Lenovo Xclarity Provisioning Manager - Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 Product Manual

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XClarity Controller Advanced Upgrade adds the following functionality to the Standard features:

Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1920x1200 at 60 Hz with 16 bits per pixel

Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client

Remotely deploying an operating system

Syslog alerting

Redirecting serial console via SSH

Displaying graphics for real-time and historical power usage data and temperature

XClarity Controller Enterprise Upgrade adds the following functionality to the Advanced features:

Capping power usage

Mapping the ISO and image files located on the local client as virtual drives for use by the server

Mounting the remote ISO and image files via HTTPS, SFTP, CIFS, and NFS

Collaborating across up to six users of the virtual console

Controlling quality and bandwidth usage

The XClarity Controller provides remote server management through industry-standard interfaces:

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3

Common Information Model (CIM)

Data Center Manageability Interface (DCMI) Version 1.5

Redfish REpresentational State Transfer (REST) API

Web browser with HTML5 support

Command-line interface

Virtual Operator Panel with XClarity Mobile App via the front USB port with XClarity Controller access

Virtual Operator Panel provides quick access to system status, firmware, network, health, and alerts

information. With proper authentication, it also allows to configure systems management and network settings

and to control system power (Power on, Power off, Restart). The Virtual Operator Panel can be accessed from

the XClarity Mobile App running on the Android or iOS mobile device that is connected to the front USB port

with XClarity Controller access (See

Note: Depending on the system settings, the front USB port can be assigned to XClarity Controller for

management functions, or to the system as a regular USB 2.0 port, or switched between two functions by

using the system ID button.

The following table lists the XClarity Controller FoD upgrades.

Table 33. XClarity Controller FoD upgrades

Description

ThinkSystem XClarity Controller Standard to Advanced Upgrade

ThinkSystem XClarity Controller Standard to Enterprise Upgrade

ThinkSystem XClarity Controller Advanced to Enterprise Upgrade

* Factory-installed only.

** Field upgrade only.

Configuration notes:

For factory-installed upgrades, either Standard to Advanced Upgrade (feature AVUT) or Standard to

Enterprise Upgrade (feature AUPW) can be selected, but not both.

For field upgrades, the Advanced to Enterprise Upgrade (4L47A09133) requires the Standard to

Advanced Upgrade to be activated on the server previously with either the factory-installed feature

AVUT or field upgrade 4L47A09132.