Updating The Bios Firmware; Determining The Current Bios Version; Updating The Bios Firmware By Using The Efi Interface; Updating The Bios Firmware From A Windows Operating System - Cisco UCS C210 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Server
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Updating the BIOS Firmware

You can update the BIOS firmware either by using the EFI interface during bootup, or by updating from
a running Windows or Linux operating system (OS).
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Determining the Current BIOS Version

There are two ways you can view the current version and build number of the BIOS:
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Updating the BIOS Firmware by Using the EFI Interface

Use the following procedure to update the BIOS firmware by using the EFI interface. Instructions are
included for using local media or a virtual device.
Step 1 Download the BIOS update package from Cisco.com and extract it to a temporary location.
To find the downloads for your server, see the following URL, then click Unified Computing, log in,
and then click Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers.
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/download/index.html
Prepare the BIOS update files on either local media for local upgrade, or as a virtual device for remote
Step 2
upgrade:
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Determining the Current BIOS Version, page 2-15
Updating the BIOS Firmware by Using the EFI Interface, page 2-15
Updating the BIOS Firmware From A Windows Operating System, page 2-16
Updating the BIOS Firmware From A Linux Operating System, page 2-17
iFlash32 Utility Command Options, page 2-18
Press F2 during server bootup to open the BIOS setup utility and look at the listing on the Main page.
From within a running Windows or Linux OS, use the iFlash32 command with the -i option. See the
"iFlash32 Utility Command Options" section on page
For local upgrade—Perform these steps before you go to
Copy the contents of the extracted
a.
Connect a VGA monitor and USB keyboard to the Cisco C-Series server.
b.
Insert the USB thumb drive into a USB port on the Cisco C-Series server.
c.
For remote upgrade—Perform these steps before you go to
Copy the contents of the extracted
a.
that is connected to your workstation.
Use a browser to connect to the CIMC Manager software on the server that you are upgrading.
b.
Enter the CIMC IP address for that server in the address field of the browser, then enter your
user name and password.
Launch a KVM Console window (click the KVM keyboard icon).
c.
When the Virtual KVM Console window launches, select Tools > Launch Virtual Media.
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In the Virtual Media Session window, click Add Image and then use the dialog to navigate to
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the USB thumb drive that contains the contents of the
The USB thumb drive is displayed in the Client View pane.
Configuring BIOS Settings and Updating BIOS Firmware
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Step 3:
folder to the root directory a USB thumb drive.
bios/uefi/
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folder to the root directory a USB thumb drive
bios/uefi/
bios/uefi/
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