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. (BMC) 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 Provisioning Manager portal page Important Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (LXPM) supported version varies by product. All versions of Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager are referred to as Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager and LXPM in this document, unless specified otherwise. To see the LXPM version supported by your server, go to Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager portal page. |
| 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 supported by Lenovo XClarity portfolio and other offerings
| Offerings | Functions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-system mgmt | OS deployment | System configuration | Firmware updates1 | Events/alert monitoring | Inventory/logs | Power mgmt | Power planning | ||
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | √ | √2 | √ | √4 | |||||
| Lenovo XClarity Administrator | √ | √ | √ | √2 | √ | √4 | |||
| Lenovo XClarity Essentials toolset | OneCLI | √ | √ | √2 | √ | √4 | |||
| Bootable Media Creator | √ | √2 | √4 | ||||||
| UpdateXpress | √ | √2 | |||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager | √ | √ | √3 | √5 | |||||
| Lenovo XClarity Integrator | √ | √6 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √7 | ||
| Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager | √ | √ | √ | ||||||
| Lenovo Capacity Planner | √8 | ||||||||
Most options can be updated through the Lenovo tools. Some options, such as GPU firmware or Omni-Path firmware, require the use of supplier tools.
The server UEFI settings for option ROM must be set to Auto or UEFI to update firmware using Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Lenovo XClarity Essentials, or Lenovo XClarity Controller.
Firmware updates are limited to Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, Lenovo XClarity Controller, 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 Auto or 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.
Limited inventory.
The Lenovo XClarity Integrator deployment check for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) supports Windows operating system deployment with the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) deployment pack.
Power management function is supported only by Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter.
It is highly recommended that you check the power summary data for your server using Lenovo Capacity Planner before purchasing any new parts.