Creating Lenovo Bootable Media Creator bootable media which acquires updates from an NFS/Samba server

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

Complete the following procedure to create a bootable media for Linux systems that acquires updates from an NFS or Samba server.

Create a start.sh file in the working directory, and customize it with information for NFS or 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=update" > /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.

Create a bootable media.
For example, enter the following command from a system running Windows:
```
lnvgy_utl_bomc_v.r.m_windows_i386.exe -m 8843 --cd=E: -l workingdir
```

Before you boot the target system using the created bootable media:

Place UpdateXpress System Pack or individual updates on the NFS or Samba server.
Ensure the target system has access to the NFS or Samba server.

Creating bootable to acquire updates from an NFS or Samba server