Obtaining Cimc Firmware From Cisco - Cisco UCS C Series Configuration Manual

Obtaining CIMC Firmware from Cisco

Install
During this stage, the CIMC transfers the selected firmware version to the server. The install process always
overwrites the firmware in the non-active slot on the server. You can install the firmware using either of the
following methods:
• Through a browser client—this method allows you to browse for a firmware image on your computer
• From a TFTP server—this method allows you to install a firmware image residing on a TFTP server.
Activate
During this stage, the CIMC sets the non-active firmware version as active and reboots the server. When the
server reboots, the non-active slot becomes the active slot, and the active slot becomes the non-active slot.
The firmware in the new active slot becomes the running version.
Obtaining CIMC Firmware from Cisco
Procedure
Step 1 Navigate to cisco.com.
Step 2 Click Support on the top toolbar, and then select Software Download from the drop-down menu.
Step 3 Click the Unified Computing link in the lower left corner, and then log in.
Step 4
Expand the Cisco C-Series Rack-Mount Servers node to display links to each model of the Cisco C-Series
Rack-Mount Servers.
Step 5 Click the appropriate link for your server model.
Step 6
Click the Unified Computing System (UCS) Integrated Management Controller Firmware link, and then
click the appropriate release version link.
Step 7 Click Download Now.
The Download Cart dialog box appears.
Step 8 Review the information in the Download Cart dialog box, and then click Proceed with Download.
The Software Download Rules page appears.
Step 9 Review the download rules, and click Agree.
A dialog box listing your download appears. The Select Location dialog box also appears. This dialog box
has the focus.
Step 10 Select a location in the Select Location dialog box, and then click Open.
The download begins.
Step 11 Click Close when the download is finished.
The file that you downloaded is a .zip file.
Warning
You use a .bin file to reimage. You must extract the proper .bin upgrade file from this .zip file. You can extract
this .bin to an TFTP server or your local machine.
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and install it on the server.
Do not use the .zip file to reimage your
server.
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