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Step4.Checkforandapplycodeupdates.
FixesorworkaroundsformanyproblemsmightbeavailableinupdatedUEFIfirmware,
devicefirmware,ordevicedrivers.Todisplayalistofavailableupdatesfortheserver,goto
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
Attention:Installingthewrongfirmwareordevice-driverupdatemightcausetheserverto
malfunction.Beforeyouinstallafirmwareordevice-driverupdate,readanyreadmeandchange
historyfilesthatareprovidedwiththedownloadedupdate.Thesefilescontainimportant
informationabouttheupdateandtheprocedureforinstallingtheupdate,includinganyspecial
procedureforupdatingfromanearlyfirmwareordevice-driverversiontothelatestversion.
Important:Someclustersolutionsrequirespecificcodelevelsorcoordinatedcodeupdates.If
thedeviceispartofaclustersolution,verifythatthelatestlevelofcodeissupportedforthe
clustersolutionbeforeyouupdatethecode.
a.InstallUpdateXpresssystemupdates.
YoucaninstallcodeupdatesthatarepackagedasanUpdateXpressSystemPackor
UpdateXpressCDimage.AnUpdateXpressSystemPackcontainsanintegration-tested
bundleofonlinefirmwareanddevice-driverupdatesforyourserver.Inaddition,you
canuseIBMToolsCenterBootableMediaCreatortocreatebootablemediathatis
suitableforapplyingfirmwareupdatesandrunningprebootdiagnostics.Formore
informationaboutUpdateXpressSystemPacks,seehttp://www.ibm.com/support/entry/
portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-XPRESSand“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61
.For
moreinformationabouttheBootableMediaCreator,seehttps://support.lenovo.com/
us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC.
Besuretoseparatelyinstallanylistedcriticalupdatesthathavereleasedatesthatarelater
thanthereleasedateoftheUpdateXpressSystemPackorUpdateXpressimage(seestepb).
b.Installmanualsystemupdates.
1.Determinetheexistingcodelevels.
InDSA,clickFirmware/VPDtoviewsystemfirmwarelevels,orclickSoftwaretoview
operating-systemlevels.
2.Downloadandinstallupdatesofcodethatisnotatthelatestlevel.
Todisplayalistofavailableupdatesfortheserver,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/
fixcentral.
Whenyouclickanupdate,aninformationpageisdisplayed,includingalistofthe
problemsthattheupdatefixes.Reviewthislistforyourspecificproblem;however,evenif
yourproblemisnotlisted,installingtheupdatemightsolvetheproblem.
Step5.Checkforandcorrectanincorrectconfiguration.
Iftheserverisincorrectlyconfigured,asystemfunctioncanfailtoworkwhenyouenableit;ifyou
makeanincorrectchangetotheserverconfiguration,asystemfunctionthathasbeenenabled
canstopworking.
a.Makesurethatallinstalledhardwareandsoftwarearesupported.
Seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/toverifythattheserversupportstheinstalled
operatingsystem,optionaldevices,andsoftwarelevels.Ifanyhardwareorsoftware
componentisnotsupported,uninstallittodeterminewhetheritiscausingtheproblem.
YoumustremovenonsupportedhardwarebeforeyoucontactIBMoranapprovedwarranty
serviceproviderforsupport.
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