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Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter: Installation, Purchase, Licensing, and Upgrade
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Editing the update repository path
Figure 5.
The Available Virtual Appliance Version indicates the version of the appliance represented by the
repository at the Update Repository Path location.
Updating the virtual appliance
1. In the Administration Portal, click Update Virtual Appliance.
2. Review the update information shown, and then click Update.
Updating the virtual appliance Figure 6.
After confirming the update, you are automatically logged out from the Administration Portal.
During the update progress, you cannot log back into the Administration Portal. However, you
can check the update progress by opening the appliance’s console from the Dell tab in VMware
vCenter. During the update, there are two reboots applied to the virtual appliance and all the
update activities are captured in the /usr/share/tomcat5/rpmupdate.log
Once the update completes, you can log in to the Administration Portal. From the APPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT window, you can verify the current version of your Dell Management Plug-in.