IBM System x3650 Diagnostics Flash Update for Linux Systems 7979 Version 1.01, Build ID: GGYT117A NOTE TO SERVICE - Reference RETAIN # NA 1.0 Overview This README file contains the latest information about installing the IBM System x3650 Diagnostics. 1.1 Limitations * See corresponding Change History document for additional information 1.2 Level recommendation and prerequisites for the update * See corresponding Change History document for additional information 1.3 Dependencies * See corresponding Change History document for additional information 2.0 Installation and setup instructions 2.1 Step by step instructions for this installation - Run the "IBM System x3650 Linux Diagnostics Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. 2.2 Step by step instructions for extracting the Linux update files. - Run the "IBM System x3650 Linux Diagnostics Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a Diagnostics update under Linux. Run "./lflash -d" from a command line to update Diagnostics from 32-bit Linux and "./lflash64 -d" from a command line to update Diagnostics from 64-bit Linux. 2.3 Step by step instructions for extracting the DOS update files to diskette. - Run the "IBM System x3650 Linux Diagnostics Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -xd " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. If is omitted, /dev/fd0 is assumed. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The diskette created is the DOS Diagnostics update diskette. 3.0 Configuration information N/A 4.0 Unattended mode 4.1 Steps for unattended mode - Run the "IBM System x3650 Linux Diagnostics Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -s" where .sh is the downloaded update. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. 4.2 Extracting the Linux update files in unattended mode - Run the "IBM System x3650 Linux Diagnostics Update" with the following command line: "./.sh -x " where .sh is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Linux update files will be extracted. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a Diagnostics update under Linux. Run "./lflash -d" from a command line to update Diagnostics from 32-bit Linux and "./lflash64 -d" to update Diagnostics from 64-bit Linux. 5.0 WEB information and support phone numbers You can download new and updated files from http://www.ibm.com/support For a list of supported operating systems on legacy (non-shipping) controllers, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM reseller, if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service. See http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ for support telephone numbers, or in the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). In the U.S. and Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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