Canceling a hung firmware update task

IMPORTANT:

Canceling a task is disruptive to system operation. Cancel a task only after trying other methods to address the situation.

You can use the Cancel task option in the Activity screen to stop a firmware update that is in an unresponsive state. The Cancel task option is available for a task only in the following scenarios:

  • When updating firmware with a server profile with the Firmware only option.

    When you cancel the server profile firmware update task, the cluster profile task enters the Error state.

  • When a firmware update operation has already begun.

  • When a firmware update of a server hardware initiated from the logical enclosure takes an unusually long time. A logical enclosure firmware update has multiple child server firmware update tasks running. The Cancel task option is available for each server firmware update task.

Use the Cancel task option only as an exception when the task appears to be hung and the progress bar is not showing progress. The task enters the Canceled state.

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