Updating the Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance Software
Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance provides a way to either update the software automatically when new versions are made available by the update service, or to manually update to any available version that is higher than the running version.
When Connected Virtual Appliance is configured to update in the Automatic mode, which is the default mode, it obtains the software directly from the cloud to update the service packages, OS packages including the kernel, and other security fixes. Based on the selection made during the configuration, installation will occur as per the grace period or will occur as per the custom installation schedule. In the automatic mode, if there are no new updates available for more than 90 days, ensure that the appliance is connected to Intersight.
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When the appliance is configured to update in the Manual mode, you have a choice of either uploading the software image from the local machine or from a network share server, depending on where you saved the software image. Once the software image is uploaded, you can choose to install the update immediately, or you can schedule a date and time for the installation. Note that you need to download the required software packages from the Appliance Portal for manually updating your Connected Virtual Appliance. For more information, see Creating an Appliance Account for Downloading Software Packages and Downloading Software Packages for Intersight Virtual Appliance.
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It is highly recommended that you check the Appliance Account regularly for updates and remain on the latest version of the Intersight Virtual Appliance software as it is continuously improved to include new features and enhancements. It is also important to note that only "N-3" software versions of the product are supported, with "N" being the latest version of appliance software. Ensure that the version of the software that you are manually uploading for installation is always higher than the running version. |
Use the following instructions to configure a software update for Connected Virtual Appliance:
Before you begin: Ensure that Intersight Connected Virtual Appliance is connected to Intersight.
Procedure
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Log into Intersight Virtual Appliance as a user with account administrator role. |
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From the Service Selector drop-down list, choose System, and navigate to . The following details about the installed software are displayed: In the Automatic mode of configuration, the following details are displayed:
In the Manual mode of configuration, the following details are displayed:
In both the modes, you may see the following details about the Pending Update:
The Software page also displays a table view of the appliance software updates under Update History. This table lists the installation date, appliance software Version, a description of the software version, and the status of the installation of the update. From this table view, you can search for a specific version of the software and the date it was installed on and the status of the installation. |
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Click Update Settings to configure a software update. |
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On the Update Settings page, make your selections for the update mode of configuration by choosing either the automatic or the manual mode. For the Automatic mode:
For the Manual mode:
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