Cisco UCS B200 M4 Upgrade Manual
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Cisco UCS B200 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for
E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs
First Published: June 20, 2016
Introduction
This document describes the process for upgrading a Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Server that is currently
running E5-2600 v3 CPUs to use Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs. Minimum software support and upgrade and
downgrade scenarios are described, including the following:
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Failure to follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading an existing server to use Intel E5-2600 v4
Caution
Series CPUs might result in a non-bootable server.
Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements
The minimum software and firmware versions that are required for the Cisco UCS B200 M4 blade server to
support Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs are listed in the following table.
Table 1: Software and Firmware Minimum Version Requirements
Software or Firmware
Cisco UCS Manager
Server CIMC
Server BIOS
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are Earlier Than the Minimum Supported
Release Version, and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are at the Minimum Supported Release Version,
and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager Software is the Minimum Supported Release Version, the Server has
Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs, and the BIOS Software is Earlier Than the Minimum Supported Release
Version
Minimum Version
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7) (See the following Note for information about
additional supported versions.)
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7)
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7)
Cisco UCS B200 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs
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Summary of Contents for Cisco UCS B200 M4
- Page 1 Series CPUs might result in a non-bootable server. Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements The minimum software and firmware versions that are required for the Cisco UCS B200 M4 blade server to support Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs are listed in the following table.
- Page 2 Capability Catalog. Step 3 Use Cisco UCS Manager to upgrade and activate the server CIMC to Release 2.2(7) or later. Use the procedures in the appropriate upgrade guide (depending on your current software version): Cisco UCS Manager Upgrade Guides.
- Page 3 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 process takes two to three minutes. At the end of the process, the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
- Page 4 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 process takes two to three minutes. At the end of the process, the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
- Page 5 BIOS is at an earlier version that does not support Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs. Step 5 Use the Cisco UCS Manager CLI to upgrade the BIOS. Use the following sequence of commands: # scope server <chassis/blade>...
- Page 6 Upgrade the capability catalog to Release 2.2(7) or later. Step 11 Use Cisco UCS Manager to upgrade and activate the server CIMC to Release 2.2(7) or later. Use the procedures in the appropriate upgrade guide (depending on your current software version): Cisco UCS Manager Upgrade Guides.
- Page 7 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 sever. This process take two to three minutes. At the end of this process, the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared...
- Page 8 Introduction Downgrading from Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs to E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs Cisco UCS B200 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs...
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