Management options
The XClarity portfolio and other system management options described in this section are available to help
you manage the servers more conveniently and efficiently.
Overview
Options Description
Lenovo XClarity Controller
Baseboard management controller (BMC)
Consolidates the service processor functionality, Super I/O, video controller, and
remote presence capabilities into a single chip on the server system board (system
board assembly).
Interface
• CLI application
• Web GUI interface
• Mobile application
• Redfish API
Usage and downloads
https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxcc-overview/
Lenovo XCC Logger Utility
Application that reports the XCC events to local OS system log.
Interface
• CLI application
Usage and downloads
•
https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxcc-logger-linux/
• https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxcc-logger-windows/
Lenovo XClarity Administrator
Centralized interface for multi-server management.
Interface
• Web GUI interface
• Mobile application
• REST API
Usage and downloads
https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxca/
Lenovo XClarity Essentials
toolset
Portable and light toolset for server configuration, data collection, and firmware
updates. Suitable both for single-server or multi-server management contexts.
Interface
• OneCLI: CLI application
• Bootable Media Creator: CLI application, GUI application
• UpdateXpress: GUI application
Usage and downloads
https://pubs.lenovo.com/lxce-overview/
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