Document Outline

• Contents
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Concepts
  • 1.2 Prerequisites
    • 1.2.1 Prerequisites on managed servers
    • 1.2.2 Prerequisites on connection blades
    • 1.2.3 Prerequisites on systems with operating system ESXi (flash via iRMC S3 using cURL)
    • 1.2.4 Prerequisites on TFTP server
    • 1.2.5 Prerequisites on the Central Management Station (CMS)
      • 1.2.5.1 Update Management Logon (OS=Windows)
      • 1.2.5.2 Configuration of Update Management (Repository, …)
      • 1.2.5.3 Update Data
  • 1.3 Notes on management stations
    • 1.3.1 Shutdown and restart
      • 1.3.1.1 Status after unplanned restart
      • 1.3.1.2 Procedure for resolving the errors
    • 1.3.2 Updating the management station with components which needs a reboot
    • 1.3.3 Multiple management stations
  • 1.4 Autonomous Support Packages (ASP)
  • 1.5 PRIMERGY Support Packages (PSP)
    • 1.5.1 Current PSP versions
    • 1.5.2 Components of a PSP
    • 1.5.3 Product Detection of Primergy Support Packages
    • 1.5.4 Initial Installation of Primergy Support Packages
  • 1.6 Notes on deleting servers from the ServerList
  • 1.7 Typographic conventions
  • 1.8 ServerView Suite link collection
  • 1.9 Documentation for the ServerView Suite
• 2 Overview
• 3 Update Procedures
  • 3.1 Online update
  • 3.2 Update via TFTP server
    • 3.2.1 Updating a hardware system
    • 3.2.2 Updating a system running a VMware ESXi operating system (flash via iRMC S3 using cURL)
  • 3.3 Access to update data
• 4 Installing ServerView Update Agents
  • 4.1 Installation on the managed server
    • 4.1.1 Requirements for installation
    • 4.1.2 Requirements for uninstallation
    • 4.1.3 Installing Update Agent V6.0 (or later)
      • 4.1.3.1 Installation under Windows
      • 4.1.3.2 Installation under Linux or VMWare (ESX)
  • 4.2 Installation on the TFTP server
    • 4.2.1 Installation under Windows
    • 4.2.2 Installation under Linux
• 5 User Interface
  • 5.1 Update Manager Main Window
    • 5.1.1 The tree structure
    • 5.1.2 Server Details tab
    • 5.1.3 Update Details tab
    • 5.1.4 Job Details tab
    • 5.1.5 Dialog boxes and wizards
      • 5.1.5.1 LogOn dialog box
      • 5.1.5.2 Cleanup Wizard
      • 5.1.5.3 Server Details dialog box
      • 5.1.5.4 Create Job Wizard
      • 5.1.5.5 Update Details dialog box
      • 5.1.5.6 PSP Details dialog box
      • 5.1.5.7 Copy Job Wizard
      • 5.1.5.8 Job Details dialog box
      • 5.1.5.9 Edit Job dialog box
      • 5.1.5.10 Change TFTP Address dialog box
  • 5.2 Repository Manager Main Window
    • 5.2.1 The tree structure
    • 5.2.2 Updates tab
    • 5.2.3 Collections tab
    • 5.2.4 Dialog boxes
      • 5.2.4.1 Edit Update's Properties dialog box
      • 5.2.4.2 Import Repository Components dialog box
      • 5.2.4.3 Import Repository Components - Results dialog box
      • 5.2.4.4 Export Repository Components dialog box
      • 5.2.4.5 Export Repository Components - Results dialog box
      • 5.2.4.6 Delete Repository Components dialog box
      • 5.2.4.7 Delete Repository Components - Results dialog box
      • 5.2.4.8 PSP Details dialog box
      • 5.2.4.9 Create Collection dialog box
      • 5.2.4.10 Edit Collection dialog box
  • 5.3 Download Manager Main Window
    • 5.3.1 The tree structure
    • 5.3.2 Task Management Tab
    • 5.3.3 Scheduled Tasks Tab
    • 5.3.4 Log Files Tab
    • 5.3.5 Dialog boxes
      • 5.3.5.1 Add Download Server Tasks dialog box
