Common Tasks
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7. Repeat steps
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server that requires BIOS or firmware updates and configuration. All VxFlex
Ready Node servers can be updated in parallel.
8. When the updates are completed, refresh the iDRAC browser screen, log in to
the iDRAC, and re-launch the virtual console as needed.
9. Wait for the configuration and firmware updates to complete. The server
console screen will indicate when the script is complete.
WARNING
Do not reboot the VxFlex Ready Node server while the update
process is being performed!
The iDRAC will be reset several times during the update process. This causes
the iDRAC virtual console viewer to close, virtual media to disconnect, and the
iDRAC browser window to be unavailable for several minutes during each reset.
The hardware update scripts will continue to run from RAM on the server.
The update script will generate a log indicating whether each configuration and
firmware flash is successful.
10. (Optional) Check each VxFlex Ready Node server's log for successful
competition:
a. After the update script completes, press Alt+F2 to access a user console,
and then Enter to log in.
b. Check the log contents for errors:
less /bundleapplicationlogs/apply_components.log
For more information, see
c. Press q to exit the log viewer, and then Alt+F1 to access the original console
screen.
11. Reboot the VxFlex Ready Node server and allow the update and configuration
jobs to complete. Power-cycle the server using the appropriate Power menu
option.
12. For each VxFlex Ready Node server, after the updates are finalized, clear the
iDRAC job queue using the iDRAC GUI:
a. From your Internet browser, go to https://
b. In the DELL Console Login window, type these credentials:
username: root
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password: Scaleio123 (for Dell-supplied nodes) or password (for EMC-
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supplied nodes)
c. Click Login.
d. In the iDRAC GUI navigation pane, select the Maintenance tab, and then
select the Job Queue tab.
e. Ensure that all jobs have completed successfully. Any job failures may
require re-running the bootable ISO, or further troubleshooting.
f. Select the checkbox for all of items in the Job Queue list, and then click
Delete.
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Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO
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