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Preliminary Activity Tasks .......................................................................................................3
Read, understand, and perform these tasks.................................................................................................3

Upgrading Unity Software .......................................................................................................6

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Preliminary Activity Tasks
This section may contain tasks that you must complete before performing this procedure.

Read, understand, and perform these tasks

1. Table 1 lists tasks, cautions, warnings, notes, and/or knowledgebase (KB) solutions that you need to
be aware of before performing this activity. Read, understand, and when necessary perform any
tasks contained in this table and any tasks contained in any associated knowledgebase solution.

Table 1 List of cautions, warnings, notes, and/or KB solutions related to this activity

000216765: Unity arrays running 5.3.0.0.5.120 code with SupportAssist enabled may experience an
SP panic after being up for approximately 2 months with a two SCG configuration or after
approximately 4 months with a single SCG configuration, or direct connect

000210339: Dell Unity: SupportAssist Limitations for Unity OE 5.3

000200921: Unity XT 480, 680 or 880 SP may panic after being up for more than 240 days.
Check if any SP has an uptime of over 240 days and perform proactive reboot of that SP before
an upgrade, or upgrade will fail.
The issue is fixed in OE 5.2.1.0.5.013 (5.2 SP1).

000201773: Dell Unity: After upgrade to Unity 5.2, Veritas InfoScale stops working (Dell Correctable)
Veritas InfoScale (known to impact 7.3.1 and 7.4.x, other versions may be impacted as well) stops
working after Unity code is upgraded to version 5.2.0.0.5.173

000199194: Refer to this article if you are upgrading a Unity system that has an advanced replication
topology.
If you have an advanced replication topology (fan-out or cascade), you must follow a specific
sequence when performing a nondisruptive upgrade (NDU).

528178: DTA 528178: Dell EMC Unity: Drive soft media errors may result in performance issues and
data unavailability (User Correctable)

2. This is a link to the top trending service topics. These topics may or not be related to this activity.
This is merely a proactive attempt to make you aware of any KB articles that may be associated with
this product.

Note: There may not be any top trending service topics for this product at any given time.

Dell Unity Top Service Topics

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Upgrading Unity Software

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Dell Unity™ Family
Upgrading Unity Software
Version 5.3

Part Number: H14977

May 2023
Rev. 12

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Additional resources......................................................................................................................4

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 5
About this document.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Types of software updates............................................................................................................................................... 5
Information on changes and new features in a release..............................................................................................5

Chapter 2: Plan the upgrade..........................................................................................................6

Upgrade readiness considerations...................................................................................................................................6
Common issues that can interrupt an upgrade............................................................................................................ 6
Time needed to complete an upgrade............................................................................................................................ 7
I/O activities during an upgrade.......................................................................................................................................7

Chapter 3: Perform the upgrade....................................................................................................8

Upgrade the system software.......................................................................................................................................... 8
Automatically reboot storage processors................................................................................................................ 9
Upgrade drive firmware..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Periodic upgrades to drive firmware............................................................................................................................. 10
Update language packs.................................................................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 4: Perform the upgrade using CLI commands.................................................................. 11

Install the Unisphere CLI client........................................................................................................................................11
Launch the Unisphere CLI client..................................................................................................................................... 11
Upgrade the system........................................................................................................................................................... 11
View system software versions................................................................................................................................ 12
Perform a system health check................................................................................................................................ 13
Upload an upgrade candidate....................................................................................................................................14
Create upgrade sessions............................................................................................................................................ 14
View upgrade sessions................................................................................................................................................16
Associated CLI commands............................................................................................................................................... 17
The show action command........................................................................................................................................ 17

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting upgrade issues.................................................................................20

Unable to upload the upgrade file................................................................................................................................. 20
Verify that the upgrade file is not corrupted..............................................................................................................20
Upgrade failed. What next?............................................................................................................................................20

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 Preface

As part of an improvement effort, revisions of the software and hardware are periodically released. Therefore, some functions
described in this document might not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use. The product
release notes provide the most up-to-date information on product features. Contact your technical support professional if a
product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document.

Where to get help

Support, product, and licensing information can be obtained as described below.

