Cisco Systems 57712, UCSCPCIEBTG manual Server /cimc/firmware # activate 1, Inactive image

CIMC Firmware Management

Activating Installed CIMC Firmware

Important While the activation is in progress, do not:

•Reset, power off, or shut down the server.

•Reboot or reset CIMC.

•Activate any other firmware.

•Export technical support or configuration data.

Procedure

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	Server# scope cimc	Enters the CIMC command mode.
Step 2	Server /cimc # scope firmware	Enters the firmware command mode.
Step 3	Server /cimc/firmware # show detail	Displays the available firmware images and
		status.
Step 4	Server /cimc/firmware # activate [1 2]	Activates the selected image. If no image number
		is specified, the server activates the currently
		inactive image.
Step 5	At the prompt, enter y to activate the	The BMC reboots, terminating all CLI and GUI
	selected firmware image.	sessions until the reboot completes.
Step 6	Log back into the CLI and repeat steps 1–3	(Optional)
	to verify the activation.

This example activates firmware image 1 and then verifies the activation after the BMC reboots:

Server# scope cimc

Server /cimc # scope firmware

Server /cimc/firmware # show detail

Firmware Image Information:

Update Stage: NONE

Update Progress: 100

Current FW Version: 1.3(3a)

FW Image 1 Version: 1.4(3j)

FW Image 1 State: BACKUP INACTIVATED

FW Image 2 Version: 1.3(3a)

FW Image 2 State: RUNNING ACTIVATED

Boot-loader Version: 1.4(3.21).18

Server /cimc/firmware # activate 1

This operation will activate firmware 1 and reboot the BMC. Continue?[yN]y

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-- BMC reboot --

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-- Log into CLI as Admin --

Server# scope cimc

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5

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