Interconnect firmware update activation for logical enclosures
Orchestrated
The orchestrated activation option allows nondisruptive updates to interconnects in a production ready, properly configured and redundant environment. One HPE Virtual Connect module is always forwarding network traffic with no or minimal impact to application network connection. While the update process is in progress, orchestrated firmware updates do not affect the network traffic and cause no outages.
A validation occurs to determine if redundant paths from a server to the top-of-rack (ToR) are present. If the validation is successful, an orchestrated update is performed. If not, a warning is displayed, explaining the cause and its resolution.
- Impact on server update
Hypervisor clusters are updated nondisruptively when the orchestrated activation option is chosen. If the logical enclosure contains one or more hypervisor profiles, each hypervisor is serially placed into a maintenance mode before updating. It can take up to 90 minutes to place a hypervisor into the maintenance mode, perform the firmware update, and take it back out of the maintenance mode.
Parallel
Parallel activation option activates all the interconnect modules at the same time, resulting in disruption of the network and storage connectivity. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends performing parallel activation during a maintenance window when you can better coordinate the downtime.