Storage Center Update Utility Administrator’s Guide
Preface About This Guide This guide describes how to update your storage system using the Storage Center Update Utility. The Storage Center Update Utility is used to update Storage Center series storage systems that cannot connect to the SupportAssist server. The Update Utility updates the Storage Center Operating System and firmware on any storage system running software version 6.6.5 or later. Revision History Document Number: 680-118-002 Table 1.
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Contents 1 Storage Center Update Utility....................................................................................................... 5 Application Overview............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Download the Storage Center Update Utility and Software Distro................................................................................5 Install the Storage Center Update Utility..
1 Storage Center Update Utility Application Overview Review the following guidelines before downloading and installing the Storage Center Update Utility. NOTE: Storage Center version 7 and later is managed using either the Dell EMC Storage Manager or Unisphere user interface. After updating the Storage Center to version 7, use either Storage Manager or Unisphere to maintain the system.
Steps 1. To start the installation, double-click the ScuuSetup-1.xx.xx.xx.exe file. 2. If prompted, allow the installation program to install the Update Utility. The Update Utility is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Storage Center Update Utility\ directory and the Update Utility window opens when the installation is complete. The Preferences dialog box opens for new Update Utility installations. Figure 1.
3. Click the SupportAssist tab. 4. Disable SupportAssist. Click Turn Off SupportAssist. 5. Under Configure Update Utility, select the Enabled checkbox. 6. In the Update Utility Host or IP Address field, type the host name or IP address of the Storage Center Update Utility. 7. In the Update Utility Port field, type the port of the Storage Center Update Utility. The default port is 9005. 8. Click OK.
Figure 2. Storage Center Update Utility 2. Unzip the distro file to a folder on the computer, then click Distro Directory. The Browse For Folder dialog box opens. 3. Select the folder that contains the distro files, then click OK. If Validate upgrade distro after selection is selected in the Preferences dialog box, the Update Utility displays a progress message on the main window while the distro is validated.
Steps 1. Start the Update Utility. Figure 3. Storage Center Update Utility 2. Click Distro File. 3. Locate and select the distro ZIP file, then click Open. The Update Utility performs the following actions: • • • Update Utility extracts the ZIP file to the directory specified in the Preferences dialog box. Update Utility opens the distro.
3. To delete the data in the Info log pane, select Tools > Clear Info Log Pane. The data is immediately deleted. 4. To delete the data in the Errors log pane, select Tools > Clear Error Log Pane. The data is immediately deleted.
