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The Cisco Host Upgrade Utility is a tool that upgrades the following firmware:
Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)
System BIOS
LAN on motherboard (LOM)
LSI (for any third-party LSI storage controllers that are installed)
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (VIC)
The image file for the firmware is embedded in the ISO. The utility displays a menu that allows you to choose which firmware components to upgrade. After the upgrade, you can also choose whether to reboot with existing CIMC settings or with CIMC settings customized for Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) integration.
This utility supports firmware upgrades for C-Series servers. When launched, this utility determines the server model, then checks for the minimum required firmware level as listed in the table below.
Server |
Minimum CIMC and BIOS Version Required to Use This Utility |
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C200 |
1.2(1a) |
C210 |
1.2(1a) |
C250 |
1.2(1a) |
This utility checks for and then updates firmware for the following LOM and LSI controller devices in each server:
Server |
LOM Device |
LSI Controller |
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C200 |
Intel 82576 |
1064E 8708 9260-4i 9261 |
C210 |
Intel 82576 |
1064E 8708 9261 9260-4i |
C250 |
Broadcom BCM5709 |
3081 9261 |
You can use the utility ISO to upgrade components of the server from the host locally with a writable disk (DVD or CD) or remotely by mounting the utility ISO as a virtual device.
Step 1 |
Find the ISO file download for your server online and download it to a temporary location on your workstation:
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Step 2 | Extract the contents of the standalone-host-utilities.<version>.zip file. Note the location to which the hostUpgrade_<version>.iso file is saved. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 3 |
If you want to prepare the ISO for a local upgrade, complete this step. Otherwise go to Step 4.
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Step 4 |
Prepare the ISO a remote upgrade.
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Step 5 | Boot the server and press F6 when prompted to open the Boot Menu screen. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Step 6 |
On the Boot Menu screen, select the prepared ISO:
The server reboots from the selected device. |
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Step 7 |
The server displays a screen with the server BIOS and CIMC firmware versions. At the “Have you read the Cisco EULA” (end user license agreement)? prompt:
After you accept the EULA, the server displays the Host Upgrade Menu. |
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Step 8 |
On the Host Upgrade Menu, enter one of the following numbers at the Enter Choice prompt:
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Step 9 |
After all upgrades are successful, select the appropriate CIMC settings to use during the reboot from the Host Upgrade Menu.
After you select option or , the server reboots. If you upgraded the CIMC firmware, the new firmware version is activated during this reboot. |
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Step 10 | (Optional)If you updated the LOM firmware, you must fully power cycle the server. You can do this by: |
The following table describes troubleshooting suggestions for issues that you might encounter.
Issue |
Suggested Solution |
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Connection to CIMC is lost after an update and reboot and the KVM session ends. |
This is expected behavior after a firmware update. Log back in to the CIMC and reestablish your KVM session. |
KVM console screen goes blank when it is idle during an upgrade. |
Select KVM tab to return the display to the screen. from the menu in the |
If the update fails, one of the following error codes is displayed on the screen as Failed (xx), where xx is one of the values below.
You can use these error codes when you report the problem to Cisco Technical Support.
Code |
Reason for Failure |
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14 |
Initialization failed |
16 |
NIC is not supported |
18 |
NVRAM update failed |
20 |
NVRAM image checksum failed |
26 |
Incorrect NVRAM file format |
73 |
Feature not supported on this platform |
96 |
Invalid NCSI image |
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