VxRail: How to Upgrade ADC Manually

Summary: How to manually upgrade Application Delivery Controller (ADC) on VxRail manager.

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Instructions

Prerequisites:

  • VxRail system version is 4.5.215 or later, or 4.7.001 or later.
  • Connectivity is enabled on the VxRail cluster.
  • Verify the current version of ADC on the VxRail Manager:
cat /mystic/telemetry/DCManager/conf/application.yml

Steps to upgrade ADC:

  1. Get the LATEST ADC patch from the Dell Support VxRail Software Drivers & Downloads website.
  2. Upload the ADC patch to VxRail Manager, under directory /tmp.
Use the below steps to upgrade ADC manually:
As an example, DCManager 1.5.302:
Change it to your downloaded ADC patch file name accordingly.
If the downloaded ADC package name is DCManager_v_1_5_302_for_7.0.x.tgz, rename it to DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz. The package name must be DCManager_v_<version>.tgz 
mystic@c2-vxm:/tmp> mv DCManager_v_1_5_302_for_7.0.x.tgz DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz
  1. SSH login to VxRail Manager using mystic account, then switch to root account, move /tmp/DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz to directory /mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update/
mystic@vxm:~> su
vxm:/home/mystic # mv /tmp/DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz /mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update/
  1. Run the below commands to apply the ADC patch:
vxm:# cd /mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update
vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update # ls
DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz  __init__.py  update_schedule.py

vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update # chown tcserver:pivotal DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz

vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update # su tcserver
Note: If the command returns error "bash: /home/tcserver/.bashrc: Permission denied" you can ignore it.

vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update> tar zxvf DCManager_v_1_5_302.tgz

tcserver@vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update> ../venv/bin/python DCManager_v_1_5_302/update.py
  1. Verify that the ADC version is updated:
tcserver@vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update> cat ../conf/application.yml
APP_VERSION: 1.5.302
  1. Check that all ADC services are running:
tcserver@vxm:/mystic/telemetry/DCManager/update> ../bin/status.sh
adc                              RUNNING   pid xxxxx, uptime xx:xx:xx
datapolicy                       RUNNING   pid xxxxx, uptime xx:xx:xx
datatransfer                     RUNNING   pid xxxxx, uptime xx:xx:xx
proactive_precheck               RUNNING   pid xxxxx, uptime xx:xx:xx
update                           RUNNING   pid xxxxx, uptime xx:xx:xx

In the output of the script named status.sh, focus on the service status, because:

  • After the ADC upgrade is completed, the named services in the first row may change.
  • PID depends on the OS and service status.
  • Uptime depends on the service start duration time.

Additional Information

ADC patch are found in the Dell Support VxRail Software Drivers & Downloads website

The patch file is the same for 4.5.x, 4.7.x, 7.0.x, and 8.0.x so you can download either one to do the upgrade.

An alternate way of updating ADC is to download the ADC package and use the script attached in this article:

# Use root
su

# Execute fully_re-install_dcmanager.sh with the new DCManager package as an argument.
# "/tmp/DCManager_v_1_5_341.tgz" is an example
cd /tmp/
bash fully_re-install_dcmanager.sh /tmp/DCManager_v_1_5_341.tgz
Article Properties
Article Number: 000019890
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 12 Nov 2025
Version:  11
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