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• 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 Operating System executing on the
server's operating system.
• Off-Target update. The installation or update is initiated from a computing device interacting directly with
the server's Lenovo XClarity Controller.
• UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs). UXSPs are bundled firmware-only updates designed and tested
to provide the interdependent level of functionality, performance, and compatibility.
See the following table to determine the best Lenovo tool to use for installing and setting up the firmware:
Note: The server UEFI settings for option ROM must be set to Auto or UEFI to update firmware using
Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Lenovo XClarity Essentials. For more information, see the following Tech
Tip:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht506118
Tool
Lenovo XClarity
Provisioning
Manager Lite
Limited to core system
firmware only.
Lenovo XClarity
Controller
Supports core system
firmware and most
advanced I/O option
firmware updates
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials OneCLI
Supports all core
system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed
operating system
driver updates
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials
UpdateXpress
Supports all core
system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed
operating system
driver updates
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Out-of- On-
In-band band target
update update update
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target
user
update
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line interface UXSPs
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