      • 5.3.5.2 Edit Download Server Tasks dialog box
      • 5.3.5.3 Activate Download Server Tasks dialog box
  • 5.4 Configuration Main Window
    • 5.4.1 General Settings Tab
    • 5.4.2 Mail Settings Tab
    • 5.4.3 Download Settings Tab
    • 5.4.4 Configuration Wizard
      • 5.4.4.1 Start step (Configuration Wizard)
      • 5.4.4.2 Repository step (Configuration Wizard)
      • 5.4.4.3 Miscellaneous step (Configuration Wizard)
      • 5.4.4.4 Download Settings step (Configuration Wizard)
      • 5.4.4.5 Mail Settings step (Configuration Wizard)
      • 5.4.4.6 Activate step (Configuration Wizard)
  • 5.5 Filter dialog box
    • 5.5.1 Standard (Filter dialog box)
    • 5.5.2 Character strings (Filter dialog box)
    • 5.5.3 Integer values (Filter dialog box)
• 6 Managing Updates
  • 6.1 Update Manager
    • 6.1.1 Opening Update Manager
    • 6.1.2 Closing Update Manager
    • 6.1.3 Logging on to the Server
    • 6.1.4 Resetting the update agent of a server
    • 6.1.5 Displaying the update log for a server
    • 6.1.6 Displaying detailed information about an update
    • 6.1.7 Managing jobs
      • 6.1.7.1 Creating a job
      • 6.1.7.2 Copying a job
      • 6.1.7.3 Releasing a job
      • 6.1.7.4 Deleting a job
      • 6.1.7.5 Displaying detailed information about a job
  • 6.2 Repository Manager
    • 6.2.1 Opening Repository Manager
    • 6.2.2 Closing Repository Manager
    • 6.2.3 Editing updates
    • 6.2.4 Releasing updates
    • 6.2.5 Managing user-defined groups (Collections)
      • 6.2.5.1 Creating a user-defined group
      • 6.2.5.2 Editing a user-defined group
      • 6.2.5.3 Releasing updates in a user-defined group
      • 6.2.5.4 Deleting a user-defined group
    • 6.2.6 Re-Initializing the Repository
  • 6.3 Download Manager
    • 6.3.1 Adjusting the Download Service
    • 6.3.2 General Information on Download Manager
    • 6.3.3 Opening Download Manager
    • 6.3.4 Closing Download Manager
    • 6.3.5 Creating a new download task
    • 6.3.6 Assigning servers to a download task
    • 6.3.7 Editing a download task
    • 6.3.8 Deleting a download task
    • 6.3.9 Monitoring download tasks
    • 6.3.10 Managing log files
  • 6.4 Configuration
    • 6.4.1 Opening the configuration
    • 6.4.2 Closing the configuration
    • 6.4.3 Setting Global Parameters
  • 6.5 Filtering a table
• 7 Command-Line Interface
  • 7.1 GFCLI (Command-Line Interface)
    • 7.1.1 Call Parameters
    • 7.1.2 StartFlash (Command)
    • 7.1.3 WaitForDone (Command)
    • 7.1.4 Reboot (Command)
    • 7.1.5 Cleanup (Command)
    • 7.1.6 Cancel (Command)
    • 7.1.7 Result Files
      • 7.1.7.1 StartFlash (Event)
      • 7.1.7.2 Ready (Event)
      • 7.1.7.3 Cancel (Event)
      • 7.1.7.4 SequenceError (Event)
      • 7.1.7.5 ParamError (Event)
      • 7.1.7.6 LogonError (Event)
      • 7.1.7.7 MemoryError (Event)
    • 7.1.8 Batch Files (Examples)
    • 7.1.9 CLI Standalone
  • 7.2 citfs.bat (batch job)
• 8 Troubleshooting
  • 8.1 Error messages in the Update Manager
  • 8.2 Error messages in the Download Manager
  • 8.3 Error messages in the Configuration Wizard
  • 8.4 Error messages in the Repository Manager
  • 8.5 Problems with Single Sign-On
  • 8.6 Problems with Logon
  • 8.7 Problems with entries in the tree structure
  • 8.8 Problems with components
  • 8.9 Problems with Fibre Channel (FC) Controllers
  • 8.10 Event ID 2370 on managed node
  • 8.11 Installation/Uninstallation of updateable components without using Update Manager
• Index