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Managing firmware packages

Users can manage firmware packages on vSphere Client.

Procedure

  1. Select Lenovo XClarity Integrator from the Menu drop-down list and click Manage Firmware Packages on the left pane.
  2. On the right pane, do one or more of the following:

    • To downgrade the firmware, enable Permit Downgrade.

    • To stop to downgrade the firmware whose version installed in the host is later than the version defined in the vLCM image, disable Permit Downgrade.

    • To stage the firmware or skip to stage the firmware in vLCM operations, enable or disable Stage Firmware.

      Note
      This function is only supported in the ThinkSystem V3 and ThinkAgile V3 servers.

    • To manually import the firmware packages, click IMPORT. The Import Firmware Package window is displayed.

      1. On the Remote repository page, input URL, user name, and password, and click NEXT.

      2. On the Firmware package page, select the firmware package, and click FINISH.

    • To download the required firmware package, select the target firmware package from the list, and click DOWNLOAD.

    • To copy the firmware package for customization, select the target firmware package and click COPY.

    • To customize the firmware package, select the copied firmware package and click EDIT. The Edit Firmware Packages window is displayed.
      Note

      • Only the copied firmware packages can be edited.

      • The replaced firmware package might not be validated by Lenovo, which might cause update failure. Therefore, it is not recommended to edit the firmware package.

      1. Select the target firmware package and click REPLACE. The Replace Firmware window is displayed.

      2. On the Remote repository page, input URL, user name, and password, and click NEXT.
        Note
        The URL should be the URL of the shared folder containing the CHG/TXT/UXZ/XML firmware files to be imported.

      3. On the Firmware page, select the firmware package to be imported, and click FINISH. The Edit Firmware Packages page is displayed.

      4. On the Edit Firmware Packages page, do one or more of the following:

        • To complete the replacement process, click APPLY > CONFIRM.

        • To remove the firmware, select the firmware package and click REMOVE > APPLY > CONFIRM.

    • To delete the firmware package, select the target firmware package and click DELETE.

    • To import the firmware package list, click IMPORT LIST, click the URL to download the file from Lenovo website, click Choose File to import the file, and click IMPORT.

      Note
      Use this option when LXCI is disconnected from Internet.

    • To refresh the firmware package list, click REFRESH LIST.

      Note
      Use this option when LXCI access to Internet.