UCS C Series Upgrade Path Question

[Amir Safayan]

I've been doing UCS upgrades for years.  I have a client with a UCS C240M3S standalone rack mount server running a version of CIMC 1.5(4).  They are hitting the CIMC defect that prevents CIMC access so I'm unable to find out exactly what version.

I've done the typical UCS HW/SW Compatibility Matrix Analysis and come up with a recommended UCS firmware version of 2.0(13h) and the recommended RAID and NIC async drivers.  They are running ESXi 5.1 U2 and have a I350 NIC and a LSI 9271-8i RAID adapter.

My question is - does this have to be a step upgrade from firmware version 1.5(4) to some interim CIMC firmware version and then up to 2.0(13h)?

I've scoured the release notes and engaged TAC but I'm not getting a definitive understanding of the required upgrade path to upgrade to 2.0(13h).

TIA,

Amir

[walter baziuk]

this is a good question

i suggest you open a tac ticket and get them to answer as you have a valid Q

[dineshjaisankar]

for C-series most probably you can upgrade to minor to major version.

For safer side raise a SR with Cisco TAC to get the confirmation and also review the open caveats for the latest version of the firmware.

Thanks

Dinesh.J