Preupdate steps for HPE Synergy Composer

The following procedures are to make sure that your appliance is healthy and not running any tasks when the update process begins. Do not perform any other actions between the preparation and beginning the update as that could alter the readiness of the appliance for updating.

Procedure
  1. Download the HPE OneView update.bin image file to your local computer from the HPE Synergy Software Releases website at https://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information. For more information, see HPE Synergy software releases and Download HPE Synergy software and firmware.
  2. Use a checksum utility of your choice and the .md5 file to verify the integrity of the downloaded update image file.
  3. Create and download a backup file.
    NOTE:

    The HPE Synergy Custom SPPs stored in the internal repository are not backed up as part of an appliance backup. Ensure you save copies of any HPE Synergy Custom SPPs and hotfixes in a safe location before you upload them to the HPE OneView internal repository. If you must restore the appliance from backup, you must upload these saved copies back into the repository.

  4. Run the HPE OneView Update Readiness Checker to evaluate the health of the HPE OneView appliance.

    Download the HPE OneView Update Readiness Checker from https://www.hpe.com/support/ov-urc. For more information, see HPE OneView Update Readiness Checker.

  5. Evaluate the HPE Synergy Composer health.
    1. From the main menu, select Activity.
    2. Click the Filters icon from the banner.
    3. Set the following parameters to identify Critical alerts that are Active or Locked:

      • Type to Alerts.

      • Status to Critical.

      • State to Active and Locked.

      TIP:

      The selected parameters are displayed in the banner.

    4. Determine the cause of the alerts and resolve them, if possible.
  6. Check for tasks that are currently running on the appliance.
    1. Clear the previous filters and set the following parameters to identify Locked, Pending, or Running tasks:

      • Type to Tasks.

      • Status to All.

      • State to Locked, Pending, and Running.

    2. Expand the list of tasks to see more information.
    3. Cancel any tasks that are pending or wait for all tasks to complete.
  7. Identify existing compute hardware issues.
    1. From the main menu, select SERVERS > Server Hardware.
    2. Click the Filters icon from the banner.
    3. Set Status to Critical and Warning.
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      The selected parameters are displayed in the banner.

    4. Evaluate the cause of the issue and resolve, if possible.
  8. Evaluate overall enclosure health.
    1. From the main menu, select SERVERS > Enclosures.
    2. For each enclosure, select Frame Link Modules from the View selector drop-down list.
    3. Ensure that the management and link ports are in OK (green) status.
    4. Evaluate the cause of any warning or critical health status and resolve, if possible.
    5. For an enclosure, select Interconnect Link Topology from the View selector drop-down list.
    6. Ensure that the link ports are in OK (green) status.
    7. Evaluate the cause of any warning or critical health status, and resolve if possible.