Perform the upgrade by using the GUI

Use a graphical user interface (GUI) to perform new upgrades from an x86 Utility Node.

Remember: Upgrading using the GUI is not recommended if you are using the Remote Code Load (RCL) service.
The following prerequisites must be completed before you proceed:

To upgrade IBM Storage Scale Systems using the GUI, complete the following steps:

  1. In a browser, go to the following URL to access the GUI. Replace the <utilityBareMetalIP> with the IP address of the Utility Node. 
    https://<utilityBareMetalIP>:30443/
  2. Log in using the credentials set for the installgui user on the API container.
  3. Select an upgrade type:
    • Software upgrade: This includes the IBM Storage Scale upgrade
    • Firmware upgrade: This includes the Storage Enclosure firmware upgrade
    • Full upgrade: This includes both IBM Storage Scale and Storage Enclosure firmware upgrades
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the Tarball Name field, enter the name of the IBM Storage Scale Systems x86 container build placed on the Utility Bare Metal.
  6. Enter Utility password and Emsvm password.
  7. Select a serial number of the node by clicking the checkbox in the first column of the table.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select an Upgrade mode from the settings page:
    • Online: The file system remains online, but individual blocks go offline temporarily during the upgrade.
    • Offline: The file system goes offline to upgrade selected node blocks and returns online after completion.
  10. Select an Upgrade order based on your previous selection:
    • In parallel: All the top canisters will be updated parallelly, then the bottom canisters.
      Note: The Offline upgrade mode only supports In parallel upgrade order.
    • Sequentially: All the nodes will be updated one by one.
  11. Click Next and select Run Pre-check.

    The system validates the essential requirements and displays a success message if the pre-check completes without errors.

  12. Click Upgrade and select Start Upgrade.

    You can monitor the upgrade progress until it completes.

  13. Click Finish upgrade to complete.