Product information
For product and feature documentation or release notes, go to Unity Technical Documentation at: dell.com/unitydocs.

Troubleshooting
For information about products, software updates, licensing, and service, go to Support (registration required) at: dell.com/
support. After logging in, locate the appropriate product page.

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Introduction
Topics:
• About this document
• Types of software updates
• Information on changes and new features in a release

About this document

This document provides information that you can use to understand, plan, and upgrade the Operating Environment software,
Drive Firmware, and Language Packs installed on your Unity storage system. It also includes information on some of the common
issues that can interrupt the upgrade and associated troubleshooting procedures. For more information about performing a
Unity Data-in-Place conversion to upgrade hardware, refer to the Unity Data-in-Place Conversion Guide.

Types of software updates

The storage system can have the following types of software updates:
● Operating Environment (OE) software (also called Unisphere)
● Drive firmware
● Language packs
Note the following:
● Software updates are available in an encrypted binary file format (.gpg). The encryption ensures that the contents of the file
are valid and not corrupted.
● OE software updates sometimes include system firmware and drive firmware upgrades. Such upgrades may take a bit longer
to complete.
● Language packs are associated to a relevant system OE version.
● Drive firmware versions do not match the system OE versions, and can be upgraded separately.

Information on changes and new features in a release

The Release Notes document includes information on the enhancements, fixed issues, and known issues in a release. When
applicable, it also includes information on specific upgrade instructions or considerations for a release.
The Release Notes document can be located on dell.com/support.

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Plan the upgrade
Topics:
• Upgrade readiness considerations
• Common issues that can interrupt an upgrade
• Time needed to complete an upgrade
• I/O activities during an upgrade

Upgrade readiness considerations

There is no way to cancel an upgrade that is in progress. Once you start the upgrade process, you must finish it. Before you
start the upgrade, consider the following:
● When you upload a new upgrade file onto your system, it replaces the previously uploaded version. There can only be one
upgrade candidate on the system at a time.
● You are prevented from using Unisphere or the CLI to make configuration changes to the system while the upgrade is in
progress.
● Unisphere may be temporarily disconnected during the upgrade. Access to Unisphere is automatically reestablished after the
upgrade completes.
● It is strongly recommended that you perform a system health check about a week before installing an upgrade. This check
ensures that you have time to resolve underlying problems that may prevent a successful update.
● Attempt to reduce the I/O to the system during the upgrade process as much as possible. During the upgrade process, there
is only one storage processor handling I/O, so performance will be reduced.
● Any hot fixes that were installed before the upgrades are automatically removed during the upgrade. If the hotfix is not in
the upgrade, ensure that you install the hotfix again after the upgrade. See the relevant Release Notes to ensure that the
issue addressed by the hotfix is included as a fixed issue in the new system OE software version.
NOTE: It is recommended to always upgrade to the latest drive firmware before performing a software upgrade to help
mitigate any nondisruptive upgrade issues. If newer firmware is available for your system drives, you receive an alert in
Unisphere that updated firmware is available. When upgrading from Unity releases 5.1 and later, the Pre-upgrade Health
Check will notify you before a software upgrade if newer drive firmware is available for your system.

Common issues that can interrupt an upgrade

The following common issues may interrupt an upgrade:

Faulted If a component has faulted, an alert may already be present in Unisphere. You can also check for any
component faulted components in the System View page of Unisphere. Once you identify the component, make the
necessary replacements, and then try running the upgrade again.
Before you start the upgrade process, it is recommended that you perform a pre-upgrade health check.
It checks for any hardware faults and the health of the file system. Ensure that there are no issues
reported.

Incompatible Some software upgrades require that you are running on a specific version. Refer to the Release Notes
software update document associated with the software update. For more information, see Information on changes and
file new features in a release.
Corrupt software Use the SHA256 checksum method to confirm whether the software update file is corrupt. For more
update file information, see Verify that the upgrade file is not corrupted.
If the file is corrupted, download the software update one more time, verify it using SHA256 checksum,
and then proceed with the upgrade.

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 It is recommended that you always verify that the software update file is valid and not corrupt using the
SHA256 checksum.

