Running firmware update wizard for vSAN host
About this task
- DRS is enabled.
- Host is not in maintenance mode.
- vSAN data objects are healthy.
To skip the above checks, clear the Check Pre-Requisite check box on the Schedule Firmware Update page.
- The selected drivers and firmware versions are compliant as per the VMware vSAN guidelines. Selected drivers are installed before the firmware update.
- The cluster satisfies the vSAN requirements for the selected data migration option.
- Rerun the inventory after enabling vSAN.
- The host from vCenter for which the firmware update job is in progress.
- The connection profile of the host for which the firmware update job is in progress.
To perform the firmware update for a single host, perform the following steps:
Steps
To access the firmware update wizard, in OpenManage Integration, click Hosts and perform either of the following actions:
- Right-click a host, select .
- On the Hosts page, click a host, and then select .
- In the Navigator pane, select a host, and then click .
- In the Navigator pane, select a host, and then click .
NOTE: If you upgrade from an earlier version of OMIVV to the available version and there is already a firmware update job that is scheduled, you can launch the firmware update wizard on the same host after you back up the OMIVV database and restore it to the available version.On the Welcome page, read the instructions, click Next.
The Select Update Source page is displayed.
On the Select Update Source page, do the following:
Select the driver repository profile and firmware repository profile from the drop-down.
If Baseline repository is associated in Cluster profile, the associated Firmware and Driver repositories are automatically selected.
From the Select an Update Bundle drop-down, select an appropriate update bundle for your systems. Click Next.
The Driver Selection page is displayed. The page displays the details of driver component such as hostname, Service Tag, Component Name, Vendor, Package Name, Current, Available, Update applicable.To load a single firmware update from a file, select Single DUP. If you select Single DUP, go to step 4.
A single DUP can reside on a CIFS or NFS share that is accessible by the virtual appliance. Enter the File Location in one of the following formats:- NFS share—<host>:/<share_path/FileName.exe
- CIFS share—\\<host accessible share
path>\<FileName>.exe
For CIFS share, OMIVV prompts you to enter the username and password in a domain format that can access the share drive.
NOTE: OMIVV supports only Server Message Block(SMB) version 1.0 and SMB version 2.0 based CIFS shares.
On the Driver Selection page, select the driver components that require update, and click Next.
When you select a driver component for update, all the components in the package are selected.
The Select Components page is displayed. The page displays the details of components such as hostname, Service Tag, Model Name, Component, Current, Available, Criticality.Use the check boxes to select at least one firmware component from the list, and then click Next.
The components that are either in a downgrade or currently scheduled for update cannot be selected. You can select the components that are listed for downgrade by selecting the Allow Downgrade option.
The Schedule Firmware Update page is displayed.To filter comma-separated values from the content of the various components of the data grid, use Filter.
You can also drag columns within the component data grid. If you want to export from the wizard, click
.
On the Schedule Firmware Update page, do the following:
Specify job name in the Firmware Update Job Name field and description in the Firmware Update Description field, which is optional.
The firmware update job name is mandatory and ensures that you do not use a name that is already in use. If you purge the firmware update job name, you can reuse the job name again.
NOTE: By default, the Check Pre-Requisite check box is selected. The firmware update job is stopped if:- DRS is not enabled.
- Maintenance mode is enabled for some hosts in the cluster.
- The vSAN objects health is not healthy.
If you have issues while updating the firmware, click Delete Job Queue and Reset iDRAC. This may result in successful completion of the update process. This increases the overall update time that is required for job completion, cancels any pending jobs or activities that are scheduled on the iDRAC, and resets the iDRAC.
Enter the Maintenance Mode timeout value (in minutes). If the wait time goes beyond the specified time, the update job fails and enter maintenance task will be canceled or timed out. However, the components may get updated automatically when the host is rebooted.
NOTE: The minimum Maintenance Mode timeout value is 60 minutes.NOTE: The maximum Maintenance Mode timeout value is 1440 minutes.Select either of the following options:
- Select Update Now to start
the firmware update job immediately.
By default, Exit maintenance mode after firmware update completes option is selected.
By default, Move powered down and suspended virtual machines to other hosts in the cluster option is selected. Disabling this option disconnects the VM until the host device is online.
- To run the firmware update job later, select Schedule Update. You can schedule the firmware update
job 30 minutes from the current time.
- In the Calendar box, select the month and day.
- In the Time text box, type the time in HH: MM. The time is the OMIVV appliance time.
- To avoid a service interruption, select Apply updates on next reboot.
- To apply the update and reboot even if the host is not in maintenance mode, select Apply Updates, and Force Reboot without entering maintenance mode. It not recommended to use this method.
- Select Update Now to start
the firmware update job immediately.
Click Next.
The Summary page is displayed that provides details about all components for firmware update.Click Finish.