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Managing servers

Lenovo XClarity Integrator provides platform management for System x, BladeCenter, and Flex servers. The topics in this section describe how to use Lenovo XClarity Integrator for managing servers.

Verify that these prerequisites have been completed:
  • The number of Lenovo servers managed by vCenters registered to the same LXCI instance should not exceed 1,000. Otherwise, users should deploy multiple LXCI instances for these Lenovo servers.

  • VMware vCenter Server has an out-of-band (OOB) network connection with the BMC of the managed ESXi servers.
  • Users can locate the BMC and have requested access for the BMCs on the Cluster Overview page.
  • The following servers must be managed by Lenovo XClarity Administrator, and Lenovo XClarity Administrator must be registered in Lenovo XClarity Integrator (see Configuring Lenovo XClarity Administrator).
    • ThinkServer servers

    • ThinkSystem SR635

    • ThinkSystem SR655

Procedure

  1. Select a host from the vCenter host inventory tree.
  2. Click the Monitor tab.
    On the left navigation pane, select one of the following functions under Lenovo XClarity:
    • System Overview

    • Events

    • Inventory

    • Utilization

    • Chassis Map

    • Hardware Topology

  3. Click the Configure tab.
    On the left navigation pane, select one of the following functions under Lenovo XClarity:
    • Firmware Updates

    • Power Policy

    • Configuration

  4. Right-click the host from the vCenter host inventory tree. On the displayed Actions drop-down list box, move the cursor onto Lenovo XClarity.
    Select one of the following functions:
    • Launch Remote Console

    • Launch BMC Interface