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Updating XClarity Management Hub 2.0

It is important to keep Lenovo XClarity Management Hub 2.0 up to date with the latest release.

Before you begin

During the update process, all users are signed out of the management hub when the hub restarts. Wait several minutes until the restart completes. Then, clear the web browser cache and refresh the web browser before signing in again.

Note
If you encounter a 413 error (entity too large) when you attempt to upload the management-hub update package, increase the number of processors on the VM. For example, if your VM has 2 processors, increase the VM to 4 processors.

Procedure

To update the management hub, complete the following steps from the management-hub web interface.

  1. Download the management-hub update package from the XClarity Management Hub 2.0 downloads webpage to a workstation that has a network connection to the XClarity Management Hub 2.0 host server.

    The update package is a .tar.gz or .tgz archive. This archive file contains the four required update files: update image (.tgz or .tar.gz), metadata (.xml), change log (.chg), and readme (.txt).

  2. From the XClarity Management Hub 2.0, click Updates from the context menu on the Maintenance view.

  3. Import the update package by clicking Import an update(If there are no updates in the repository) or the Import icon (Import icon) to display the Import an update dialog

  4. Select the update package, and click Import.

    Importing the update files might take a while. When the import is complete, the update package is listed in the table on the Management hub update panel.

  5. Select the update package that you want to apply, and click the Install Update icon (Deploy OS icon).

  6. Wait for the update to complete. The update process might take a while.

  7. Clear the web browser cache, and refresh the web browser.

    When completed, the Status column changes to Installed.