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What's new in version 4.3

Lenovo XClarity Administrator management software version4.3 supports new hardware, software enhancements, and fixes.

Additional hardware support​

This version supports the following new hardware.
  • Servers and appliances
    • ThinkEdge SE100 (7DGR)
    • ThinkSystem SC750 V4 (7DDJ)
    • ThinkSystem SR630 V4 (7DGA, 7DGB, 7DG8, 7DG9, 7DLM)
    • ThinkSystem SR650 V4 (7DGC, 7DGD, 7DGE, 7DGF, 7DLN)
    • ThinkSystem SR680a V3 (7DM9)
  • Switches
    • ThinkSystem DB710S FC SAN Switch (7DHN)
  • Storage devices
    • ThinkSystem DE4200H Hybrid SAS (7DCA, 7DCQ)
    • ThinkSystem DE4800F All Flash Array (7DCC)
    • ThinkSystem DE4800H Hybrid SAS (7DCB, 7DCR, 7DCS)
    • ThinkSystem DG5200 All Flash Array (7DHY)
    • ThinkSystem DG7200 All Flash Array (7DHZ)
    • ThinkSystem DM3200F All Flash Array (7DJ0)
    • ThinkSystem DM5200F All Flash Array (7DJ2)
    • ThinkSystem DM5200H Hybrid Flash Array (7DJ1)
    • ThinkSystem DM7200F All Flash Array (7DJ3)

You can find a complete list of supported devices and options (such as I/O, DIMM, and storage adapters), minimum required firmware levels, and limitations considerations from the XClarity Administrator Support – Compatibility webpage by clicking the Compatibility tab and then clicking the link for the appropriate device types.

Fixes​

Refer to the change history file (*.chg) that is provided in the update package for information about fixes.

Software enhancements​

This version supports the following enhancements to the management software.
FunctionDescription
Security

XClarity Administrator supports High Security mode using RSA 3072-bit / SHA-384 certificate signatures for ThinkSystem and ThinkSystem V2 servers running firmware version released during the second quarter 2023 or later (see Configuring the security settings for a managed server).

Management server

You can cancel updating the XClarity Administrator management server before the job starts but not after (see Updating XClarity Administrator).

Remotely controlling System x IMM2 servers no longer requires Java Web Start (see Using remote control to manage Converged, Flex System, NeXtScale, and System x servers).

Device management

If you attempt to remotely control a server that uses managed authentication, a temporary user account is created in XClarity Administrator to start the remote-control session and is removed when the session is closed (see Using remote control to manage ThinkSystem or ThinkAgile servers).

You can export inventory information about a device in JSON format (see Viewing the status of a managed chassis, Viewing the status of a managed server, Viewing the status of storage devices, and Viewing the status of switches).

Server configuration

You can use configuration patterns to configure ThinkSystem V4 servers (see Configuring servers using configuration patterns).

Added support for extended baseboard management-controller, BIOS, and port settings for ThinkSystem V4 servers (see Defining extended ThinkSystem V4 management-controller settings and Defining extended ThinkSystem V4 BIOS settings).
Operating system deployment

You can deploy operating system to ThinkSystem V4 servers (see Installing operating systems on bare-metal servers).

You can deploy Microsoft Windows Client 11 24H2, Microsoft Windows Server 2025, Ubuntu 24.04.1 and later, VMware vSphere® Hypervisor (ESXi) 9.0.x to managed devices (see Supported operating systems).

Service and supportSupport for tcpdump API was added to aid Lenovo Support during customer engagements.
PowerShell toolkitFor information about new and updated PowerShell cmdlets, see Summary of changes in the PowerShell toolkit.
PyLXCA toolkitFor information about new and updated PyLXCA commands, see Summary of changes in the Python (PyLXCA) toolkit.
REST APIFor information about new and updated REST APIs, see Summary of changes in the REST API.