Time needed to complete an upgrade

The total estimated time for an upgrade is around 2 hours. It may change based on the I/O activities and other factors specific
to your environment. A separate firmware upgrade typically takes around 45 minutes, although times can vary. OE software
updates sometimes include system firmware updates. In such cases, the upgrade may take a bit longer to complete. Do not take
actions, such as closing and opening the web browser or power cycling the SPs in the middle of an upgrade.
The upgrade retains your existing configuration settings. These settings include the IP addresses that you configured for the
system (static or dynamic).

I/O activities during an upgrade

Unisphere may be temporarily disconnected during the upgrade. Once the upgrade is complete, it will automatically be
reconnected. It is recommended that you reduce all I/O activity before you proceed with the upgrade.

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Perform the upgrade
Topics:
• Upgrade the system software
• Upgrade drive firmware
• Periodic upgrades to drive firmware
• Update language packs

Upgrade the system software

Prerequisites
Updates are made when new software or firmware is released. Depending on the implementation, you can obtain updates from
online support or from your service provider. If you have SupportAssist enabled (applicable only to hardware platforms with
release 5.3 or later) or ESRS enabled (applicable only to UnityVSA with release 5.3 or later), you can contact support and
request that they automatically push down the latest software or firmware to your system.
NOTE: It is recommended to always upgrade to the latest drive firmware before performing a software upgrade to help
mitigate any nondisruptive upgrade issues. If newer firmware is available for your system drives, you receive an alert in
Unisphere that updated firmware is available. When upgrading from Unity releases 5.1 and later, the Pre-upgrade Health
Check will notify you before a software upgrade if newer drive firmware is available for your system.
● Perform a system health check about a week before upgrading your software or firmware to ensure that you have time to
resolve underlying problems that may prevent a successful update.
● When you upload a new upgrade file onto your system, it replaces the previous version. There can only be one upgrade
candidate on the system at a time.
● You will be prevented from using Unisphere or the CLI to make configuration changes to the system while the upgrade is in
progress.
● Unisphere may be temporarily disconnected during the upgrade when the primary storage processor reboots, and it may take
a few minutes to be automatically reconnected.
When upgrading from an older release to release 5.3, SupportAssist replaces ESRS (applicable only to hardware platforms).
Before proceeding with the upgrade, be aware of the following restrictions and limitations with regards to SupportAssist:
● If integrated ESRS is enabled with a SOCKS proxy in an earlier Unity OE version prior to an upgrade to Unity OE version 5.3,
the upgrade will be blocked by a pre-upgrade health check error. If integrated ESRS is not enabled but a SOCKS proxy is
configured, the upgrade will not be blocked. If a global proxy server is configured in Unity OE version 5.3 or later, it must
be of type HTTP. If you configure a SOCKS proxy server in Unity OE version 5.3 or later for external network connectivity,
SupportAssist cannot be enabled.
● A Unity system with either ESRS gateway (version 3.x) or SupportAssist Enterprise (version 4.y) configured for centralized
ESRS cannot be upgraded to Unity OE version 5.3. Neither ESRS gateway (version 3.x) nor SupportAssist Enterprise
(version 4.y) is supported in Unity OE version 5.3 for SupportAssist. SupportAssist only supports Secure Connect Gateway
version 5.12.00.10 or later.
● If a policy manager sever address is configured for a connection type of Integrated ESRS on the Unity system prior to an
upgrade to Unity OE version 5.3 or later, the policy manager setting is not transferred during the upgrade. After the upgrade,
an error is logged to indicate that the policy manager can no longer manage the network communication between the Unity
system and the backend servers.
For more information, see Dell Unity Family Configuring Support Assist.

Steps
1. Navigate to the following web address https://<Management_IP>/ to access the Unisphere Graphical User Interface.
NOTE: <Management_IP> refers to the Unity system management IP address.

