Re: Upgrade UCS 5108 Chassis / B200 M2 Blades

alexasantos · ‎03-07-2018

So...

I need to upgrade two 5108 Chassis / B200 M2 and I have some doubts.

1st- Which version should I use? I took a look at the https://ucshcltool.cloudapps.cisco.com/public/ but I am not sure abou it.

2nd- How to performe the upgrade, I mean ... I know that there are a lot of guides eg https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/ucs-manager/products-installation-guides-list.html, but I need some more summarized.

Thanks in advance!!

padramas · ‎03-12-2018

Hello,

Apart from hardware compatibility, you need to evaluate OS and SAN devices ( switches, arrays ) compatibility

I would suggest you to verify your environment against latest patch release of UCSM 2.2.8 series

You can perform the infra upgrade ( i.e UCSM FI / IOM NXOS ) via Auto-Install method.

For blades, you can perform the upgrade host firmware policy and reboot one at a time or in batches.

After the upgrade, make sure you upgrade the drivers within the OS.

Thanks

Padma

alexasantos · ‎03-13-2018

Thanks Padmanabhan!!

I guess for the currently hw, version 2.2(8i) is supported.

UCS 5108

FABRIC INTERCONECT – 6248UP

B200 M2 – 2.0(5C)

IO MODULE-2208XP – 2.0(5C)

ADAPTERS- M81KR

CPU- A01-X0102 X5670 2.93GHZ

I'll check the OS version and if there are some SAN devices.

Where could I found the OS upgrade drives? You told that I must upgrade the OS first!!

Wes Austin · ‎03-13-2018

You would need to use the interop matrix to confirm your OS is supported, but yes, that combination should be fine.

alexasantos · ‎05-18-2018

Thank you Wesley!! sure about delay!!!