Management options
The XClarity portfolio and other system management offerings described in this section are available to help you manage the servers more conveniently and efficiently.
Overview
| Offerings | Description |
|---|---|
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | Baseboard management controller. Consolidates the service processor functionality, Super I/O, video controller, and remote presence capabilities into a single chip on the server system board. Interface
Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo XClarity Administrator | Centralized interface for multi-server management. Interface
Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo XClarity Essentials toolset | Portable and light toolset for server configuration, data collection, and firmware updates. Suitable both for single-server or multi-server management contexts. Interface
Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager | UEFI-based GUI tool on a single server that can simplify management tasks. Interface
Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo XClarity Integrator | Series of applications that can integrate management features of Lenovo XClarity Administrator and your server with software used in a certain deployment infrastructure, such as VMware vCenter, Microsoft Admin Center, or Microsoft System Center. Interface GUI application Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager | Application that can manage and monitor server power and temperature. Interface
Usage and downloads |
| Lenovo Capacity Planner | Application that supports power consumption planning for a server or rack. Interface
Usage and downloads |
Functions
| Offerings | Functions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-system mgmt | OS deployment | System configuration | Firmware updates | Events/alert monitoring | Inventory/logs | Power mgmt | Power planning | ||
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||
| Lenovo XClarity Administrator | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Lenovo XClarity Essentials toolset | OneCLI | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Bootable Media Creator | √ | √ | √ | ||||||
| UpdateXpress | √ | √ | |||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||||
| Lenovo XClarity Integrator | √ | √6 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager | √ | √ | √ | ||||||
| Lenovo Capacity Planner | √ | ||||||||
Most options can be updated through the Lenovo tools. Some options, such as GPU firmware or Omni-Path firmware, require the use of vendor tools.
Firmware updates are limited to Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, BMC firmware, and UEFI updates only. Firmware updates for optional devices, such as adapters, are not supported.
The server UEFI settings for option ROM must be set to UEFI to update firmware using Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator.
The server UEFI settings for option ROM must be set to UEFI for detailed adapter card information, such as model name and firmware levels, to be displayed in Lenovo XClarity Administrator, Lenovo XClarity Controller, or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.
It’s highly recommended that you check the power summary data for your server using Lenovo Capacity Planner before purchasing any new parts.
Lenovo XClarity Integrator supports Windows operating system deployment with the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment pack.