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Product management and changes

Because of the product’s complexity, extra caution and planning should be exercised before making certain changes.

High impact changes​

The following changes (or lack of adherence) can significantly impact the functionality of the product.

  • Changing the point-to-point cabling from the initial deployment configuration.

    See the following topics for details:

  • Changing any firmware to levels outside the Best Recipe.

    See Firmware maintenance and Best Recipe for more information.

  • Updating the management stack outside of the recommended levels.

  • Resetting the XCC or UEFI to the initial manufacturing defaults.

  • Resetting VMware ESXi to its default settings.

  • Resetting a Lenovo switch to its initial configuration.

  • Standard management
    After the initial ThinkAgile SXN product setup and configuration by Lenovo Professional Services, you should be able to manage the system routinely with the following software.