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)
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials Bootable
Media Creator
(BoMC)
Lenovo XClarity
Administrator
(LXCA)
Lenovo XClarity
Integrator (LXCI) for
VMware vCenter
Lenovo XClarity
Integrator (LXCI) for
Microsoft Windows
Admin Center
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Update
Core
Methods
System
Supported
Firmware
Updates
In-band
2
√
On-Target
Out-of-band
√
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-band
On-Target
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-band
On-Target
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-band
Off-Target
In-band
1
√
Out-of-
band
2
Off-Target
Out-of-band
√
Off-Target
In-band
√
Out-of-band
On-Target
Off-Target
I/O Devices
Graphical
Firmware
user
Updates
interface
√
Selected I/O
√
devices
All I/O
devices
All I/O
√
devices
All I/O
√
devices
(BoMC
application)
All I/O
√
devices
Selected I/O
√
devices
All I/O
√
devices
Command
Supports
line
UXSPs
interface
√
√
√
√
√
(BoMC
application)
√
√