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• Configuration management. You can quickly provision and pre-provision all of your servers using a
consistent configuration. Configuration settings (such as local storage, I/O adapters, boot settings,
firmware, ports, and Lenovo XClarity Controller and UEFI settings) are saved as a server pattern that can
be applied to one or more managed servers. When the server patterns are updated, the changes are
automatically deployed to the applied servers.
• Firmware compliance and updates. Firmware management is simplified by assigning firmware-
compliance policies to managed endpoints. When you create and assign a compliance policy to managed
endpoints, Lenovo XClarity Administrator monitors changes to the inventory for those endpoints and flags
any endpoints that are out of compliance.
When an endpoint is out of compliance, you can use Lenovo XClarity Administrator to apply and activate
firmware updates for all devices in that endpoint from a repository of firmware updates that you manage.
• Operating System deployment. You can use Lenovo XClarity Administrator to manage a repository of
operating-system images and to deploy operating-system images to up to 28 managed servers
concurrently.
• Service and support. You can manually collect diagnostic files, open a problem record, and send
diagnostic files to the Lenovo Support Center.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator can be integrated into external, higher-level management and automation
platforms through open REST application programming interfaces (APIs). Using the REST APIs, Lenovo
XClarity Administrator can easily integrate with your existing management infrastructure. In addition, you can
automate tasks using the PowerShell toolkit or the Python toolkit.
To obtain the latest version of the Lenovo XClarity Administrator, see:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/zh/documents/lnvo-lxcaupd
Documentation for Lenovo XClarity Administrator is available at:
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.lenovo.lxca.doc%2Faug_product_page.html
Lenovo XClarity Integrator
Lenovo also provides the following integrators that you can use to manage Lenovo servers from higher-level
management tools:
• Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter
• Lenovo XClarity Integrator Microsoft System Center
For more information about Lenovo XClarity Integrator, see:
https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software/systems-management/xclarity-integrators
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