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Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600/E5 2400 v2 Series CPUs
OL-28629-02
Cisco UCS Blade Server
Upgrade Scenario 3: UCSM at Version 2.2(2c) or Later, CPU is Intel E5-2400 v2, BIOS on Spare Earlier
Than Version 2.2(2c)
This scenario is unique to a field-service situation in which a server that is already running Intel
E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs must be replaced, but the only replacement server available is running a BIOS
earlier than 2.2(2c).
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
• The Cisco UCS Manager software is at version 2.2(2c) or later.
• The replacement server is using Intel E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs (after the CPUs are transferred from
the old server).
• The replacement server is using BIOS/CIMC version earlier than 2.2(2c).
Use the following procedure to upgrade the replacement server BIOS to the required version:
Step 1 Disassociate the server in Cisco UCS Manager.2.2(2c)
Step 2 Power off the server.
Step 3 Transfer the CPUs from the old server to the new replacement server.
Use the procedures in the Blade Server Installation and Service Note for your server.
Step 4 Insert the server into the chassis that is running Cisco UCS Manager 2.2(2c) or later.
Note The server does not boot and discovery of the server hangs waiting for BIOS POST to complete
because the BIOS is at an earlier version that does not support E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs.
Step 5 Use the Cisco UCS Manager CLI to upgrade the BIOS. Use the following sequence of commands:
Note The show image command in the sequence below lists the firmware versions available for the
server. Always activate the latest firmware image version when you use the
update firmware command.
# scope server <chassis/blade>
chassis/server # scope bios
chassis/server/bios # show image
chassis/server/bios # update firmware <server_model>.<firmware version>
chassis/server/bios* # commit-buffer
Step 6 Wait for the update to complete. Check the status of the update and wait until the following command
returns
Status: Ready. It takes a few minutes for the Status to return Ready.
chassis/server/bios # show update status
Status: Ready
Step 7 Activate the new BIOS:
chassis/server/bios # activate firmware <server_model>.<firmware version>
Warning: When committed this command will reset the end-point
chassis/server/bios* # commit-buffer
chassis/server/bios # exit
Step 8 Power-cycle the server to get discovery out of the hang state:
chassis/server # cycle cycle-immediate
chassis/server* # commit-buffer
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