Deployment Guide
10 Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft Cloud Platform System Standard
How to check which update package is installed
To check the version of the update package that is currently installed on the stamp, do the following:
1. On the Console VM, open the DeploymentManifest.xml file at the path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Cloud Solutions\DeployDriver\Manifests.
2. At the top of the file, look for the following entries:
• “Version=”: This is the version of the Dell-provided update package.
• “MicrosoftVersion=”: This is the version of the Microsoft-specific updates that were incorporated in
the Dell-provided update package, for example:
"MicrosoftVersion": "1.0.1803.21000"
The third value (1803 in the example) indicates the year and month of the Microsoft update package.
When to run the update package
Dell recommends that the package be running during a scheduled maintenance window, or when there is low
activity. There is associated downtime for the infrastructure VMs if the package installs updates that require a
server restart on the VMs.
The patch and update mechanism does not target tenant workloads for software updates, so tenant VMs
should not typically experience downtime. However, if an update package contains driver and firmware
updates, there may be associated downtime. Check the information that is provided with the update package.
Update 2003 contains three distinct phases:
• 2003 Patch and Update Prerequisites
• Step 1: Run the 2003 DellEMC P&U package (DHCS_Update_2003_Run_First)
• Step 2: Upgrade the Intel NIC Driver
• Step 3: Run the 2003 Microsoft P&U package (DHCS_Update_2003_Run_Second)
CAUTION: The only supported sequence for running the packages is as follows:
1. Prerequisites
2. DellEMC P&U package (DHCS_Update_2003_Run_First)
3. Apply New NIC Driver
4. Microsoft P&U package (DHCS_Update_2003_Run_Second)
If you deviate from this sequence, the P&U process will fail.
If you receive an error when running one package, rerun that same package again. Do not run an earlier
package.
Run these phases sequentially in the same maintenance window, or in separate time blocks if needed. Each
of these procedures is described in the sections that follow.