Completing the update

After the configuration node is successfully rebooted and updated, verify the update and return the system to its original state by following these steps:

Procedure

  1. Confirm the update:
    1. Enter the lsupdate command to determine whether the software update requires a further completion step.
    2. If the lsupdate command shows that the status is system_completion_required, enter svctask applysoftware -complete in the command line interface.
    Each node is restarted in order. The update process takes approximately 30 minutes with 5 minutes per node. During the confirmation step, the system is operational but no other updates can be started until the current update is confirmed.
  2. Verify that the system is running at the correct version and that no other errors in the system must be resolved.

    To verify the new version number for the update in the management GUI, select the question mark icon in the upper right corner and select About. The software version is listed under the graphical representation of the system. Check for new alerts in the Monitoring > Events panel.

  3. Verify that all the nodes are online.
    In the management GUI, use the dynamic image to view the rear of the node. Ensure that all nodes are present and online.
  4. Verify that all volumes are online.
    In the management GUI, select Volumes > Volumes.
  5. Verify that all managed disks (MDisks) are online.
    In the management GUI, select Pools > MDisks by Pools.
  6. Restart any services, advanced functions, or scripts that were stopped before the update.

Results

You completed the manual update.

Important: If you update your system software to version 8.1.1 or later from a version earlier than 8.1.0, on a system where you have already installed more than 64 GB of RAM, all nodes return from the update with an error code of 841. Versions 8.1.0 and later allocate memory in a different way than previous versions, so the RAM must be "accepted" again. To resolve the error, complete the following steps:
  1. On a single node, run the svctask chnodehw command. Do not run the command on more than one node at a time.
  2. Wait for the node to restart and return without the error.
  3. Wait an additional 30 minutes for multipath drives to recover on the host.
  4. Repeat this process for each node individually until you clear the error on all nodes.

What to do next

If your system used a pre-7.8.0 code level and is now updated to 7.8.x or above, and you want to use an encrypted cloud account, you must run a rekey operation by using the chencryption command before you create the cloud account. Depending on whether you are using USB or key server-based encryption, the rekey operation is either of the following commands. 
chencryption -usb newkey -key prepare
chencryption -usb newkey -key commit
or
chencryption -keyserver newkey -key prepare
chencryption -keyserver newkey -key commit

The rekey operation must be run after the update is completed to the 7.8.x code level or higher and before you make the encrypted cloud account.