Updating The Bios And Cisco Imc Firmware; Accessing The System Bios - Cisco UCS C Series Installing

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• None—The Ethernet ports operate independently and do not fail over if there is a problem. This setting
• Active-standby—If an active Ethernet port fails, traffic fails over to a standby port. Shared LOM and
• Active-active (default)—All Ethernet ports are utilized simultaneously. The Shared LOM EXT mode

Updating the BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware

Caution
The server uses firmware obtained from and certified by Cisco. Cisco provides release notes with each firmware
image. There are several possible methods for updating the firmware:
• Recommended method for firmware update: Use the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility to simultaneously
• You can upgrade the Cisco IMC and BIOS firmware by using the Cisco IMC GUI interface.
• You can upgrade the Cisco IMC and BIOS firmware by using the Cisco IMC CLI interface.
For links to the documents listed above, see the

Accessing the System BIOS

Step 1 Enter the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing the F2 key when prompted during bootup.
Note The version and build of the current BIOS are displayed on the Main page of the utility.
Step 2
Use the arrow keys to select the BIOS menu page.
Step 3 Highlight the field to be modified by using the arrow keys.
Step 4
Press Enter to select the field that you want to change, and then modify the value in the field.
Step 5 Press the right arrow key until the Exit menu screen is displayed.
can be used only with the Dedicated NIC mode.
Cisco Card modes can each use either Active-standby or Active-active settings.
must use only this NIC redundancy setting. Shared LOM and Cisco Card modes can each use either
Active-standby or Active-active settings.
When you upgrade the BIOS firmware, you must also upgrade the Cisco IMC firmware to the same version,
or the server does not boot. Do not power off the server until the BIOS and Cisco IMC firmware are matching
or the server does not boot.
Cisco provides the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility to assist with simultaneously upgrading the BIOS, Cisco IMC,
and other firmware to compatible levels.
upgrade the Cisco IMC, BIOS, and component firmware to compatible levels.
See the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility Quick Reference Guide for your firmware release at the documentation
roadmap link below.
See the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Configuration Guide.
See the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server CLI Configuration Guide.
Updating the BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware
Cisco UCS C-Series Documentation
Installing the Server
Roadmap.
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