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Updating Chassis manager: DUP
About this task
Chassis Manager (CM) DUPs are only supported through the iDRAC GUI or RACADM interfaces. Please follow standard iDRAC
procedures for this method.
Updating Witness host: ESXi
About this task
There are two methods to perform upgrade apart from ISO based upgrade.
1. Using esxcli profile update
a.
Upgrade or Update a Host with Image Profiles (vmware.com)
2. Using vLCM(vSphere Life Cycle Manager)
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https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere-lifecycle-manager.doc/GUID-74295A37-
E8BB-4EB9-BFBA-47B78F0C570D.html
Updating Witness DOSA-W
About this task
The Dell OS Agent for Witness supports updates via:
● In-band host-specific updates
Updating Witness DOSA-W: ESXi
About this task
The DOSA-W update packages are provided as ESXi VIB files.
Deployment of the DOSA-W on ESXi requires installation of both the DOSA-W daemon as well as the ACPI GPIO drivers.
Steps
1. Copy both the VIB packages (daemon & driver) to the Witness ESXi host under the following directory:
/var/log/vmware/
2. Package installation is performed with the following command in the ESXi shell:
esxcli software vib install -d /var/log/vmware/<package.zip>
Load the GPIO package first, then load the DOSA package
3. In ESXi host's /bootbank/boot.cfg:
kernelopt=autoPartition=FALSE text nofb com2_baud=115200 com2_Port=0xe030 tty3Port=com2 gdbPort=none
logPort=none
4. Reboot the witness host.
NOTE:
The witness host must be rebooted after these steps to enable the display of IP addresses in iDRAC interfaces
of the sleds.
5. Repeat the above steps and confirm the parameter from /bookbank/boot.cfg
NOTE:
If the parameter is not saved as mentioned in the steps above, copy the parameter again and save the file, and
then reboot the Witness sled.
6. Repeat the above steps and double check the parameter from /bookbank/boot.cfg
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Initial system setup and configuration
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