Tool
In-band 
update
Out-of- 
band 
update
On- 
target 
update
Off- 
target 
update
Graphical 
user 
interface
Command- 
line interface
Supports 
UXSPs
Lenovo XClarity 
Essentials OneCLI 
Supports all core 
system firmware, I/O 
firmware, and installed 
operating system 
driver updates
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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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Notes: 
1.  For I/O firmware updates.
2.  For BMC and UEFI firmware updates.
The latest firmware can be found at the following site:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/products/servers/thinksystem/sr860v2/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 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:
•  Lenovo XClarity Controller
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