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Upgrading the Unified Manager virtual appliance

You can upgrade theUnified Manager virtual appliance from the 9.6 and 9.7 releases to 9.8.

Ensure the following:

  • You have downloaded the upgrade file (ISO image) from the Lenovo Support Site.
  • The system on which you are upgrading Unified Manager meet the system and software requirements.

    Virtual infrastructure requirements

    VMware software and installation requirements

  • For vSphere 6.5 and later users, you must have installed the VMware Remote Console (VMRC).
  • During upgrade, you may be prompted to confirm on whether you want to keep the previous, default settings for retaining performance data for 13 months or to change it to 6 months. On confirming, the historical performance data is purged after 6 months.
  • You have the following information:
    • Login credentials and/or valid DM system serial number
    • Credentials for accessing the VMware vCenter Server and vSphere Web Client
    • Credentials for the Unified Manager maintenance user

During the upgrade process, Unified Manager is unavailable. You should complete any running operations before upgrading Unified Manager.

If you have paired Workflow Automation and Unified Manager, you must manually update the host name in Workflow Automation.

  1. In the vSphere client or ESXi client, navigate to the listing of virtual machines (VM).
  2. Select the virtual machine on which the Unified Manager virtual appliance is installed.
  3. If the Unified Manager VM is running, shut down the gust VM.
  4. Create a backup copy，such as a snapshot or a clone, of the Unified Manager VM to create an application-consistent backup.
  5. Power on the Unified Manager VM.
  6. Launch the VMware Remote Console for the VM.
  7. Click Actions → Edit settings → CD/DVD Drive 1, select Datastore ISO file.
  8. Browse for the Unified Manager upgrape ISO file and then click Select. Check the Connect box and click Save.
  9. Log in to the Unified Manager maintenance console.
  10. In the Main Menu, select (1) Upgrade.
    A message is displayed that Unified Manager is to be unavailable during the upgrade process, and is to resume after completion.
  11. Type y to continue.
    A warning is displayed, reminding you to back up the virtual machine on which the virtual appliance resides.
  12. Type y to continue.
    The upgrade process and the restart of Unified Manager services can take several minutes to complete.
  13. Press any key to continue.
    You are automatically logged out of the maintenance console.
  14. Optional: Log in to the maintenance console, and verify the version of Unified Manager.

You can log in to the web UI to use the upgraded version of Unified Manager. Note that you need to wait for the discovery process to finish before performing any task in the UI.