Cisco UCS B200 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for
E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs
First Published: June 20, 2016
Introduction
This document describes the process for upgrading a Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Server that is currently
running E5-2600 v3 CPUs to use Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs. Minimum software support and upgrade and
downgrade scenarios are described, including the following:
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are Earlier Than the Minimum Supported
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Release Version, and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are at the Minimum Supported Release Version,
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and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager Software is the Minimum Supported Release Version, the Server has
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Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs, and the BIOS Software is Earlier Than the Minimum Supported Release
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Caution
Failure to follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading an existing server to use Intel E5-2600 v4
Series CPUs might result in a non-bootable server.
Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements
The minimum software and firmware versions that are required for the Cisco UCS B200 M4 blade server to
support Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs are listed in the following table.
Table 1: Software and Firmware Minimum Version Requirements
Minimum VersionSoftware or Firmware
Cisco UCS Manager
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7) (See the following Note for information about
additional supported versions.)
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7)Server CIMC
Release 3.1(1) or 2.2(7)Server BIOS
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Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are Earlier Than the Minimum Supported Release Version,
and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Introduction
Note
Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) introduced a server pack feature that allows Intel E5-2600 v4 CPUs
to run with Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(4) or later, provided that the CIMC, BIOS, and Capability
Catalog are all running Release 2.2(7) or later.
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are Earlier Than the
Minimum Supported Release Version, and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3
Series CPUs
Before You Begin
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
The Cisco UCS Manager software is at a version earlier than the minimum required version.
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The server is at a BIOS/CIMC version earlier than the minimum required version.
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The server is using CPUs earlier than Intel E5-2600 v4 Series.
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Upgrade the Cisco UCS Manager infrastructure firmware to Release 2.2(4) or later.
Upgrade the Capability Catalog to Release 2.2(7) or later. Use the procedures in the Cisco UCS Manager Firmware
Management Guide to update the Capability Catalog.
Use Cisco UCS Manager to upgrade and activate the server CIMC to Release 2.2(7) or later. Use the procedures in the
appropriate upgrade guide (depending on your current software version): Cisco UCS Manager Upgrade Guides.
Use Cisco UCS Manager to upgrade and activate the server BIOS to Release 2.2(7) or later. Use the procedures in the
appropriate upgrade guide (depending on your current software version): Cisco UCS Manager Upgrade Guides.
Disassociate the server in Cisco UCS Manager.
Power off the server.
Remove the server from the chassis.
Replace the CPUs with the Intel E5-2600 v4 Series CPUs. At this time, you might also be upgrading the memory to
2400 MHz DIMMs or making other server configuration changes. Use the procedures in the Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade
Server Installation and Service Note.
Reinsert the server in the chassis.
Wait for Cisco UCS Manager to automatically discover the server.
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Wait for Cisco UCS Manager to automatically activate the board controller version.
Note
At this point, the Health LED of the server shows a critical fault and Cisco UCS Manager reports a generic error
message: WILL_BOOT_FAULT: Sensor failure asserted. This error occurs because a board controller activation
is required, which is described in the next step.
The show image command in the sequence below lists the board controller versions that are available for the
server. Always activate the latest board controller image version when you use the activate firmware command.
The server automatically reboots after it exectues the commit-buffer command.Note
# scope server <chassis/srever>
# scope boardcontroller
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Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are at the Minimum Supported Release Version, and the
Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
# show image
# activate firmware <boardcontroller version>.0 force
# commit-buffer
Do not continue with the next step until board controller activation completes. Verify that the activation is complete by
using the show image command to see that Activate-Status returns Ready. This process takes a few minutes to complete
successfully.
# show version
Boardcontroller:
Running-Vers: x.0
Package_Vers:
Activate-Status: Ready
Use the Cisco UCS Manager GUI to clear the WILL_BOOT_FAULT and reset the server CIMC:
a) In the Navigation pane, click the Equipment tab.
b) On the Equipment tab, expand Equipment > Chassis > Chassis number > Servers, then choose your server.
c) In the Work pane, click the General tab.
d) In the Actions area, click Recover Server.
e) In the Recover Server dialog, click Reset CIMC (Server Controller), then click OK.
Wait for CIMC to reboot and for Cisco UCS Manager to do a shallow discovery of the server. This process takes two
to three minutes. At the end of the process, the WILL_BOOT_FAULT is cleared.
Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are at the Minimum
Supported Release Version, and the Server has Intel E5-2600 v3 Series CPUs
Before You Begin
This scenario assumes the following conditions:
The Cisco UCS Manager software is at Release 2.2(4), which is the minimum required version, or a
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later version.
The server is running a BIOS/CIMC version that is the minimum required version or a later version.
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