Update an Image Streamer appliance

To understand how much time is required to update, see the HPE Synergy Image Streamer Release Notes.

Prerequisites
  • Privileges: Infrastructure administrator.

  • The post-upgrade HPE Synergy Image Streamer appliance version is compatible with the HPE Synergy Composer version in use. For information about version compatibility between the Image Streamer appliance and Composer, see HPE Synergy Software Releases website: https://www.hpe.com/downloads/synergy and HPE Synergy Image Streamer Support Matrix available at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library.

  • You have downloaded the update (.bin) file to your local computer from the appropriate software release for Image Streamer at https://www.hpe.com/downloads/synergy.

  • You have backed up the appliances undergoing an update.

  • Before starting an update, the appliance checks for issues that may prevent update from completing successfully and reports an appropriate warning. Ensure that the Management and Storage cluster status is OK. Navigate to the storage section on the Deployment Appliances screen and verify if all OS volumes are in the OK state. The OS volumes in the Synchronizing/Restriping state will become OK after few minutes.

Procedure
  1. Select Deployment Appliances from the main menu.
  2. In the master pane, select the appliance you want to update.
  3. Select Actions > Update appliance.
  4. To upload an update image, select Select an update image.
    1. Drag and drop the required .bin file or click Browse to select a file.
    2. To upload and install, click Upload and install. Once the upload is complete, a dialog appears. Click Update to update the appliance.
    3. To upload the image on to the appliance and not install immediately, click Upload only.

      This operation does not initiate the update process.

  5. To use a previously uploaded image for updating the appliance, click Update from uploaded image.
    1. Click Update to perform the appliance update.

You can monitor the update progress of primary and secondary deployment appliances on the corresponding deployment appliance screen.

For information about the various update scenarios and possible reasons for an update failure, see HPE Synergy Image Streamer User Guide available at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library.