Upgrading IBM Firmware Bharaths Tech Blog. To install firmware upgrades on IBM hosts, I came across this nifty tool called uxspi or Update. Xpress System Pack Installer UXSPI. The tool can be used to do the following as per the User guide. Acquire firmware and driver updates for supported machine typeoperating system combinations from a remote location, such as the IBM Support website. Inventory a system to be updated and compare the inventory to the list of available updates, then recommend and deploy a set of updates for the system. Create bootable media on CD ROM, DVD, or USB key to use in applying firmware to supported systems. Now onto plain English. For me, it meant easy installation of IMM firmware on IBM servers which had temperature related issues. The default mechanism of using the Web UI to upgrade firmware didnt work half the time. After working on Linux for a couple of years, I generally distrust anything which does not have a command line interface and this tool was a life saver in automating the entire process. I am documenting the steps involved in the upgrade. Get the current model of the host using ASUAdvanced Settings Utility tool. SYSTEMPRODDATASYSTEMPRODDATA. Sys. Info. Prod. Name7. AC1. SYSTEMPRODDATA. Sys. Info. Prod. IdentifierIBM System X i. Ibm Uxspi Installer' title='Ibm Uxspi Installer' />Data. Plex dx. 36. M4 ServerSo the Machine Type is 7. Model is AC1. We will have to acquire the updates for that particular host. Now compare the currently installed firmware with all the updates available with IBM, run the acquire command in report modesudo optibmtoolscenteruxspiuxspi. Reporting acquisition status of updates for Machine Type7. OSOS IndependentDone                                                                      ibmfwdsadsyt. Remotely available                  ibmfwdsadsyta. Remotely available                  ibmfwdsadsytb. Remotely available                  ibmfwimm. Remotely available                ibmfwuefitde. Locally available                 . Ibm Uxspi Installer' title='Ibm Uxspi Installer' />To install firmware upgrades on IBM hosts, I came across this nifty tool called uxspi or UpdateXpress System Pack Installer UXSPI. The tool can be used. Reporting acquisition status of updates for Machine Type7. OSALLDone                                                                      brcdddcna3. Remotely available                    brcdddfcbfa 3. Remotely available                 brcdddfcbfa 3. IC67236 UpdateXpress System Pack Installer 4. Therefore the UXSPi. Follow the CLI update procedures in the IBM UpdateXpress System Pack Installer Users. OdO2dqL4_400x400.png' alt='Ibm Uxspi Installer' title='Ibm Uxspi Installer' />IBMs technical support resource for all IBM products and services including downloads, fixes, drivers, APARs, product documentation, Redbooks, whitepapers and technotes. Fuse Odg Songs. Installer file name Operating system ibmutluxspi9. UpdateXpress System Pack Installer for Microsoft Windows ibmutluxspi9. Using any version of UXSPi, in GUI Graphical User Interface or command line cmd line, results in a quick flash of a splash. Ibm Uxspi Installer' title='Ibm Uxspi Installer' />Remotely available                   brcdddfcbfa 3. Remotely available    3. The package that we are interested in is ibmfwimm. So downloadacquire only that package. Update. Xpress System Pack Installer Version 9. SEP 3. 0. 0. 0. 8C Copyright IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved. Active Machine Type NONE, OS RHEL 6 6. Done                            All downloads successfully completed 4. Upgrade firmware  sudo optibmtoolscenteruxspiuxspi. IMM userroot passwordlt SP Device Password goes here ExtractingExecuting This Program is licensed under the terms of the agreement available by invokingthis utility with the license option. By extracting, copying, accessing, orusing the Program, you agree to the terms of this agreement. If you do notagree to the terms, please uninstall the software and return it to IBM or thereseller from whom you acquired the software for a refund, if any. Initializing, Please wait Update. Xpress System Pack Installer Version 9. SEP 3. 0. 0. 0. 8C Copyright IBM Corp. All Rights Reserved. Asme Section Viii Division 1 Download. Active Machine Type 7. OS RHEL 6 6. 4 bitGathering Inventory. Querying Updates done. Comparing Updates 1 Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 Update. Severity          Critical. Reboot            Not Required. Update ID         ibmfwimm. Requisites        None. New Version       1. AOO3. 6RInstalled Version 1. AOO2. 6K Legend Update version is selected and will be installed Update version is deselected and will not be installed Copying update files to temporary directory 1 of 1 Running Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 Update done Finished applying selected updates 1 Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 Update. Name Integrated Management Module 2 IMM2 Update. New Version    1. AOO3. 6RReboot    Not Required. Requisites     None. Status    Successfully Installed 5. The final step is to get the Web. UI running and the following settings need to be enabled for that. This can be done on the host without logging into the mgmt console. IMM. SSLServerEnable Enabledsudo optibmtoolscenterasuasu. IMM. CIMXMLOver. HTTPSEnable Enabled. This entry was posted on April 1. Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.