Life Cycle Manager (LCM) is out and ready for download!
The Life Cycle Manager (LCM) tracks and upgrades both software and firmware versions of all entities in the cluster, completely in-band with Nutanix Prism Element and Prism Central.
Firmware Versus Software Updates
LCM supports software updates for any platform running Nutanix software.
LCM supports firmware updates only for platforms from the following vendors.
| Nutanix (NX) | Dell XC / XC Core | Lenovo HX / HX Ready |
| HPE DX | Fujitsu XF | Intel DCB |
| HPE DL (G10) | Inspur InMerge |
Table 1: Platforms That Support Firmware Updates Through LCM
Individual component firmware support differs among hardware vendors, so check the RIM bundle for your hardware vendor for details.
New Features
- Stop Update button: LCM 2.4.0.3 adds the ability to stop most in-progress LCM updates by using the Stop Update button. When you click Stop Update, LCM automatically chooses a safe point to stop the update. Not all updates can stop after they have begun.
- Username logging: For security reasons, LCM 2.4.0.3 logs the username for every update attempt.
Download LCM today and join the conversation in the How it works forums and find out how others are taking advantage of LCM. Be sure to tag you LCM posts with LCM.