Upgrade UCS 2.0(4d) to 2.1(1e) - auto install?

[sean.demura]

Can the auto-installer thats in the new 2.1 train be used to upgrade from 2.0(4d) to 2.1(1e)?

[Eric Rose]

Yes you can. You just need to get the UCS Manager upgraded first to see this new feature.

Here is a link for the complete instructions.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/upgrading/from2.0/to2.1/b_UpgradingCiscoUCSFrom2.0To2.1.html#concept_C543CF00EC724D198B31BDF329FDE53A

Best regards,

Eric Rose

[sean.demura]

Thanks!

I have another question though.

How does auto install reboot each server?

We use UCS for our vmware environment and I want to upgrade each blade one at a time.

[Eric Rose]

I would recommend utilizing a maintenance policy.

A maintenance policy determines how Cisco UCS Manager reacts when a change that requires a server reboot is made to a service profile associated with a server or to an updating service profile bound to one or more service profiles.

The maintenance policy specifies how Cisco UCS Manager deploys the service profile changes. The deployment can occur in one of the following ways:

• Immediately
• When acknowledged by a user with admin privileges
• Automatically at the time specified in the schedule

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/2.1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_1_chapter_0100000.html#concept_3735BFD6DA5A49CF90B1B4EEE6BCBF25

If you notice on this link for the upgrade - step 10 talks about this policy.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/firmware-mgmt/gui/2.1/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_21_chapter_0101.html#task_3C6EB9AEB84340D988D404245CAAA2D9