Downgrading The Cisco B22 M3 Server From Intel E5-2400 V2 Series Cpus - Cisco UCS B Series Upgrade Manual

Downgrading the Cisco B22 M3 Server From Intel E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs

This downgrade procedure requires server downtime.
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This scenario assumes the following conditions:
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Use the following procedure to downgrade to earlier supported CPUs.
Step 1 Disassociate the server in Cisco UCS Manager.
Step 2 Power off the server.
Step 3 Replace the Intel E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs with the earlier supported CPUs.
Use the procedures in the
Reinsert the server to the chassis.
Step 4
Wait for Cisco UCS Manager to automatically discover the server.
Step 5
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Step 6 Perform a board controller activation by using the Cisco UCS Manager CLI interface. Use the following
sequence of commands:
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# scope server <chassis/server>
# scope boardcontroller
# show image
# activate firmware <boardcontroller version>.0 force
# commit-buffer
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Step 7 Do not continue with the next step until the board controller activation completes. Verify whether the
activation is complete by using the show version command.
As shown in the example below, wait until the Activate-Status returns Ready. This process takes a few
minutes before Activate-status is successfully completed and returns Ready.
# show version
BoardController:
OL-28629-02
The Cisco UCS Manager software is at version 2.2(2c) or later.
The server is using BIOS/CIMC version 2.2(2c) or later.
The server is using the Intel E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs.
Blade Server Installation and Service Note
At this point, the Health LED of the server shows a critical fault and Cisco UCS Manager reports
a generic error message:
controller activation is required, as described in the next step.
The server automatically reboots after the
The command in the sequence below lists the board controller versions available for
show image
the server. Always activate the latest board controller image version when you use the
command.
activate firmware
Sample Board Controller Activation Command Sequence, page
Cisco UCS B-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600/E5 2400 v2 Series CPUs
WILL_BOOT_FAULT: Sensor failure asserted
commit-buffer
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for your server.
. This is because a board
command is executed.
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