Lenovo x3250 m6 - Page 62

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,youcanuse
LenovoToolsCenterBootableMediaCreatortocreatebootablemediathatissuitablefor
applyingfirmwareupdatesandrunningprebootdiagnostics.Formoreinformationabout
UpdateXpressSystemPacks,goto:
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-XPRESSFormore
informationabouttheBootableMediaCreatorprogram,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC
Besuretoseparatelyinstallanylistedcriticalupdatesthathaveareleasedatelaterthanthe
releasedateoftheUpdateXpressSystemPackorUpdateXpressimage.Refertothefollowing
twostepsforinstallingmanualsystemupdates.
b.Installmanualsystemupdates.
1.Determinetheexistingcodelevels.
InDSA,clickFirmware/VPDtoviewsystemfirmwarelevels,orclickSoftwaretoview
operating-systemlevels.
2.Downloadandinstallupdatesforanycodethatisnotatthelatestlevel.
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.
Toverifythattheserversupportstheinstalledoperatingsystem,optionaldevices,and
softwarelevels,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.Ifanyhardwareorsoftware
componentisnotsupported,removethehardwareoruninstallthesoftwaretodetermine
whetheritiscausingtheproblem.Youmustremovenonsupportedhardwarebeforeyou
contactIBMoranapprovedwarrantyserviceproviderforsupport.
b.Makesurethattheserver,operatingsystem,andsoftwareareinstalledandconfigured
correctly.
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