NetApp HCI User Manual

Upgrade your vSphere components for a NetApp SolidFire storage system with the
Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
When you upgrade the VMware vSphere components of your SolidFire Element storage
installation, there are some additional steps you will need to take for systems with
Element Plug-in for vCenter Server.
Steps
1. For vCSA upgrades, clear QoSSIOC settings in the plug-in (NetApp Element Configuration > QoSSIOC
Settings). The QoSSIOC Status field displays Not Configured after the process is complete.
2. For vCSA and Windows upgrades, unregister the plug-in from the vCenter Server with which it is
associated using the registration utility.
3. Upgrade vSphere, including vCenter Server, ESXi, VMs, and other VMware components.
4. Register the Element Plug-in for vCenter Server again with vCenter.
5. Add clusters using the plug-in.
6. Configure QoSSIOC settings using the plug-in.
7. Enable QoSSIOC for all datastores controlled by the plug-in.
Find more information
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
• NetApp HCI Resources Page

NetApp HCI Specifications

General

Product Type	Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
Data Services	Data protection, encryption
Connectivity	10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE, 100 GbE
Hypervisor Support	VMware vSphere
Management Node	Included in the solution
Storage Media	SSD and HDD
Node Types	Compute nodes, storage nodes
Storage Protocols	iSCSI
Data Reduction	Deduplication, compression, thin provisioning
High Availability	Built-in redundancy