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Chapter 2 Installing the Server
System BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware
System BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware
This section includes information about the system BIOS and it includes the following sections:
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Updating the BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware, page 2-15
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Accessing the System BIOS, page 2-16
Updating the BIOS and Cisco IMC Firmware
Caution
When you upgrade the BIOS firmware, you must also upgrade Cisco IMC firmware to the same version
or the server will not boot. Do not power on the server until the BIOS and Cisco IMC firmware are
matching or the server does not boot.
Cisco provides the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility to assist with simultaneously upgrading the BIOS, Cisco
IMC, and other firmware to compatible levels.
The server uses firmware obtained from and certified by Cisco. Cisco provides release notes with each
firmware image. There are several methods for updating the firmware:
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Recommended method for system components firmware update: Use the Cisco Host Upgrade
Utility to simultaneously upgrade Cisco IMC, BIOS, LOM, LSI storage controller, and Cisco UCS
VIC firmware to compatible levels.
See the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility Quick Reference Guide for your firmware level at the
documentation roadmap link below.
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You can upgrade the BIOS using the EFI interface, or upgrade from a Windows or Linux platform.
See the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server BIOS Upgrade Guide.
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You can upgrade Cisco IMC and BIOS firmware by using the Cisco IMC GUI interface.
See the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server Configuration Guide.
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You can upgrade Cisco IMC and BIOS firmware by using the Cisco IMC CLI interface.
See the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server CLI Configuration Guide.
For links to the documents listed above, see the documentation roadmap at the following URL:
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