Upgrading an AIX NIM management extender

Using the Upgrade Management Extender for AIX NIM Plugin task, you can upgrade a management extender plug-in for AIX® NIM.

Before you begin

Important: You cannot use this task to upgrade the proxy agent. You must upgrade the proxy agent with a separate Fixlet®. In the BES Support site, run the latest version of the Update Windows Proxy Agent Fixlet to upgrade the proxy agent.

Before you can run the Upgrade Management Extender for AIX NIM Plugin task, you must configure the management extender that you want to upgrade.

You must activate the following analysis:
  • Management Extender Status
To activate the analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > Management Extender Analyses. In the Management Extender Analyses list, select Management Extender Status and click Activate.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. In the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain, select Virtualization > AIX NIM > Setup and Maintenance > Upgrade AIX NIM Components and select the Upgrade Management Extender for AIX NIM Plugin task.
  3. From the Management Extender Host list, select the IBM® Endpoint Manager server on which the management extender plug-in that you want to upgrade is located.
  4. From the Management Extender Name list, select the management extender that you want to upgrade.
  5. Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the IBM Endpoint Manager server on which the management extender that you want to upgrade is located.

Results

In the Action: Upgrade Management Extender for AIX NIM Plugin window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the management extender plug-in is upgraded.