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Cisco UCS B420 M3 Upgrade Manual

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Upgrade Manual

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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.
This document describes the process for successfully upgrading a Cisco UCS B420 M3 server to use
Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs. Downgrade scenarios are also covered.
The procedures in this guide support the following servers:
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Cisco UCS Blade Server
This section contains the following topics:
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Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Requirements
The minimum software and firmware versions required for the Cisco UCS B420 M3 server to support
Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs are as follows:
Americas Headquarters:
Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA
Cisco UCS B420 M3 blade server
Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements, page 1

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  • Page 1 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.
  • Page 2 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...
  • 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 takes two to three minutes. At the end of this process the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
  • Page 4 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...
  • Page 5 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...
  • Page 6 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.
  • 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 server. This takes two to three minutes. At the end of this process the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
  • Page 8 , 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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