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Activating the Cisco UCS Manager Software
Procedure
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 Installed Firmware tab, click Activate Firmware.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI opens the Activate Firmware dialog box and verifies the firmware versions for
all endpoints in the Cisco UCS domain. This step may take a few minutes, depending upon the number of
chassis and servers.
Step 5
On the UCS Manager row of the Activate Firmware dialog box, do the following:
a) From the drop-down list in the Startup Version column, select the version to which you want to update
the software.
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) Click OK.
Cisco UCS Manager disconnects all active sessions, logs out all users, and activates the software. When the
upgrade is complete, you are prompted to log back in. If you are prompted to re-login immediately after being
disconnected, the login will fail. You must wait until the activation of Cisco UCS Manager is completed,
which takes a few minutes.
Cisco UCS Manager makes the selected version the startup version andschedules the activation to occur when
the fabric interconnects are upgraded.
Activating the Firmware on a Subordinate Fabric Interconnect
Before You Begin
Determine which fabric interconnect in the cluster is the subordinate fabric interconnect.
Procedure
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 Installed Firmware tab, click Activate Firmware.
Cisco UCS Manager GUI opens the Activate Firmware dialog box and verifies the firmware versions for
all endpoints in the Cisco UCS domain. This step may take a few minutes, depending upon the number of
chassis and servers.
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Directly Upgrading Firmware at Endpoints