IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

492 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide
Consider the following items when updating the system firmware on a complex or scalable
partition:
򐂰 Before starting any system firmware update processes, ensure that the multinode systems
are discovered with both in-band and out-of-band methods. For more information, see the
following sections for in-band and out-of-band configuration:
– 9.5.2, “Discovering a 2-node x3850 X5 via IBM Systems Director 6.2.x” on page 472
– 9.5.4, “Discovering a 2-node HX5 via IBM Systems Director 6.2.x” on page 478
򐂰 The system firmware updates are installed to all the physical server systems within a
system partition. All of the systems within the system partition are then rebooted after the
installation.
򐂰 To update the firmware of either an x3850 X5 or an HX5 complex via IBM Systems
Director, you need to configure Update Manager to download updates from the Internet.
See Chapter 10, Update Manager, in Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1,
SG24-7694, which is available at this website:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247694.html
Use the following procedure to update the firmware of either a x3850 X5 or an HX5 complex
via IBM Systems Director:
1. Log in to the IBM Systems Director console.
2. Select Navigate Resourcesand click the All Systems group.
3. Right-click the operating system object of the complex that you want to update and select
Release Management  Show needed updates. Any updates that are applicable to be
deployed to the system will be displayed, as shown in Figure 9-44. For our example, we
imported the latest UpdateXpress System Pack bundle for the HX5 into IBM Systems
Director.
Figure 9-44 Available updates to be deployed to the HX5 scalable system
4. Click the check box next to the applicable update and click Install.
5. The update wizard window appears. Click Next.
6. Leave the default setting of Automatically install missing required updates on the
Options window and click Next.
7. Update Manager will need to restart the systems that form the complex during the
firmware update process. Leave Automatically restart as needed during installation as
the default. Click Next.

IBM System x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3850 X5
Category	Server
Language	English