Managing the Advanced Management Platform
Upgrading the Cisco UCS C220 Server on the Advanced
Management Platform
Use this procedure to prepare the ISO for a remote upgrade using a Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM)
switch.
Before you begin
If you are upgrading a Cisco UCS C220 Server on the Advanced Management Platform:
1
Power off or migrate VMs on the host being upgraded before running the upgrade procedure.
Refer to the
Cisco Host Upgrade Utility Release 1.4(4) Quick Start Guide
.
2
Find the ISO file download for your server online and download it to a temporary location
accessible from the Cisco UCS C220 being upgraded.
About this task
If you are upgrading a Cisco UCS C220 Server on the AMP, you lose management access to the
Converged System. Verify that the AMP VMs come back up and specific application services restart for
database servers, the VMware vCenter server, and associated VUM servers.
Procedure
1
Use a web browser to navigate to the CIMC Manager software on the server that you are
upgrading.
a
Type the CIMC IP address for the server in the address field of the browser.
b
Type your username and password.
c
From the toolbar, click
Launch KVM Console
.
d
The access method for the virtual media depends on the version of the KVM console that you
are using. If the KVM Console window has a
VM
tab, select that tab, otherwise, select
Tools
>
Launch Virtual Media
.
e
Click
Add Image
and select the downloaded ISO file.
f
In the
Client View
, select the checkbox in the
Mapped
column for the ISO file that you added
and then wait for mapping to complete. The KVM displays the progress in the
Details
section.
g
Verify the ISO file appears as a mapped remote device.
h
Boot the server and press
F6
when prompted to open the
Boot Menu
screen.
2
On the
Boot Menu
screen, select
Cisco Virtual CD/DVD
and press
Enter
. The server reboots
from the selected device.
3
When the server BIOS and CIMC firmware versions appear, at the
Have you read the Cisco
EULA
? prompt, type:
Y
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