Update the Plug-In

When a new version of the Oracle VM Storage Connect Plug-In for Oracle Flash Storage Systems software is available, you can update your version of the plug-in software.

Prerequisites:
  • The server name and IP address for the server upon which the Oracle VM Server and plug-in are installed.

  • Credentials to log in to the Oracle VM Server to install the plug-in software.

  • TCP port assignments for the plug-in to register and communicate with the Oracle VM Server.

  1. Download the installation package from the Oracle Technical Network (OTN).
  2. Extract the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) package to the host containing the Oracle VM Server.
  3. Issue the following command to search for any previous versions of the plug-in:
    rpm -qa | grep osc-oracle-oraclefs
  4. Issue the following command to remove any previous versions of the plug-in:
    rpm -e osc-oracle-oraclefs-n.n.n.el6.noarch
  5. Launch the Oracle VM Manager and log in.
  6. Rediscover the Oracle VM Server upon which you performed the software update. To rediscover the Oracle VM Server, in Oracle VM Manager, on the Servers and VMs tab, right-click the Oracle VM Server, and then select Rediscover Server.
    Refer to the Oracle VM documentation available on the Oracle Technical Network (http://docs.oracle.com) for instructions.
  7. Issue the command rpm -Uvh osc-oracle-oraclefs-n.n.n.el6.noarch.rpm, where n.n.n is the number of the updated software.
    Result:The RPM performs the upgrade process automatically.
  8. Launch the Oracle VM Manager and log in, if necessary.
  9. Rediscover the Oracle VM Server upon which you performed the software update. To rediscover the Oracle VM Server, in Oracle VM Manager, on the Servers and VMs tab, right-click the Oracle VM Server, and then select Rediscover Server.
    Refer to the Oracle VM documentation available on the Oracle Technical Network (http://docs.oracle.com) for instructions.