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2. Under Settings, select Software and Licenses > Software Upgrades.
3. Select Perform Health Checks to perform the health check independently of an upgrade, or several days or weeks prior to
a planned upgrade.
If the health check fails, you must resolve the problem before performing an update. If the health check does not fail, but
displays warning messages highlighting potential issues, you can choose to check and correct these issues, or ignore these
messages and proceed with the update.
4. Select Download New Software to download a new software upgrade image in advance of starting the upgrade.
5. If you downloaded the software manually, save the upgrade file to the local computer from which you are running Unisphere.
Do not change the name of the file.
6. Select Start Upgrade.
7. If you have not performed a system health check recently, select Perform Health Checks.
This enables you to identify and resolve any issues that may have appeared in the system after the last health check.
8. There are multiple possible options for Select New Software. They may not all be available at the same time. Select one of
the following options and click Next:
● No files available for download: Choose File to upload an image previously downloaded to your system.
● Use Candidate Software: This image was previously uploaded to your system by a user.
● Use Latest Image: This image was automatically pushed to your system by support.
● Upload a File: If there are other images available on your system, but you want to upload a file now by navigating to a
previously downloaded image file on your local machine.
9. Select the checkbox if you want the storage processors to reboot automatically during the upgrade. For more information,
see Automatically reboot storage processors
10. Review the planned upgrade and select Finish.
11. On the Software Upgrade Successful dialog, you have the option of automatically launching the Drive Firmware wizard
if new firmware is available. It will also indicate how many drives have outdated firmware and will be upgraded. It is
highly recommended that you upgrade to the latest firmware available following a software upgrade. Select or deselect the
checkbox and click Finish.

Results
The screen shows the progress of the upgrade as both storage processors are upgraded and rebooted.
NOTE: If you did not select the option to reboot the storage processors automatically, the upgrade process will pause
before rebooting the first storage processor, and wait for your input to proceed with the upgrade.

NOTE: Once the software upgrade completes, it is strongly recommended that you also install the latest drive firmware
updates for your system. Check the Alerts page for notifications for newly available drive firmware upgrades. Upgrade
notification alerts are sent weekly, so you may want to review the alert notifications for the last week, if possible. For
additional information on upgrading drive firmware, including drive part numbers and the latest firmware packages available
for each, refer to Knowledgebase article 000490700.

Automatically reboot storage processors

The default option during a software upgrade is to automatically reboot both storage processors, one-at-a-time, as soon as the
software upgrade image is staged and the system is prepared for upgrade. If you like tighter control over when the reboots
happen, you can clear this option so that upgrade can be started and staged, but neither storage processor will reboot until you
are ready.
Doing so reduces the duration of the window (approximately by 10-20%) when the storage processors could be rebooting,
which makes it easier to plan for a time of reduced activity during the upgrade. If that window is not a factor during your
upgrade, then leave the default option of rebooting the storage processors automatically to avoid delays with the upgrade
completing.

Upgrade drive firmware

About this task
You can upgrade the drive firmware separately from the OE software by using the following procedure. You may receive an alert
notifying you that updated drive firmware is available for your system. This task applies to physical deployments only.

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 NOTE: With Unity releases 5.0 and later, drive firmware is bundled with the software OE upgrade package. You may see an
option to launch the drive firmware wizard after performing the software upgrade, if drive firmware upgrades are applicable
to your system. It is strongly recommended that you always install any new drive firmware that is available.

Steps
1. Select the Settings icon, and then select Software and Licenses > Drive Firmware.
2. Select Obtain Drive Firmware Online to download a new drive firmware package.
3. Select Install Drive Firmware to upload and install a new drive firmware package to the storage system.
4. Select Perform Health Checks.
If the pre-update health check fails, you need to resolve the problem before performing an upgrade. If the health check does
not fail, but displays warning messages highlighting potential issues, you can choose to check and correct these issues, or
ignore these messages and proceed with the upgrade.
5. Select the drive firmware file you want to upload, or one that was automatically pushed to your system by Support.
6. Select Upload. The drive firmware file is uploaded and installed on the system.
7. View the results and close.

Periodic upgrades to drive firmware

Online Disk Firmware Upgrades (ODFU) occur automatically after you upgrade to OE version 5.3.
The system runs a preupgrade health check before upgrading the drive firmware. These upgrades occur weekly. In addition, the
system automatically dials home if firmware upgrade failures occur.
Use case
You can use the following service script to enable or disable ODFU or to see the current setting status:

svc_change_hw_config
[-O | --periodic_odfu | --enable | --disable | --status]

For more information about this service command, see the Dell Unity Family Service Commands Technical Notes.

Update language packs

Steps
1. Select the Settings icon, and then select Software and Licenses > Language Packs.
2. Select Obtain Language Pack Online and download a language pack file to your local system.
3. Select Install Language Pack to launch the Install Language Pack wizard.
4. Select the language pack file you want to upload.
5. Select Upload. The language pack is uploaded and installed on the system.
6. View the results and close.
7. Select the My Account icon and select Preferences.
8. Select the preferred language from the Language list.

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Perform the upgrade using CLI commands
Topics:
• Install the Unisphere CLI client
• Launch the Unisphere CLI client
• Upgrade the system
• Associated CLI commands

Install the Unisphere CLI client

About this task
To install the Unisphere CLI client:

Steps
1. Go to your support website.
2. Download the Unisphere CLI client for your operating system.
3. Perform the following based on your operating system:
● On Windows, double-click the installer executable and follow the prompts. The default installation location is:
○ 64-bit systems: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell EMC\Unity\Unisphere CLI
○ 32-bit systems: C:\Program Files\Dell EMC\Unity\Unisphere CLI
NOTE: The installation directory is added to the PATH system variable.
● On UNIX/Linux, type: rpm -ihv <filename>,
where filename is the name of the installer executable. The default installation location is:/opt/emc/uemcli-
<version>/bin/,
where version is the version of the client installed.

Launch the Unisphere CLI client

About this task
After installing the Unisphere CLI client, you can launch the client on a Microsoft Windows or UNIX/Linux computer.
To launch the Unisphere CLI client, perform the following in a command prompt based on your operating system:

Steps
1. If you have a Windows operating system, type:
uemcli.exe
2. If you have a UNIX/Linux operating system, type:
/usr/bin/uemcli

Upgrade the system

Create an upgrade session to upgrade the system or view existing upgrade sessions. The upgrade session installs an upgrade
candidate file that was uploaded to the system. Download the latest upgrade candidate from the support website. Use the
-upload switch to upload it to the system before creating the upgrade session.

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The latest software upgrade candidate contains all available hot fixes. If you have applied hot fixes to your system, the hot fixes
will be included in the latest upgrade candidate.
NOTE: All system components must be healthy, prior to upgrading the system. If any system components are degraded, the
update will fail. Perform a system health check explains how to run a health check on the system.
The following table lists the attributes for upgrade sessions.

Table 1. Upgrade session attributes

Attribute Description
Status Current status of the upgrade session. Value is one of the following:
● running — Session is upgrading the system software.
● completed — Session has completed upgrading the system software.
● paused — Upgrade session has paused before rebooting the SPs.
● failed — Upgrade session has failed.
Progress Current progress of the upgrade session.
Creation time Date and time the upgrade session was created.
Elapsed time Amount of time that the upgrade session has been running.
Estimated time left Estimated time required to complete the upgrade session.
Percent complete Indicates the progress of the upgrade in percent.
Type The type of upgrade being performed: software upgrade or storage processor
upgrade. With software upgrade, details can be found with /sys/soft/ver
show.
Additional info Additional information about the status of the upgrade.

View system software versions

Display details about the version of the installed system software any upgrade candidates that have been uploaded to the
system. Upgrade the system explains how to upgrade the system software.

Format
/sys/soft/ver [{-id <value>|-type {installed|candidate|downloaded}}] show

Object qualifier
Qualifier Description
-id Type the ID of the system software.
-type Type the software type. Value is one of the following:
● installed — View the version of the system software that is installed.
● candidate — View the version of the system software upgrade candidate that was uploaded to the system.
● downloaded — Software image that was automatically pushed to the system by support.

