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Cisco UCS B420 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for
E5-4600 v4 Series CPUs

First Published: July 13, 2016

Introduction

This document describes the process for upgrading a Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server that is currently
running E5-4600 v3 CPUs to use Intel E5-4600 v4 Series CPUs. Minimum software support and upgrade and
downgrade scenarios are described, including the following:

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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 E5-4600 v3 Series CPUs

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Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager and the BIOS Software are at the Minimum Supported Release Version,
and the Server has Intel E5-4600 v3 Series CPUs

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Upgrade Scenario: UCS Manager Software is the Minimum Supported Release Version, the Server has
Intel E5-4600 v4 Series CPUs, and the BIOS Software is Earlier Than the Minimum Supported Release
Version

Failure to follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading an existing server to use Intel E5-4600 v4
Series CPUs might result in a non-bootable server.

Caution

Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements

The minimum software and firmware versions that are required for the Cisco UCS B420 M4 blade server to
support Intel E5-4600 v4 Series CPUs are listed in the following table.

Table 1: Software and Firmware Minimum Version Requirements

Minimum Version

Software or Firmware

Release 3.1(2) or 2.2(8) (See the following Note for information about
additional supported versions.)

Cisco UCS Manager

Release 3.1(2) or 2.2(8)

Server CIMC

Release 3.1(2) or 2.2(8)

Server BIOS

Cisco UCS B420 M4 Server Upgrade Guide for E5-4600 v4 Series CPUs