Filter
Top Products
Step 5
From the Filter drop-down list on the menu bar, choose Fabric Interconnects.
Step 6
On the menu bar, check the Ignore Compatibility Check check box.
Step 7
On the row of the Activate Firmware dialog box for the subordinate fabric interconnect, do the following:
a) In the Kernel row, choose the firmware version to which you want to upgrade from the drop-down list in
the Startup Version column.
b) In the System row, choose the firmware version to which you want to upgrade from the drop-down list
in the Startup Version column.
Step 8
Click Apply.
Cisco UCS Manager updates and activates the firmware and reboots the fabric interconnect and any I/O
module in the data path to that fabric interconnect, disrupting data traffic to and from that fabric interconnect.
However, assuming the Cisco UCS domain is configured to permit traffic and port failover, data traffic fails
over to the primary fabric interconnect and is not disrupted.
Step 9
Verify the high availability status of the subordinate fabric interconnect.
If the High Availability Details area for the fabric interconnect does not show the following values, contact
Cisco Technical Support immediately. Do not continue to update the primary fabric interconnect.
Required ValueField Name
YesReady field
UpState field
What to Do Next
If the high availability status of the subordinate fabric interconnect contains the required values, update and
activate the primary fabric interconnect.
Activating the Firmware on a Primary Fabric Interconnect
This procedure continues directly from Activating the Firmware on a Subordinate Fabric Interconnect, on
page 219 and assumes you are on the Firmware Management tab.
Before You Begin
Activate the subordinate fabric interconnect.
Procedure
Step 1
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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