Upgrading a PowerVM management extender

Using the Upgrade Management Extender for PowerVM Plugin task, you can upgrade the plug-in component of the management extender for PowerVM®.

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 PowerVM Plugin task, you must configure the management extender that you want to upgrade. For more information, see Configuring a PowerVM management extender.

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 Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > Setup and Maintenance > Upgrade PowervM Components.
  3. From the Upgrade PowervM Components list, select Upgrade Management Extender for PowerVM Plugin.
  4. From the Management Extender Host list, select the host on which the management extender that you want to upgrade is located.
  5. From the Management Extender Name list, select the management extender that you want to upgrade and click Take Action.
  6. In the Take Action dialog box, select the management extender host on which the management extender that you want to upgrade is located and click OK.

Results

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