Update Virtual Connect Manager in a stacked environment

[Robert Cook_6]

I have two c7000 enclosures with Flex-10 modules. I have connected the two enclosures via the Flex-10's in a "stacked" environment. I need to update Virtual Connect Manager. When I use vcsu to update one of the Flex-10's it gives me an error saying I have to do all of them at once. If I do all of them at once will this cause a network outage? My current versions are OA=3.00 VCM=2.32 Want to go to OA=3.11 VCM=3.01

Thanks,

Bob

[Daniel A. Alonso]

Hello Bob,

When I use the VCSU Stacked or otherwise it always copies the FW to one of the modules updates it and fails to the next to update it. There shouldn't be a need to take them down two at once. Especially if you're stacked on both sides.

Can you attach a screenshot of the error maybe?

Dan

[Robert Cook_6]

Dan,
This is a production environment so I can't recreate the output until this Sunday. The command I used from my laptop on the network was:

"vcsa -a update -i 10.11.2.150 -u Administrator -p xxxxx -vcu Administrator -vcp xxxxx -l c:\firmware\vcfwall301.bin -b 1".

Now that I read the help on the command it appears that I should not have used the "-b 1" parameter.

Bob

[JKytsi]

Are You using the latest support utility ? You could try the interactive mode from it.

[Robert Cook_6]

I believe it is the latest Version 1.5.0. I have not tried it in interactive mode. My concern is that I will take both c7000 enclosures off the network when I do the update. Do you know if it is smart enough to keep the network up?

Bob

[JKytsi]

1.5.1 is the latest. By default (interactive mode) will reboot modules parallel so there should always be network. Of course if You have not created redundant networks the situation is different