Sample Board Controller Activation Command Sequence - Cisco UCS B Series Upgrade Manual

Clear the WILL_BOOT_FAULT
Step 8
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Note
Step 9 Optional: Downgrade your server CIMC.
Use the procedures in the GUI or CLI
Optional: Downgrade your server BIOS.
Step 10
Use the procedures in the GUI or CLI

Sample Board Controller Activation Command Sequence

The following is an example of the commands with sample values.
Box-A# scope server 1/4
Box-A /chassis/server # scope boardcontroller
Box-A /chassis/server/boardcontroller # show image
Name
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ucs-b200-m3-brdprog.3.0.gbin
ucs-b200-m3-brdprog.8.0.gbin
Box-A /chassis/server/boardcontroller # activate firmware 8.0 force
Warning: When committed this command will reset the end-point
Box-A /chassis/server/boardcontroller* # commit-buffer
The server automatically reboots after the
Note
Box-A /chassis/server/boardcontroller # show version
BoardController:
OL-28629-02
Running-Vers: 8.0
Package-Vers:
Activate-Status: Ready
In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis number > Servers, then choose
your server.
In the Work pane, click the General tab.
In the Actions area, click Recover Server.
In the Recover Server dialog, click Reset CIMC (Server Controller), then click OK.
Wait for CIMC to reboot and for Cisco UCS Manager to do a shallow discovery of the server. This
takes two to three minutes. At the end of this process the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
The Cisco UCS Manager 2.1(3a) bundle, including the server CIMC and BIOS, is
backward-compatible with earlier supported CPUs, so the following firmware downgrade steps
are optional.
Running-Vers: 8.0
Package-Vers:
Activate-Status: Activating
Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600/E5 2400 v2 Series CPUs
using the Cisco UCS Manager GUI to reset the server CIMC:
by
Firmware Management Guide, Release
Firmware Management Guide, Release
Type
Board Controller
Board Controller 8.0
command is executed.
commit-buffer
Cisco UCS Blade Server
2.1.
2.1.
Version
3.0
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