Cisco Whiptail (Racerunner 4.x)

Before an upgrade to the Cisco UCS Invicta OS service pack can take place, ensure that these 
prerequisites are met:

You must be logged in as “admin” user.

Check the SD (boot devices) health on SSNs and the Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance using 
the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) to ensure that there are no degraded RAID 
devices. Contact TAC if there is a degraded RAID.

Check the RAID device health using the Cisco UCS Invicta GUI to make sure that there are no 
degraded RAID devices. Contact TAC if there is a degraded RAID

Follow the installation instructions provided noting product-specific differences between the Cisco UCS 
Invicta Scaling System, Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance, and Legacy Whiptail products.

Log into the SSRA only of the Cisco UCS Invicta Scaling System or Legacy Whiptail Invicta, or the 
Cisco UCS Invicta C3124SA Appliance or Legacy Whiptail Accela.

Navigate to the Support Settings page by doing one of the following:

For UCS Invicta Scaling Systems and Whiptail INVICTA (4.x), go to SSR Configuration > 
Support Settings.

For UCS Invicta Appliance Systems and Whiptail ACCELA (4.5.x), go to Array Configuration > 
Support Settings.

For Whiptail ACCELA (4.2x and 4.3.x), go to Node Configuration > Support Settings.

To begin the upgrade process, click System Update.

A dialog box opens that asks the Administrator to choose the system update file (service pack) that was 
downloaded from Cisco.com and saved locally.

To locate the patch file that was downloaded prior to starting the upgrade process, click Browse.

Confirm that the service pack release is correct.

Click Upload to load the service pack into the Cisco UCS Invicta System.

Once the file extraction is complete, click Continue on the Notice pop-up window.

Review and click Agree to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).

The upgrade process is now underway. This process can take up to 2 minutes to complete.

Click Close after the message “Installation Done” appears. 

No reboot is required.