Supported hardware and software – XClarity Management Hub
Ensure that your environment meets the hardware and software requirements for Lenovo XClarity Management Hub.
Host systems
- Hypervisor requirements
- The following hypervisors are supported for installing Lenovo XClarity Management Hub.
- VMware ESXi 7.0, U1, U2, and U3
- VMware ESXi 6.7, U1, U21, and U3
For VMware ESXi, the virtual appliance is an OVF template.
Important- For VMware ESXi 6.7 U2, you must use the ISO image VMware-ESXi-6.7.0.update02-13981272-LNV-20190630.iso or later.
- Hardware requirements
The following table lists the minimum recommended configurations for XClarity Management Hub based on the number of managed edge-client devices. Depending on your environment, additional resources might be needed for optimal performance.
Number of managed edge-client devices Processors Memory Storage 0 - 100 devices 6 32 GB 340 GB 100 - 200 devices 8 34 GB 340 GB 200 - 400 devices 10 36 GB 340 GB 400 - 600 devices 12 40 GB 340 GB 600 - 800 devices 14 44 GB 340 GB 800 – 1,000 devices 16 48 GB 340 GB - This is the minimum amount of storage for use by the XClarity Management Hub virtual appliance, as an SSD datastore.
- Software requirements
XClarity Management Hub requires the following software.
- NTP server. A Network Time Protocol (NTP) server is required to ensure that timestamps for all events and alerts that are received from the resource managers and managed devices are synchronized with XClarity Management Hub. Ensure that the NTP server is accessible over the management network (typically the Eth0 interface).
Manageable devices
XClarity Management Hub can manage, monitor, and provision a maximum of 10,000 ThinkEdge Client devices (without baseboard management controllers).
You can find a complete list of supported ThinkEdge Client devices and options (such as I/O, DIMM, and storage adapters), minimum required firmware levels, and limitations considerations from the XClarity Management Hub Support for Edge Client devices webpage.
For general information about hardware configurations and options for a specific device, see the Lenovo Server Proven webpage.
Web browsers
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- Firefox ESR 68.6.0 or later
- Microsoft Edge 40.0 or late
- Safari 13.0.4 or later (running on macOS 10.13 or later)