Dell Unity: How to Prepare Unity OE Code for Upgrade After Staging it From CloudIQ

Summary: This article explains the procedure that must be followed in the Unity system after staging OE code from CloudIQ.

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Instructions

In CloudIQ, go to Manage > System Updates > select relevant Unity System > select Stage to Array.
You see:
Screenshot of CloudIQ menu selections

Once the staging of the OE code is complete, follow the below steps on the Unity system:
  1. Run the following command. It lists the downloaded OE details with its ID. Pick up the ID.
uemcli -d <Unity_IP_address> -u <admin_username> -p <password> /sys/soft/ver show -detail

Screenshot of detail command
  1. Run the following command:
uemcli -d <Unity_IP_address> -u <admin_username> -p <password> /sys/soft/ver -id <ID of downloaded OE> prepare
 
screenshot of prepare command
  1. Run the following command again. OE type should also show up as a candidate as below:
uemcli -d <Unity_IP_address> -u <admin_username> -p <password> /sys/soft/ver show -detail
 
​​​​​​​ Screenshot of detail command again
  1. Unisphere also picks up the candidate OE details once the Prepared operation is completed successfully.
​​​​​​​ Screenshot of Unisphere candidate OE details

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC Unity Family
Article Properties
Article Number: 000219935
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2024
Version:  3
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