Upgrading Vnxe3200 Software; Creating A New Vmware Datastore - Dell EMC VxBlock Systems 350 Administration Manual

6 From the Confirmation screen for the BIOS Update, select Yes.
7 After reboot is complete, verify that the VMware vSphere ESXi host is accessible to the AMP-2
vCenter Server instance.

Upgrading VNXe3200 software

Upgrade the software of an VNXe3200 storage array using the VNXe Unisphere GUI.
Before you begin
The VNXe3200 management interface does not support an IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack network
configuration. The management interface of the VNXe3200 can only be configured with IPv4.
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A week before upgrading, perform a system health check and resolve any underlying problems
that would prevent a successful upgrade.
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Refer to the VNXe Unisphere GUI for the latest upgrade process. Click the question mark on the
right side of the Update Software page.
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For detailed instructions, refer to the online help topic Updating system software, firmware, and
language packs.
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Obtain the IP address and log on credentials for the VNXe3200 storage array.
Procedure
1 Check for software updates on the Support website. If your system includes hot fixes, make sure
those hot fixes are included in the upgrade software to which you are upgrading. Otherwise, you
may encounter a regression in system functionality after the software upgrade. Contact your
service provider to ensure the upgrade software includes your hot fixes.
2 Download the new software to a local machine on your network.
3 Upload the new software from your local machine to your storage array.
4 Install the file on your storage array. The installation checks the health of the system to determine
if any issues would prevent a successful upgrade. If the health check finds issues, the upgrade
stops. Resolve any issues before resuming the upgrade.
Creating a new VMware data store
Create a new VMware data store.
About this task
Add data stores one pair at a time.
Before you begin
Use the VNXe Unisphere GUI online help for the latest process.
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Obtain the IP address and the log on credentials for the VNXe array.
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