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Which three firmware components does the Host Upgrade Utility upgrade? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is B. LAN on Motherboard D. CIMC E. System BIOS. The Cisco Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) is a bootable ISO tool used to upgrade firmware on individual C-Series rack-mount servers and targets only on-board server components. It upgrades LAN on Motherboard, CIMC, and System BIOS but does not touch UCS fabric infrastructure…
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Which three firmware components does the Host Upgrade Utility upgrade? (Choose three.)
Options
- AFabric Interconnect firmware
- BLAN on Motherboard
- CCisco UCS Manager
- DCIMC
- ESystem BIOS
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- B72% (28)
- C10% (4)
Why each option
The Cisco Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) is a bootable ISO tool used to upgrade firmware on individual C-Series rack-mount servers and targets only on-board server components. It upgrades LAN on Motherboard, CIMC, and System BIOS but does not touch UCS fabric infrastructure components.
Fabric Interconnect firmware is part of the UCS infrastructure layer and is upgraded through Cisco UCS Manager, not through the Host Upgrade Utility which is scoped only to standalone C-Series server components.
LAN on Motherboard (LOM) is an on-board network component whose firmware is within the HUU's scope for C-Series server firmware management.
Cisco UCS Manager is a management platform with its own dedicated upgrade procedure and is not a server-level firmware component targeted by the Host Upgrade Utility.
CIMC is the on-board management controller for C-Series servers and is one of the primary firmware targets the HUU is designed to update.
System BIOS is a core server-level firmware component that HUU manages, ensuring compatibility between BIOS, CIMC, and other on-board firmware after an upgrade.
Concept tested: Cisco Host Upgrade Utility firmware component scope
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-rack-servers/products-user-guide-list.html
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