Before you begin configuring servers through Lenovo XClarity Administrator, review the following important considerations.
If a server profile includes earlier firmware levels and you update firmware to later levels, XClarity Administrator compares the stored profile settings to the server settings, and reports “Not Compliant.” Hover the cursor over the “Not Compliant” status to determine the reason for the non-compliance.
You can manually change the status of Not Compliant” devices to “Compliant” without redeploying the profile by selecting the devices, and then clicking .
After upgrading firmware (such as UEFI, BMC or I/O controllers) on a server, some configurations might change (for example, when adding new items, deleting existing items, or changing the behaviors or value range of an item). As a result, the server profile might become non-compliant or applying the server pattern might fail if it is created using a previous firmware level. In this case, it is recommended that you choose to learn a new pattern based on the updated firmware or edit the failed pattern to exclude the configuration of specific items, and then apply that pattern to the server.
XClarity Administrator v2.8 does not support configuration patterns for ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 servers in the following situations.
If XClarity Administrator v2.7 manages ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 servers running 20A firmware, and you upgrade to 20B firmware using the baseboard management controller before upgrading to XClarity Administrator v2.8
If XClarity Administrator v2.7 manages ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 servers running 20B firmware before upgrading to XClarity Administrator v2.8
If XClarity Administrator v2.8 manages ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 servers running 20A firmware, and you upgrade to 20B firmware using the baseboard management controller
To apply the RAID configuration that is defined in the server pattern, you must first clear the servers existing RAID configuration (see Resetting storage adapters to default values), and then redeploy the server profile by selecting the server and clicking .
When configuring RAID using Configuration Patterns, if the server is powered off, the server boots to BIOS/UEFI Setup automatically before activating the server profile.
If advanced features (such as SPAR, Easy Connect, and stack) are enabled on Flex switches EN4093R, CN4093, SI4093, or SI4091, network configurations might not be applied correctly on internal ports.
By default, Flex switch SI4093 is shipped with SPAR enabled. If you want to deploy network settings using port patterns to internal ports on these switches, you must manually remove the switch internal ports from SPAR or remove the SPAR configurations from the switch.
It is recommended that you do not use XClarity Administrator to configure the Converged and ThinkAgile appliances using Configuration Patterns.
Ensure that all available ports are enabled on the installed adapters before creating the Configuration Patterns from an existing server so that all available ports and settings are included in the pattern. Then, if needed, you can disable any ports using the appropriate settings defined in the pattern. If ports are disabled when the pattern is created, the pattern might not be created correctly, and the pattern might not deploy successfully.