Downgrading The Cisco Server From Intel E5-4600 V2 Series Cpus - Cisco UCS B420 M3 Upgrade Manual

Downgrading the Cisco Server From Intel E5-4600 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 E5-4600 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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Clear the WILL_BOOT_FAULT
Step 6
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Optional: Downgrade your server CIMC.
Step 7
Use the GUI or CLI procedures in the
Optional: Downgrade your server BIOS.
Step 8
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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 E5-4600 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.
In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis number > Servers, then choose
your server.
In the Work pane, click the General tab.
In the Actions area, click Recover Server.
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.
The Cisco UCS Manager 2.2(2c) bundle, including the server CIMC and BIOS, is
backward-compatible with earlier supported CPUs, so the following firmware downgrade steps
are optional.
WILL_BOOT_FAULT: Sensor failure asserted
using the Cisco UCS Manager GUI to reset the server CIMC:
by
UCS Manager Install and Upgrade Guides.
Cisco UCS B420 M3 Server Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs
Cisco UCS Blade Server
for your server.
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