Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Maintenance Manual

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http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPM/platform_update.html• Lenovo XClarity ControllerIf you need to install a specific update, you can use the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface for a specificserver.Notes:– To perform an in-band update through Windows or Linux, the operating system driver must be installedand the Ethernet-over-USB (sometimes called LAN over USB) interface must be enabled.Additional information about configuring Ethernet over USB is available at:http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_configuringUSB.html– If you update firmware through the Lenovo XClarity Controller, make sure that you have downloadedand installed the latest device drivers for the operating system that is running on the server.Specific details about updating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Controller are available at:http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_manageserverfirmware.html• Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLILenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is a collection of command-line applications that can be used tomanage Lenovo servers. Its update application can be used to update firmware and device drivers foryour servers. The update can be performed within the host operating system of the server (in-band) orremotely through the BMC of the server (out-of-band).Specific details about updating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is available at:http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_c_update.html• Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpressLenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress provides most of OneCLI update functions through a graphicaluser interface (GUI). It can be used to acquire and deploy UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSP) updatepackages and individual updates. UpdateXpress System Packs contain firmware and device driverupdates 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 CreatorYou can use Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that is suitablefor applying firmware updates, running preboot diagnostics, and deploying Microsoft Windows operatingsystems.You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC from the following location:https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-bomc• Lenovo XClarity AdministratorIf you are managing multiple servers using the Lenovo XClarity Administrator, you can update firmware forall managed servers through that interface. Firmware management is simplified by assigning firmware-compliance policies to managed endpoints. When you create and assign a compliance policy to managedendpoints, Lenovo XClarity Administrator monitors changes to the inventory for those endpoints and flagsany endpoints that are out of compliance.Specific details about updating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Administrator are available at:12 ThinkSystem SR550 Maintenance Manual