How to use Lenovo UpdateXpress System Pack Installer to update firmware for System x servers

Description

Lenovo UpdateXpress System Pack Installer (UXSPI) is a software application that applies UpdateXpress System Packs and individual updates to your system. This article describes the procedure used to run UXSPI to perform individual updates to your System x servers.

Applicable Systems

IBM System x

IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/7159)
IBM BladeCenter HS23E (8038/8039)
IBM BladeCenter HS23 (7875/1929)
IBM System x3550 M4 (7914)
IBM System x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (3837/3839)
IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 (5455/5456)
IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737/8738/7863/8956)
IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916)
IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906/2585)
IBM Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node (4259/7903)
IBM System x3100 M5 (5457)
IBM System x3250 M5 (5458)
IBM System x3250 M4 (2583)
IBM System x3100 M4 (2582)
IBM System x3750 M4 (8722/8733)
IBM System x3750 M4 (8752/8718)
IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 server (7912/7913)
IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 Water Cooled server (7918/7919)
IBM System x3650 M4 (7915)
IBM System x3650 M4 HD (5460)
IBM System x3530 M4 (7160)
IBM System x3500 M4 (7383)
IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
IBM system x3300 M4 (7382)

Operating Systems

Windows

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008

Note: Windows Server 2016 (no Nano) is supported with CLI mode only from UXSPi 10.3 on.

Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Portable
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Portable
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Portable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Portable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Portable
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Portable

Downloading firmware

Go to the Lenovo D ata Center Support Web site.
Under Support, select Data Center.
After the page loads, select Servers.
Under Select Series, select your server hardware series.
Under Select SubSeries, select your server product subseries.
Under Select Machine Type, select your machine type.
Download the firmware that you want to update.

Solution

Download the UXSPI tool from the UpdateXpress System Packs Installer Website.
Go to the folder where you saved the tool, right-click lnvgy_utl_uxspi.exe and select Run as administrator.
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In the Update Task window, select Update the local machine, and then click Next.
In the Updates Location window, click Look in a local directory to select the firmware file that you want to update, and then click Next.
In the Update Type window, select Latest available individual updates, and then click Next.
In the Update Recommendation window, a list of packages will be displayed with details about currently installed component versions and versions now available. Select the packages you want to upgrade, and then click Next.
In the Update Options window, you can select options to customize the updates. Click Next to start updating the packages.
A progress meter will show the progress of the update.
When the firmware update is complete, click Next.
Work through any recommended procedures displayed on the screen after clicking Finish to complete the update process.