You can choose to activate
the software file immediately or wait until a more convenient time.
This procedure assumes you chose to activate the software file at
a later time.
You can transfer the firmware files without activating them. You
might choose to activate later for these reasons:
-
Time of day – Activating the software can take a long time,
so you might want to wait until I/O loads are lighter. The controllers
reboot and fail over during activation so performance might be lower
than usual until the upgrade completes.
-
Type of package – You might want to test the new software and
firmware on one storage array before upgrading the files on other
storage arrays.
Attention: You cannot stop the activation process after it starts.
- From the main
view, select Manage. If necessary, click the Status column
to sort, at the top of the page, all storage arrays with a status
of "OS Upgrade (awaiting activation)."
- Select one or
more storage arrays that you want to activate software for, and then
select .
The following actions occur during the upgrade operation:
- A pre-upgrade health
check runs as part of the upgrade process. The pre-upgrade health
check assesses all storage array components to make sure that the
upgrade can proceed.
- If any health check fails
for a storage array, the upgrade stops. You can click the ellipsis
(…) and select Save Log to review the errors.
You can also choose to override the health check error and then click Continue to proceed with the upgrade.
- You can cancel the upgrade
operation after the pre-upgrade health check.
On successful completion of the pre-upgrade health check, activation
occurs. The time it takes to activate depends on your storage array
configuration and the components that you are activating.
- (Optional)
After the upgrade is complete, you can see a list of what was upgraded
for a specific storage array by clicking the ellipsis (…) and then
selecting Save Log.
The file is saved in the Downloads folder for your browser
with the name activate_log-<date>.json.