Dell PowerVault DX6104 User Manual

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4Updating The Dell DX Object Storage PlatformSoftwareUpdates for the Dell DX Object Storage Platform software are periodically made available to correct problems, improveperformance, introduce new features, and support additional hardware. It is recommended that you install the updatesto ensure that the system runs optimally. See theDell DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide at dell.com/support/manuals to determine the minimum software versions supported.DX Cluster Services Node updates may include:• System BIOS• System firmware• System device drivers• Operating system• DX Cluster Services Node softwareNOTE: The DX Storage Node operating system and associated drivers are part of the storage node software imagehosted on the DX Cluster Services Node.NOTE: Storage Node updates are not delivered by the Update Manager.Updating The System Software On The CSNWith the Version 3.1 software release, Dell is releasing an Update Manager (UM) tool. The UM tool deploys systemupdates on the system. The UM is an rpm installed on the system and is part of the DX appliance system software.Updates are deployed as a .tar.gz file called the payload. The UM includes all of the updates listed above for the DXCluster Services Node. At this time, the UM does not provide updates for Hard Drive (HDD) firmware.Downloading The Update Manager PayloadYou can download the Update Manager payload for your DX system from dell.com/support/downloads. The UpdateManager payload is located on the appropriate download page under the IDM category, and is a compressed archivecontaining all the drivers, firmware and software needed for the CSN. Download the file and copy it to the system. Forinformation on executing the update, see Executing Updates.NOTE: To ensure that you have the complete and uncorrupted download, compute an MD5 checksum on thedownload, and compare it with the MD5 checksum found on dell.com/support.Executing UpdatesNOTE: Ensure that you have copied the Update Manager payload (*.tar.gz) to the /root directory.Run the following command as root to execute the update:/opt/dell/dellAUM/dellaum -noappdb –o UPDATEPACKAGE=/root/DX-CSN-UM-3.0.0.tar.gz21