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UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs)
Lenovo typically releases firmware in bundles called UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs). To ensure that all
of the firmware updates are compatible, you should update all firmware at the same time. If you are updating
firmware for both the Lenovo XClarity Controller and UEFI, update the firmware for Lenovo XClarity Controller
first.
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 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 updates designed and tested to provide the
interdependent level of functionality, performance, and compatibility. UXSPs 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 UXSPs 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 Update
Methods
Supported
Core
System
Firmware
Updates I/O Devices
Firmware
Updates Graphical
user
interface Command
line
interface Supports
UXSPs
Lenovo XClarity
Provisioning Manager
(LXPM)
In-band 2
On-Target
√ √
Lenovo XClarity
Controller
(XCC)
Out-of-band
Off-Target
√
Selected I/O
devices
√
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials OneCLI
(OneCLI)
In-band
Out-of-band
On-Target
Off-Target
√
All I/O
devices
√ √
Lenovo XClarity
Essentials
UpdateXpress
(LXCE)
In-band
Out-of-band
On-Target
Off-Target
√
All I/O
devices
√ √
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Introduction
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