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Cisco recommends upgrading all these 3 components in a combined full-stack upgrade from HyperFlex Connect. You can choose to upgrade one, two or all three components at a time. If you are combining 2 or more components in a single upgrade process, follow procedures described in the previous chapter. Otherwise, follow below procedures for individual component upgrade one at a time.
Download the latest Cisco HX Data Platform Upgrade Bundle for upgrading existing clusters from previous releases, from Downloading Software.
Disable snapshot schedule, on the storage controller VM. SSH to the HyperFlex
cluster IP and run the command stcli snapshot-schedule
-disable snapshot schedule.
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Log into HX Data Platform.
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In the Navigation pane, select Upgrade. |
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On the Select Upgrade Type page, select HX Data Platform and complete the following fields:
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Enter the vCenter credentials.
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Click Upgrade to begin the cluster upgrade process. |
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The Validation screen on the Upgrade Progress page displays the progress of the checks performed. Fix validation errors, if any.
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The HyperFlex Connect UI refreshes after the first step of the upgrade, and a banner pops up prompting you to provide the UCS and vCenter credentials and start the second stage of the upgrade process. Monitor the upgrade page and confirm that the upgrade is complete. When upgrade is in progress, you may see an error message Websocket connection failed. Automatic refresh disabled. You can either refresh the page or log out and log back in to clear the error message. You can safely ignore this error message. |
Proceed to Confirm That Upgrade Is Complete for post upgrade tasks once the upgrade is complete. If the upgrade fails, you can re-try the upgrade or contact Cisco TAC for further assistance.
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Running a cluster without remediation after an upgrade failure is not recommended. Care should be taken to fully complete the upgrade as soon as possible. |
Check and confirm the UCS B-Series and C-Series server firmware packages have been downloaded to the Fabric Interconnects.
Disable snapshot schedule, on the storage controller VM. SSH to HyperFlex
cluster IP and run the command stcli snapshot-schedule -disable
snapshot schedule.
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Log into HX Connect.
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On the Select Upgrade Type page, select UCS Server Firmware, and complete the following fields:
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Click Upgrade to begin the UCS firmware upgrade process. |
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The Validation Screen on the Upgrade Progress page displays the progress of the checks performed. Fix validation errors, if any. Monitor the upgrade page and confirm that the upgrade is complete. When upgrade is in progress, you may see an error message,
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Using VMware Update Manager (VUM) or VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) for upgrading the ESXi on HyperFlex node is not supported. Using these upgrade methods may delete Cisco custom drivers and cause cluster outages. We recommend using Cisco Intersight or HyperFlex Connect for ESXi upgrades including the security patches from VMware or manually installing patches using the offline zip bundle with ESXCLI commands. |
Follow the procedure below to upgrade only VMware ESXi from HyperFlex Connect. This procedure can be followed for ESXi patch upgrades as well.
Upgrading vSphere requires you to complete the following tasks:
Refer to the release documents for software compatibilities of HXDP, UCS, and VMware and confirm your vCenter is upgraded before you upgrade. For details, see the Release Notes for Cisco HX Data Platform for your release, Cisco HyperFlex Recommended Software Release and Requirements Guide, and VMware Product Interoperability Matrices.
Log into HX Connect using admin privileges and navigate to the Upgrade page.
Download the appropriate HX custom ESXi offline upgrade bundle. For details, see Downloading Software. Cisco does not recommend use of non-HX customized ESXi bundles, although it is supported. Using HX customized bundles ensures all the latest drivers are updated and compatibility with the HyperFlex hardware.
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Log into HX Connect with admin privileges. |
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Navigate to the System Information tab and confirm the running Hypervisor version. |
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Click on the Upgrade tab and select ESXi. |
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Click in the bundle version window and navigate to your previously saved ESXi offline bundle and click Open. |
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Once the bundle is uploaded, enter your vCenter credentials and click Upgrade.
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Refresh your browser screen to view the upgrade changes on the Dashboard tab.
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