Do not reboot the VxFlex Ready Node server while the update process is
being performed!
The iDRAC will be reset several times during the update process. This causes
the iDRAC virtual console viewer to close, virtual media to disconnect, and the
iDRAC browser window to be unavailable for several minutes during each reset.
The hardware update scripts will continue to run from RAM on the server.
The update script will generate a log indicating whether each configuration and
firmware flash is successful.
12. (Optional) Check each VxFlex Ready Node server's log for successful
competition:
a. Connect to the iDRAC KVM console screen.
b. After the update script completes, press Alt+F2 to access a user console,
and then Enter to log in.
c. Check the log contents for errors:
less /bundleapplicationlogs/apply_components.log
For more information, see Troubleshooting the Hardware ISO on page 75 .
d. Press q to exit the log viewer, and then Alt+F1 to access the original console
screen.
13. Reboot the servers and allow the update and configuration jobs to complete.
You can do this remotely using RACADM (see Step 9 on page 71) or locally from
the server console screen.
14. For each server, check the iDRAC job queue to verify that the iDRAC jobs
created by the bootable ISO have completed successfully:
racadm -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> jobqueue view
Any job failures may require running the bootable ISO again, or further
troubleshooting.
15. For each server, after the hardware updates are finalized, clean up the iDRAC
job queue:
racadm -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> jobqueue delete --all
16. Continue with OS installation and configuration, VxFlex OS deployment, and
other required tasks.
Reference Material
72 Operating System Installation and Configuration Guide - ESXi Servers
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