The Menu program runs when the IBM® ToolsCenter
for System x® and BladeCenter® bootable
media is booted. The graphical version of the Menu program runs in
interactive mode (where you can select the function you want to use)
or unattended mode, for example, if you selected to automatically
run UpdateXpress System Pack Installer when
the bootable media is booted.
About this task
The
following procedure explains how to perform updates and diagnostics
using bootable media. To deploy a supported Windows operating system
on IBM System x and BladeCenter servers,
boot the target server from an IBM ServerGuide Setup
and Installation CD and
follow the on-screen prompts.
Procedure
- If the graphic interface mode was selected when the bootable
media was created, then the IBM ToolsCenter
Customized Media utility
starts automatically when you boot from the bootable media. The Welcome page
is displayed, showing the descriptive name of the bootable media,
a list of the targeted machines, and a list of functions.
- Complete these steps to install updates:
- On the Welcome page, click Updates.
- On the Updates page, click the click
here to start update link. The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer is
displayed.
- Select one or more updates to install.
- Complete these steps to perform diagnostics:
- On the Welcome page, click Diagnostics. The Diagnostics page is displayed.
- On the Diagnostics page, select
one of the following options:
- Click click here to start diagnostics (GUI) to
start the graphical user interface.
- Click click here to start diagnostics (CLI)to
start the diagnostic command line interface.
- Use the Dynamic System Analysis tool
to perform diagnostics.