Step by Step Process to Find UCS Drivers and Install on UCS-C series(Rack Servers)
How to find Compatible Drivers:
Use Cisco UCS HCL Tool to Find the Drivers:
https://ucshcltool.cloudapps.cisco.com/public/
Select the options in the drop down as per the you UCS Server Details:
![UCS1.JPG UCS1.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153356iA35225E46A9B40F0/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![UCS2.JPG UCS2.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153357iC53B94BFC17980C4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![UCS3.JPG UCS3.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153358iE46C6AB14F415177/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![UCS4.JPG UCS4.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153361iE189AB2B6A1FBD61/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![UCS5.JPG UCS5.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153362i269DB74CDC86C389/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286281356/type/283853158
Select the Major and Minor version as per CIMC
Download the ISO as per the Hypervisor/Operating System
![UCS6.JPG UCS6.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153325i5E731BDB80FA08F4/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
As per above example, Network Hardware is Intel Ethernet I350-T2.
![UCS8.JPG UCS8.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153328i2DF050354802A47E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Open ReadMe.html
![UCS9.JPG UCS9.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153329iB6DE7618883BD30A/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Open the location, it will redirect to another page
![UCS91.JPG UCS91.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153330iE082E91F972350B7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Storage Hardware is LSI Broadcom UCSC-RAID-M5
![UCS92.JPG UCS92.JPG](https://community.cisco.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153331iAC81E8CF7BF2B10D/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Check the Drivers on the Host
Storage
vmkload_mod -s lsi_mr3 | grep Version
Version: 7.719.02.00-1OEM.670.0.1111111
Network
esxcli network nic get -n vmnic1 | grep Version
Version: 1.5.2
Install Driver
Storage
esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/lsi_mr3-7.719..02.00-1OEM.670.0.816992..x86_64.vib --no-sig-check
Installation Result
Message: The update was successfully, the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to take effective
Reboot Required: true
Network
esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/igbn-1.4.10-1OEM.670.0.0.8196922.x86_64.vib
Installation Result
Message: Host is not changed. Reboot is pending from previous transaction
Reboot Required: true
Reboot VMWare ESXI Host
After reboot, Exit Host from Maintenance Mode and disable SSH.
Check the installed drivers
Power On the VMs