Cisco UCS C460 M4 - User Manual

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Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Upgrade Guide for
Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs
Caution You must follow the procedures in this guide when upgrading an existing server to use Intel Xeon v3
Series CPUs. Failure to follow these procedures might result in a non-bootable server.
This document describes the process for successfully upgrading a Cisco UCS C-Series server to use Intel
Xeon v3 Series CPUs. Downgrade scenarios are also covered.
The procedures in this guide support the following server:
• Cisco UCS C460 M4 server
Note To successfully upgrade a Cisco UCS C460 M4 server to use Intel Xeon v3 CPUs, you must also
update the firmware and update the memory risers and DIMMs to DDR4 versions.
This document contains the following sections:
• Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements, page 2
• Upgrading to Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs, page 4
• Downgrading From Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs, page 8
• TPM 2.0 Considerations, page 10

Summary

Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements

Cisco UCS C460 M4 Minimum Software and Firmware Requirements

Minimum software and firmware versions required for the Cisco UCS C460 M4 server to support Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs.

Low-Level Firmware Requirements

Details on low-level server firmware requirements and its role in server component control.

Initiating a Low-Level Firmware Update Using the Cisco IMC GUI interface

Steps to update low-level firmware via the Cisco IMC GUI interface.

Initiating a Low-Level Firmware Update Using the Cisco IMC CLI interface

Steps to update low-level firmware via the Cisco IMC CLI interface.

Upgrading to Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs

Upgrade Scenario 1: UCSM-Managed C-Series Server

Procedure for upgrading a UCSM-managed C-Series server to Intel Xeon v3 CPUs.

Upgrade Scenario 2: Standalone Server

Procedure for upgrading a standalone C-Series server to Intel Xeon v3 CPUs.

Upgrade Scenario 3: Standalone Server RMA; BIOS on Spare Server is Earlier Than the Minimum Version

Procedure for upgrading a replacement server with an earlier BIOS version.

Downgrading From Intel Xeon v3 Series CPUs

Downgrade Scenario 1: UCSM-Managed Server

Procedure to downgrade a UCSM-managed server to earlier CPUs and memory.

Downgrade Scenario 2: Standalone Server

Procedure to downgrade a standalone server to earlier CPUs and memory.

TPM 2.0 Considerations

TPM Matrix by Intel CPU Version

Table detailing TPM version support based on Intel CPU and firmware versions.

Cisco UCS C460 M4 Specifications