Cisco UCS B200 M4 Upgrade Manual page 5

Introduction
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
Before You Begin
This scenario may occur in a servicing situation in which a server that is already running Intel E5-2600 v4
Series CPUs must be replaced with a replacement server that is running a BIOS earlier than the required
minimum.
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
• The Cisco UCS Manager software is at the minimum required version.
• The replacement server is using Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs (after the CPUs are transferred from the
• The replacement server is at a BIOS/CIMC version earlier than the minimum required version.
Step 1 Disassociate the server in Cisco UCS Manager.
Step 2 Power off the server.
Step 3 Transfer the Intel E5-2600 v4 CPUs from the old server to the new replacement server.
Step 4
Insert the server into the chassis .
The server does not boot and discovery of the server hangs waiting for BIOS POST to complete. This situation
Note
occurs because the 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>
chassis/server # scope bios
chassis/server/bios # show image
chassis/server/bios # update firmware <server_model>.<firmware version>
chassis/server/bios* # commit buffer
The
Note
show image
server. Always activate the latest firmware image version when you use the update firmaware command.
Step 6 Wait for the update to complete. Check the status of the update and wait until the following command returns
. It takes a few minutes for the Status to return to Ready.
Ready
chassis/server/bios # show update status
Status: Ready
Step 7 Activate the new BIOS using these commands:
chassis/server/bios # activate firmware <server_model>.<firmware version>
Warning: When committed this command will reset the end-point
chassis/server/bios # commit buffer
chassis/server/bios # exit
Step 8 Power cycle the server to get discovery out of the hung state:
chassis/server # cycle cycle-immediate
chassis/server # commit-buffer
Cisco UCS Manager is now able to complete auto-discovery of the server.
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
old server)
command in the preceding command sequence lists the firmware versions available for the
Cisco UCS B200 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs
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