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TodownloadthelatestversionofDSAcodeandtheDynamicSystemAnalysisInstallationand
User'sGuide,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA.
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.
YoucaninstallcodeupdatesthatarepackagedasanUpdateXpressSystem
PackorUpdateXpressCDimage.AnUpdateXpressSystemPackcontainsan
integration-testedbundleofonlinefirmwareanddevice-driverupdatesforyour
server.Inaddition,youcanuseIBMToolsCenterBootableMediaCreatorto
createbootablemediathatissuitableforapplyingfirmwareupdatesandrunning
prebootdiagnostics.FormoreinformationaboutUpdateXpressSystemPacks,see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-XPRESSand“Updating
thefirmware”onpage93
.FormoreinformationabouttheBootableMediaCreator,see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=LNVO-BOMC.
Besuretoseparatelyinstallanylistedcriticalupdatesthathavereleasedatesthatarelater
thanthereleasedateoftheUpdateXpressSystemPackorUpdateXpressimage(seeb.on
page116
).
b.Installmanualsystemupdates.
1.Determinetheexistingcodelevels.
InDSA,clickFirmware/VPDtoviewsystemfirmwarelevels,orclickSoftwaretoview
operating-systemlevels.
2.Downloadandinstallupdatesofcodethatisnotatthelatestlevel.
Todisplayalistofavailableupdatesfortheserver,goto
http://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/us/en/serverproven/toverifythattheserversupportsthe
installedoperatingsystem,optionaldevices,andsoftwarelevels.Ifanyhardwareorsoftware
componentisnotsupported,uninstallittodeterminewhetheritiscausingtheproblem.
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