Procedure Step 1 In the Navigation pane, click the Admin tab. Step 2 On the Admin tab, click Firmware Management. Figure 1. Image Path and Filename field The firmware image filename on the server. Step 5 Click Install Firmware. Figure 2. Install CIMC firmware on the server. Figure 3. The Activate Firmware dialog box appears. Step 4 In the Activate Firmware dialog box, choose the firmware image to activate.
Step 5 Click Activate Firmware. Step 2 On the Server tab, click Summary. Hardware Version field The printed circuit board version. Was this Document Helpful? Yes No Feedback. Do not use the. If you are not already logged in, click Log In at the top right-hand edge of the page and log in using your Cisco. In the menu bar at the top, click Support. From the Downloads center pane, click All Downloads located at the bottom right corner.
From the left pane, click Products. From the center pane, click Unified Computing and Servers. From the right pane, click the name of the server model for which you want to download the software. Click the appropriate software category link. Click the Download button associated with software image that you want to download.
You must extract the proper. You can extract this. When you update the firmware, you can either upgrade an older firmware version to a newer one, or downgrade a newer firmware version to an older one. The CIMC separates the firmware update process into stages to ensure that you can install the firmware to a component while the server is running without affecting its uptime. Because you do not need to reboot the server until after you activate, you can perform that task overnight or during other maintenance periods.
When you update firmware, the following stages occur:. During this stage, the CIMC transfers the selected firmware version to the server. The install process always overwrites the firmware in the non-active slot on the server. You can install the firmware using either of the following methods:. Through a browser client—this method allows you to browse for a firmware image on your computer and install it on the server. During this stage, the CIMC sets the non-active firmware version as active and reboots the server.
When the server reboots, the non-active slot becomes the active slot, and the active slot becomes the non-active slot. The firmware in the new active slot becomes the running version. A dialog box listing your download appears. The Select Location dialog box also appears.
This dialog box has the focus. The name of the proper. Following are examples of 1. The firmware image file name on the server.
You do not need to extract all of the files contained in this ZIP file. You do not need to extract all of the files contained in this zip file. The BIN file is in the server-model -cimc- release folder and its name follows the format upd-pkg- server-model -cimc.
For example, cm3-cimc. The firmware image filename on the server. When you enter this name, include the relative path for the image file from the top of the TFTP tree to the file location.
This procedure is not available on some servers. Skip to content Skip to search Skip to footer. Book Contents Book Contents. Find Matches in This Book. PDF - Complete Book 2. Updated: July 13, The CIMC firmware update process is divided into the following stages to minimize the amount of time the server will be offline: Installation. During this stage, CIMC sets the non-active firmware version as active and reboots the server, causing a disruption in service.
When the server reboots, the firmware in the new active slot becomes the running version. Note You can either upgrade an older firmware version to a newer one, or downgrade a newer firmware version to an older one.
Step 2 If you are not already logged in, click Log In at the top right-hand edge of the page and log in using your Cisco. Step 3 In the menu bar at the top, click Support. Step 2 Download the most recent firmware version image and copy it to a directory on the server.
Step 3 Update the firmware version. Step 4 Activate the new firmware. In this document, commands that are used on a Linux server are shown. To use the same commands at the EFI prompt, you must add. For example, to view the currently installed firmware version on a Linux server, enter the following command:.
To view the currently installed firmware version in the EFI prompt, enter the following command:. Before updating the version, you must first determine the current version of the firmware that is installed on the server.
Enter the following command at the command prompt to determine the current version of the firmware:. After you determine the current version of the CIMC, you must download the most recent firmware version image files using the following steps:.
Step 1 Download the image file from the following location:. A zipped file is downloaded to your local system.
Step 2 Unzip the file on your system. A folder structure is created. Within this folder structure, you will find the CIMC folder. Within this folder, you will find the image file. It is saved with the. Typically, the image file is labeled in the following format:. Step 3 Note the complete path of the location where the image file is available. You will need to provide the complete path and filename when you update the firmware version.
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