Firmware Upgrade for CIMC, Bios, Adapter etc., of latest release

[sami.khan]

Hello,

I am looking for a one whole PDF guide or something which has the process of upgrading firmware for CIMC, Bios, Adapter etc., of latest release.

Thank You

Sami

[Kirk J · Accepted solution]

Greetings.

If you are referring to a stand alone C series via the HUU ISO, then please see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/sw/lomug/2-0-x/b_huu_2_0_13.pdf

Thanks,

Kirk...

[sami.khan]

Thank You Kirk!

Is there a software or tool where we can upgrade multiple servers at a time? We have 100 servers that need to be upgrade. What is your suggestion?

[Walter Dey · Accepted solution]

Hi Sami

Have a look at CIMC supervisor !

Cisco IMC Supervisor is a management system that allows you to manage rack-mount servers on a large scale. It allows you to create groups of rack-mount servers for monitoring and inventory purposes.

You can use Cisco IMC Supervisor to perform the following tasks:

• Logically grouping servers and viewing summary per group

• Collecting inventory for the managed servers

• Monitoring servers and groups

• Managing firmware including firmware download, upgrade, and activation

• Provide Northbound REST APIs to discover, monitor and manage servers and perform firmware upgrades programmatically.

• Managing standalone server actions including power control, LED control, log collection, KVM launch, and CIMC UI launch.

• Restricting access using Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Configuring email alerts

• Configuring server properties using policies and profiles

• Defining schedules to defer tasks such as firmware updates or server discovery

• Diagnosing server hardware issues using UCS Server Configuration Utility

• Cisco Smart Call Home provides proactive diagnostics, alerts, and remediation recommendations

• Managing Cisco UCS C3260 Dense Storage Rack Server

• Configuring the DNS server and other network settings through the Network Configuration policy

• Assigning physical drives to server through the Zoning policy

• Setting up multiple diagnostic images across different geographic locations

• Customizing email rules to include individual servers within a group

[sami.khan]

Thank You Walter. That is very helpful. I will check this out.

Meanwhile if there is anymore suggestion please do share.

I would also like to see if there is any document on how IMC supervisor can be used as SCCM plugins and what is the process.

Regards

Sami