Administrator Guide

• Windows Azure Pack
• System Center
• SQL Server
• Dell software
• Dell Deployment UI
• Drivers and rmware updates for Dell Hardware
If the package also includes rmware and driver updates, the framework installs the approved rmware and driver updates on the physical
cluster nodes.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT install Windows Server, Windows Azure Pack, System Center, and SQL Server updates by using any
method other than the P&U framework. Install only update packages that Microsoft and Dell have tested and approved for the
Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft.
Note the following:
• The P&U update process is the only supported process to apply the Microsoft updates to DHCS.
• Applying Dell EMC rmware or updates for individual components, and not via the Dell P&U package, is known to cause technical
issues.
• To be fully supported, the customer must apply all P&U updates on a regular basis.
How to check which update package is installed
To check the version of the update package that is currently installed on the stamp, do the following:
1 On the Console VM, open the DeploymentManifest.xml le at the path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Cloud Solutions\DeployDriver\Manifests
2 At the top of the le, look for the following entries:
• “Version=”: This is the version of the Dell-provided update package.
• “MicrosoftVersion=”: This is the version of the Microsoft-specic updates that were incorporated in the Dell-provided update
package, for example:
"MicrosoftVersion": "1.0.1603.21000"
The third value (1603 in the example) indicates the year and month of the Microsoft update package.
How to obtain update packages
Dell releases approved updates as Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft P&U packages. To check if a new update package is available,
see the Drivers and Downloads section of the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft page on the Dell Support website—
support.dell.com. Navigate to Browse for a product. Click View products. Click Servers, Storage, & Networking > Engineering Solutions
> Microsoft Cloud Solutions > Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft. You can nd the latest update package by clicking Drivers and
Downloads.
Starting with release 1.1.1, update-specic detailed instructions for the Patch and Update process are distributed as part of the update
package. You can nd the current document, titled DHCS Patch and Update Framework for 1703, at the location where you nd approved
updates, as described in the preceding paragraph.
Shutting down and starting up the stamp
There are scenarios where a graceful shutdown of the Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft stamp may be required. To do this, you must
follow a series of sequenced steps. In addition, the case of a power outage is covered at the end of this section.
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