Use the Show and install updates function
to identify updates that are needed by your systems.
Before you begin
This function does not show information for systems for which
you have not collected inventory.
This function can be used on systems or system groups. If
you select a system group,
this task will display only those systems within the
group that are in need of updates.
The list of needed updates
is produced by comparing the updates that IBM® Flex
System Manager has knowledge
of to the inventory on your systems. This task does not list as needed
any update that IBM Flex
System Manager does
not know about. An important part of keeping your
systems up-to-date is running the Show needed updates function and
reviewing the results.
About this task
Note: This topic describes how to access this task in
the IBM Flex System Manager Web user interface. If you
are using the IBM FSM Explorer, use the finder
at the top of the user interface (shown here) to locate this task:
To see a list of updates needed by a
system, complete
the following steps:
Procedure
- From the Update Manager summary page,
locate the Updates section.
- Click Show and install updates. The Show and install updates page
is displayed.
- Select a system or system group in the
Selected systems field. Click Browse to see
a list of systems
to choose from.
- Click Show and install updates. A table of needed updates is displayed.
- Examine the table. There is one line for each update and
details about the update.
Notes: - If you do not see an update that you expected to see, you can
view all updates that are available for installation
on a system by selecting Show all installable
updates.
- Certain listed updates, for example
UpdateXpress System Pack updates for a IBM Flex System compute
node or chassis, are actually update collections that contain
one or more member updates that are combined into one installable
image. To view the member updates within the update collection, right-click
on the update collection and select "Update". For more information,
see your product documentation.
What to do next
Update tasks such as Install can be done from this page by
clicking
Actions and selecting an available
task.
