Lenovo XClarity Essentials (LXCE) is a collection of server management utilities that provides a less complicated method to enable customers to manage Lenovo ThinkSystem, System x, and ThinkServer servers more efficiently and cost-effectively.
The following table lists the servers and operating systems supported by LXCE offerings:
| LXCE offerings | Servers | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|
| OneCLI | Lenovo servers, IBM servers | Windows, Linux, VMware Customized ESXi image |
| BoMC | Lenovo servers, IBM servers | Windows, Linux |
| UpdateXpress | Lenovo servers | Windows, Linux |
The following table lists the user interface and functions supported by LXCE offerings:
| User interface and functions | OneCLI | BoMC | UpdateXpress | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User interface | Command Line | √ | √ | ||
| Graphical | √ | √ | |||
| Functions | Configuration | UEFI settings | √ | √ | |
| BMC settings | √ | √ | |||
| RAID | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Diagnostics | System Diagnostics (CPU/Memory/HDD) | √ | √ | ||
| Firmware Update | System | √ | √ | √ | |
| I/O adapters | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Inventory | System information and log data | √ | √ | ||
| FFDC collection | √ | √ | |||
| System Control | Power on/off/restart | √ | |||
| Virtual Media (mount/unmount) | √ | ||||
| Secure Erase | Hard drive data (NVMe, SATA, SAS) | √ | √ | ||
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Note: For more information, refer to Technical overview of
each LXCE offering.
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