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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide

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Appendix D Installation for Cisco UCS Integration

Upgrading a Server Earlier Than Release 1.2(2) for Cisco UCS Integration

• Two RJ45 Ethernet cables.

• Four 10 Gb SFP cables.

Upgrade and Connection Procedures

Use the procedures in this section in the following order to upgrade your server and connect it to the

Cisco UCS environment:

Note These procedures assume that you have already installed the server in your rack and connected it to

power. See

Installing the Server Into a Rack, page 2-4 and Connecting and Powering On the Server

(Standalone Mode), page 2-8.

• 1. Upgrading the Firmware and Rebooting in UCSM Mode, page D-6

• 2. Physically Connecting the Server to the Cisco UCS Environment, page D-8

1. Upgrading the Firmware and Rebooting in UCSM Mode

Step 1 Find the C-Series 1.2(2) or later software release container for your server online and download it to a

temporary location on your workstation. The software release is distributed as an ISO file that contains

the CIMC firmware, BIOS firmware, and LOM firmware:

a. See the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html

b. Click Unified Computing in the middle column.

c. Click Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers in the right-hand column.

d. Click the name of your model of server in the right-hand column.

e. Click Software on Chassis in the right-hand column.

f. Click Unified Computing System (UCS) Software Container for Rack Mount Servers.

g. Click the release number that you are downloading.

h. Click Download Now to download the <model>-<version>.zip file.

i. Continue through the subsequent screens to accept the license agreements and browse to a location

where you save the software container zip file.

Step 2 Extract the contents of the software container zip file that you just downloaded.

Step 3 Find the Host Upgrade Utility ISO file download for your server online and download it to a temporary

location on your workstation: