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Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 is embedded software that provides a graphic user interface (GUI)
for configuring the system with support for 11 languages. It simplifies the process of configuring Basic Input
Output System (BIOS) settings and configuring Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) in an GUI
wizard. It also provides functions for updating applications and firmware, performing system diagnostics,
and automating the process of installing the supported Windows, Linux, or VMware ESXi operating systems
and associated device drivers.
Note: When you start a server and press F1, the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 interface is
displayed by default. However, the text-based interface to system configuration (the Setup Utility) is also
available. From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3, you can choose to restart the server and access
the text-based interface. In addition, you can choose to make the text-based interface the default interface
that is displayed when you press F1.
Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 provides a system summary of all installed devices and includes
the following functions:
• UEFI setup. Use this function to configure UEFI system settings, such as processor configuration, start
options, and user security. You can also view POST events and the System Event Log (SEL).
• Firmware update. Use this function to update the firmware for Lenovo XClarity Controller, Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3, and operating system
device drivers.
• RAID setup. Use this function to configure RAID for the server. It provides an easy-to-use graphical
wizard that supports a unified process for performing RAID setup for a variety of RAID adapters. You can
perform Simple RAID Setup and Advanced RAID Setup in LXPM, also you can perform RAID configuration
for different RAID adapters from UEFI Setup.
• OS installation. Use this function to deploy an operating system for the server with an easy-to-use
Guided Install mode. Operating systems can be installed using unattended mode after you choose the
Operating System version and basic settings; the device drivers are installed automatically.
A Manual Install mode is also available. You can export the drivers from system, manually install the
operating systems, and then install the drivers. This way, you do not need to go to the web to download
device drivers.
Note: In Guided Install mode, you can export the operating system installation settings to a response file
during operating system installation. Then, you can use the Import function under the Cloning menu to
apply the operating system installation settings to the target server.
• Cloning. Use this function to clone settings in one server to other similarly configured Lenovo servers.
– Export: Export UEFI, RAID, and BMC settings for the current server to files respectively and save the
files to a USB storage drive or a shared network folder.
– Import: Apply UEFI, RAID, BMC, and operating system installation settings to the target server by
using the files you have saved.
• Diagnostics. Use this function to view the overall health of devices installed in the server and to perform
diagnostics for hard disk drives and memory. You can also collect service data that can be saved to a
USB device and sent to Lenovo Support.
Note: The service data collected by Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 does not include the
operating system logs. To collect the operating system logs and the hardware service data, use Lenovo
XClarity Essentials OneCLI.
Documentation for Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager V3 is available at:
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPMv3/LXPMv3_introduction.html
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Introduction
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