Lenovo ThinkAgile HX2320 Appliance, User Manual

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Tool
In-band
update
Out-of-
band
update On-
target
update Off-
target
update
Graphical
user
interface
Command-
line interface Supports
UXSPs
Lenovo XClarity
Provisioning
Manager
Limited to core system
firmware only.
√ √ √ √
Lenovo XClarity
Controller
Supports core system
firmware and most
advanced I/O option
firmware updates
√ √ √ √
Lenovo XClarity
Administrator
Supports core system
firmware and I/O
firmware updates
√ √ √ √
• Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, you can update the Lenovo XClarity Controller firmware, the
UEFI firmware, and the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager software.
Note: By default, the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager Graphical User Interface is displayed when
you press F1. If you have changed that default to be the text-based system setup, you can bring up the
Graphical User Interface from the text-based system setup interface.
Additional information about using Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to update firmware is available
at:
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2FLXPM%2Fplatform_update.html
• Lenovo XClarity Controller
If you need to install a specific update, you can use the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface for a specific
server.
Notes:
– To perform an in-band update through Windows or Linux, the operating system driver must be installed
and 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/index.jsp?topic=
%2Fcom.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc%2FNN1ia_c_configuringUSB.html
– If you update firmware through the Lenovo XClarity Controller, make sure that you have downloaded
and 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/index.jsp?topic=
%2Fcom.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc%2FNN1ia_c_manageserverfirmware.html
• Lenovo XClarity Administrator
If you are managing multiple servers using the Lenovo XClarity Administrator, you can update firmware for
all 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 managed
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