Example
The following command displays details about the installed system software and an uploaded upgrade candidate:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/soft/ver show -detail

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

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 1: ID = INST_1
Type = installed
Version = 5.2.0.0.5.001
Release date = 2020-08-26 08:32:30
Full version = Unity 5.2.0.0 (Release, Build 001, 2020-08-26 08:32:30,
5.2.0.0.5.001)
Image type =
Reboot required =
Pause allowed =
Image filename =

2: ID = CAND_1
Type = candidate
Version = 5.2.0.0.5.002
Release date = 2020-08-28 07:26:51
Full version = Unity 5.2.0.0 (Release, Build 002, 2020-08-28 07:26:51,
5.2.0.0.5.002)
Image type = software
Reboot required = yes
Pause allowed = yes
Image filename = Unity-upgrade-5.2.0.0.5.002-5.2.0.0.5.002-GNOSIS_RETAIL.tgz.bin

3: ID = ASD_1
Type = downloaded
Version = 4.2.0.9215195
Release date =
Full version =
Image type = software
Reboot required =
Pause allowed =
Image filename = Unity-merlin_dev_qiand2-
upgrade-4.2.0.9215195.9215195-4.2.0.9215195.9215195-GNOSIS_DEBUG.tgz.bin.gpg

4: ID = ASD_2
Type = downloaded
Version = V2-Dec-19-2016
Release date =
Full version =
Image type = firmware
Reboot required =
Pause allowed =
Image filename = Unity-Drive-Firmware-V2-Dec-19-2016.tgz.bin.gpg

Perform a system health check

Perform a health check of the entire system. A health check is a series of checks on the state of your system to ensure that no
underlying problems exist.
NOTE: Before upgrading the system software, a system health check must be performed. All system components must be
healthy prior to upgrading the system software. If any of the system components are degraded, the software update will
fail.

Format
/sys/general healthcheck

Example
The following command performs a health check of the system:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/general healthcheck

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

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 1: Error code = Error: The health check has failed. An internal error is preventing
the health check from completing successfully. Record the error code and search the
EMC Online Support website for available support options.
[Error Code: platform::check_boot_control_status_2]

Operation completed successfully.

NOTE:
● The results of the health check may show errors and warnings, but a message of Operation completed
successfully. displays in the output. This is only an indication that the health check action was performed, not
that it was successfully completed without errors and warnings. Attempt to resolve all errors and rerun the health check.
● If errors occur, a system software upgrade is not allowed. If warnings occur, they can be bypassed during the upgrade
procedure.

Upload an upgrade candidate

To upgrade the system software, upload an upgrade candidate file that you download from the support website and use the
-upload qualifier. Once you upload the candidate file to the system, use an upgrade session to start the upgrade process.
Create upgrade sessions explains configuring upgrade sessions.

Prerequisites
Download the latest system software upgrade candidate from the support website.

Format
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! -upload -f <file> upgrade

Options
Qualifier Description
-f Type the path and file name of the upgrade candidate file to upload. Wrap the path and file name in quotes.

Example
The following example upload a upgrade candidate file to the system:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! -upload -f “upgrade-2.0.0.12190-MAGNUM-
RETAIL.tgz.bin” upgrade

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

Create upgrade sessions

Creates a new upgrade session. This could be a software or hardware upgrade that is monitored by a session.

NOTE: Do not use Unisphere or Unisphere CLI to manage or configure the system during a software upgrade.

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Format
/sys/upgrade create –type {software [–candId <value>] [-pauseBeforeReboot] | sp -newSPModel
<value>} [-offline]} [-pauseBetweenReboots]

Action qualifiers
Qualifier Description
-candId Type the ID of the uploaded upgrade candidate. View system software versions explains how to
view the ID of the uploaded software candidate.
NOTE: This argument is optional. If unspecified, the system looks up the upgrade candidate.

-pauseBeforeReboot Specify whether to pause during the upgrade, executing all tasks before the SPs reboot.
NOTE: This option is ignored for language packs, hot fix, and ODFU upgrades.

-newSPModel Start a storage processor upgrade with the specified target model. The possible values for this
system are identified using /sys/general show.
-offline Optional parameter that will start an offline storage processor upgrade rather than an online
(default) storage processor upgrade.
-pauseBetweenReboots Optional parameter for software or online Data-in-place (DIP) upgrades. If specified, the system
will pause after the first SP has been upgraded, but before the second SP is upgraded. This will
allow you to suspend the upgrade until you manually resume the upgrade using /sys/upgrade
resume.

