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Updating multiple remote servers from the Web site

The UpdateXpress application supports to update the remote servers in batch from Web site.

Note
To update the single remote server from the Web site, refer to Updating a remote server from the Web site.
Prerequisite:

The multi-update function for the remote servers is only supported in the ThinkServer servers and the WenTian server. For details of supported servers, see Supported server models.

To update multiple remote servers from the Web site, 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. To configure the HTTPS server key fingerprint, do one of the following:

    • To check the HTTPS server key fingerprint, click Yes.

    • Not to check the HTTPS server key fingerprint, select Skip check HTTPS server's key fingerprint, and click Next.

  9. In the Updates Location window, select Check the Lenovo Support Web site, and click Next.

  10. In the Target Directory window, specify the location for the updates to be downloaded or accept the default location, and click Next.

  11. On the Internet Access page, if users have no special requirement for security access, click Test Connection to check the network connection of the Target URL, and click Next. If users have more security concerns, before clicking Test Connection, configure Proxy server and/or Custom URL security configuration depending on the security requirements as follows:

    • Proxy server

      1. Select Proxy Server if users require an HTTP/HTTPS proxy to connect to the Web, and complete the following fields:

        Proxy TypeThe proxy type of the proxy server.
        IP address or HostnameThe host name, IP address, or domain name of the proxy server.
        PortThe port number of the proxy server.

      2. Select Proxy authentication if credentials must be specified to authenticate to the proxy server, and complete the following fields:

        User NameThe user name for authenticating to the proxy server.
        PasswordThe password for the specified user name.

    • Custom URL security configuration

      Select Custom URL security configuration if users require a reverse proxy, and select one of the following options:

      • Accept target server’s certificate by default

      • Specify the certificate (PEM)


      Network Access window

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

  13. In the Update Recommendation window, click Begin to compare the version of 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.

  14. In the Acquire Updates window, the acquisition table displays the acquiring progress of the packages. When the progress is completed, click Next.

  15. 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.

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