Users Guide

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3. Select the Automatically start the console update when downloads are complete check box to initiate an installation
of the console update immediately after the update package is downloaded. Otherwise, the update can be initiated manually.
NOTE: Based on the update settings, the appliance checks for the availability of an update and if a new version is
available, a banner with the new upgrade version information is displayed. On the banner, the administrator can choose
to dismiss the notification, be reminded later, or can click View Now to know details such as the version and size
of the update available on the Application Settings > Console and Extensions page. The OpenManage Enterprise
section of the Console and Extensions page displays all the new features and enhancements of the available update.
Click Update to initiate the update.
Update OpenManage Enterprise
Based on the update settings (Application Settings > Console and Extensions > Update Settings), your existing
OpenManage Enterprise can be updated automatically or manually from the Dell.com site directly or from an already downloaded
update package in the network share.
When a new and upgradable version of OpenManage Enterprise is identified, additional details such as the version, size, and new
features of the update are displayed on the Console and Extension page and an active Update button is available. Also, a banner
with details of the new version is displayed. All users can view the banner, however, only users with Administrator privilege can
opt for the remind later or dismiss the message option.
NOTE:
● Only OpenManage Enterprise versions starting 3.3 and later can be directly updated to version 3.5 by the Automatic >
Online method.
● OpenManage Enterprise versions earlier than versions 3.3, for example, version 3.2 and version 3.1, must first be
updated to version 3.3 before considering an upgrade to 3.5.
● OpenManage Enterprise—Tech Release version should be first upgraded to OpenManage Enterprise either version 3.0
or 3.1.
Before updating to the latest version, the Administrator should:
● Take a VM snapshot of the console as a backup in case something unexpected occurs. Allocate more downtime for this if
necessary.
● Allocate at least an hour for the update process. Allocate more time if the update must be downloaded by using a slower
network connection.
● Ensure that no device configuration, deployment, or extension (plugin) tasks are running or are scheduled to run during the
planned downtime. Any active or scheduled tasks or policies are terminated without further warning during the update.
● Notify other console users of the impending scheduled update.
● If the upgrade fails, the appliance would restart. It is recommended to revert the VM snapshot and upgrade again.
For future upgrades from OpenManage Enterprise version 3.5, the outcome of the upgrade process will be indicated by a banner
on the console pages. By default, the banner is displayed for 24 hours after the upgrade, however, you could make it disappear
by clicking 'Dismiss' on the far-right of the banner. When the upgrade from OpenManage Enterprise version 3.5 is successful,
the banner is in green and has a 'upgrade success' message indicating the new version number of the appliance. However, if
the upgrade fails, the appliance is automatically restored to its previous version and the banner is shown in orange and with a
'failure' message. You can click 'View Details' on the banner to view the execution history of the Upgrade job on the Job Details
page.
NOTE:
● When you update OpenManage Enterprise with more than 8000 discovered devices, the update task completes in two
to three hours. During this time, the services might become unresponsive. It is then recommended to gracefully reboot
the appliance. After the reboot, normal functionality of the appliance is restored.
● Adding a second network interface should be done only after the completion of the post-console upgrade tasks. Attempt
to add a second NIC while the post-upgrade task is in progress would be ineffective.
● You can login immediately after the appliance is updated and don't have to wait till the entire inventory is discovered.
Post update, the discovery task will run in the background and you can see the progress occasionally.
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