Cisco UCS C220 M3 Upgrade Manual
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Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for
Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs
You must follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading an existing server to use Intel
Caution
E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs. Failure to follow these procedures might result in a non-bootable
server.
This document describes the process for successfully upgrading a Cisco UCS C-Series server to use Intel
E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs. Downgrade scenarios are also covered.
The procedures in this guide support the following servers:
Cisco UCS C220 M3 rack server (using Intel E5-2600 v2 EP CPUs)
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Cisco UCS C240 M3 rack server (using Intel E5-2600 v2 EP CPUs)
Cisco UCS C22 M3 rack server (using Intel E5-2400 v2 EN CPUs)
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Cisco UCS C24 M3 rack server (using Intel E5-2400 v2 EN CPUs)
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This document contains the following sections:
Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements, page 2
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Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers to Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs, page 3
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Downgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers From Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs, page 7
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Summary of Contents for Cisco UCS C220 M3
- Page 1 E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs. Failure to follow these procedures might result in a non-bootable server. This document describes the process for successfully upgrading a Cisco UCS C-Series server to use Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs. Downgrade scenarios are also covered.
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Page 2: Minimum Software And Firmware Requirements
Cisco UCS C22/C24 servers only: Do not upgrade your Cisco UCS C22/C24 server to Intel E5-2400 Note v2 Series CPUs if you use the server integrated under Cisco UCS Manager control. Cisco UCS C22/C24 servers that have Intel E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs are not supported with Cisco UCS Manager integration at this time. -
Page 3: Upgrade Scenario 1: Ucsm-Managed Server
Use the procedures in the Cisco GUI or CLI UCS Manager Firmware Management Guide. Use Cisco UCS Manager to upgrade and activate the server BIOS to the minimum version for your server Step 3 (or later). Use the procedures in the Cisco UCS Manager GUI or CLI Firmware Management Guide. -
Page 4: Upgrade Scenario 2: Standalone Server
• In this case, use the following procedure to upgrade the server and CPUs. Use the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) to upgrade and activate the server CIMC and BIOS to the Step 1 minimum version for your server (or later). - Page 5 Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers to Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs The replacement C-Series server is using BIOS/CIMC version earlier than the minimum version for • your server (see Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements, page Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...
- Page 6 BIOS to the minimum version for your server (or later) by using a browser. Step 2 Download the HUU ISO file for your minimum release (or later) from Cisco.com and save it on a laptop or other computer.
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Page 7: Downgrade Scenario 1: Ucsm-Managed Server
Downgrade Scenario 1: UCSM-Managed Server This scenario assumes the following conditions: The C-Series server is managed by Cisco UCS Manager. • The Cisco UCS Manager software is already at the minimum version or later (see Minimum • Software and Firmware Requirements, page The C-Series server is already at the BIOS/CIMC minimum version or later. - Page 8 Downgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers From Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs Use the CIMC firmware management procedures in the GUI or CLI Integrated Management Controller Configuration Guide for your release. Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...
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Page 9: Downgrade Scenario 2: Standalone Server
Step 5 Optional: Downgrade your server BIOS. Use the CIMC firmware management procedures in the GUI or CLI Integrated Management Controller Configuration Guide for your release. Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01... - Page 10 Downgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Servers From Intel E5-2600/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for Intel E5-2600 v2/E5-2400 v2 Series CPUs OL-28629-01...