This guide is intended primarily for those who need to upgrade an existing Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) instance
Organization
This document includes the following chapters:
Chapter
Title
Description
Chapter 1
Overview
Provides an overview of the upgrade to Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) to the specified release with UCS Manager GUI, including the required order of upgrade steps and other information you need to know before you begin.
Chapter 2
Completing the Prerequisites
Describes the prerequisites to the upgrade.
Chapter 3
Downloading the Firmware
Describes where to find the firmware that you need for the upgrade and how to download it to Cisco UCS Manager.
Chapter 4
Upgrading the Firmware
Contains the procedures that you need to follow to complete the upgrade, in the required order.
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