Updating multiple remote servers from a local directory

To update multiple remote servers from a local directory, 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 Multi-server Management, and click Next.

4. In the Multi-server Management window, select Add new servers into server pool, do one or more of the following, and finally click Next.

   • To add new servers into server pool, input the IP address range and click Discover in the BMC information area, and select one or more target servers from the Server Pool list.

   • To remove the server from the Server Pool list, select one or more target servers, and click Remove Selected.

   • To verify whether the user name and password are correct for the server, select one or more target servers, and click Scan Selected.

   • To use common BMC credentials for management, select Use common BMC credentials for management, input user name and password.

   • To export the Server Pool list of the current server, click Export. The Server Pool list will be saved in the configure.json file.

   • To import the Server Pool list to the other server, click Import and select the target configure.json file.

5. Click Next, a message will be prompted to remind users to confirm whether the certificate should be updated. Click Accept to update the certificate.

   Change password

   If users log in for the first time or the password is expired, change the password in the window.

6. In the Task window, select Perform updating on target server and click Next.

7. In the Update Setting window, select one or more of the options. If Use a separate remote server instead of the BMC one is selected, input the following information:

   • (HTTPS/FTP Setting) IP address or Host name: IP address or host name of the server.

   • (HTTPS/FTP Setting) User Name: User name of the server.

   • (HTTPS/FTP Setting) Password: Password of the server.

   • (HTTPS/FTP Setting) Port: Port number of the server. If users do not input, the default port is used.

   • (HTTPS/FTP Setting) Directory: The location on the server where update packages are copied to.

     Note

     Input a full path on the HTTPS/FTP server. The FTP server is only used for the ThinkServer marked with superscript 2 (Note 2) in Supported server models.
8. In the Updates Location window, select Look in local directory. To specify a local folder, do one of the following:

   • Click Browse , select the desired folder, and click Next.

   • Input the folder path into the field beside the Browse button, and click Next.

9. In the Update Type window, select the target update type, and click Next.

10. In the Update Recommendation window, click Begin to compare the version of installed firmware with the latest version. After the progress is completed, select one or more target packages, and click Next.

    Note

    To display all update packages, select Show updates with no adapters detected before clicking Begin.

11. In the Update Execution window, click Begin Update and confirm to continue on the pop window. The execution table displays the upgrade progress of the packages. When the upgrade progress is completed, click Next.

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