Creating bootable media that acquires updates from an NFS or Samba server

You can create bootable media that acquires UpdateXpress System Pack Installer or individual updates from an NFS or Samba server.

1. Create a start.sh file in the working directory, and customize it with information for NFSor Samba. The following text shows a sample start.sh file.

   #!/bin/sh
   #
   # This script prepares the current Linux environment for ToolsCenter. 
   export PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/root/bin:/usr/local|
   /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:
   /usr/games:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin
   
   cp -f /toolscenter/media_check.sh /tmp/media_check.sh
   chmod +x /tmp/media_check.sh
   
   cd /toolscenter/
   chmod -R +x * /dev/null 2>/dev/null
   dos2unix /toolscenter/bomc.config > /dev/null 2>&1
   
   #disable Crtl+z and Ctrl+c
   trap "" 2 20
   
   BOMC_MENU=/toolscenter/menu/show_menu.sh
   BOMC_LOG_FILE=/tmp/bomc.log
   BOMC_REMOTE_CHECK=/toolscenter/menu/check_remote.sh
   
   # Export the UXSPI_TIMEOUT environment to uxspi
   TIMEOUT=60
   if cat bomc.config | grep IBM_SYSTEM_TIMEOUT > /dev/null 2>&1
   then 
     TIMEOUT=`cat bomc.config | grep IBM_SYSTEM_TIMEOUT | sed 's
   /IBM_SYSTEM_TIMEOUT=//'`
   fi
   export UXSPI_TIMEOUT=${TIMEOUT}
   
   #Export environment for UXSPI UXSP's/latest
   if cat bomc.config | grep "IBM_SYSTEM_LATEST=YES" > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
   	export UXSPI_LATEST=1
   fi
   
   # setup a mount point
   mkdir -p /bomcmount
   # NFS mount (replace ¡¯192.168.196.61:/nfsboot¡¯ with your NFS server¡
   ¯s IP and directory)
   mount -t nfs 192.168.196.61:/nfsboot /bomcmount -o unlock
   # Samba mount (replace ¡¯//192.168.253.26/sambaroot¡¯ with your Samba 
   server¡¯s IP and
   # directory)
   #mount -t cifs //192.168.253.26/sambaroot /bomcmount -o user=Guest,
   password=passw0rd
   
   # SEP environment variable
   export SEP_REPOSITORY_PATH=/toolscenter
   export SEP_INSTALL_PATH=/tmp
   
   # UXSPI environment variable
   export UXLITE_CLEAN_INVFILE=1
   export UXSPI_CLEAN_INVFILE=1
   export UXSPI_BOOTABLE=/bomcmount
   
   if [ -d /toolscenter/uxspi ]
   then
     export UXSPI_BINARY_PATH=`find /toolscenter/uxspi -name 'uxspi*.anyos' 
   | sort | tail -n 1`
   else
     export UXSPI_BINARY_PATH=""
   fi
   export UXSPI_GUI_CMD="xterm -geometry 170x59 +sb -e ${UXSPI_BINARY_PATH}"
   if [ "${UXSPI_LATEST}" = "1" ]
   then
     export UXSPI_TUI_CMD="${UXSPI_BINARY_PATH} update --tui --firmware -l 
   ${UXSPI_BOOTABLE} 
   --timeout=${UXSPI_TIMEOUT}  -L"
   else
   export UXSPI_TUI_CMD="${UXSPI_BINARY_PATH} update --tui --firmware -l 
   ${UXSPI_BOOTABLE} 
   --timeout=${UXSPI_TIMEOUT}"
   fi
   
   
   ${BOMC_REMOTE_CHECK} /toolscenter
   if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     echo "Remote mounting via remote IMM/network" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
   else
     echo "NOT mounted via remote IMM/network" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
     export UXSPI_REDUCE_COPY=1
   fi 
   # DSA environment variable
   export DSA_PATH=/tmp/embed:/tmp/embed/qlogic:/usr/X11R6/lib64:/usr/X11R6/lib
   export DSA_GUI_CMD="xterm -geometry 170x59 +sb -e /toolscenter/dsa/start.sh --gui"
   export DSA_CMD_CMD="xterm -geometry 170x59 +sb -e /toolscenter/dsa/start.sh --cmd"
   #export DSA_TUI_CMD="/toolscenter/dsa/start.sh --cmd"
   
