Downloading Windows device drivers

Windows UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs) contain Windows device drivers for supported Windows versions and for Lenovo servers that supports Windows. You can download or import Windows UXSPs in the repository. Windows UXSPs contain Windows device drivers for supported Windows versions and for Lenovo servers that supports Windows. UXSPs must be available in the repository before you can update Windows device drivers on managed severs.

Before you begin

Ensure that all required ports and Internet addresses are available before you attempt to download UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs). For more information, see Port availability and Firewalls and proxy servers.

To download UXSPs using XClarity Administrator, ensure that XClarity Administrator is connected to the Internet.

Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge web browsers have an upload limit of 4 GB. If the file that you are importing is greater than 4 GB, consider using another web browser (such as Chrome or Firefox).

About this task

XClarity Administrator must be connected to the Internet to refresh the catalog and download UXSPs. If XClarity Administrator is not connected to the Internet, you can manually download the files to a workstation that has network access to the XClarity Administrator host using a web browser and then import the updates into the firmware-updates repository.

You can determine whether UXSPs are stored in the repository from the Download Status column on Windows Driver Updates Repository page. This column contains the following values:

A message is displayed on the Windows Driver Updates Repository page when the space that is available for UXSPs and device drivers is more than 50% full. Another message is displayed on the page when the repository is more than 85% full. To reduce the space that is used in the repository, you can remove unused files by selecting the target files and then clicking the Delete icon (Delete icon). For more information, see Managing disk space.

Attention: The Windows UXSPs include device drivers and firmware updates. The firmware updates in the Windows UXSPs are discarded when the UXSPs are imported to the repository and a warning message displayed. Only the device drivers are imported.

Procedure

To download UXSPs and specific device drivers, perform one of the following procedures.

After you finish

From this page, you can perform the following actions on selected UXSPs.