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Introduction About this document This document provides information that you can use to understand, plan, and upgrade the Operating Environment software, Disk Firmware, and Language Packs installed on your EMC® VNXe® storage system. It also includes information on some of the common issues that can interrupt the upgrade and associated troubleshooting procedures. VNXe overview EMC® VNXe® is a simple, yet powerful hybrid-storage system that delivers enterprise class reliability and data availability. It provides a solution that is easy to install, manage, service, and support. The enterprise-level features include Unified Snapshots, Multicore Cache, Multicore RAID, FAST Cache, FAST VP, and many other provisioning and monitoring features that support a wide range of workloads such as databases, files, and virtual machines. Along with enhanced native iSCSI protocol support, the VNXe also supports Fibre Channel (FC) protocol, and expanded IPv6 functionality. Types of software updates The storage system can have the following types of software updates: l Operating Environment (OE) software (also called, Unisphere) l Disk firmware l Language packs Note the following: l Software updates are available in an encrypted binary file format (.gpg). The encryption ensures that the contents of the file are valid and not corrupted. l OE software updates sometimes include disk firmware upgrades. Such upgrades may take a bit longer to complete. l Language packs are associated to a relevant VNXe OE version. l Disk firmware versions do not match the VNXe OE versions. Software update notifications When a software update is available, an alert will appear in the Unisphere user interface. Go to the EMC Online Support website, and then visit the Downloads page for more information. To receive automatic email notifications about available software updates, select Settings > More configuration > Alert Settings and enter one or more email addresses and the network name or IP address of your SMTP server. Note You do not have to provide EMC Support credentials in order to discover what VNXe software is available on the EMC Online Support website. The storage system will automatically query on a weekly basis, or every time the management software restarts, and will provide the alert at that time when a newer version is available. 6 EMC VNXe Series 3.1 Upgrading the VNXe Software

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About this document
This document provides information that you can use to understand, plan, and upgrade
the Operating Environment software, Disk Firmware, and Language Packs installed on
your EMC
®
VNXe
®
storage system. It also includes information on some of the common
issues that can interrupt the upgrade and associated troubleshooting procedures.
VNXe overview
EMC
®
VNXe
®
is a simple, yet powerful hybrid-storage system that delivers enterprise
class reliability and data availability. It provides a solution that is easy to install, manage,
service, and support. The enterprise-level features include Unified Snapshots, Multicore
Cache, Multicore RAID, FAST Cache, FAST VP, and many other provisioning and
monitoring features that support a wide range of workloads such as databases, files, and
virtual machines. Along with enhanced native iSCSI protocol support, the VNXe also
supports Fibre Channel (FC) protocol, and expanded IPv6 functionality.
Types of software updates
The storage system can have the following types of software updates:
l
Operating Environment (OE) software (also called, Unisphere)
l
Disk firmware
l
Language packs
Note the following:
l
Software updates are available in an encrypted binary file format (.gpg). The
encryption ensures that the contents of the file are valid and not corrupted.
l
OE software updates sometimes include disk firmware upgrades. Such upgrades may
take a bit longer to complete.
l
Language packs are associated to a relevant VNXe OE version.
l
Disk firmware versions do not match the VNXe OE versions.
Software update notifications
When a software update is available, an alert will appear in the Unisphere user interface.
Go to the EMC Online Support website, and then visit the Downloads page for more
information. To receive automatic email notifications about available software updates,
select
Settings
>
More configuration
>
Alert Settings
and enter one or more email
addresses and the network name or IP address of your SMTP server.
Note
You do not have to provide EMC Support credentials in order to discover what VNXe
software is available on the EMC Online Support website. The storage system will
automatically query on a weekly basis, or every time the management software restarts,
and will provide the alert at that time when a newer version is available.
Introduction
6
EMC VNXe Series
3.1
Upgrading the VNXe Software