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Assert Physical Presence

Before you can assert Physical Presence, the Physical Presence Policy must be enabled. By default, the Physical Presence Policy is enabled with a timeout of 30 minutes.

If the Physical Presence Policy is enabled, you can assert Physical Presence through the Lenovo XClarity Controller, through hardware jumpers or switches on the system board, through F1 UEFI Setup Utility or with Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.
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If the Physical Presence Policy has been disabled:

  1. Set the hardware Physical Presence jumper or switch on the system board to assert Physical Presence.

  2. Enable the Physical Presence Policy using either F1 (UEFI Settings) or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

Assert Physical Presence through the Lenovo XClarity Controller​

Complete the following steps to assert Physical Presence through the Lenovo XClarity Controller:

  1. Log in to the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface.

    For information about logging in to the Lenovo XClarity Controller, see the Opening and Using the XClarity Controller Web Interface section in the XCC documentation version compatible with your server at Lenovo XClarity Controller portal page.

  2. Click BMC Configuration > Security and verify that Physical Presence is set to assert.

Assert Physical Presence through the hardware​

You can also assert hardware Physical Presence through the use of a jumper or a switch on the system board. For more information about asserting hardware Physical Presence through the use of a jumper or a switch, see:

System-board switches