11-23-2015 01:48 PM - edited 03-01-2019 12:28 PM
It's probably been asked before, but I could not find an answer.
Can I upload and use a blade firmware package that is higher than the UCSM version? I.E., my UCSM is at version 2.2(3d), but I want to install a blade firmware package of 2.2(5b).
Is this supported without first upgrading UCSM and fabric interconnects?
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11-23-2015 01:57 PM
Hey Walt,
It is not supported to have your blades at a higher level firmware than your infrastructure, so you will want to upgrade the UCSM/FI/IOM before you upgrade the blades. Here is some helpful documentation:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/firmware-mgmt/gui/2-2/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22_chapter_010.html
You can use this to cross reference your HW and SW to make sure they are compatible with on another:
http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html
Let us know if you have further questions.
HTH,
Wes
11-23-2015 01:57 PM
Hey Walt,
It is not supported to have your blades at a higher level firmware than your infrastructure, so you will want to upgrade the UCSM/FI/IOM before you upgrade the blades. Here is some helpful documentation:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/firmware-mgmt/gui/2-2/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22/b_GUI_Firmware_Management_22_chapter_010.html
You can use this to cross reference your HW and SW to make sure they are compatible with on another:
http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html
Let us know if you have further questions.
HTH,
Wes
11-23-2015 02:10 PM
Thanks for the quick reply Wes. That's what I figured but thought I'd check.
11-23-2015 01:59 PM
Hi Walt,
It is not supported to have your blades higher then your infrastructure level. However, it is possible to upload the blade firmware version and upload your blades before the infrastructure. This is due in rare circumstances (to avoid certain bugs), however it is not recommended to actually run your blades on a firmware higher then the infrastructure.
Regards,
Qiese Dides
11-23-2015 02:12 PM
Thanks, I'll definitely look to upgrade the infra components first then.
11-23-2015 02:42 PM
Also Walt,
If you want a great guide on how to do a manual upgrade I can email you one or attach it.
Regards,
Qiese Dides
11-24-2015 05:52 AM
Walt,
Just to add a little bit more of information to my colleague's answers.. this is not supported unless you are running 2.2.4 or higher were we added a new feature called Server Pack where your servers can be at a higher level than the rest of the infrastructure
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/release/notes/ucs_2_2_rn.html#pgfId-282711
Release 2.2(4b) adds support for the following:
The Server Pack feature provides the additional flexibility of adding new server platforms to active UCS domains without incurring the operational overhead of upgrading firmware across the whole domain.
* The feature will apply to select server platforms.
Maybe you can take advantage of that in the future :)
HTH,
-Kenny
11-24-2015 10:41 AM
Thanks Kenny, that is very good to know, and yes I bet I can take advantage of that somewhere down the line ;)
11-24-2015 10:45 AM
cool, if answered, can you mark the thread as such for future users to see you got the info you needed :)
-Kenny
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