Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 User Manual page 269

Update method terminology
• In-band update. The installation or update is performed using a tool or application within an operating
system that is executing on the server's core CPU.
• Out-of-band update. The installation or update is performed by the Lenovo XClarity Controller collecting
the update and then directing the update to the target subsystem or device. Out-of-band updates have no
dependency on an operating system executing on the core CPU. However, most out-of-band operations
do require the server to be in the S0 (Working) power state.
• On-Target update. The installation or update is initiated from an installed operating system executing on
the target server itself.
• Off-Target update. The installation or update is initiated from a computing device interacting directly with
the server's Lenovo XClarity Controller.
• Static Bundles (Service Packs). Static Bundles (Service Packs) are bundled updates designed and
tested to provide the interdependent level of functionality, performance, and compatibility. Static Bundles
(Service Packs) are server machine-type specific and are built (with firmware and device driver updates) to
support specific Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(SLES) operating system distributions. Machine-type-specific firmware-only Static Bundles (Service
Packs) are also available.
Firmware updating tools
See the following table to determine the best Lenovo tool to use for installing and setting up the firmware:
Tool
Lenovo XClarity
Provisioning
Manager
(LXPM)
Lenovo XClarity
Controller
(XCC)
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials OneCLI
(OneCLI)
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials
UpdateXpress
(LXCE)
Update
Core
Methods System
Suppor- Firmware
ted Updates
In-band
√
2
On-Target
In-band
√
4
Out-of-
band
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-
band
On-Target
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-
band
On-Target
Off-Target
Drive
I/O
Devices Firmware
Firmware Updates
Updates
Selected I/
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3
O devices
All I/O
√
3
devices
All I/O
devices
Graphical Command
user line
interface interface
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Supports
Static
Bundles
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