What's new in XClarity One

Attention

Changes were made to the Lenovo XClarity One Terms of Use, Changes to the Terms section. At a glance, here’s what this update means for you. If you have any further questions regarding the updates to our terms, please do not hesitate to reach out to Lenovo Customer Support.

• Introduce the On-Premises Version. For the sake of clarity, we made changes to naming convention of the XClarity One set of products, now referred to as “Platform” as well as introduced the new on-premises version of the Platform which can be installed as a virtual machine in your local datacenter.

• Grant of License. We made changes to the language to clarify existing commitments.

• Lenovo and your responsibilities. We made changes to the language to introduce new responsibilities in relation to your use of the on-premises version of the Platform as well as clarified existing commitments.

• Data Collection & Use by Lenovo. We updated the language to make the data processing activities clearer in relation to the use of the on-premises version.

• Artificial Intelligence. We clarified existing commitments and how these apply in relation to the on-premises version and updated the language to reflect how Lenovo may use AI and analytics.

• Other changes. We made minor changes to the language to make it easier to understand what to expect from the Platform as you use our Services, mainly in relation to the use of the on-premises version.

These new terms go into effect on August 5, 2025. When logging into the Platform for the first time after the changes are in effect, you are prompted to review and accept the new terms. If you do not agree with the new terms, you will not be able to use the using XClarity One Platform. If we do not hear from you, we assume you agreed to the terms and want to keep using Platform as usual.

If you use XClarity One Platform to manage an account for someone else, please take some time to talk to them and inform them about these changes.

The following software enhancements are supported in this release.

For a list of vulnerabilities that were fixed in this release, see Fixed CVEs in XClarity One – August 2025.

Function	Description
General	You can install XClarity One as a virtual machine in your local datacenter. It includes the same infrastructure and management functions that you have when using XClarity One in the cloud (see Setting up XClarity One as a local VM and Portal configuration and management). You can use XClarity One for free to manage a maximum of 50 devices for up to 30 days using the free-trial license; however, after the free trial expires, you must purchase and install appropriate licenses to continue using applicable XClarity One functions (see Licenses).
Accessibility	You can navigate through interactive elements in the web interface by using standard keyboard keys (see Accessibility).
Authentication	If you forget your password, your user administrator can reset your password for you (Signing in to the XClarity One portal).
Organizations	If you purchased licenses before requesting an organization, the organization request is approved immediately, and the licenses are automatically applied to the organization (see Requesting a new organization).
Devices	You can manually import firmware when Lenovo creates a limited-availability fix specifically for you (see Firmware updates). You can choose to deploy a template using prioritized active to limit workload disruption .(see Firmware updates). XClarity One can quickly configure and maintain device settings on your managed devices by learning the device-settings configuration from an existing device and then applying that configuration to your other servers (see Device settings). You can disable the device-settings deployment functions globally in all management hubs in your organization from the XClarity One web interface (see Management functions). You can deploy a template to specific devices to update firmware and device settings (see Device templates).
Alert and events	You can create custom alert rules to raise alerts for multiple events, based on metric thresholds (see Custom alerts).

The following software enhancements are supported in this release.

For a list of vulnerabilities that were fixed in this release, see Fixed CVEs in XClarity One – March 2025.

Function	Description
Licenses	After purchasing a premium license for devices, XClarity One creates a license group to determine which devices can use that premium license (see Licenses).
Devices	You can remotely view and interact with the server console for a specific managed device (see Remote sever access). You can disable the firmware-updates and remote server console access functions globally in all management hubs in your organization from the XClarity One web interface (see Management functions). The device inventory includes information about SSD remaining life (see Device details). Device usage and trend data is available for system power consumption (see Usage metrics and trends).
Alerts and events	You can create custom alert rules to raise alerts for multiple events, based on occurrence or frequency (see Custom alerts).

The following software enhancements are supported in this release.

Function	Description
General	You can filter tables based using specific criteria by clicking the Advanced search icon () in the search bar. You can create a report based on information on the current page and save the report to your local system (see View, pages, and panels).
Licenses	XClarity One is a for-fee cloud application that requires licenses for each device that you manage in your organizations (see Licenses).
Authentication and authorization	You can set up your organization to use your corporate federation identify provider instead of the local identify-management system for user authentication (see External identity provider).
Organizations	Your first organization request is automatically approved after purchasing licenses (see Organizations).
Devices	You can disable the power-action function globally in all management hubs in your organization from the XClarity One web interface (see Management functions). You can remotely access the management-controller web interface for your managed devices without having a VPN connection to your datacenter or edge where your devices are located by using the portal connection (see Remote sever access). You can view usage metrics and trends for processor temperature and processor power consumption (see Usage metrics and trends). XClarity One checks the remaining life of your drives every hour and displays the remaining life data on the inventory page.
Events and alerts	You can create alert rules for raising custom alerts that you are interested in based the frequency of events or based on metric thresholds. (see Custom alerts).
Firmware updates	You can choose to manually restart devices that require a restart to complete firmware updates instead of restarting immediately (see Firmware updates). You can install firmware on components even if the current firmware version is up to date using the Force update option (see Firmware updates). XClarity One automatically installs prerequisite firmware, when available (see Firmware updates).
Service and support	You can contact XClarity One support using the Contact Us webpage instead of email (see Technical assistance).

The following software enhancements are supported in this release.

Function	Description
Users	Other than the first organization owners, subsequent owner no longer have the user-administrator role by default (see Users).
Analytics	XClarity One collects memory-diagnostic logs that are generated by the XCC for DDR4 SDRAM memory modules in managed ThinkSystem devices and uses this data to improve the future AI models that are used to predict probable memory failures (see Data security).

The following software enhancements are supported in this release.

Function	Description
Devices	XClarity One makes it easy to maintain the firmware on your managed servers using templates, which consist of a set of rules and criteria that define the desired configuration for a certain type of server and identifies which managed servers are monitored for compliance (see Device templates).
Alerts and events	You can set warning and critical usage thresholds and the alert duration for the certain components. A todo is raised when a threshold is exceeded. (See Usage metrics and trends).