Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 - Page 18

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 Essentials. For more information, see the following Tech Tip:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht506118
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 V3
Limited to core system
firmware only.
√ √ √ √
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.
√ √ √ √ √
The latest firmware can be found at the following site:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/products/servers/thinksystem/sr665/7d2w/parts/downloads
• Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3
From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3, you can update the Lenovo XClarity Controller firmware,
the UEFI firmware, and the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 software.
Note: By default, the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 Graphical User Interface (GUI) is
displayed when you press F1. If you have changed that default to be the text-based system setup, you
can bring up the GUI from the text-based system setup interface.
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ThinkSystem SR665 Maintenance Manual