Tuesday, May 7, 2013

How to Upgrade the Firmware on Cisco's UCS

1. Download C220-HUU upgrade ISO by following the directions here

2. Log into CIMC by pointing your browser to the CIMC IP address

You can configure the CIMC IP address by restarting the server and hitting F8 when prompted to do so. When you save the CIMC configuration, refresh the status until it tells you that the configuration has been saved. This can take a minute.

3. Launch the KVM

4. Add the HUU ISO image as a Virtual Media

5. Map the HUU ISO image by checking the "mapped" box

6. Reboot server, press F6 to select boot source, Select Cisco Virtual CD/DVD

7. Update the Firmware 

8. Do not reboot until both CIMC and BIOS firmware have been upgraded to the same container version

9. Reboot and re-login to CIMC and re-launch KVM