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Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs
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Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers to Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs
Step 7 Wait for Cisco UCS Manager to automatically discover and associate the server.
Upgrade Scenario 2: Standalone Server
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
• The C-Series server is in standalone mode.
• The C-Series server is at a BIOS/CIMC version earlier than the minimum (see Minimum Software
and Firmware Requirements, page 2).
• The C-Series server is using CPUs earlier than Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series.
In this case, use the following procedure to upgrade the server and CPUs.
Step 1 Use the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) to upgrade and activate the server CIMC and BIOS to the
minimum version for your server (or later).
Use the procedures in the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility User Guide for your minimum release (or later) to
download and use the utility package.
Caution Be sure to update the CIMC and BIOS when you select which components to update. The Cisco HUU
ensures that the firmware is matched. The server will not boot if the CIMC and BIOS become
mismatched.
Step 2 Power off the server.
Step 3 Replace the CPUs with the Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs.
Use the CPU replacement procedures in the Installation and Service guide for your server: Cisco UCS
C-Series Installation and Upgrade Guides.
Step 4 Power on the server.
Upgrade Scenario 3: Standalone Server; BIOS on Spare Server is Earlier Than the
Minimum Version
This scenario is unique to a field-service situation in which a server that is already running Intel
E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs must be replaced, but the only replacement server available is running
a BIOS earlier than the minimum version.
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
• The C-Series server is in standalone mode.
• The replacement C-Series server is using Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs (after the CPUs
are transferred from the old server).