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Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers.
Step 3
Expand the node for the server for which you want to update the BIOS firmware.
Step 4
On the General tab, click the Inventory tab.
Step 5
Click the Motherboard tab.
Step 6
In the Actions area, click Update Bios Firmware.
Step 7
In the Update Firmware dialog box, do the following:
a) From the Version drop-down list, select the firmware version to which you want to update the server
BIOS.
b) (Optional) If you want to update the firmware regardless of any possible incompatibilities or currently
executing tasks, check the Force check box.
c) Click OK.
Cisco UCS Manager copies the selected server BIOS firmware package to the backup memory slot, where it
remains until you explicitly activate it.
The update is complete when the BIOS area of the Motherboard tab displays Ready in the Update Status
column for the Backup Version.
What to Do Next
Activate the firmware.
Activating the BIOS Firmware on a Server
Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
Step 2
On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis Number > Servers.
Step 3
Expand the node for the server for which you want to activate the updated BIOS firmware.
Step 4
On the General tab, click the Inventory tab.
Step 5
Click the Motherboard tab.
Step 6
In the Actions area, click Activate Bios Firmware.
Step 7
In the Activate Firmware dialog box, do the following:
a) Select the appropriate server BIOS version from the Version To Be Activated drop-down list.
b) (Optional) If you want to activate the firmware regardless of any possible incompatibilities or currently
executing tasks, check the Ignore Compatibility Check check box.
c) If you want to set the start up version and not change the version running on the server, check the Set
Startup Version Only check box.
If you configure Set Startup Version Only, the activated firmware moves into the pending-next-reboot
state and the server is not immediately rebooted. The activated firmware does not become the running
version of firmware until the server is rebooted.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Directly Upgrading Firmware at Endpoints