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What’s new

Review this information to learn about new hardware support and management-software enhancements that are included in each Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC version.

The following table lists all what’s new versions of Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC. For more information about the specific version, click the target version number.

What’s new in version 13.4.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.4.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 V3 (7DD3, 7DDA)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD550 V3 (7DD2, 7DD9)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD555 V3 (7DDM, 7DDN)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650-N V3 (7D7N)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V3 (7DCM, 7DCL)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR258 V3 (7DCN)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250 V3 (7DCF, 7DCE)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST258 V3 (7DCG)

  • Lenovo WenTian WR3220 G2/WR3228 G2 (7DEC)

  • Lenovo WenTian WA5480 G3/WA5488 G3 (7DE7)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile MX455 V3 Edge IS(7DGG)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3

What’s new in version 13.3.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.3.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 (7DBY)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 V3 (7DC4, 7DC5, 7DC6)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series (7DDK)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

  • Windows Client OS 10/11 22H2

New function support
  • Support to scan and compare hard drive firmware version in the update scenario

What’s new in version 13.2.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.2.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD665-N V3 (7DAZ)

  • Lenovo Storage D4390 (7DAH)

New functions support
  • Install and report the SDSi license with the created full function bootable image

  • Reduce the size for the created bootable image

  • Add the force parameter in command line to automatically confirm yes for several warnings

  • Adjust the code level to meet accessibility standards

What’s new in version 13.1.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.1.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkEdge SE350 V2 (7DA9)

  • Lenovo ThinkEdge SE360 V2 (7DAM)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SE550 V2 (7D68)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675 V3 (7D9Q, 7D9R)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V3 (7D96, 7D97, 7D98)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V3 (7D93, 7D94, 7D95)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3 (7D7A, 7D7B)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST658 V3 (7D7C)

  • Lenovo WenTian WR5220 G3/WR5228 G3 (7D8Y)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7

New function support
  • Support single package for all Linux

What’s new in version 13.0.1
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.0.1.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 V3 (7D7M)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650-I V3 (7D7L)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V3 (7D72, 7D73, 7D74)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 (7D9G, 7D9H)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 (7D75, 7D76, 7D77)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 (7D9E, 7D9F)

What’s new in version 13.0.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v13.0.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD665 V3 (7D9P)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3 (7D9C, 7D9D)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 (7D9A, 7D9B)

New operating system support
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4

New function support
  • Provide an option in media creation CLI/GUI to preload entire BoMC ISO image to system memory

What’s new in version 12.5.1
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.5.1.
New operating system support
  • Microsoft Windows 10/11 Pro for Workstations, version 21H2 (only on ThinkSystem SR655)

What’s new in version 12.5.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.5.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Series (7D19, 7D66, 7D67, 7D6B)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6

New functions support
  • Enable VPD update on ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 in BOMC MENU of full function media

  • Add the Retry button when package downloading fails

  • Change Windows binary to 64-bit

What’s new in version 12.4.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.4.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 (7D8T)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer DN8848 V2 (7D6A, 7D8U)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR588 V2/SR590 V2 (7D53)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR660 V2/SR668 V2 (7D6L)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V2 (7D7R, 7D7Q)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR258 V2 (7D7S)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250 V2 (7D8F, 7D8G)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST258 V2 (7D8H)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5

New functions support
  • Select a single disk to toggle between JBOD and Unconfigured Good.

  • Add the Release Date column for each package in the result table of Update Selection.

What’s new in version 12.3.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.3.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR590 V2 (7D53)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR660 V2 (7D6L)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer DN8848 V2 (7D6A, 7D6H)

New operating system support
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3

New functions support
  • Provide an option in media creation CLI/GUI to copy boot environment to system memory when BoMC boots from an ISO image.

  • Add Reboot option for BoMC to reboot the server after update is completed in Unattended mode.

What’s new in version 12.2.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.2.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo DXN2000 Storage (7D5W)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series (7D0W, 7D0Y, 7D0Z, 7D11, 7D52, 7Z82, 7Z84, 7Z85)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series (7Z62, 7Z63)

  • Microsoft Azure Edge Device (7D6Q)

New functions support
  • Support firmware update without XCC reboot.

  • Run with administrator privilege on Windows by default.

What’s new in version 12.1.2
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.1.2.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD630 V2 (7D1K)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 V2 (7D1M)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SD670 V2 (7D1N)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 V2 (7Z69)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V2 (7Z70, 7Z71)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V2 (7Z72, 7Z73)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670 V2 (7Z22, 7Z23)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V2/ST658 V2 (7Z74, 7Z75, 7Z76)

What’s new in version 12.1.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.1.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series (7D1Y, 7D28)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3

New functions support
  • Specify the certificate (PEM) for HTTPS proxy server.

  • Display user friendly name for each update package.

  • Support certification finger print before uploading logs to sftp server.

  • Notify user to enable LAN over USB.

  • New option to disable host power off after unattended firmware update.

  • New option to disable BMC reboot after unattended firmware update.

  • New option to load UEFI and XCC to factory default settings in Advanced System Configuration.

  • New option to retrieve storage drive SMART data in BoMC menu.

  • New option to force update at bootable media creation.

  • Support custom port number for REST and CIM protocols.

What’s new in version 12.0.1
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.0.1.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V2 (7D31, 7D32, 7D33)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 V2 (7Z59, 7Z60, 7D42)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR588 (7D4M)

  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR860P (7D5D)

  • Lenovo WH5900 Appliance (7D5V)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series (7D43)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series (7D46, 7D4R, 7D5U)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem DX1100U Gateway (7D49)

  • Lenovo ThinkSystem DX1100U Performance/Capacity (7D4A)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9

What’s new in version 12.0.0
This section provides an overview of features that are new to Lenovo XClarity Essentials BoMC v12.0.0.
New hardware support
  • Lenovo ThinkServer SR590 (7D4M)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series (7D1Z, 7D20, 7D2T, 7D29)

  • Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Series (7D5R, 7D5S, 7D5T)

New operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2

New functions support
  • Show applicable update packages for detected adapters only.

  • Add version information in the product name banner.

  • Add message to remind user to run BoMC with administrator privilege.