Disruptive Software Updates

You should be aware of which software updates are disruptive before you perform them. Oracle FS Systems implement disruptive software updates by restarting the entire system to bring up the new software. User applications lose access to the Oracle FS System storage arrays during a disruptive software update.

Examples of disruptive updates include drive updates and Controller BIOS component updates. You choose to perform a disruptive update by selecting Restart and update software or Shutdown Controller.

Note: If the upgrade package includes enclosure firmware updates, and you do not select Restart and update software or Shutdown Controller, the update proceeds without restarting the system. The enclosure firmware updates are not applied until the next system restart. If you do select Restart and update software or Shutdown Controller, the system installs the enclosure firmware on the resulting system startup.

You need to perform disruptive updates under the following conditions:

The system is not reporting a Normal state
Pinned data is found within the system
The compatibility matrix validation needs to be overridden to complete the installation
System alerts are active
A previous software update failed
The new Controller BIOS version is an newer version than the current version installed on the system
Another task fails to complete within 10 minutes of starting the update