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This chapter includes the following sections:
Step 1 | In a web browser, navigate to http://www.cisco.com. |
Step 2 | Under Support, click Download Software. |
Step 3 | Click Unified Computing. |
Step 4 | Enter your Cisco.com username and password to log in. |
Step 5 | Click Cisco Unified Computing System. |
Step 6 | Click Unified Computing System (UCS) Complete Software Bundle. |
Step 7 |
Under the Latest Releases folder, click the link for the latest 1.3(1) release. If you do not see Cisco UCS, Release 1.3(1) in the Latest Releases folder, expand . |
Step 8 | Click the Release Notes link to download the latest version of the Release Notes. |
Step 9 | Click one of the following buttons and follow the instructions provided: |
Step 10 | Follow the prompts to complete your download of the image. |
Step 11 | Read the Release Notes before upgrading Cisco UCS. |
Download the firmware image to the fabric interconnect.
You can use the same procedure to download a single firmware image to the fabric interconnect.
Note |
In a cluster setup, the firmware package is downloaded to both fabric interconnects, regardless of which fabric interconnect is used to initiate the download. Cisco UCS Manager maintains all packages and images in both fabric interconnects in sync. If one fabric interconnect is down, the download still finishes successfully. The images are synced to the other fabric interconnect when it comes back online. |
Obtain the firmware packages or images from Cisco.
Update the firmware on the endpoints.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
Step 2 | On the Admin tab, click the Equipment node. |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, click the Firmware Management tab. |
Step 4 | On the Packages subtab, click the + icon next to a package to view its contents. |
Step 5 | To take a snapshot of the package contents, do the following: |
You can cancel an image download only while it is in progress. After the image has downloaded, deleting the download task does not delete the image that was downloaded.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
Step 2 | Expand the Equipment node. |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, select the Firmware Management tab. |
Step 4 | On the Download Tasks tab, right-click the task you want to cancel and select Delete. |
If an image download fails, check whether the bootflash on the fabric interconnect or fabric interconnects in the Cisco UCS has sufficient available space.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
Step 2 | On the Equipment tab, expand . |
Step 3 | Click the fabric interconnect on which you want to check the available space. |
Step 4 | In the Work pane, click the General tab. |
Step 5 |
Expand the Local Storage Information area. When you download a firmware image bundle, a fabric interconnect needs at least twice as much available space as the size of the firmware image bundle. If the bootflash does not have sufficient space, delete the obsolete firmware, core files, and other unneeded objects from the fabric interconnect. |
For releases prior to Cisco UCS, Release 1.3(1), you cannot delete firmware packages from the Packages tab. After you delete all images from the package, Cisco UCS Manager removes the packages.
We recommend that you determine the contents of a firmware package before you delete the package and its contents.
Step 1 | In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab. |
Step 2 | On the Equipment tab, click the Equipment node. |
Step 3 | In the Work pane, click the Firmware Management tab. |
Step 4 | On the Firmware Management tab, click the Images tab. |
Step 5 |
In the table, click the image that you want to delete. You can use the Shift key or Ctrl key to select multiple entries. |
Step 6 | Right-click the highlighted image or images and choose Delete. |
Step 7 | If Cisco UCS Manager GUI displays a confirmation dialog box, click Yes. |