Lenovo x3550 M5 - Using Lenovo Xclarity Administrator

Installinganewerversion
TolocateandinstallanewerversionofSystemsDirector,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.CheckforthelatestversionofSystemsDirector:
a.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads.html.
b.IfanewerversionofSystemsDirectorthanwhatcomeswiththeserverisshowninthe
drop-downlist,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthelatestversion.
Step2.InstalltheSystemsDirectorprogram.
InstallingupdateswithyourmanagementserverisconnectedtotheInternet
IfyourmanagementserverisconnectedtotheInternet,tolocateandinstallupdatesandinterimfixes,
completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.MakesurethatyouhaveruntheDiscoveryandInventorycollectiontasks.
Step2.OntheWelcomepageoftheSystemsDirectorWebinterface,clickViewupdates.
Step3.ClickCheckforupdates.Theavailableupdatesaredisplayedinatable.
Step4.Selecttheupdatesthatyouwanttoinstall,andclickInstalltostarttheinstallationwizard.
InstallingupdateswithyourmanagementserverisnotconnectedtotheInternet
IfyourmanagementserverisnotconnectedtotheInternet,tolocateandinstallupdatesandinterimfixes,
completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.MakesurethatyouhaveruntheDiscoveryandInventorycollectiontasks.
Step2.OnasystemthatisconnectedtotheInternet,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
Step3.FromtheProductfamilylist,selectSystemsDirector.
Step4.FromtheProductlist,selectSystemsDirector.
Step5.FromtheInstalledversionlist,selectthelatestversion,andclickContinue.
Step6.Downloadtheavailableupdates.
Step7.Copythedownloadedfilestothemanagementserver.
Step8.Onthemanagementserver,ontheWelcomepageoftheSystemsDirectorWebinterface,click
theManagetab,andclickUpdateManager.
Step9.ClickImportupdatesandspecifythelocationofthedownloadedfilesthatyoucopiedtothe
managementserver.
Step10.ReturntotheWelcomepageoftheWebinterface,andclickViewupdates.
Step11.Selecttheupdatesthatyouwanttoinstall,andclickInstalltostarttheinstallationwizard.
UsingLenovoXClarityAdministrator
TheinitialsetupofLenovoXClarityAdministratorincludesthefollowing:
•Preparingthenetwork
•InstallingandconfiguringtheLenovoXClarityAdministratorvirtualappliance
•Managingsystems
•Settingupautomaticproblemnotificationoptionally
Tomanagesystemsbasedonthenetworktopologythatisimplementedinyourenvironment,therearea
numberofdifferentwaystoconnectmanageablesystemstothenetworkandtosetuptheLenovoXClarity
Administrator.IfyouplantouseLenovoXClarityAdministratortomanagetheserver,youmustcheckforthe
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