This section discusses how to optimize the functionality
of Lenovo UpdateXpress
System Pack Installer.
UpdateXpress System Pack
An UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSP) is an integration-tested bundle of online firmware and driver updates for System x and BladeCenter servers. UpdateXpress System Packs are generally released semiannually for the first three years and annually for the final three years of support.
How UpdateXpress System Pack Installer applies updates
Regardless of whether you run UpdateXpress System Pack Installer from the Command Line Interface (CLI) or the Graphical User Interface (GUI), you need to follow the same step-by-step process:
Handling a UpdateXpress System Pack as a bundle UpdateXpress System Pack Installer is designed to download and apply UpdateXpress System Packs. The System Pack is a collection of individual updates as specified by the UpdateXpress System Pack XML.
Handling of update requisites
To successfully apply updates, all prerequisites and corequisites for an update must also be acquired and applied. UpdateXpress System Pack Installer automatically checks for, acquires, and applies prerequisite and corequisite files. This topic describes how these updates are acquired and applied.
OS independent updates
Some individual updates apply to a specific machine type regardless of the operating system being used. They are treated as OS independent updates. You can select OS independent updates the same way you select operating system-specific updates.
Identifying update packages that cannot be applied
Individual updates might include update packages that UpdateXpress System Pack Installer cannot apply. Some examples of these update packages are Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD) firmware and other legacy Symantec packages. If UpdateXpress System Pack Installer encounters one of these updates, it displays a warning message Warning: offline update filename detected, will not apply. The filename corresponds to the name of the update and the update is ignored.
Missing or incomplete inventory data
Sometimes an update package applies to a component for which UpdateXpress System Pack Installer cannot determine the system version. In this case, UpdateXpress System Pack Installer displays no value for the system version and instead displays the version of the update package, selecting the package as a recommended update. If an installed version is not detected, the update is not selected by default.