What's new in version 2.1
Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator management software version 2.1 supports new hardware, software enhancements, and fixes.
Additional hardware support
Lenovo XClarity Management Hub 2.0 is a new lightweight device manager that you can use to manage the following Lenovo servers.
- ThinkEdge SE series servers
- ThinkSystem servers
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 Lenovo XClarity Support website 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
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Planning and installation | XClarity Orchestrator requires a minimum of 8 virtual processor cores (see Supported hardware and software – XClarity Orchestrator). |
| Administering | You can restart the orchestrator server from the user interface (see Restarting XClarity Orchestrator). |
| Managing resources | Lenovo XClarity Management Hub 2.0 is a new lightweight device manager that you can use to manage Lenovo ThinkAgile, ThinkSystem, and ThinkEdge SE servers (see Setting up XClarity Management Hub 2.0 and Connecting resource managers). You can manage a large number of servers using the bulk mange option (see Managing servers). You can manage servers by using fully-qualified domain names (see Managing servers). |
| Monitoring resources and activities | Memory inventory data is now displayed in a tabular format (see Viewing device details). You can view a list of all scheduled jobs (see Monitoring jobs). |
| Provisioning resources | You can schedule a firmware update to run at a specific date and time (see Applying and activating updates to managed servers). |
| Service and Support | You can view a summary of the event that generated the service ticket (see Viewing service tickets and status). |
| Terraform integration | For information about changes to the Terraform toolkit, see Summary of changes in the XClarity Orchestrator provider for Terraform. |
| PowerShell toolkit | For information about new and updated Summary of changes in the PowerShell toolkit. |
| REST API | For information about new and updated Summary of changes in the REST API. |