   # Export environment for exit script command
   if cat bomc.config | grep "IBM_SYSTEM_MEDIA_EJECT=NO" > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
   	export BOMC_EXIT_CMD="/toolscenter/tcexit_noeject.sh"
   else
   	export BOMC_EXIT_CMD="/toolscenter/tcexit.sh"
   fi
   # Export environment for UXSPI autorun command
   if cat bomc.config | grep "IBM_SYSTEM_AUTORUN=uxspi" > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
   	export UXSPI_AUTORUN=1
   fi
   
   
   
   
   # Export the unattended mode environment variable
   UNATTD_FULLSTR=`cat bomc.config | grep IBM_SYSTEM_UNATTENDED | sed 's
   /IBM_SYSTEM_UNATTENDED=//'`
   if echo ${UNATTD_FULLSTR} | grep '[tftp://|ftp://|nfs://|smb://|usb:/]'
    > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
     echo "Unattended mode specified by user" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
     export BOMC_UNATTENDED_MODE=1
   fi
   
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]
   then
     echo "Running in non SOL mode" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
     export DSA_TUI_CMD="/toolscenter/dsa/start.sh --cmd"
     if [ "${BOMC_UNATTENDED_MODE}" = "1" ] 
     then 
       echo "Calling show_menu.sh unattended" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
   	  ${BOMC_MENU} unattended
     else
       echo "Calling show_menu.sh attended" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
   	  ${BOMC_MENU} attended
     fi
   else
     if [ "$1" = "serial" ]
     then
           echo "Running in SOL mode - Console" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
       	export BOMC_SOL_MODE=1
       	export DSA_TUI_CMD="/toolscenter/dsa/start.sh serial --cmd"
   	if [ "${BOMC_UNATTENDED_MODE}" = "1" ]
   	then
   	    echo "Calling show_menu.sh unattended" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
   	  	${BOMC_MENU} unattended
   	else
   	    echo "Calling show_menu.sh attended" >> ${BOMC_LOG_FILE}
   	  	${BOMC_MENU} attended
   	fi
     elif [ "$1" = "serial-on" ]
     then
           while [ 1 ];do
               clear
               echo "ToolsCenter started on SOL console......type \"reboot\" 
   								 to reboot the system"
   	     read INPUT
        	     if [ "${INPUT}" = "reboot" ]
        	     then
        	     	echo "Rebooting the system ..."
                   ${BOMC_EXIT_CMD} reboot
                   exit
   	     elif [ "${INPUT}" = "r2d2" ]
   	     then
   	         sh
   	     fi
           done
     fi
   fi
   
   # Exit ToolsCenter
   echo "Using Exit Script: ${BOMC_EXIT_CMD}...."
   sleep 3
   
   if [ "${BOMC_UNATTENDED_MODE}" = "1" ]
   then
   	# Shut down the system when it's unattended image
   	${BOMC_EXIT_CMD} shutdown
   elif cat bomc.config | grep "IBM_SYSTEM_PXE_FILE=NULL" > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
   	echo "Rebooting the system ..."
   	${BOMC_EXIT_CMD} reboot
   else
   	# Shut down the system when it's PXE image
   	echo "Shut down the system ..."	
   	${BOMC_EXIT_CMD} shutdown
   fi
   exit 0

   Note: You must ensure the following:

   • The UXSPI_BOOTABLE environment variable has been exported as your NFS or Samba mounting folder. In this example: /bomcmount.
   • The UXSPI_REDUCE_COPY environment variable is not exported, as this can cause network connection problems when performing firmware updates.
2. Create a bootable media. For example, enter the following command from a system running Windows:

   ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_windows_i386.exe -m 8843 --cd=E: -l workingdir