Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 3.x Administration Guide

You can update the PowerFlex appliance environment by following these steps in the order that is shown here.

If your system has native asynchronous replication enabled, note the following:

• The standard upgrade process should be followed on each system.
• Upgrade one system fully, before upgrading the second system.
• It is ideal to have both systems running the same Intelligent Catalog version. The recommendation is to upgrade them both when logistically possible.
• Do not pause the replication process when following standard upgrade procedures.

Before upgrading PowerFlex Manager, ensure that it meets the following requirements:

• The Secure Remote Services are discontinued and must be converted to Secure Connect Gateway. For more information, see Secure Remote Services 3.52 Upgrade to Secure Connect Gateway Supplement Documentation.
• Ensure that the Secure Remote Services version is 3.52.x. For earlier versions, you must upgrade the Secure Remote Services to perform the conversion. For details, see https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000188341/srs-ve-multiple-upgrades-may-be-required-to-reach-version-3-52.

Complete the following workflow to upgrade a PowerFlex appliance environment:

• Upgrade to a supported version of VMware vCenter.
  NOTE:The version depends on the VMware ESXi version available with Intelligent Catalog, for example; if you are going to upgrade VMware ESXi from 6.5 to 6.7 you should first upgrade your VMware vCenter to 6.7 before starting the upgrade.
• Upgrade PowerFlex Manager.
• Add new compliance file (Intelligent Catalog) and operating system images to PowerFlex Manager.
  NOTE:In PowerFlex Manager, add the new compatibility management file, if you are using PowerFlex Manager 3.6 or prior, skip this step.
• Upgrade the PowerFlex GUI presentation server.
• Upgrade CloudLink Center.
• Upgrade PowerFlex.
• Upgrade the PowerFlex appliance nodes.