CISCO UCS Firmware Update Process

This is released on 24-JUL-2014, you can find more details on the release notes for this firmware version: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/release/notes/ucs_3_0_rn.html#pgfId-225587 Just to give everyone an idea there are two from of Firmware that needs to be updated on UCS system 1. Infrastructure Firmware In Infrastructure Software firmware we update the firmware of the following

• Cisco UCS Manager software
•  Kernel and system firmware for the fabric interconnects
•  I/O module firmware

2. Server Firmware Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Software Bundle

• CIMC firmware
• BIOS firmware
• Adapter firmware
• Board controller firmware
• Third-party firmware images required by the new server

This also includes the firmware of Adapter, BIOS, FC Adapters,  HBA Option ROM, Storage, Controller, Local Disk Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount UCS-Managed Server Software BundleCIMC firmware

• BIOS firmware
• Adapter firmware
• Board controller firmware
• Third-party firmware images required by the new server

So,  without wasting any time these are the steps to follow: Step One

1. Create an all Configuration Backup
2. Verifying HA status of Fabric Interconnects ( as we do not have any compute it should not affect us in anyway)
3. Verifying the status of I/O Modules
4. Verifying the Status of the Servers and Adaptors
5. Download Firmware Images to the Fabric Interconnect.

  Step Two

1. Disable the Call Home ( Email alerts for reboot)
2. Updating the Firmware on the Adapters, CIMCs and IOMs

  If the Service profiles are configured using host/management firmware policy this will create an error and we might need to think of Plan B (If we do not get any error message we can progress with upgrade)  

3. Activating the Firmware on the Adapters
4. Activating the Firmware on the CIMCs
5. Activating the Board Controller Firmware
6. Activating the I/O Modules
7. Activating the Subordinate Fabric Interconnect Firmware
8. Making the primary FI the Subordinate by login to FI ssh to the primary and to make it subordinate first check

# connect local-mgmt   FI-01-A(local-mgmt)# show cluster extended-state Cluster Id: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   Start time: Mon Jun 23 14:41:56 2014 Last election time: Tue Oct  7 11:54:01 2014   A: UP, SUBORDINATE B: UP, PRIMARY   A: memb state UP, lead state SUBORDINATE, mgmt services state: UP B: memb state UP, lead state PRIMARY, mgmt services state: UP    heartbeat state PRIMARY_OK   INTERNAL NETWORK INTERFACES: eth1, UP eth2, UP   HA READY Detailed state of the device selected for HA storage: Chassis 1, serial: xxxxx, state: active Chassis 2, serial: xxxxx, state: active Chassis 3, serial: xxxxx, state: active   In my case as shown above FI B is the Primary so I can connect t0 FI B with hte below command .   FI-01-A(local-mgmt)# connect local-mgmt B # cluster lead A

9. Activating the Primary Fabric Interconnect Firmware

  Step Three

1. Listing the BIOS Upgrade Versions
2. Create a Host Firmware Package
3. Applying the Host Firmware Package
4. Enabling Call Home.

  Additional Notes   Prerequisite for Firmware update  https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/upgrading/from2-0/to2-0MR/b_UpgradingCiscoUCSFrom2-0To2-0MR/b_UpgradingCiscoUCSFrom1-4To2-0_chapter_010.html#concept_DD68485034FB4E258D5827880D37225C ]]>