Overview of Cisco Host Upgrade Utility

About the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility

The Cisco Host Upgrade Utility (hereafter referred to as HUU) is a tool that you can use to upgrade or downgrade the firmware on a Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series servers.

HUU provides a user interface where you can choose the firmware components that need an upgrade. Beginning with release 4.2, HUU user interface is updated with new options. Cisco recommends you to use this guide to familiarize yourself with the new interface.

For information about the components supported and their firmware versions for various servers in a release, see the Firmware Version Listing and Internal Dependencies for Cisco IMC Releases.

License Agreement

Whenever HUU boots, the first interface that appears is the Welcome Screen and then the End User License Agreement. Click Accept to agree to this license.

Figure 1. License Agreement

HUU Graphical User Interface

This section provides a brief introduction to the GUI elements in the various sections of the HUU user interface.

Figure 2. HUU User Interface
Table 1. HUU User Interface

GUI Element

Description

1

Components Tab

Lists all the server components for upgrade or downgrade. You can update the firmware of all components or specific components on this list.

Note 

If you choose to update the firmware of specific components, you must update the Cisco IMC, CMC and BIOS to the same version.

2

Storage Devices Tab

Lists all the external storage drives (HDDs) available on the server. You can choose to upgrade or downgrade the firmware of all the storage drives or specific drives available on this server.

Note 

Cisco recommends you to take a backup before upgrading or downgrading the firmware. Cisco is not responsible for any data loss due to firmware upgrade or downgrade.

Note 

For information about the components supported and their firmware versions for various servers in a release, see the Firmware Version Listing and Internal Dependencies for Cisco IMC Releases.

3

Persistent Memory Tab

Lists all the external Persistent Memory available on the server. You can choose to upgrade or downgrade the firmware of all or specific memrories available on this server.

Note 

Cisco recommends you to take a backup before upgrading or downgrading the firmware. Cisco is not responsible for any data loss due to firmware upgrade or downgrade.

4

Server Info

Provides the name of the server. Hover the cursor over the icon to view the following information about the server:

  • Host Name

  • System Type

  • Model

  • Serial Number

  • Manufacturer

  • UUID

5

Verify Last Update Tab

Provides information about firmware update status of the components after the last HUU boot. To verify the firmware update status, reboot again to same HUU image.

6

Verify Last Update info icon

Hover the cursor to view help text.

7

Table Setting options

You can use the drop list to set the number of components listed in the table per page. You can also use the forward and backward buttons to navigate through the table.

8

HUU Help icon

Displays the following options:

  • Site Tour—Provides a guided tour of the application to show the main features and help you understand the GUI.

  • Help—Displays the online help page for HUU.

  • About—Displays a brief description of HUU along with the HUU version.

9

Server Power Cycle icon

You can use this to recycle the server. You can also recycle the server using the power cycle option in KVM console.

Note 

Server may power cycle multiple times to activate firmware. Do not interrupt power cycle. Once power cycle is complete, boot menu is displayyed.

10

Table Setting icon

Use this option to edit the table view.

Following options are available in Components tab:

  • Name

  • Product ID

  • Vendor

  • Slot

  • Running Version

  • Package Version

  • Status

Following options are available in Storage Devices tab:

  • Name

  • Product ID

  • Vendor

  • Enclosure

  • Drive Type

  • Model Number

  • Serial Number

  • Controller Name

  • Controller Set

  • Slot

  • Running Version

  • Package Version

  • Status

Following options are available in Persistent Memory tab:

Note 

Persistent Memory tab is applicable only for few servers.

  • Name

  • Product ID

  • Vendor

  • Enclosure

  • Drive Type

  • Model Number

  • Serial Number

  • Controller Name

  • Controller Set

  • Slot

  • Running Version

  • Package Version

  • Status

11

Component Firmware Upgrade Status info icon

Provides all the information about the update status.

12

Component Firmware Upgrade Status icon

Provides the current firmware update status of the component. This can be one of the following:

  • Green—Firmware update successful.

  • Red—Firmware update fail.

  • Yellow—Firmware update skipped.

13

Advanced Mode Toggle button

Allows you the following options:

  • Update or Activate individual components or drives through More Actions drop-down list. If you do not select any component, this action updates all the components together.

  • Perform a Factory Reset through More Actions drop-down list.

14

Update and Activate button

When Advanced Mode is off:

  • Allows you to update and activate all components/drives with single click.

When Advanced Mode is on:

  • Allows you to either update and activate all components/drives with single click.

  • Or, allows to you update and activate selected components/drives with single click.

15

More Actions drop-down list

Note 

More Actions drop-down list is available only when Advanced Mode is on.

Following drop-down options are available:

  • When no components/drives are selected, allows you to update or activate all components/drives.

  • When one or more components/drives are selected, allows to you update or activate selected components/drives.

  • Perform a Factory Reset.

  • Allows you to enable secure boot in Cisco UCC S3260 M5 servers.

16

Progress bar

Shows firmware update or activation status in percentage.

17

List of components or drives

Under Components tab, list of components available in the server are displayed.

Under Storage Drives tab, list of drives available in the server are displayed.

18

Component checkbox

Note 

Checkbox is available only when Advanced Mode is on.

Allows you to select individual component/drive.

19

Firmware information icon

Firmware information is color coded:

  • Green—Firmware is up to date for the component/drive.

  • Yellow—updated firmware is available for the component/drive.

20

Select All checkbox

Note 

Checkbox is available only when Advanced Mode is on.

Allows you to select all the components/drives listed on the page.

21

Name column

Displays the name of the component.

22

Slot column

Displays the slot on the server for the component.

23

Running Version column

Current version of the firmware.

24

Package Version column

Updated version available for upgrade.

25

Status column

Displays the firmware update status.

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Enclosure column

Note 

This column is available only under Storage Devices tab.

Displays the enclosure number of the storage device.

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Bank Label column

Note 

This column is available only under Persistent Memory tab.

Displays the node and DIMM channel of the persistent memory.