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Managing staged update for a remote server

The UpdateXpress application supports to starting, canceling, and viewing all staged updates for a remote server.

The following prerequisite is required to complete this task:

  • The UpdateXpress application is running on a server installed with a supported operating system. For details of supported operating systems, see Supported operating systems.

To manage staged update for a remote server, do the following:

  1. Launch the UpdateXpress application. See Launching the UpdateXpress application.

  2. In the Welcome window, click Next.

  3. In the Target Server window, select Manage the remote server, input the following information, and click Next.

    • (Setting) IP address or Host name: BMC IP address or host name of the target system.

    • (Setting) User Name: BMC user name of the target system.

    • (Setting) Password: BMC password of the target system.

    • (Setting) Port: BMC CIM or RSET port number. If users do not input, the default port is used.

    Note
    If users are not intended to check the BMC server certificate, select Accept BMC server's certificate by default, and click Next.

  4. In the Task window, select Manage Staged Update, and click Next.

  5. In the Task Management window, do one or more of the following and click Next.

    • To obtain the task information, input the task ID and click . The task ID will be automatically filled in for the pending task.

    • To start updating, click Start on the target task.

    • To cancel updating, click Cancel on the target task.

  6. In the Finish window, click View Log to check the upgrade log, copy and save the commands generated, and click Close to exit.