Need correct firmware packages for Cisco UCS, FI and blade servers

[RE East]

Hello there,

we have a UCS here which is a UCS SP BASE 5108 Blade. Also, there is a FI attached to that UCS called UCS FI 6332. In the UCS, the blade servers are Cisco B200 M6 and I'd like to upgrade the firmware on those devices. I know that the last time I did it, I got two firmware binaries: 4.X.(Xx)A and 4.X.(Xx)B. The A upgraded the UCS and the FI (without interruption due to redundancy), the B was for the servers which had to be taken into maintenance mode to do the upgrade.

Now I try to find data about the correct upgrade path as well as the unique correct most recent A and B packages for these devices and I couldn't find clear answers here. Could please anyone tell me how to find the correct ones?

Best Regards

[jakande · Accepted solution]

Hi RE East,

Yes, you are right, the A-Bundle will upgrade the FIs and the IO Modules of the Chassis, one after the other (starting with the subordinate FI and its corresponding Chassis IO Module).
The B-Bundle will be used to upgrade the blade servers in the chassis.

You can download the Images on the Cisco Software download page:

https://software.cisco.com/download/home/283612660/type/283655658/release/4.3(4e)

Ensure to select your interesting (desired) firmware version and your specific FI(6332) for the A bundle, and download the corresponding B-Bundle on the same page (below)

Depending on your current firmware version, you can check to see if you need a DIRECT or INDIRECT(first moving to a transit version before final upgrade to desired version) upgrade via the Cisco UCSM Upgrade Matrix (websites below):

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/UCSM-upgrade-downgrade-matrix/index.html

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/UCSM-upgrade-downgrade-matrix/UCSM-Upgrade-path-Overview.htm

When you select your desired firmware version, don't forget to read the release notes for that specific version before proceeding with your upgrade (always helpful).

You might find the following video helpful also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAGMOb_lt8o&t=2s

You can kick off the upgrade when you are ready and Cisco TAC is your friend if you need additional help

Thanks