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The following script will download firmware packages and then upload them to UCSM (Multiple instances if necessary).
The script will also download the latest drivers ISO's for UCS B-Series and C-Series Servers.
11/7 - Added local bootflash storage check to assure the image can be uploaded without error.
See the Below Help file for instructions.
.SYNOPSIS
Get and Send Firmware Packages to UCS
.DESCRIPTION
Downloads firmware packages from support.cisco.com and uploads images to UCSM
.PARAMETER UCSMIP
IP Address or comma separated set if IP Addresses of the UCSM instance/s. If an IP is entered here the UCSM .csv list will be ignored.
.PARAMETER GetLatest
Get the latest version of UCSM Firmware
.PARAMETER UCSMCSV
Full path to a .csv formatted list of UCSM IP's to interact with. Must be 2 rows with a "UCSM" header in row 1, and a "IP" header in row 2.
.PARAMETER VERSION
Target version you want to deploy. Valid formats are x.x.xx or x.x(xx). Example 2.0.2q | 2.0(2q).
.PARAMETER OUTPUTDIR
Directory you want the images downloaded too. Defaults to "C:\UCSMImages"
If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
.PARAMETER Drivers
Include Drivers .iso's (Always Latest)
.PARAMETER IncludeCSeries
Include C-Series server package. (By default C-Series packages will not be downloaded)
.EXAMPLE
Update-UcsFirmwarePackages -UCSIP "10.10.10.1,10.10.10.2,10.10.10.3" -GetLatest -Drivers
.EXAMPLE
Update-UcsFirmwarePackages -UCSIP "10.10.10.1,10.10.10.2,10.10.10.3" -version "2.0(2Q)"
.EXAMPLE
Update-UcsFirmwarePackages -UCSCSV "C:\zInput\ucsmList.csv" -version "2.0(2q)"
.Example
Update-UcsFirmwarePackages -UCSCSV "C:\zInput\ucsmList.csv" -version "2.0(2q)" -OUTPUTDIR \\MyComputer\MyUcsImages
.Example
Update-UcsFirmwarePackages -UCSCSV "C:\zInput\ucsmList.csv" -version "2.0(2q)" -IncludeCSeries
.NOTES
Author: Chris Shockey, Architect, Cisco Advanced Services
Email: chris.shockey@cisco.com
Version: 1_0
.LINK
http://developer.cisco.com