Example 1
The following command creates a session to upgrade the system software:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade create –type software

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

NOTE: All warning messages, if any, appear the first time you run the upgrade process. When a potential issue results in
a warning message, the upgrade process stops. Once you review the warning message, run the upgrade command again
to continue with the upgrade process. This time the upgrade process will run the checks again, but it will not stop for any
warnings. The upgrade process will only stop when an error occurs.

Example 2
The following command creates a session to upgrade the storage processor:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade create –type sp –newSPModel
SP500

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

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Example 3
The following command initiates an offline DIP upgrade.
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade create -type sp -newSPModel
SP500 -offline

Storage system address: 10.64.75.201

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

Example 4
The following command initiates a software upgrade that pauses after the first SP reboots.
uemcli /sys/upgrade create -type software -pauseBetweenReboots

Storage system address: 10.64.75.201

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

Operation completed successfully.

View upgrade sessions

View details for an existing upgrade session.

NOTE: The show action command explains how to change the output format.

Format
/sys/upgrade show

Example 1
The following command displays details about the hardware upgrade session:
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade show

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

1: Type = SP
Status = Running
Status message =
Creation time = 2015-11-09 19:43:08
Elapsed time = 01h 3m 08s
Estimated time left = 01h 70m 00s
Progress = Task 2 of 5 (Running health checks)
Percent complete = 5%

Example 2
The following command displays details about the software upgrade session:

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uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade show

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

1: Type = Software
Status = Failed
Status message = Stopping c4 stack on SPA timeout expired
Creation time = 2009-11-09 18:04:12
Elapsed time = 00h 20m 08s
Estimated time left =
Progress = Task 5 of 25 (Stopping c4 stack on SPA)
Percent complete = 15%

Example 3
The following command shows an issue with the pre-upgrade health check in Additional info.
uemcli -d 10.0.0.1 -u Local/joe -p MyPassword456! /sys/upgrade show -detail

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

1: Type = Software
Status = Failed
Creation time = 2009-11-09 18:04:12
Elapsed time = 00h 20m 08s
Estimated time left =
Progress =
Percent complete = 5%
Additional info = "Error: The health check has failed. An internal
error is preventing the health check from completing successfully. Record the error
code and search the EMC Online Support website for available support options.
[Error Code: platform::check_boot_control_status_2]","Error: One or more LUNs are in
degraded state. Record the error code and contact your service provider. [Error Code:
flr::check_if_lun_recovery_is_required_2]"

Associated CLI commands

The show action command
The show action command displays a list of objects that exist on the system and the attributes of those objects. You can
specify an object qualifier to view the attributes for a single object. The show action command provides qualifiers for changing
the display of the output, including the format and the attributes to include. The available output formats are name-value pair
(NVP), table, and comma-separated values (CSV).

Format
uemcli [<switches>] <object> [<object qualifier>] show [{-detail | -brief | -filter
<value>] [-output {nvp | table [-wrap] | csv}]

Action qualifier
Qualifier Description
-output|-o Specify the output format. Value is one of the following:
● nvp — The name-value pair (NVP) format displays output as name=value. Name-value pair format
provides an example of the NVP format.

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Qualifier Description
● table — The table format displays output as a table, with column headers and rows. By default, values
that are too long to fit in a column are cut off. Add -wrap after the table qualifier, separated by a space,
so that the values wrap. Table format provides an example of the table format.
● csv — The comma-separated values (CSV) format is similar to the table format, but the names and values
are separated by commas. Comma-separated values format provides an example of the CSV format.
-detail Display all attributes.
-brief Display only the basic attributes (default).
-filter Comma-separated list of attributes which are included into the command output.

