Cisco - UCS - Upgrade Firmware

1. Basic Concept

• Download Firmware

• This refers to copying the Firmware Bundle packages into the UCS System. Think of this as moving the bundles into a Staging Area, or "uploading” the bundles to the UCS system 

• Update Firmware

• Virtually all components in the UCS ecosystem have a "running firmware version" and a "startup firmware version". Running an Update will install the firmware on a component, and set it as the new startup version (but won’t make it active)

• The update stage applies only to the following endpoints:

• Adapters

• CIMCs

• I/O modules 

Useful link

Downloading and Managing Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager 

Download Software

2. Video Guide

Other case

Updating Firmware for Cisco UCS C Series Servers with Cisco UCS Host Upgrade Utility 

Upgrading Firmware on Cisco UCS C-Series 

HOW TO: Upgrade Cisco UCS Manager, Fabric Interconnects, I/O Modules and B-Series blade server firmware 

CISCO UCS Firmware Update Process 

How To: Cisco UCS Firmware Upgrade