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Unregistering vCenter

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4. In vSphere Client, on the Dell tab, shutdown the 1.0 virtual appliance by selecting the virtual

appliance, right click, and then select Power->Shutdown Guest.

5. Deploy an updated version of the Dell Management Plug-in OVF from the vSphere Client, set

the admin password, and configure network or time zone for the appliance through the

appliance console UI so that the updated appliance has same network address as 1.0 appliance.

See Installation for details on OVF Deployment

6. Clear the browser cache.

7. Login into the Administration Portal of the updated virtual appliance, and register the

appliance with the same vCenter used with the old appliance. See Installation for details on

vCenter registration.

8. Re-upload the product license file that was included as part of the product package. See

Licensing for details on uploading license file.

9. Restore your data that was earlier backed up from the network share to the updated appliance.

Restoring the 1.0 appliance data to the 1.5 appliance

1. In the Administration Portal, on the Backup and Restore Settings window, do the following:

a. Click Restore Now.

b. Use the Browse button to navigate to the file path of the backed up 1.0 appliance file.