Name-value pair format

1: ID = la0_SPA
SP = SPA
Ports = eth0_SPA,eth1_SPA
Health state = OK (5)

2: ID = la0_SPB
SP = SPB
Ports = eth0_SPB,eth1_SPB
Health state = OK (5)

Table format

ID | SP | Ports | Health state

--------+-----+-------------------+--------------
la0_SPA | SPA | eth0_SPA,eth1_SPA | OK (5)
la0_SPB | SPB | eth0_SPB,eth1_SPB | OK (5)

Comma-separated values format

ID,SP,Ports,Health state
la0_SPA,SPA,”eth0_SPA,eth1_SPA”,OK (5)
la0_SPB,SPB,”eth0_SPB,eth1_SPB”,OK (5)

Example
The following command modifies the set of attributes in the show action output. For example, if you add -filter "ID,ID,ID,ID"
to the command, in the output you will see four lines with the "ID" attribute for each listed instance:

1: ID = la_0
ID = la_0
ID = la_0
ID = la_0

uemcli /net/nas/server show -filter “ID, SP, Health state, ID, Name”

Filter format

Storage system address: 10.0.0.1

Storage system port: 443
HTTPS connection

1: ID = nas_1

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 SP = SPA
Health state = OK (5)
ID = nas_1
Name = Mynas1

2: ID = nas_2
SP = SPA
Health state = OK (5)
ID = nas_2
Name = Mynas2

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Troubleshooting upgrade issues
Topics:
• Unable to upload the upgrade file
• Verify that the upgrade file is not corrupted
• Upgrade failed. What next?

Unable to upload the upgrade file

Steps
● Ensure that the upgrade file name is correct.
The upgrade file name must match the name of the upgrade file listed on Online Support. If you tried to download the file
more than once, it may have a [1] suffix in the file name. This may lead to the system recognizing it as an invalid file.
● Log on to Unisphere in a different Web browser and try uploading the file again.
● If this does not work, try restarting the Unisphere software by doing the following:
○ In Unisphere, go to System > Service. Under Storage System, select Restart Management Software.

Verify that the upgrade file is not corrupted

About this task
You can verify the upgrade file using the checksum available with each upgrade file on the support website. To verify that the
downloaded upgrade file is not corrupt:

Steps
1. Note the checksum value for the upgrade file from the support website.
NOTE: The checksum value appears when you click the Checksum link that appears with each downloadable upgrade
file listed on the Downloads page of the support website for the system.

2. On the system where the upgrade file is downloaded, do one of the following:
● On a Linux-based system, run the command: sha256sum <downloaded upgrade file name>.
● On a Windows-based system, use one of the open source or freeware applications to calculate the checksum value.
3. Compare the checksum value generated for the upgrade file with the one you noted in Step 1.
Matching values indicate the upgrade file is intact and not corrupt.

Upgrade failed. What next?

Steps
● Review Common issues that can interrupt an upgrade.
● For upgrades that failed to start—A corrupted upgrade image may have caused this problem. Download a new image from
Online Support and run the upgrade again.
● If your upgrade fails with a health check error, follow the link to consult the documentation as well as check the logs to get
further details on the failure. If the upgrade fails with a warning, it is advised that you resolve the problem, but you may
continue by clicking Retry.
● For upgrades that terminated unexpectedly—Select the Settings icon, and then select Software and Licenses >
Software Updates and review information about the upgrade candidate. Try running the upgrade again.

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● For upgrades that failed—The Software Updates page lists the errors the system encountered during the update. Select
the Settings icon, and then select Software and Licenses > Software Updates and review information about the
upgrade candidate. Try running the upgrade again.
● If you recently added new hardware, new drives and other similar hardware components, they may be on an incompatible
image or you may not have configured them yet. New ports must be committed before they can be used, for example. Plan
downtime and restart the entire system. When the system starts up, during the power-on self test, it will check for new
firmware images and update all or any parts to latest images as required, self-healing the box. Once this is complete, try
running the upgrade again.
● Before contacting support, access the Unisphere Online Help (click the Help icon in the top-right corner of the Unisphere
screen) or the knowledgebase in the Online Support website for more information on steps you can take to fix the issue.
If none of the options above help resolve the issue, do not apply in your scenario, or if you are not sure about the issue
causing the failure, go to Support > Contact Us > Chat to chat with support personnel. If this option is not available,
contact your service provider.

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