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Massive Distribution Of Firmware UpdatesUsing UXSPI Pxe Package
July, 2009
Deploy Using
RDM 4.30 As A PXE Server
(Update Express System Pack Installer)
Author: Yossi Swisa / IBM Israel ([email protected])
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What Does It Good For?
Masive distribution of firmware updates:
• You can boot multiple Server Systems (Blades etc.) at the same time without dealing with physical CD-ROMs and Media Tray of Blade Center Chassis.
• You do not have to deal with building scripts for individual firmware updates anymore
• Easy update collecting & easy deployment
• Clasic alternative tool for the traditional (RDM) firmware deployment method
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Prerequisites /phases /Limitation
Prerequisites
1. RDM 4.30 (will not work with 4.40)
Phases
1. Create pxe package for your blades using
UpdateXpress System Pack Installer for Microsoft Windows
3. Create a custom Task to load bootstrap pxelinux.0
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Limitation
• Systems will not give Feedback to RDM Task Activation
(The Task will timeout, but you could integrate the rdagent.exe in your
UXSPI pxe package to give feedback to RDM)
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Phase #1 Create UXSPI PXE Package
Run the IBM UpdateXpress
System Pack Installer
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Hit to launch the ToolCenter
Bootable Media Center
(BOMC)
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Step 1. Hit Next
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Step 2. Make sure to select all the check boxes
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Step 3. Choose Latest Available Individual Updates
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Step 4. Select Your Targeted Systems
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Step 5. Select Your Target Directory
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Step 6. Coose The Media Format - Select Device Type “PXE”
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Step 7. Confirm Your Choices and Hit Next
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Step 8. Wait For the Process to finish and Open The target Diretory
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Copy the files into the pxedir to the repository dir
Copy the files from the pxedir into the repository dir, usualy located in:
C:\Program Files\IBM\RDM\repository
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Phase #2 Create a Custom Task in RDM
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Advanced Command List in RDM Task
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Screenshot #1 Send The Custom Task To The Target Blade And Wait for the Boot Process to finish
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Screenshot #2 Booting To Toolcenter Media
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Screenshot #3 Toolcenter Media Is Gethering Inventory About The Machine
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Screenshot #4 Now Updates Will Automatically Start When Countdown reaches 0
At this point you can disconnect your RDM Server machine and run the process on other Blade Center. The UXSPI is runing from the blade ram drive.
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