Lenovo System x3250 M5 - Updating Systems Director

Usethecommand-lineinterfacetoissuesetupcommands.Youcansaveanyofthesettingsasafileandrun
thefileasascript.TheASUprogramsupportsscriptingenvironmentsthroughabatch-processingmode.
FormoreinformationandtodownloadtheASUprogram,goto
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=LNVO-ASU.
UpdatingSystemsDirector
UsethisinformationtoupdatetheSystemsDirector.
IfyouplantouseSystemsDirectortomanagetheserver,youmustcheckforthelatestapplicableSystems
Directorupdatesandinterimfixes.
Note:ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheLenovowebsite.Theactualproceduremightvaryslightly
fromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.
Installinganewerversion
TolocateandinstallanewerversionofSystemsDirector,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.CheckforthelatestversionofSystemsDirector:
a.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/resources.html.
b.IfanewerversionofSystemsDirectorthanwhatcomeswiththeserverisshowninthe
drop-downlist,followtheinstructionsonthewebpagetodownloadthelatestversion.
Step2.InstalltheSystemsDirectorprogram.
InstallingupdateswithyourmanagementserverisconnectedtotheInternet
IfyourmanagementserverisconnectedtotheInternet,tolocateandinstallupdatesandinterimfixes,
completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.MakesurethatyouhaveruntheDiscoveryandInventorycollectiontasks.
Step2.OntheWelcomepageoftheSystemsDirectorwebinterface,clickViewupdates.
Step3.ClickCheckforupdates.Theavailableupdatesaredisplayedinatable.
Step4.Selecttheupdatesthatyouwanttoinstall,andclickInstalltostarttheinstallationwizard.
InstallingupdateswithyourmanagementserverisnotconnectedtotheInternet
IfyourmanagementserverisnotconnectedtotheInternet,tolocateandinstallupdatesandinterimfixes,
completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.MakesurethatyouhaveruntheDiscoveryandInventorycollectiontasks.
Step2.OnasystemthatisconnectedtotheInternet,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
Step3.FromtheProductfamilylist,selectSystemsDirector.
Step4.FromtheProductlist,selectSystemsDirector.
Step5.FromtheInstalledversionlist,selectthelatestversion,andclickContinue.
Step6.Downloadtheavailableupdates.
Step7.Copythedownloadedfilestothemanagementserver.
Step8.Onthemanagementserver,ontheWelcomepageoftheSystemsDirectorwebinterface,click
theManagetab,andclickUpdateManager.
Step9.ClickImportupdatesandspecifythelocationofthedownloadedfilesthatyoucopiedtothe
managementserver.
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