS installation CAP file and the CIMC installation BIN file to the remote server you want to use.

The remote server can be one of the following:

•TFTP

•FTP

•SFTP

•SCP

•HTTP

The server must have read permission for the destination folder on the remote server.

What to Do Next

Use the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility to upgrade all firmware on the server or manually install the CIMC firmware on the server.