Preparing to update ThinkAgile SXM firmware

Complete the following steps to prepare for ThinkAgile SXM firmware update.

1. Access the ThinkAgile SXM Updates Repository at https://thinkagile.lenovo.com/SXM.

   At the top level are directories based on specific ThinkAgile SXM Best Recipes. Each directory contains a full set of files required for a given Best Recipe and hardware platform.

2. Click the link for the directory associated with the current Best Recipe.
3. Download the files required for your environment, based on the following criteria:

   • Download the following for all environments:

     • AzureStackRecoveryHelper.ps1

     • LXCA_<date>.zip

     • OEM Extension Package for the Best Recipe

   • If your solution is an SXM4400 or SXM6400, download PurleyFirmware_SXMBR<yyyy>.zip (yyyy is the solution Best Recipe version). This single archive contains the firmware update payload files for the SR650 nodes.

   • If your solution is an SXM4600, download EGSFirmware_SXMBR<yyyy>.zip (yyyy is the solution Best Recipe version). This single archive contains the firmware update payload files for the SR650 V3 nodes.

4. Expand all the zipped archives, and then copy all the expanded content to a USB thumb drive.
5. Copy the expanded content from the USB thumb drive to the hardware lifecycle host (HLH) as follows:

   1. Copy the AzureStackRecoveryHelper.ps1 script file to D:\Lenovo\Scripts.

   2. Copy the contents (not the directory itself) of the LXCA_<date> directory to D:\Lenovo\LXCA, replacing any files or directories with the same name that are already in the directory.

   3. Copy the directory containing the downloaded system firmware update content to D:\Lenovo\LXCA.