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Cisco UCS B420 M3 Server Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs You must follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading a Cisco UCS B420 M3 server to use Intel Caution E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs. Failure to follow these procedures might result in a non-bootable server.
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3 Upgrade Scenario 3: UCSM at Version 2.2(2c) or Later, CPU is Intel E5-4600 v2, BIOS on Spare • Earlier Than Version 2.2(2c), page 5 Cisco UCS B420 M3 Server Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...
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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.
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Blade Server Installation and Service Note for your server. Step 4 Reinsert the server to the chassis. Step 5 Wait for Cisco UCS Manager to automatically discover the server. Cisco UCS B420 M3 Server Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...
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The server does not boot and discovery of the server hangs waiting for BIOS POST to complete because the BIOS is at an earlier version that does not support E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs. Use the Cisco UCS Manager CLI to upgrade the BIOS. Use the following sequence of commands: Step 5...
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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.
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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.
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, the process is working, but Note show version Activate-Status: Activating incomplete. When the command returns , the process is complete. The process Activate-Status: Ready takes a few minutes. Cisco UCS B420 M3 Server Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...
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