Lenovo Flex System x440 Compute Node Installation And Service Manual page 20

• Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource-management solution that enables administrators
to deploy infrastructure faster and with less effort. The solution seamlessly integrates into System x,
ThinkServer, and NeXtScale servers, as well as the Flex System converged infrastructure platform.
Lenovo XClarity Administrator provides:
– Automated discovery
– Agent-free hardware management
– Monitoring
– Firmware updates and compliance
– Pattern-based configuration management
– Deployment of operating systems and hypervisors
Administrators are able to find the right information and accomplish critical tasks faster through an
uncluttered, dashboard-driven graphical user interface (GUI). Centralizing and automating foundational
infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management tasks across large pools of systems frees up
administrator time, and makes resources available to end-users faster.
Lenovo XClarity is easily extended into the leading virtualization management platforms from Microsoft
and VMware using software plug-ins, called Lenovo XClarity Integrators. The solution improves workload
uptime and service-level assurance by dynamically relocating workloads from affected hosts in the cluster
during rolling server reboots or firmware updates, or during predicted hardware failures.
For more information about Lenovo XClarity Administrator, see the
software/systems-management/xclarity/
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• Installing Lenovo XClarity Administrator
– Installing Lenovo XClarity Administrator for the first time
The initial setup of Lenovo XClarity Administrator involves preparing the network, installing and
configuring the Lenovo XClarity Administrator virtual appliance, managing systems, and optionally
setting up automatic problem notification.
There are a number of different ways to connect manageable systems to the network and to set up the
Lenovo XClarity Administrator to manage those systems based on the network topology that is
implemented in your environment. For guidance for installing the Lenovo XClarity Administrator in
VMware ESXi-based and Hyper-V environments, see
information/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.lenovo.lxca.doc%2 Fsetup.html
– Free 90-day trial
Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers a free, 90-day trial license that enables you to use all available
features (including operating-system deployment, firmware maintenance, and configuration
management) for a limited time.
After 90 days, you can continue to use Lenovo XClarity Administrator to manage and monitor your
hardware for free; however, you must purchase a full-function-enablement license to continue using
Lenovo XClarity Administrator to configure your hardware using Configuration Patterns and to deploy
operating systems. You can purchase Lenovo XClarity Administrator licenses from your Lenovo seller
or business partner.
For information about installing the license, see
index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.lenovo.lxca.doc%2 Fupdate_lxcasw.html
– Updating Lenovo XClarity Administrator
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