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The Cisco UCS Driver Package wizard allows you to import driver zip packages from Cisco.com or local file system for both Cisco IMC and UCS Manager. The driver catalog is located in the Software Library workspace and comprises the following two nodes:
Following table provides details of the zip support matrix based on the server model and Operating System version:
Note For Cisco UCS C-Series M4 servers, minimum version of driver zip supported is 2.0(3) and higher for all the supported operating systems.
Step 1 Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft System Center> Configuration Manager > Microsoft Configuration Manager Console .
The Microsoft Configuration Manager Console screen displays.
Step 2 From the left pane of the console, select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Driver Packages catalog.
Step 3 Right-click the Driver Packages catalog, and select Cisco UCS Configuration > Create Cisco UCS Driver Package .
The Create Cisco UCS Server Driver Package wizard is displayed.
Note Alternatively, you can select the Create Cisco UCS Driver Package option from the top ribbon bar.
Step 4 On the Get Drivers tab , you can import the drivers by one of the following ways:
To import driver packages using Download driver zip from Cisco.com, follow these steps:
Note If the credentials provided are valid, then the UI displays all the available driver versions for download. If not, the following error message is displayed 'Failed to get the download details from Cisco.com'.
For importing driver packages using Select driver zip file from local share, click Browse, navigate to the zipped file with updated driver and click Open .
Note Download the driver packages from Cisco.com for importing the driver package using Select driver zip file from local share option.
To download the driver from Cisco.com, click Support > Downloads > Products > Server-Unified Computing. From the list, select the driver you want to download, and click the Download button.
Step 6 In the Save Drivers , provide the locations where the driver zip file and the driver package must be downloaded.
a. To save the file, click Browse against the Destination for Driver Zip box and navigate to the location where you want to save the driver zip file.
Provide a unique name for each package.
b. To save the driver package folder, click Browse against the Destination for Driver Package , and navigate to the location where you want to save the driver package folder on the network shared drive.
Note The location of the driver zip file and driver package folder must not be the same.
Step 8 In the Select Boot Images , select the boot image on which the drivers must be applied.
To select all the boot images, check the Select All check box.
Note On importing drivers for Windows 2008 R2 on Configuration Manager 2012 SP1and Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 on Configuration Manager 2012 R2, no boot image is listed in the Select Boot images screen. It is an expected behavior.
Step 9 Select the Update distribution point to update the boot image on the distribution points in the Configuration Manager Console .
Step 10 Click Import Drivers .
Step 11 Click Download Credentials.
Note If the progress bar is not updated, tasks involving importing of drivers might take time.
Step 12 The import status displays in the Summary of Driver Import Wizard .
Step 13 Click Close, and Exit to return to the Microsoft Configuration Manager Console .
Step 14 To verify if the import drivers operation is successful, select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Drivers catalog.
The drivers list is refreshed and is shown in the Name column of the content pane.
Step 15 To verify if the import driver package operation is successful, select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Driver Packages catalog.
The driver packages list is refreshed and is shown in the Name column of the content pane.
Note After the driver is imported and driver package operation is successful, the corresponding boot image is also updated with the new drivers.
To view the updated drivers of a boot image, follow these steps:
a. Select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Boot Images catalog.
b. Select the boot image for which you want to view the updated drivers.
c. Right-click the boot image and click Properties .
The Boot Image Properties dialog box displays.
a. Click the Drivers tab to view the list of updated drivers.
The driver package can be used in a Task Sequence .
You create task sequences to support the deployment of operating systems. Add or edit the following task sequence steps to a task sequence. You can add ot edit while creating a custom task sequence or editing an existing task sequence. This helps the deployment of operating systems:
Step 1 From the left pane of the Configuration Manager console, select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Task Sequence catalog.
Step 2 Right-click on the Task Sequence catalog and select Create Task Sequence .
The Create Task Sequence Wizard displays.
Step 3 In the Create Task Sequence Wizard , select Create a new custom task sequence, and click Next .
Step 4 In the Specify task Sequence information , complete the following fields:
Step 6 In Summary , review the settings and click Next.
If you want to modify the settings, click Previous .
Step 7 Once the task sequence is created, click Close to exit the Create Task Sequence wizard.
You can view the task sequence in the Name column of the content pane.
Step 1 From the left pane of Microsoft Configuration Manager Console , select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Task Sequences catalog.
The task sequences are listed in the content pane.
Step 2 Right-click the task sequence, and select Edit.
The Task Sequence Editor page displays.
Step 3 From the drop-down list, select Add > Disks > Format and Partition Disk.
The Format and Partition Disk item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 4 On the Properties tab, complete the following fields:
To create a new partition, follow these steps:
a. In the Volume area, click the icon.
The Partition Properties page displays.
b. Enter a name for the partition and check the Make this the boot partition check box.
c. Check the Quick format check box.
The Format and Partition Disk task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.
Step 6 From the drop-down list of the Task Sequence Editor, select Add> Images > Apply Operating System Image.
The Apply Operating System Image item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 7 In the left pane of the Task Sequence Editor , click Apply Operating System Image which is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 8 On the Properties tab , complete the following fields:
If multiple images are associated with the specified Image package , use the drop-down list to specify the associated image to be used for this deployment.
Note See, Technet documentation for importing Operating System Images into Configuration Manager.
The Apply Operating System Image task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.
Step 10 From the drop-down list of the Task Sequence Editor, select Add> Settings > Apply Network Settings.
The Apply Network Settings item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 11 Click Apply Network Settings which is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 12 On the Properties tab , complete the following fields:
The Apply Network Settings task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.
Step 14 In the left pane of Task Sequence Editor, select Add> Settings > Apply Windows Settings .
The Apply Windows Settings item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 15 In the left pane of the Task Sequence Editor , click Apply Windows Settings which is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 16 In the right pane of the Task Sequence Editor , under Properties, enter information for the following:
The Apply Windows Settings task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.
Step 18 In the left pane of Task Sequence Editor, select Add> Drivers > Apply Driver Package.
The Apply Driver Package item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 19 In the left pane of the Task Sequence Editor , click Apply Driver Package which is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 20 In the right pane of the Task Sequence Editor , in Properties , click Browse next to the Driver Package box. Select the driver package created using the Create UCS C-Series Driver Package wizard .
The Apply Driver Package task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.
Note The package contains all the drivers to be made available during operating system deployment.
Step 22 In the left pane of Task Sequence Editor, select Add> Images > Setup Windows and ConfigMgr.
The Setup Windows and ConfigMgr item is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 23 In the left pane of the Task Sequence Editor , click Setup Windows and ConfigMgr which is flagged with a red X check mark.
Step 24 In the right pane of the Task Sequence Editor , under Properties , click Browse next to the Package box.
The Select the Deployment Package page displays.
Step 25 In the Select the Deployment Package page, under Deployment packages , select the required deployment package.
Note Refer to Microsoft Technet documentation on details for Creating a Deployment Package.
The Setup Windows and ConfigMgr task sequence is now flagged with a green check mark.