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All outstanding major DELL firmware and ESX patches as of December 2008...<br />
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# DELL Firmware Updates<br />
#* PERC v5.2.2-0072<br />
#* BMC v2.37<br />
#* BIOS v2.5.0<br />
#* NIC FW v4.4.2<br />
#* DRAC v1.4<br />
# ESX software v3.5 update 3<br />
# ESX software patches included in "RTS ESX baseline (Dec 08)"<br />
#* ESX350-200811401-SG Updates VMkernel, hostd, and Other RPMs<br />
#* ESX350-200811406-SG Security Update to bzip2<br />
#* ESX350-200811402-SG Updates ESX Scripts<br />
#* ESX350-200811405-SG Security Update to libxml2<br />
#* ESX350-200811409-BG Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX<br />
#* ESX350-200811408-BG Updates QLogic Software Driver<br />
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=Full upgrade procedure=<br />
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Useful Unix commands, not specifically required, but may be of use - [[Advanced_Procedures_(VMWare)#General_Unix|General Unix]]<br />
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''' PROCEDURE NOT COMPLETED YET '''<br />
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==Prep for updates==<br />
# Ensure that ESX already has ESX350-200808202-UG Update to ESX Scripts applied, otherwise UpdateManager will apply every update it can find (rather than just what is in the baseline)<br />
# Put ESX into Maintenance Mode<br />
#* If a stand-alone ESX, all VM's will need to be shutdown<br />
#* If a cluster ESX, all VM's should be VMotion'ed to alternative ESX's<br />
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==Apply DELL firmware updates==<br />
# Putty onto ESX, login as simons<br />
# Sudo as root <br />
#* <code> su - </code><br />
# Move into home directory <br />
#* <code> cd /home/simons </code><br />
# Make updates executable<br />
#* <code> chmod +x *.BIN </code><br />
# Apply updates using following commands in order indicated. Do not boot until completion of last update.<br />
#* '''1950 Only'''<br />
#*# <code> ./RAID_FRMW_LX_R189337.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./BMC_FRMW_LX_R202156.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./NETW_FRMW_LX_R197246.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./PE1950_BIOS_LX_2.5.0.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./RAC_FRMW_LX_R197962.BIN </code><br />
#* '''2950 Only'''<br />
#*# <code> ./RAID_FRMW_LX_R189337.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./BMC_FRMW_LX_R202152.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./NETW_FRMW_LX_R197246.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./PE2950_BIOS_LX_2.5.0.BIN </code><br />
#*# <code> ./RAC_FRMW_LX_R197962.BIN </code><br />
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==Apply ESX patches==<br />
# Run up Virtual Infrastructure client and ensure you've the right version installed...<br />
#* Help | About... Client should be v2.5.0 build 84767<br />
#** If not, browse to [http://uklonvcp1 uklonvcp1] and install new version<br />
# Ensure you've got the Update Manager plug-in installed and enabled<br />
#* Plugins | Manage Plugins.., Available tab: Update Manager should be installed<br />
#* Installed tab, Update Manager should be enabled<br />
# Highlight the ESX, righ-click and select ''Scan for updates''<br />
# Once the scan has completed go to the Update Manager tab<br />
# Right-click over the "RTS ESX baseline (8 Dec 08)" baseline and select Remediate<br />
#* VC will scan the ESX's, then push out all applicable update, then reboot the ESX<br />
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==Tidy Up==<br />
# Show disk usage (note for later comparison)<br />
#* <code> df -h </code><br />
# Delete files...<br />
#* <code> rm -f *.BIN </code><br />
# Show disk usage (should have reduced from earlier check)<br />
#* <code> df -h </code><br />
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==Final checks==<br />
# Ensure all applicable software is started on VM's<br />
# Ensure no alarms on Netcool for affected VM's or ESX's<br />
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