Administrator Guide

4. Click Download File, click For Single File Download via Browser, and click Download Now.
The File Download dialog is displayed.
5. Click Save to download the latest system software upgrade file to the DR Series system that is running the browser
session started by the DR Series administrator.
6. Using the DR Series system GUI, select Support, and click the Software Upgrade link (or select Support →
Software Upgrade).
The Software Upgrade page is displayed.
7. Type the path of the software upgrade file in the Select the upgrade file from local disk (or click Browse..., and
navigate to the location where you downloaded the system software upgrade file).
8. Select the software upgrade file, and click Open.
9. Click Start Upgrade.
When you initiate a DR Series system software upgrade, the navigation panel displays only the Support page and
the Software Upgrade option.
The administrator that initiated the software upgrade (known as the initiator administrator) sees a System
Information pane that displays an alert and upgrade status, and the Current Version and Upgrade History versions
of the DR Series system software listed in the Software Info pane.
All other administrators that may be logged into DR Series system (excluding the initiator administrator), only.
There are only three possible outcomes during a DR Series system software upgrade operation:
– Upgrade has completed successfully—no reboot is required.
– Upgrade has completed successfully—but a reboot is required (click Reboot in the Software Upgrade
page).
– Upgrade has failed.
ANMERKUNG: If the DR Series system software upgrade operation fails, you can reboot the system and
attempt another software upgrade operation using the DR Series system GUI. If this is unsuccessful, you can
use the DR Series system CLI system --show command to view the current System State status. DR Series
system software upgrades can also be performed using the DR Series system CLI. For details, see the Dell DR
Series System Command Line Reference Guide at dell.com/support/manuals/. If both the DR Series system
GUI and CLI attempts are unsuccessful, contact Dell Support for assistance.
Restore Manager (RM)
The Dell Restore Manager (RM) utility can be used to restore the DR Series system software. RM can be used when a
non-recoverable hardware or software failure prevents the DR Series system from functioning correctly.
RM can also be used to reset the system back to its initial factory settings when moving it from a test environment to a
production environment. RM supports the following two modes:
• Recover Appliance—in Recover Appliance mode, RM reinstalls the operating system and attempts to recover
the prior system configuration and the data residing in the containers.
ANMERKUNG: To use the Recover Appliance mode, you must use an RM build that is compatible with the
DR Series system software version that was running before the OS reset was attempted.
• Factory Reset—in a Factory Reset mode, RM reinstalls the operating system and resets the system
configuration back to the original factory state. It is important to note that when doing a factory reset, all of the
containers and the data in the containers gets deleted.
VORSICHT: Using the Factory Reset mode deletes all of the DR Series system data. The Factory Reset mode must
only be used when the container data is no longer needed.
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