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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
Lenovo XClarity Controller
Lenovo XClarity Controller is the management processor for the server. It is the third generation of the
Integrated Management Module (IMM) service processor that consolidates the service processor
functionality, super I/O, video controller, and remote presence capabilities into a single chip on the server
system board.
There are two ways to access the management processor:
• Web-based interface. To access the web-based interface, point your browser to the IP address for the
management processor.
• Command-line interface. To access the CLI interface, use SSH or Telnet to log in to the management
processor.
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