Managing Adapter Firmware | Cisco Systems UCSCPCIECSC02 specification

Managing Network Adapters

Managing Adapter Firmware

Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.

Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Reset To Defaults and click OK to confirm.

Managing Adapter Firmware

Adapter Firmware

A Cisco UCS C-Series network adapter contains the following firmware components:

•Adapter firmware—The main operating firmware, consisting of an active and a backup image, can be installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI interface or from the Host Upgrade Utility (HUU). You can upload a firmware image from either a local file system or a TFTP server.

•Bootloader firmware—The bootloader firmware cannot be installed from the CIMC GUI or CLI. You can install this firmware using the Host Upgrade Utility.

Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local File

Before You Begin

Store the adapter firmware file in the file system of the managing computer.

Procedure

Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Server tab.

Step 2 On the Server tab, click Inventory.

Step 3 In the Inventory pane, click the Network Adapters tab.

Step 4 In the Adapter Cards area, select the adapter card.

If the server is powered on, the resources of the selected adapter card appear in the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area.

Step 5 In the tabbed menu below the Adapter Cards area, click the General tab.

Step 6 In the Actions area of the General tab, click Install Firmware to open the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box.

Step 7 In the Install Adapter Firmware dialog box, select Install from local file, then click Next. Step 8 Click Browse... and locate the adapter firmware file.

Step 9 Click Install Firmware.

What to Do Next

To activate the new firmware, see Activating Adapter Firmware.

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide, Release 1.4

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Contents

Overview of the Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters Managing Network Adapters Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card Viewing Network Adapter Properties PCI Slot column Cimc Management EnabledProduct Name column Serial Number column FIP Mode field Configuration Pending fieldNIV Mode field Fault Configuring Adapter Properties Enable NIV Mode check box Number of VM FEX Interfaces Enable FIP Mode check boxClick Save Changes Guidelines for Managing vHBAs Managing vHBAsViewing vHBA Properties Name field Enable Persistent LUN Binding FC SAN Boot check boxDefault Vlan field Class of Service drop-down list Link Down Timeout field Enable FCP Error RecoveryPort Down Timeout field Ratov field Flogi Timeout field Interrupt Mode drop-down listThrottle Count field LUNs per Target field Modifying vHBA Properties World Wide Node Name field Error Recovery area, update the following fields Fibre Channel Interrupt area, update the following fields Name Click Add vHBA Creating a vHBA Creating a Boot Table Entry VHBA Boot TableDeleting a vHBA Fc1 VHBA Persistent Binding Deleting a Boot Table Entry Viewing Persistent Bindings Rebuilding Persistent Bindings Managing vNICsGuidelines for Managing vNICs Trust Host CoS check box Viewing vNIC PropertiesPCI Order field Enable Uplink Failover check box Enable PXE Boot check boxFailback Timeout field Coalescing Time field Interrupt Count fieldCoalescing Type drop-down list Receive Queue Count field Enable TCP Tx Offload Enable TCP Rx OffloadEnable Large Receive check box Transmit Queue Ring Size field Modifying vNIC Properties Enable TCP-IPv6 Extension RSS Access Ethernet Interrupt area, update the following fields Ethernet Transmit Queue area, update the following fields Enable TCP Receive Side Scaling Click Add vNIC Creating a vNIC Deleting a vNIC Managing VM FEXVirtual Machine Fabric Extender Viewing Virtual FEX Properties PXE Boot field Vlan Mode columnProperties button Uplink Failover column Coalescing Type field Interrupt Mode field Enable Large Receive field Enable TCP SegmentationEnable IPv4 RSS field Enable TCP-IPv4 RSS field Exporting the Adapter Configuration Backing Up and Restoring the Adapter ConfigurationClick Export Configuration Tftp Server IP Address field Restoring Adapter Defaults Importing the Adapter ConfigurationClick Import Configuration Managing Adapter Firmware Installing Adapter Firmware From a Local FileAdapter Firmware Install Firmware button Installing Adapter Firmware From a Tftp Server Activating Adapter Firmware Resetting the Adapter OL-23489-08