Users Guide

Steps

1 Before you begin updates, view information about update sources and update groups. For more information about update source, see

Update source. Ensure that there is an update source created. For more information, see Creating an update source.

2 Discover or synchronize servers with registered MSSC. For more information, see Device discovery and synchronization .Ensure that

the servers inventory is up-to-date. For more information, see Launching conguration and deployment.

3 Update the servers by using one of the following options:

• Select the required server groups to apply the updates. For more information, see Applying updates on servers.

NOTE: Select Allow Downgrade to downgrade the rmware version of the components.

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Use the rmware update component in Operational Template. For more information, see Creating Operational Template.

4 Modify the update source with the latest catalog by using polling and notication. For more information, see Polling and notication.

Conguring replaced components

For updating a replaced server component to the required rmware version or the conguration of the old component, or both, see

Applying rmware and conguration settings.

Export and import server proles

To export and import a server prole:

1 Create a protection vault. For more information, see Creating protection vault.

2 Export a server prole. For more information, see Creating export job.

3 Export a server prole including the RAID conguration, and import a server prole including the RAID conguration. For more

information, see Recovery.

Use cases