Tool
Update 
Methods 
Suppor-
ted
Core 
System 
Firmware 
Updates
I/O 
Devices 
Firm-
ware 
Updates
Graphi-
cal user 
interface
Com-
mand 
line 
interface
Supports 
UXSPs
Lenovo XClarity Integrator (LXCI) for 
Microsoft System Center Configuration 
Manager
In-band
On- 
Target
√
All I/O 
devices
√ √
Notes: 
1.  For I/O firmware updates.
2.  For BMC and UEFI firmware updates.
•  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 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 V3 to update firmware is 
available at:
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPMv3/platform_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/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 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/topic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_ 
manageserverfirmware.html
•  Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is a collection of command line applications that can be used to 
manage Lenovo servers.Its update application can be used to update firmware and device drivers for your 
servers. The update can be performed within the host operating system of the server (in-band) or remotely 
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 UpdateXpress
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