Upgrading From Version 1.0 To the Current Version

To upgrade from version 1.0 to the current version:
  1. Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Console displayed in the vSphere vCenter Console tab for the virtual machine you want to configure or use the link from the Dell Management Console Settings page. The URL uses the following format and is case sensitive: https://<ApplianceIPAddress>

  2. In the Administration Console, to unregister the 1.0 appliance from any vCenter instances to which it is registered, select VCENTER REGISTRATIONUNREGISTER .

  3. To back up the virtual appliance data to a network share location, from the left-pane of the Administration Console, select BACKUP AND RESTORE.

  4. In vSphere, shut down the 1.0 virtual appliance.

  5. Deploy the new current version appliance OVF from the vSphere Client, set the administration password, and configure networking through the appliance console's user interface.

  6. To upgrade to the full product version, repeat Step 1.

  7. In the Administration Console Login dialog box, in the Enter Password below text box, enter the password, and then click Login.

  8. There is a Dell_Management_Center_license.bin file included in the product download package. This file contains your product license, and must be uploaded to your appliance. To upload the license file, in the Administration Console, on the vCenter Registration page, click Upload License.

  9. In the Upload License dialog box, click Browse to navigate to the license file.

  10. To upload the license file, click Upload.

  11. Restore the 1.0 user data that was backed up from the network share to the curent version appliance using current version Administration Console. See Restoring The Database From Backup.

  12. Register the new current version appliance to the vCenter instances, see Registering a vCenter Server.

  13. Close and reopen any vSphere Client instances that are running, to reload the new security certificate used for current version virtual appliance communication.

  14. After verifying the current version virtual appliance is functioning properly in your environment, you may remove the 1.0 virtual appliance.