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Updating firmware/drivers with the Cluster-Aware Updating tool in Cluster Manager

Lenovo XClarity Integrator is integrated into Microsoft's Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) tool to provide a snap-in for driver and firmware updates. Using this snap-in, users can update firmware and drivers for cluster nodes when using the CAU tool in Cluster Manager. This method of updating firmware/drives with CAU is available only for Azure Stack HCI on SE350, SR630 V2, SR650, and SR650 V2 servers. For other servers, the Lenovo XClarity Integrator snap-in is not available in the CAU tool.

Note
CAU is a feature that automates the software updating process on clustered servers while maintaining availability.
To update the firmware/drivers with the Cluster-Aware Updating tool in Cluster Manager, do the following:

  1. Log in to the Hardware updates page in the CAU tool. Refer to Logging in to the Hardware updates page.

  2. Select a management method if required. Refer to Managing cluster nodes with Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Managing cluster nodes without Lenovo XClarity Administrator.

    Note

    By default, native OS management is disabled for ThinkAgile MX servers with Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct enabled. To enable this function, click the link provided. Refer to Configuring native OS management.

  3. Perform firmware/driver updates on the cluster nodes. Refer to Updating firmware/drivers for cluster nodes with the Cluster-Aware Updating tool.