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Upgrading LXCI for VMware vCenter in VMware ESXi-based environments

This section describes how to update Lenovo XClarity Integrator virtual appliance when it is already installed in an ESXi-based environment.

Before you begin

To perform update, get the update package first. Typically, the update package contains four files:

  • .chg file. Change history file

  • .tgz file. Update payload

  • .txt file. Readme file of the specific update package

  • .xml file. Metadata about the update

Note
To use Lenovo XClarity Integrator v5.0.2 or v5.1.0, apply the fix patch lnvgy_sw_lxci_upload_fixpatch_1.0.0_anyos_noarch before applying the update package. Perform steps 2 - 7 in the following procedure to apply the fix patch. Two messages are displayed with information about plug-in registration; ignore this message. Users can download the patch from the Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware Web site.

Procedure

  1. (Optional) De-register Lenovo XClarity Integrator from VMware vCenter.
  2. From the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Web interface, click Version and upgrade on the left panel of the page.
  3. Click Import. The Import dialog is displayed.
  4. Click Browse, select the target files, and click Open. The selected files are listed in the Import dialog.
    Note
    Ensure that the TXT, CHG, XML, and TGZ files are selected.
  5. Click Import to import the selected files.
    Note

    • The import process might take several minutes or hours depending on the size of the update package and underlying network. Ensure that the network is connected and wait until the progress bar finishes and the dialog closes.

    • If an Invalid session error is displayed, the session expired. Log out of the Lenovo XClarity Integrator Web interface, log in again, and then try the import operation again. Consider placing the update package in a faster network.

  6. After the update package is imported, choose the update package in the table and click Perform Update. A prompt dialog is displayed. Read the information carefully
    Note

    • Lenovo XClarity Integrator might be restarted to complete the update process. If it is restarted, this configuration connection and all other active jobs are stopped.

    • Users can monitor the update progress from the virtual appliance console in vSphere client or vCenter Web client.

  7. When the appliance console is opened, click OK and the update request will be sent to the server. The update progress message is shown on the console. If update finished is displayed and no errors are shown on console, the update is successful.
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    Manage the appliance from:  https://10.240.197.36/admin

    eth0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0c:29:4a:d4:5e
             inet addr:10.240.197.36  Bcast:10.240.199.25  Mask:255.255.255.0
             inet6 addr: 2002:96b:c2bb:830:20c:29ff:fe34:d34e/64 Scope:Global
             inet6 addr: fe80:20c:39ff:fe3a:d9/64 Scope:Link


    lxci login: starting to extract update package
    extract update package finished
    ==============================Fri Feb 10 17:32:33 CST 2017========================
    start to update...
    Preparing... ###############################################
    uus          warning: /etc/lightpd.conf saved as /etc/lightpd.conf.rpmsave
    ###############################################
    Stopping uusserverd
    Starting uusserverd
    Database record of identificationCode:lnvgy_sw_lxci_upatch1.0.0_anyos_noarch 
    changed to applied successfully
    update finished...

  8. (Optional) Register Lenovo XClarity Integrator to VMware vCenter.