Question about Capability Catalog and CPUs

[mdrudge]

Hi, I have a question about the UCSM Capability Catalog and CPUs, to help with my understanding.  We have purchased some new M5 blades with 2nd-gen Intel Scalable processors (UCS-CPU-I6248R).  My understanding was that the 4.0 firmware supported the 2nd-gens, and I have 4.04b.  UCSM didn't recognize the CPUs, so I thought I'd try a Capability Catalog update to the latest 4.0 version in our Sandbox environment, and I don't see the I6248R listed (I do see I6248).  Does this mean that we'll have to do a full firmware upgrade in order to be able to use these CPUs, or did something go wrong with my testing?  Are CPUs one of those things that a Capability Catalog update can't help?  Thanks!

[Steven Tardy · Accepted solution]

Check the UCS 4.0 release notes:

  https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/release/notes/CiscoUCSManager-RN-4-0.html

Which includes section:

  Capability Catalog

Searching string: 6248R

Uncovers line:

4.0(4h)

ucs-catalog.4.0.4h.T.bin

CPUs for UCS B200 M5, C220 M5, and C240 M5 servers: UCS-CPU-I6248R

Upgrading ONLY the Capability Catalog to 4.0(4h) (or later) should allow that CPU to show properly.

Catalog download page:

  https://software.cisco.com/download/home/283612660/type/283118767/release/4.0(4n)

Occasionally a UCS Infrastructure upgrade is required, but most of the time upgrading ONLY the UCS Capability Catalog works.

[mdrudge]

Thanks, Steven, that's what I was thinking.  I did see that the 4.0(4h) notes had the CPU defined.  I tried updating to 4.0(4n), but I was using a domain that doesn't currently have blades with the new CPUs, just noticed that the part I was looking for wasn't listed.  I'll have to give it a shot on the other domains, and see how it works out.  

[mdrudge]

Ok, I had even logged out and logged back in that day, and didn't see the new CPUs.  I went back to the UCSM interface the next day, and the new CPU was listed in the Capability Catalog.  It appears it was a display issue.  Thanks for your help!