03-02-2015 05:42 PM - edited 03-01-2019 12:03 PM
I need to go from 2.1(1) to 2.2(3) - but there are complications, and I believe I need to do a manual update, instead of auto install.
I've read through the http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/upgrading/from2-1/to2-2/b_UpgradingCiscoUCSFrom2-1To2-2.html guide, and also the http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/firmware-mgmt/gui/2-2/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22_chapter_010.html but my head is swimming with all the options.
Does anyone have a handy "task list" or "wire frame" outline of the major steps of manually upgrading both the servers and the infrastructure?
I know "auto install" is the thing, right -- but I think this older firmware auto install was still suspect, and also we have adapter cards susceptible to a bug that requires the servers to be updated first -- so I *think* that requires a manual update, correct?
So - if you can help me fill in the procedure gaps, that would be great. Here is all I have so far:
server update manually:
1)download update to FI
2)go to equipment tab, select a server/installed firmware, highlight components in the order below, and UPDATE firmware for each component. I think this updates the "backup version"?
cimc first - no server restart requirement
bios and adapter at the same time
3)at that point all backup firmware set to same version - then activate (is setting the startup version: cimc, activate, bios, adapter. Server has to reboot
(do that on all servers, then do the (infrastructure - can I do an auto install of infrastructure after the servers are done?)
03-02-2015 11:30 PM
Hi
see also the recent discussion in
https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12441411/firmware-policy-use-or-not-use
The following facts apply, irrelevant of manual or autoinstall
- Upgrade UCS Manager first (autoinstall infrastructure does the same)
- Then upgrade the infrastructure (IOM's, FI's)
- last upgrade the servers
- Autoinstall servers uses Host Firmware Packages, which you should also use for manual update;. it has the advantage, that with one reboot, you update BIOS, CIMC, I/O adaptor,......
- I would use autoinstall, at least for the infrastructure.
- Health warning: I had cases where autoinstall got stuck, or even worse, a IOM and/or FI was dead. Former can be recovered, latter requires a careful check, that updating one fabric finishes ok, before ack'ing to continue with the second one.
I hope this ansers all your questions ?
Walter.
03-03-2015 04:22 AM
I acknowledge the heath warning, thank you.
Otherwise, I was looking for an outline of the steps to manually update servers and infrastructure ...
03-03-2015 12:09 PM
you mentioned it in your original post chapter 6 of
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/firmware-mgmt/gui/2-1/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_21.pdf
has all the details of the manual update procedure. However, this manual has no detailed information of the order how components are upgraded, specially the most important fact: UCS Manager must be activated first. It's the only component that is backbards compatible.
In a V2 document, p13 has the order of a manual upgrade (see also attachment)
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/upgrading/from2-0/to2-0MR/b_UpgradingCiscoUCSFrom2-0To2-0MR.pdf
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