Creating a Rolling System Update task

You can create an update task and schedule a firmware update at a planned time.

About this task

You can update host firmware with or without a policy.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to create a Rolling System Update task.

  1. On Task Manager page, click Create to launch the create task wizard.
  2. Specify a task name, select the task type (Update with Policy or Update without Policy), and click Next.
    Note: Ensure that all prerequisites are met for each task type
  3. Select firmware updates, and click Next.

    If Update with Policy is selected, select an available firmware policy from the Policy drop-down list for each host. You can view firmware-version defined in the policy and customize firmware selection.

    If Update without Policy is selected, select the specific firmware for each host that you want to update.

  4. Select one or more of the following update options, and click Next.
    • Update Parallelization. Specifies how many hosts to update concurrently

    • Perform VM Evacuation. Specifies whether to migration virtual machines before updating the host.

    • Schedule. Schedules the task to run at a planned time.

  5. View task summary, and click Save.