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Upgrade Cisco UCS Server Firmware with Host Update Utility

Upgrade Cisco UCS Server Firmware with Host Update Utility

Upgrading server firmware is an integral part of patching your infrastructure. Typically, device firmware is installed prior to upgrading your OS/hypervisor. In this scenario, we will be upgrading Cisco UCS server firmware via the Host Update Utility (HUU). This specific server/host is running VMware ESXi. It is also worth noting, this process is also revelevant on how to upgrade Cisco CIMC. Before we get into the actual server firmware patching, let’s talk about drivers vs firmware as these two may…

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Identify NIC Driver and Firmware Versions with ESXCLI

Identify NIC Driver and Firmware Versions with ESXCLI

Quick byte today – Last week, we discussed an HPE advisory affecting certain network adapters on VMware hosts.  The advisory pertained to specific firmware and driver versions. If you need to identify or verify such network card information, it is possible to pull that data via ESXCLI commands. In this post, we will get a list of installed NICs as well as individual driver and firmware versions. First, let’s get a list of the installed NICs. To do so, SSH…

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