Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Using PowerFlex Manager

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Update firmware and software

You can update the firmware and software for a resource that is associated with a PowerFlex Gateway, switch, or PowerFlex node as long as it is not part of a service. If the firmware or software is not compliant with the default compliance catalog, you can update the firmware or software to the minimum recommended level.

About this task

If the PowerFlex Gateway, switch, or PowerFlex node is part of a service, see the Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Upgrade Guide for more information.

A firmware update on a VMware cluster is successful only if the cluster is properly configured for HA. For example, the host system can be set to maintenance mode and the virtual machines can be moved from one host to another in the cluster.

A firmware or software update on a node that is part of a cluster is successful only if the node is set to maintenance mode. PowerFlex Manager sets nodes in a cluster to maintenance mode before performing an update. To ensure that the node remains in maintenance mode, ensure that there are other nodes available in the cluster to host the virtual machines of the node being updated.

If you use the Resources pane to update a resource that is part of a cluster, which is not added to PowerFlex Manager, the PowerFlex node will not be put into maintenance mode. If the host is not manually placed in maintenance mode, an outage occurs.

Steps

  1. On the menu bar, click Resources.
  2. Select the check box for one or more resources and click Update Resources.
  3. On the Update Details page, confirm that all the information is correct. For a PowerFlex Gateway, reconfigure one or more nodes before proceeding with the update.
  4. Click Next.
  5. On the Summary page, select one of the following options:
    • Allow PowerFlex Manager to perform firmware and software updates now—Select this option to update the firmware and software immediately. PowerFlex Manager applies the firmware updates and reboots the selected resources immediately. If the resource is in use, this update could be disruptive.
    • Schedule firmware and software updates—Select this option and indicate the date and time to update the firmware and software.

      PowerFlex Manager applies the firmware updates at the selected date and time and reboots the selected resources. If the resource is in use, this update could be disruptive.

  6. If you are updating a PowerFlex Gateway, type UPDATE POWERFLEX to confirm that you are ready to proceed with the update.
  7. Click Finish.

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