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Task Name |
Update VMware vCenter Workflow |
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Description |
This task provides users a facility to update their vCenter(version 7 and above) from UCSD |
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Prerequisites |
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Category |
Workflow |
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Components |
VMware |
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User Inputs |
Account, Update Version |
Instructions for Regular Workflow Use:
- Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.
- Unzip the file on your computer. Should end up with a .WFDX file.
- Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges.
- Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration" and click on "Import".
- Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFDX file resides. Choose the .WFDX file and click "Open".
- Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next".
- Click the "Select" button next to "Import Workflows". Click the "Check All" button to check all checkboxes and then the "Select" button.
- Click "Submit".
- A new folder should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration" that contains the imported workflow. You will now need to update the included tasks with information about the specific environment.
Created by: Ahamed Javid (asheksal@cisco.com)
Introduction:
This document will help the customer to understand and try out Update VMware vCenter use case in UCSD. The given workflow will work with both UCSD and UCSD Express.
This document will walk through the detailed steps, we need to follow to complete the Update VMware vCenter via UCSD.
Requirements:
- The required VMware vCenter Account should be added to UCSD.
- This task is supported only for venters of version 7 and above.
Sample workflow inputs:
Account: Choose the VMware Account which needs to be updated.
Current Version: This shows the current version of the VMware Account selected.
Update Version: Enter the proper Update Version that is one of the available updates for the selected VMware Account. (The latest version available for a vCenter will be fetched and given as output from the task Get Latest vCenter Version Available.
Execution Process:
After the user provided the required inputs, the execution of the workflow will make calls to different APIs provided by VMware. It prechecks the update for fetching the estimated time of update installation and any errors present with the installation. If any errors are present, they will be displayed in SR logs and the workflow fails. If no errors are present, it will start the staging and installation of the update. It will fetch the update status and shows the task in progress in SR logs. Once the update installation is finished, the workflow is completed successfully.
Users can check update installation progress in the VMware vCenter Server Management Console.
Note: This workflow only supports vCenter updates.
Troubleshooting:
- While selecting Account, if we choose an account with version 7 then, the workflow will fail since this VMware API support is for venters of version 7 and above.
- If there are any errors present while pre-checking the update, the workflow fails. In the SR logs, we can see the error details and the solution to resolve those errors.
**An independent Update VMware vCenter workflow for Cisco communities to consume. This can be tweaked or enhanced as per the use case of the customer.
