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This section is an introduction of the Lenovo XClarity Integrator dashboard. The Lenovo XClarity Integrator dashboard provides an overview of managed servers, manageable servers, service status, and product information

Procedure

To enter the Lenovo XClarity Integrator dashboard, complete the following steps:

  1. From the vSphere Client Web page, click the Menu drop-down list box on the top.

  2. Select Lenovo XClarity Integrator. The Lenovo XClarity Integrator administration page is displayed.

Select one of the following sections on the dashboard:

Discover Servers section​

This section enables users to view the amount of manageable Lenovo servers. Users can click Manageable Lenovo Servers or Discover New Servers to enter the detailed operation pane to perform operations, such as discovering and managing servers.

The Manageable Lenovo Servers section provides a table listing the following details of the manageable servers.
  • ESXi host
  • Cluster
  • Manage Status
  • BMC IP Address
  • LXCA Server
  • Model
  • Serial Number
  • Product Name
  • vCenter

Managed Servers section​

This section enables users to view the amount of managed Lenovo servers and the amount of virtual machines on these servers grouped by server status. Users can click the amount information to enter the Managed Servers operation pane.

The Managed Servers operation pane provides a table listing the following details of the manageable servers.
  • ESXi host
  • Cluster
  • Status
  • Power
  • BMC IP Address
  • LXCA Server
  • Model
  • Serial Number
  • vCenter
Do one of the followings:

  • To refresh the inventory information of a managed server, click the REFRESH INVENTORY button.

  • To update the BMC user name and password of a managed server as required, click the EDIT CREDENTIALS button.

  • To disable management over a managed server, click the UNMANAGE button.
    Note
    All Lenovo XClarity Integrator functions for this server will be disabled and this server will be displayed in the Manageable Lenovo Servers section.

Service Status section​

This section displays the status of services that Lenovo XClarity Integrator provides.

Three types of services are available on this section:

  • XClarity Integrator Service

    It shows the IP address and status of the Lenovo XClarity Integrator back-end services. Users can click EDIT to edit the IP address, user name, and password for connecting to the Lenovo XClarity Integrator services.

  • vCenter Server

    It shows the vCenter servers on which XClarity Integrator have been registered. Users can click EDIT to enter the Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter administrator Web page. For more information, see Configuring vCenter connections.

  • XClarity Administrator

    It shows the XClarity administrators that have been registered in XClarity Integrator. Users can click EDIT or LAUNCH to edit or launch the XClarity administrators.

Product Information section​

This section enables users to view the product information of Lenovo XClarity Integrator.

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