Cisco Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server Manual Técnica
Components Used
The information in this document is based on Cisco UCS.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure
that you understand the potential impact of any command.
Network Diagram
A typical Cisco UCS topology looks something like this:
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Background Information
The Host Firmware Package enables you to specify firmware versions for different components and bundle
them together under one policy. The host firmware includes these server and adapter components:
them together under one policy. The host firmware includes these server and adapter components:
BIOS
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SAS controller
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Emulex Option ROM
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Emulex firmware
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QLogic option ROM
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Adapter firmware
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In order to upgrade the BIOS on a server blade or a server pool, you must create a Host Firmware that has
these components, and then push it to all servers associated with Service Profiles that include this policy.
these components, and then push it to all servers associated with Service Profiles that include this policy.
This Host Firmware Package policy ensures that the host firmware is identical on all servers associated with
service profiles that use the same policy. Therefore, if you move the service profile from one server to
another, the firmware versions are maintained.
service profiles that use the same policy. Therefore, if you move the service profile from one server to
another, the firmware versions are maintained.
You must include this Host Firmware Package policy in a service profile, and that service profile must be