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
Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress provides most of OneCLI update functions through a graphical 
user interface (GUI). It can be used to acquire and deploy UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSP) update 
packages and individual updates. UpdateXpress System Packs contain firmware and device driver 
updates for Microsoft Windows and for Linux.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials UpdateXpress from the following location:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-xpress
•  Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator
You can use Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator to create bootable media that is suitable 
for firmware updates, VPD updates, inventory and FFDC collection, advanced system configuration, FoD 
Keys management, secure erase, RAID configuration, and diagnostics on supported servers.
You can obtain Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC from the following location:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/lnvo-bomc
•  Lenovo XClarity Administrator
If you are managing multiple servers using the Lenovo XClarity Administrator, you can update firmware for 
all managed servers through that interface. Firmware management is simplified by assigning firmware- 
compliance policies to managed endpoints. When you create and assign a compliance policy to managed 
endpoints, Lenovo XClarity Administrator monitors changes to the inventory for those endpoints and flags 
any endpoints that are out of compliance.
Specific details about updating firmware using Lenovo XClarity Administrator are available at:
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