Update The Hardware Using The Idrac Virtual Console - Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node User Manual
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Update the hardware using the iDRAC virtual console
Procedure
1. Disable Admission Control:
Client
Procedure
vSphere
a. From the vSphere Web Client, log in to the vCenter.
Web Client
b. Select the cluster that contains the VxFlex Ready Nodes.
c. Select the Configure tab.
d. Select Services
e. At the bottom of the window, expand Admission Control,
vSphere
a. From the vSphere client, log in to the vCenter.
Client
b. Right-click a cluster that contains VxFlex Ready Nodes and
c. Click the vSphere HA menu, and ensure that Admission
The iDRAC Virtual KVM console and Virtual CDROM features, provided by the iDRAC
Enterprise license, eliminate the need for physical access to the VxFlex Ready Node
servers. The Hardware ISO can be attached as a remote/Virtual CDROM image and
configured to perform hardware updates to the VxFlex Ready Node firmware.
About this task
Note:
For additional instructions regarding version updates following SATADOM
replacement, see
Update the SATADOM firmware (13G servers only)
Procedure
1. Make sure that the laptop or server is configured with access to the iDRAC
network.
For details, see "Set up the BIOS" in this publication.
2. Download the VxFlex Ready Node Hardware Update Bootable ISO from
support.emc.com/products/41077https://support.emc.com/products/42216
and make it accessible in the network share folder.
3. Connect to the iDRAC Virtual KVM console.
4. Attach the Hardware ISO to Virtual Media.
a. From the Virtual Media menu, select Connect Virtual Media.
b. From the Virtual Media menu, select Map CD/DVD.
c. Click Browse, and select the Hardware ISO.
5. From the Next Boot menu, select Virtual CD/DVD/ISO and configure the Next
Boot option so that the server will boot to the iDRAC Virtual CDROM.
6. Power-cycle the server using the appropriate Power menu option, and allow the
server to boot to the virtual media.
vSphere Availability.
>
and ensure that it is Disabled.
select Edit Settings.
Control is set to Disable.
Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node AMS User Guide
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