Launching the remote control
In Lenovo XClarity Integrator, users can remotely manage the Lenovo servers through the remote control session, including the ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, ThinkServer, NeXtScale, Converge, Flex System, and System x servers, for example, powering on, powering off the servers, and mounting a local or remote drive in the local console. This section describes how to launch the remote control for a server.
Alternatively, users can also launch the remote control for a server on the Lenovo Server page. For more information, refer to Launching the remote control on the Lenovo Server page.
For the server in the
Unknown
,Offline
, orPending
status, the remote control cannot be launched.
Before you begin
This server is connected to Internet.
- This server is running on the following operating systems (either 32-bit or 64-bit):
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 11
- A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Java WebStart support is installed. The following JREs are supported.
Oracle JRE 7 (see Oracle Java download Web site)
Oracle JRE 8, which requires a paid license (see Oracle Java download Web site)
Adopt OpenJDK 8 with the IcedTea-Web v1.8 plugin (see the Adopt OpenJDK Web site, IcedTea-Web Web site, and IcedTea-Web usage Web site)
NoteFor the ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile servers, JRE is not required. An FoD key for ThinkServer System Manager Premium Upgrade is installed on the ThinkServer servers. For more information, refer to Viewing the Feature on Demand keys.
An FoD key for remote presence is installed on the Converged, NeXtScale, and System x servers. For more information, refer to Viewing the Feature on Demand keys.
Procedure
- Return to the All Connections page, and click the drop-down list arrow
on the left of the Lenovo XClarity Administrator IP address. All managed servers are displayed.