Cisco Cisco UCS Director 5.5 Installation Guide
Step 5
In the ShellAdmin for the primary node and all service nodes, choose Apply patch to upgrade those nodes to Release
5.5.
5.5.
Step 6
When prompted, enter the location of the Release 5.5 patch.
ftp://username:password@hostname|IP_address/software_location_and_name
ftp://username:password@hostname|IP_address/software_location_and_name
Step 7
Wait for the download and installation to complete.
Step 8
When prompted, choose Start services to start services on the primary node and all services nodes and complete
the upgrade process.
the upgrade process.
After you apply the upgrade patch and complete that installation, choose the Start Services option of ShellAdmin
to start/restart the Cisco UCS Director services on the primary service nodes and complete the patch process.
The patch process is not complete or successful until the Cisco UCS Director services have started, Cisco UCS
Director is available, the login screen is displayed, and the admin user can log in to Cisco UCS Director.
to start/restart the Cisco UCS Director services on the primary service nodes and complete the patch process.
The patch process is not complete or successful until the Cisco UCS Director services have started, Cisco UCS
Director is available, the login screen is displayed, and the admin user can log in to Cisco UCS Director.
All Cisco UCS Director services must be started before you attempt to perform other ShellAdmin procedures,
such as apply additional patches, take a database backup, or restore a database from a backup.
such as apply additional patches, take a database backup, or restore a database from a backup.
Note
Step 9
When the upgrade is complete, choose Show Version in ShellAdmin to verify the current version of Cisco UCS
Director.
Director.
Upgrading Bare Metal Agent to Release 5.5
Before You Begin
• Upgrade Cisco UCS Director to Release 5.5.
If your system is running versions prior to release 5.4, then you must first migrate to Release 5.4, and
then upgrade to Release 5.5. For information on upgrading to release 5.5, see the Cisco UCS Director
Release 5.5 Upgrade Guide available at:
then upgrade to Release 5.5. For information on upgrading to release 5.5, see the Cisco UCS Director
Release 5.5 Upgrade Guide available at:
Step 1
Download the Bare Metal Agent, Release 5.5 patch to the existing Bare Metal Agent.
Step 2
Log in to the Bare Metal Agent console through PuTTY or another Secure Shell (SSH) client, using the default root
credentials shown or the root credentials for your system.
credentials shown or the root credentials for your system.
Username: root
Password: pxeboot
Step 3
Unzip the patch.
Step 4
Navigate to the directory of the unzipped file.
cd ucsd_bma_patch_5_5_0_0
Step 5
Run ./applyPatch.sh to apply the patch to Bare Metal Agent.
Step 6
Navigate to the /opt/infra directory.
Step 7
Run ./showBMAVersion.sh to verify that you have the correct version of Bare Metal Agent.
Step 8
Log in to Cisco UCS Director, Release 5.5, and choose Administration > Physical Accounts > Bare Metal Agents.
Step 9
Choose the account for the Bare Metal Agent that you have upgraded.
If your system has more than one instance of Bare Metal Agent, you can identify the correct account by the IP address.
If your system has more than one instance of Bare Metal Agent, you can identify the correct account by the IP address.
Cisco UCS Director Upgrade Guide, Release 5.5
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Overview of the Upgrade to Cisco UCS Director, Release 5.5
Upgrading Bare Metal Agent to Release 5.5