Installing A Newer Version; Installing Updates With Your Management Server Is Connected To The Internet; Installing Updates With Your Management Server Is Not Connected To The Internet - IBM System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a newer version

About this task
To locate and install a newer version of IBM Systems Director, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Check for the latest version of IBM Systems Director:
a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/
downloads.html.
b. If a newer version of IBM Systems Director than what comes with the
server is shown in the drop-down list, follow the instructions on the web
page to download the latest version.
2. Install the IBM Systems Director program.
Installing updates with your management server is connected to
the Internet
About this task
If your management server is connected to the Internet, to locate and install
updates and interim fixes, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Make sure that you have run the Discovery and Inventory collection tasks.
2. On the Welcome page of the IBM Systems Director web interface, click View
updates.
3. Click Check for updates. The available updates are displayed in a table.
4. Select the updates that you want to install, and click Install to start the
installation wizard.
Installing updates with your management server is not
connected to the Internet
About this task
If your management server is not connected to the Internet, to locate and install
updates and interim fixes, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Make sure that you have run the Discovery and Inventory collection tasks.
2. On a system that is connected to the Internet, go to http://www.ibm.com/
support/fixcentral/.
3. From the Product family list, select IBM Systems Director.
4. From the Product list, select IBM Systems Director.
5. From the Installed version list, select the latest version, and clickContinue.
6. Download the available updates.
7. Copy the downloaded files to the management server.
8. On the management server, on the Welcome page of the IBM Systems Director
web interface, click the Manage tab, and click Update Manager.
9. Click Import updates and specify the location of the downloaded files that
you copied to the management server.
10. Return to the Welcome page of the Web interface, and click View updates.
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