Chapter 2. Configuring; Updating Firmware And Device Drivers - Lenovo Flex System x220 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2. Configuring

Use this information to update the firmware and use the configuration utilities.

Updating firmware and device drivers

Lenovo periodically makes UEFI code, IMM2 firmware, diagnostic firmware updates, and device-driver
updates available for the compute node. Provisioning is the set of actions that you take to update the
firmware and device drivers and install the operating system. Several tools are available to help you update
the firmware and device drivers in the provisioning process.
Attention: Installing the wrong firmware or device-driver update might cause the compute node to
malfunction. Before you install a firmware or device-driver update, read any readme and change history
files that are provided with the downloaded update. These files contain important information about the
update and the procedure for installing the update, including any special procedure for updating from an
early firmware or device-driver version to the latest version.
Note: Follow the instructions in the readme file that comes with the firmware update.
• Flex System Manager Update Manager
Flex System Manager Update Manager (if installed) acquires, installs, and manages firmware and
device driver updates and monitors your compute nodes to ensure that they remain current. For more
information about Flex System Manager Update Manager, see http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/
flexsys/information/topic/ com.ibm.acc.8731.doc/ updating_firmware _ and_software.html.
• UpdateXpress System Packs
UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSP) contain an integration-tested bundle of online, updateable firmware
and device drivers for your compute node. The Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator uses
UpdateXpress System Packs to update the firmware and device drivers.
Typically, use UpdateXpress System Packs to update firmware and devices drivers for a compute node
that has previously been provisioned. For more information about UpdateXpress System Packs, see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/ portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-XPRESS.
• Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator
You can use Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that is suitable for
applying firmware updates and running preboot diagnostics. Using Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media
Creator, you can create a single bootable image on supported media (such as CD, DVD, ISO image, USB
flash drive, or set of PXE files) that bundles multiple Flex System tools and updates from UpdateXpress
System Packs, which contain Windows and Linux® firmware updates.
Typically, use Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator for the initial setup of a compute node.
For more information about the Lenovo Bootable Media Creator, see https://support.lenovo.com/
us/en/documents/LNVO-BOMC.
To provision a compute node with updated firmware and device drivers by using Lenovo ToolsCenter
Bootable Media Creator, complete the following steps:
1. Download Lenovo ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator to a computer that is connected over
the management network to the Flex System Manager management software (if installed) that is
managing the compute node.
2. Create the bootable media of firmware and device-driver updates.
3. Connect to the Flex System Manager management software that is managing the Flex System
chassis in which the compute node is installed.
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