Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Maintenance Manual page 18

• 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.
See the following table to determine the best Lenovo tool to use for installing and setting up the firmware:
Note: The server UEFI settings for option ROM must be set to Auto or UEFI to update firmware using
Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Lenovo XClarity Essentials. For more information, see the following Tech
Tip:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht506118
Tool
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 Essentials OneCLI
Supports all core system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed operating
system driver updates
Lenovo XClarity Essentials
UpdateXpress
Supports all core system firmware, I/O
firmware, and installed operating
system driver updates
Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable
Media Creator
Supports core system firmware and I/O
firmware updates. You can update the
Microsoft Windows operating system,
but device drivers are not included on
the bootable image
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Supports core system firmware and I/O
firmware updates
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