Administrator Guide

Updating Storage Center
Update a Storage Center to the latest version using the Dell Storage Manager Client connected directly to the Storage Center, or
connected to a Data Collector. Updating using the
Dell Storage Manager Client requires SupportAssist to be enabled or the Storage
Center
Update Utility. For more information on the Storage Center Update Utility, see Using the Storage Center Update Utility.
The Dell Storage Manager Client displays the current update status of all Storage Centers managed by the Data Collector in the
Summary tab.
Update Storage Center Software
Update Storage Center software with the Dell Storage Manager Client connected directly to a Storage Center, or to a Data
Collector.
Prerequisites
• SupportAssist must be enabled or the Storage Center Update Utility is congured.
• This option is available for Storage Center version 6.6 and later.
About this task
The type of update will determine the options displayed in the dialogs below.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Actions → System → Check for Update.
The Update Storage Center dialog box appears and checks for an update.
3. Select an Update Action:
• Select Download and Install Now to download and apply the update immediately.
• Select Download Now and Install Later to download the update right away and install later.
4. Select an Installation Type:
• To apply all updates including those aecting service, select Apply all updates.
• To apply non-service aecting updates to required components, select Apply required components — Non-Service
Aecting.
• To apply all updates to required components, select Apply required components — Service Aecting.
• To apply only non-service aecting updates, select Apply non-service aecting updates.
NOTE: Service-aecting installation types require a controller outage. Service will be interrupted.
5. Click OK.
6. (Optional) If you select Apply all updates and Download and Install now, the Download and Install Update Conrmation
dialog appears. Enter the Storage Center Administrator Username and Password to continue.
The Update Storage Center dialog appears. This dialog displays details of the installation process and updates those details
every 30 seconds. This is also displayed as a blue message bar in the Summary tab, and in the update status column of the
Storage Center details. In case of an update failure, click Retry to restart the interrupted process.
7. Click OK.
If the update is service aecting, the connection between Storage Manager and Storage Center will be lost.
Using the Storage Center Update Utility
The Storage Center Update Utility acts as an update server for Storage Centers without an internet connection or with Dell
SupportAssist disabled. To use the Storage Center Update Utility to update Storage Center software, install the utility, load an update
package, and start the service. Then, if the Storage Center is congured to use the Storage Center Update Utility, manually check
for an update and update the Storage Center software. If a Storage Center is congured to use the Storage Center Update Utility,
you must check for updates manually.
For more information on installing and setting up the Storage Center Update Utility, see the Dell Storage Center Update Utility
Administrator’s Guide.
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