Device-settings updates
Lenovo XClarity One uses the management hubs to apply device settings to your managed devices. When you initiate a device-settings update from the XClarity One portal, XClarity One pushes the configuration to the appropriate management hub and then sends a request to the hub to apply the configuration on the target devices. The management hub sends status, progress, and log data back to the XClarity One portal during the update process so you can monitor progress.
You can update device settings on one or more devices using templates. For more information, see Device templates.
You can also update device settings on a specific device from the Managed devices page by clicking the Deploy template icon (
). If the target devices have an assigned template, review the updates that are selected based on the template rules to complete the installation.
Some components require the device to be restarted to complete the configuration update, such as unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI).
During the update process, if one component fails, the management hub continues to apply updates on the remaining components for the device and for other devices in the same job.
Immediate vs prioritized updates
When you update a device-settings configuration on a device, the device settings are written to shared memory on the target devices and are then activated.
Some device settings, such as baseboard management controller and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) settings, require the device to be restarted to complete the update.
By default, the prioritized activate option is selected. This option activates the configuration changes that require a restart after you manually restart the device. The Restart Required icon (
is displayed in the device status to notify you that the device needs to be restarted to complete the update process.
You can select the immediate activation option to restart target devices immediately to complete the update process.
Use Soft restart to restart the server to continue the update process. Do not use Hard restart.
Ensure that any running workloads are stopped or moved to a different device before performing updates that require a restart or before manually restarting a device to complete the update process.
After a prioritized update completes, it might take several minutes before the correct device settings are reflected in the portal.
When enabled, the Wake-on-LAN boot option can interfere with XClarity One operations that power off the server if there is a Wake-on-LAN client in your network that issues “Wake on Magic Packet” commands.