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Updating a remote server from a local directory

The UpdateXpress application can update a remote machine with UXSPs or individual updates acquired from a local folder.

The following prerequisite is required to complete this task:

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

To update a remote machine 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 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 and SFTP/HTTPS server key fingerprint, select Accept BMC server's certificate and SFTP/HTTPS server's key fingerprint by default, and click Next.

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

  5. In the Update Setting window, if Use a separate remote server is selected, input the following information:

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

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

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

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

    • (SFTP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP Setting) Directory: The location on the server where update packages are copied to.
      Note
      Input a full path on the SFTP/HTTP/HTTPS/FTP server. The FTP server is only used for the ThinkServer marked with superscript 2 (Note 2) in Supported server models.

  6. To configure the SFTP server key fingerprint, do one of the following:

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

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

  7. Do one or more of the following:

    • To downgrade the firmware, select Enable updating to a back-level firmware, and click Next.

    • To upgrade the backup system firmware, select Only update the backup image of the BMC (and UEFI where applicable), and click Next.

  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.