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Youmust have a valid software support contract to receive the Data Center Expert 7.9.1 update file on the EcoStruxure IT Entitlements portal

The DCE 7.9.1 update performs a data migration that takes under an hour for most systems. The data migration can take longer if the system has thousands of devices and years of history, and varies based on several factors:

Frequency at which sensor values change. For example, input voltage to UPSs can fluctuate throughout the day vs. temperature sensors in a strictly controlled environment that almost always report the same value.

NOTICE: Before beginning an update, remember to run a full backup on your DCE by going to System > Server Administration Settings > Server Backup/Restore, create a backup entry and then click Start.

Download the upgrade.zip file, or contact Technical Support for assistance.

Note: The restore.iso file may be needed for later use if a re-installation is required. See Restoring using ISO Format for instructions for restoring your data from a restore.iso file from the ISO format.

Click Import and look into the subdirectory where extracted files are placed. The structure of the extracted fields should contain two folders, "BW" and "NBCCore", and an index file, "nbcpkg.lst"

The Upgrade/New Packages table will update indicating there is an update available for the DCE server. Check the "Install/Upgrade" option for the package(s) you want to upgrade. Click the Install Selected button to start the upgrade for the selected package(s). You will be prompted to confirm you want to proceed with the update. Click Install Update to start the update process. Do not reboot the server during the update process.

Before You Restore: A system restore will erase all data and restore the DCE hardware server to its factory default settings. Make sure you have a copy of all installed license keys and network settings prior to restore.

When the appliance restarts the system restore process begins automatically. This process takes approximately 10 minutes for the 1U DCE Basic, 15 minutes for 1U DCE Standard or 25 minutes for 2U DCE Enterprise.

When the restore is complete, you will be prompted to remove the USB key and hit enter to reboot the server.

Note: If the system boots into the existing DCE version, reboot the server and access the BIOS settings. Adjust the boot sequence to boot from USB first.

Before You Migrate: To migrate a DCE hardware server to a virtual appliance, you must purchase and apply an activation key. Additionally, you must contact APC Support for new node license keys and application license keys for the virtual appliance.

Deploy the demo version OVA, and configure it using the hardware equivalents for the DCE Basic, Standard, or Enterprise server from which you are migrating. The available disk space for the virtual appliance must be greater than the disk space used by the hardware server. You cannot restore to a virtual appliance with fewer CPU, fewer network adapters, less RAM, or less available disk space than the hardware server. See help for Deploying and configuring a DCE virtual appliance, and DCE virtual appliance equivalent configurations.

Perform a restore on the virtual appliance, using the Server Backup/Restore option, accessed from the Server Administration Settings option in the System menu. You cannot restore to a virtual machine other than the DCE virtual appliance.

Log in to the DCE client. In the "License Keys" display, accessed from the Server Administration Settings option in the System menu, apply the new node license keys and application license keys you received from APC Support.

You must have a valid software support contract to receive the Data Center Expert 7.9.3 update file on the EcoStruxure IT Entitlements portal

Export alarm configuration lists

You can now export a copy of the list in the Alarm Configuration > Device Alarm Configurations and Threshold Alarm Configurations views as a *.CSV (the default selection) or *.txt file.

The Apply button is not enabled once No is selected in the Security Policy confirmation window. Click Cancel and select the Server Access > Security Policy option again to reactivate the Apply button.

Email notifications might identify the DCE version as 7.9.2 after the server has been updated to DCE 7.9.3. This is a display issue that does not affect functionality. It will be addressed in a future release.

The DCE 7.9.3 update performs a data migration that takes under an hour for most systems. The data migration can take longer if the system has thousands of devices and years of history, and varies based on several factors:

The Modify certificate button was updated to Change certificate, and can be used to replace any existing certificate. The Delete signed certificate button was removed.

Updated Modbus communication terminology

Modbus.org announced it is expunging all occurrences of inappropriate language of the query and response paradigm of Modbus communications.

The organization is using client-server instead of master-slave to describe Modbus communications. More...

DCE will no longer use well-known Apache Diffie-Hellman key exchange parameters.

A new question was added to the console menu, asking whether to generate a new set of Apache DH parameters.

A new unique set of parameters will be generated on software update.

The DCE server update progress is not accurately displayed in the web client during the update from DCE 7.9.3 to version 8.0. The server update completes successfully.

This will be addressed in the next release. More...

The DCE 8.0 update performs a data migration that takes under an hour for most systems. The data migration can take longer if the system has thousands of devices and years of history, and varies based on several factors: