UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSP)
A UXSP is an integration-tested bundle of online firmware and driver updates for System x and ThinkSystem servers. UXSPs are released semiannually for the first three years and annually for the final three years of support.
UXSPs simplify the process of downloading and installing all of the online driver and firmware updates for a given system. UXSPs ensure that users always work with a complete and most up-to-date set of updates that have been tested together and bundled by Lenovo.
UXSPs are created for a machine type and operating system combination. Separate UXSPs are provided for Windows® operating systems and each of the Linux distributions. For example, there could be several UXSPs for one particular machine type. There could also be an update for the Windows operating system and for each Linux distribution.
There is also a kind of platform UXSP which can be used to update a system in out-of-band way. The platform UXSP does not contain operating system.
- UXSP format
- A UXSP is delivered in an XML file. The naming convention for a UXSP has the following format: