Update Foundation appliances

Use these procedures to install updates for Foundation appliances. To install updates on the Enterprise appliance, see Update the Enterprise appliance.

One large update image file (*.bin) updates one or more of these appliances:

Foundation base appliance
SDN controller
Network nodes
Proxy appliance

Compute nodes


	NOTE: When compute node updates are included in an image, CloudSystem components installed on KVM compute nodes are automatically updated. You need to install updates to RHEL distributions on KVM compute nodes separately. You must also install updates to vSphere or ESX on VMware compute nodes separately.

The time required for the download depends on the content delivered in the image file and the speed of your network connection.


	IMPORTANT: When the update begins, non-critical services on all appliances (not just those being updated) are stopped, including HP Operations Orchestration. (Operations Orchestration work flows are not accessible during the update.) Critical services, such as the database and update services, are not stopped. If the update installation fails, the appliances revert back to their previous states and are restarted. Although CloudSystem services stop and restart, the physical systems hosting the compute nodes are not affected.

Prerequisites

Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator.
HP recommends that you create and download a backup file before updating the appliances. Information about backing up and restoring HP CloudSystem is provided in a white paper available at Enterprise Information Library.

Updating the Foundation appliances: Downloading the update file to your local computer

From the main menu, select Settings.
Select Actions→Update Foundation appliances.

The Update Foundation Appliances screen is displayed.
Determine if other users are listed on the Update Foundation Appliances screen as currently logged in to the base appliance and, if necessary, inform them of the pending update.
Click “updates” in the line that reads “Go to hp.com for latest updates”.
Locate the CloudSystem images for the appliance. Update images are encrypted files with a .bin extension.
Download the new image file to your local computer.


	IMPORTANT: Once you have downloaded the file to your local computer, ensure there are no validation errors showing on the Update Foundation Appliances screen.

You are now ready to do one of the following.

Updating the Foundation appliances: Uploading an update file and installing it at a later time

You must have at least 2 GB of space available on the base appliance before proceeding.

To move the image file to the base appliance, do one of the following:
- Drag the image file from a folder on your local computer and drop it in the box on the Update Foundation Appliances screen.
  
  NOTE: Some versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer do not support this method.
- Click Browse, browse to the image file, and select it.
Click Upload only.

The base appliance validates the image, and details of the pending update are displayed on the Update Foundation Appliances screen.

If the image file is invalid, or if there is insufficient disk space, the appliance deletes the image file and displays the errors. Errors are also saved in /updatelogs/update.log. To download a new image file, see Downloading the update file to your local computer.
Once you are ready to install an uploaded image file:
1. Return to the Update Foundation Appliances screen. (Settings→Actions→Update Foundation appliances).
2. Examine the “File” name line.
  
  If the image you previously uploaded is not listed, then browse to select it.
3. Proceed with step 2 in Uploading and installing an update file immediately.

Updating the Foundation appliances: Uploading and installing an update file immediately

To move the image file to the base appliance, do one of the following:
- Drag the image file from a folder on your local computer and drop it in the box on the Update Foundation Appliances screen.
  
  NOTE: Some versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer do not support this method.
  
  Click Browse, browse to the image file, and select it.
Click Upload and install.

If this is the first time the image is being uploaded, the base appliance validates the image and details of the pending update are displayed on the Update Foundation Appliances screen.

If the image file is invalid, or if there is insufficient disk space, the appliance deletes the image file and displays the errors. Errors are also saved in /updatelogs/update.log. To download a new image file, see Downloading the update file to your local computer.
Follow the “Release notes” link and read them to ensure that you understand the requirements of the update.

NOTE: Save the Release Notes for future reference because when the download starts you will not be able to access the Release Notes.
Click Continue.

The CloudSystem Console License screen appears.
To accept the license, click Agree.

The Update Foundation Appliances screen is displayed.
Click OK.

CloudSystem services are stopped, the console is locked, and progress of the upgrade is displayed on a status screen. When the update process completes, the Foundation base appliance restarts, and services on all appliances restart.

Depending on the components in the update, the appliances might automatically reboot when the update is complete.
When the update completes and the console displays the login screen, log in and verify the new CloudSystem version information on the Settings screen. You can also navigate to the Activity screen from the main menu to check appliance statuses after the update.

See also

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	NOTE: Some versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer do not support this method.


	NOTE: Save the Release Notes for future reference because when the download starts you will not be able to access the Release Notes.