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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:
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
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
√ √ √ √
The latest firmware can be found at the following site:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinksystem/sr950/7X12/downloads
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