Firmware Profiles

This chapter contains the following topics:

Firmware Management Menu

Firmware images may either be uploaded from a local or a network server. The profile name must be unique across both local and network image profiles

Cisco delivers firmware updates in a single bundle to upgrade all Cisco IMC Supervisor components. Firmware updates can be downloaded from cisco.com. You cannot upgrade if a server is not managed in Cisco IMC Supervisor. For downloading the E-Series firmware images you must associate a contract access to the cisco.com account.

Adding Images to a Local Server

Perform this procedure when you want to add a firmware image from your local machine.

Procedure
    Step 1   Choose Systems > Firmware Management.
    Step 2   Click Images - Local tab and click + to add an image.
    Step 3   On the Add Firmware Image - Local screen, complete the following:

    Field

    Description

    Profile Name field

    Enter a descriptive and unique profile name.

    Proxy Configuration check box

    (Optional) This check box picks up the proxy configuration details you have set.
    Note   

    The Cisco.com user credentials and proxy configuration details that you have already configured are automatically picked up. For setting up Cisco.com credentials, see Configuring Cisco.com User and for setting up proxy configuration, see Configuring Proxy.

    Platform drop-down list

    Choose a platform from the drop-down list.

    Only platforms that manage at least one server is listed here.

    Available Image drop-down list

    Choose the .iso image from the drop-down list.

    Download Now check box

    Check this check box to download the .iso image immediately after adding a profile. If not, you can click on Download Image to download the image later.

    Accept License Agreement

    Check this check box to accept the license agreement. Click on the Terms and Conditions link to read the End User License Agreement.

    Note   

    You cannot create a firmware profile without accepting the license agreement even if you want to download the image later.

    Step 4   Click Submit.
    Note   

    • You can view profile configuration details, modify the firmware image details, and delete the image profile. You can also select multiple profiles concurrently and delete them.

    • Cisco IMC Supervisor appliance should be able to remotely map to these images.

    • You can select an image from the Images-Local window and download the image from cisco.com. For firmware profiles that require images to be downloaded, you can defer and initiate the download process later using the Download Image option. You can also delete an image downloaded from cisco.com using the Delete Image option.

    Uploading Images from a Local File System

    Perform this procedure to upload iso images from your local file system to the Cisco IMC Supervisor system.

    Procedure
      Step 1   Choose Systems > Firmware Management.
      Step 2   From the More Actions drop-down list, choose Upload to add an image.
      Step 3   On the Upload Firmware Image - Local screen, complete the following:

      Field

      Description

      Profile Name field

      Enter a descriptive and unique profile name.

      Platform drop-down list

      Select the C-Series or E-Series platform.

      File field

      Select a file and drop it in this field or click Select a File to upload on your local file system.

      Step 4   Click Submit.
      Note   

      • You can view profile configuration details, modify the firmware image details, and delete the image profile. You can also select multiple profiles concurrently and delete them.

      • The Delete Profile option removes the image associated with the profile. If you uploaded a wrong image or if a file is no longer associated with a profile, a purge system task which runs periodically (once a month) will delete the files from the Cisco IMC Supervisor appliance.

      Adding Images from a Network Server

      Perform this procedure to add firmware images from a network server by providing the profile name, remote IP, remote filename and so on.

      Procedure
        Step 1   Choose Systems > Firmware Management.
        Step 2   On the Firmware Management page, click Images - Network and click + to add an image.
        Step 3   On the Add Firmware Image - Network screen, complete the following:

        Field

        Description

        Profile Name field

        A descriptive and unique name for the profile. The profile name must be unique.

        Platform drop-down list

        Choose a platform from the drop-down list.

        Only platforms that manage at least one server are listed here.

        Server Type drop-down list

        Choose either Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS) or HTTP/S server types.

        Remote IP field (only for NFS and CIFS server types)

        Enter remote IP address.

        Remote Share field (only for NFS and CIFS server types)

        Enter remote share path.

        Remote File Name field (only for NFS and CIFS server types)

        Enter a remote filename.

        Note   

        The remote filename is the Host Upgrade Utility ISO file.

        Location Link field (only for HTTP server type)

        Enter a valid http/https URL link for the image location.

        User Name field

        Enter a network path user name.

        Password field

        Enter a network path password.

        Mount Options drop-down list (only for CIFS server type)

        Select valid mount options from the Mount Options drop-down list.
        Note   

        You can select a mount option for servers that are running Cisco IMC version 2.0(8) and later.

        Step 4   Click Submit.
        Note   

        • You can view profile configuration details, modify the firmware image details, and delete the image profile. You can also select multiple profiles concurrently and delete them.

        • Cisco IMC Supervisor appliance should be able to remotely map to these images.

        Upgrading Firmware

        Before You Begin

        If you are upgrading to Cisco IMC version 2.0(x), you must change the default Cisco IMC password.


        Note

        Cisco does not recommend upgrading both servers, that are part of a single Cisco UCS S3260 Dense Storage Rack Server chassis, simultaneously.

        Before upgrading Cisco IMC Supervisor and if a firmware profile was already set up, ensure that the CCO credentials and proxy details are configured. See Configuring Cisco.com User and Configuring Proxy.

        Procedure
          Step 1   Choose Systems > Firmware Management.
          Step 2   On the Firmware Management page, click Firmware Upgrades.
          Step 3   Click Run Upgrade. A warning message appears, advising you that running the upgrade on the selected servers will cause the host to reboot into the firmware update tool. On completion of the firmware update, the servers will reboot back to the host OS.
          Step 4   Click OK to confirm.
          Step 5   On the Upgrade Firmware screen complete the following:

          Field

          Description

          Select Profile drop-down list

          Choose a profile from the drop-down list.

          Platform

          		You can view details such as server platform, firmware image version, and path for the selected firmware profile.

          Image Version

          Image Path

          Server(s) button

          Click Select and choose the servers from the list. The list displays only those servers whose platforms match the one configured in the selected profile.

          Schedule later check box

          Check this check box and select an existing schedule to run an upgrade. You can also click on the + icon to create a new schedule. For more information on creating schedules, see Creating Schedules. You can go to Policies > Manage Schedules, select a schedule, and click View Scheduled Tasks to verify the scheduled task and its progress. You can also select a scheduled task and click Remove Scheduled Tasks to remove the associated scheduled task.

          Step 6   Click Submit.
          Note    You can also view firmware upgrade details and delete the status records for the specified upgrade operation.