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Restarting XClarity Orchestrator

There are certain situations when you might need to restart Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator, such as when regenerating or uploading a server certificate. You can restart Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator from the web interface.

Before you begin

You must have Supervisor authority to restart XClarity Orchestrator.

Consider backing up the orchestrator server before restarting (see Backing up and restoring orchestrator-server data).

Ensure that no jobs are currently running. Any jobs that are currently running are canceled during the restart process. To view the jobs log, see Monitoring jobs.

During the restart process, jobs are stopped, all users are logged off , and connectivity to the orchestrator server is lost. Wait 15 minutes or more (depending on the number of managed devices) for the orchestrator server to restart before logging in again (Logging in to XClarity Orchestrator).

After XClarity Orchestrator restarts, it recollects inventory for each managed device. Wait approximately 30-45 minutes, depending upon the number of managed devices, before attempting firmware updates, configuration pattern deployments, or operating-system deployments.

Procedure

To restart XClarity Orchestrator, complete one of the following procedures.

From the user interface

  1. From the XClarity Orchestrator menu bar, click Maintenance > Appliance Restart.

  2. Click Restart.

  3. Click Yes.

  4. Refresh the browser.

From the hypervisor
Microsoft Hyper-V

  1. From the Server Manager Dashboard, click Hyper-V.

  2. Right-click the server, and click Hyper-V Manager.

  3. Right-click the virtual machine, and click Reset.

VMware ESXi

  1. Connect to the host through VMware vSphere Client.

  2. Right-click the virtual machine, and click Power > Reset.

  3. Click the Console tab.

When the virtual appliance is started, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses that were assigned by DHCP are listed for each interface, as shown in the following example.
Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator  Version x.x.x
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eth0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2001:db8:65:12:34:56
         inet addr: 192.0.2.10  Bcast 192.0.2.55  Mask 255.255.255.0
         inet6 addr: 2001:db8:56ff:fe80:bea3/64 Scope:Link

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You have 118 seconds to change IP settings. Enter one of the following:
  1. To set a static IP address for Lenovo XClarity virtual appliance eth0 port
  2. To use a DHCP address for Lenovo XClarity virtual appliance eth0 port
  3. To select subnet for Lenovo XClarity virtual appliance internal network
  x. To continue without changing IP settings
  ... ...

You can optionally configure the virtual-appliance IP settings from the console. If you do not make a selection within the specified time or if you enter x, the initial startup continues using the IP settings that are assigned by default.
  • Assign static IP addresses for the eth0 port. Enter 1, and then follow the prompts to change the settings.
  • Assign new IP addresses for the eth0 port using DHCP. Enter 2, and then follow the prompts to change the settings.
  • Select the subnet for the virtual appliance internal network. Enter 3, and then follow the prompts to change the settings.
    By default, XClarity Orchestrator uses subnet 192.168.252.0/24 for its internal network. If this subnet overlaps with the host network, change the subnet to one of the other available choices to avoid networking issues.
    • 192.168.252.0/24
    • 172.31.252.0/24
    • 10.255.252.0/24
Important
If you specify invalid values, an error is returned. You have up to four attempts to enter valid values.