Configure The Firmware - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 User Manual

"Updating Server Firmware" section in the XCC documentation compatible with your server at
sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/lxcc_frontend/lxcc_overview.html
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is a collection of command line applications that can be used to
manage Lenovo servers. Its update application can be used to update firmware and device drivers for
your servers. The update can be performed within the host operating system of the server (in-band) or
remotely through the BMC of the server (out-of-band).
For additional information about using Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI to update firmware, see:
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_c_update.html
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress
Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress provides most of OneCLI update functions through a graphical
user interface (GUI). It can be used to acquire and deploy UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSP) update
packages and individual updates. UpdateXpress System Packs contain firmware and device driver
updates for Microsoft Windows and for Linux.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress from the following location:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-xpress
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator
You can use Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that is suitable
for firmware updates, VPD updates, inventory and FFDC collection, advanced system configuration, FoD
Keys management, secure erase, RAID configuration, and diagnostics on supported servers.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC from the following location:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-bomc

Configure the firmware

Several options are available to install and set up the firmware for the server.
Important: Do not configure option ROMs to be set to Legacy unless directed to do so by Lenovo Support.
This setting prevents UEFI drivers for the slot devices from loading, which can cause negative side effects for
Lenovo software, such as Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI, and to the Lenovo XClarity Controller. The side
effects include the inability to determine adapter card details, such as model name and firmware levels.
When adapter card information is not available, generic information for the model name, such as "Adapter
06:00:00" instead of the actually model name, such as "ThinkSystem RAID 930-16i 4GB Flash." In some
cases, the UEFI boot process might also hang.
• Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (LXPM)
From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, you can configure the UEFI settings for your server.
Notes: The Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager provides a Graphical User Interface to configure a
server. The text-based interface to system configuration (the Setup Utility) is also available. From Lenovo
XClarity Provisioning Manager, you can choose to restart the server and access the text-based interface.
In addition, you can choose to make the text-based interface the default interface that is displayed when
you start LXPM. To do this, go to Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager ➙ UEFI Setup ➙ System
Settings ➙ <F1>Start Control ➙ Text Setup. To start the server with Graphic User Interface, select Auto
or Tool Suite.
See the following documentations for more information:
ThinkSystem SR665 V3 User Guide
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