Course code: ES51757B
Machine type(s): N/A
Course duration: 210 minutes

Course overview

Course ES51757B provides an overview of all the software tools that are supported by ThinkSystem servers, and what functions they are used for.

The intent of this course is to enable service personnel, who are required to service and maintain ThinkSystem servers, to understand how to use available software tools to perform common servicing tasks.

This update includes the new features of ThinkSystem tools for ThinkSystem V2 servers.

Course objectives

Students will be able to:

  • List the software tools supported by ThinkSystem servers.
  • Describe the key functions that each software tool is capable of performing.
  • Describe the steps to perform common tasks, such as firmware updates, logging into software interfaces, saving service data logs with the software tools that are available.
  • Describe the features introduced in the newer versions of existing software tools that support ThinkSystem servers.

Prerequisites

  • ES41654 – Lenovo XClarity Integrators and XClarity Energy Manager
  • ES41580B – Introduction to OneCLI

Topics

  • Topic 1 – ThinkSystem tools introduction
  • Topic 2 – What’s new
  • Topic 3 – Lenovo XClarity Controller
  • Topic 4 – Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
  • Topic 5 – Lenovo XClarity Administrator
  • Topic 6 – Lenovo XClarity Integrator and Energy Manager
  • Topic 7 – Lenovo XClarity Mobile
  • Topic 8 – Lenovo XClarity Essentials
  • Topic 9 – UpdateXpress System Pack
  • Topic 10 – Lenovo Capacity Planner
  • Topic 11 – Summary

1. Introduction ThinkSystem Tools

2. Lenovo XClarity Controller (LXCC)

3. Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager (LXPM)

4. Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)

5. Lenovo XClarity Integrator (LXCI)

6. Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator (LXCO)

7. Lenovo XClarity Mobile (LXCM)

8. Lenovo XClarity Essential (LXCE) UpdateXpress

9. Lenovo XClarity Essential (LXCE) OneCLI

10. Lenovo XClarity Essential (LXCE) Bootable Media Creator

11. UpdateXpress SystemPack (UXSP)

12. Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager (LXEM)

13. Lenovo Capacity Planner (LCP)

14. Wrap Up

Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Windows - features and configurations videos File

1-Installing LXCI for Windows Admin Center

2-Configuring LXCI for Windows Admin Center

3-Connecting to LXCA in LXCI

4-Managing the system update repository – download updates

5-Managing the system update repository – back up and restore updates

6-Managing a server when no LXCA is available - Native OS management

7-Managing a server with Lenovo XClarity Administrator

8-Performing updates with the Cluster-Aware Updating tool in Cluster Manager

9-Updating cluster nodes when deploying HCI clusters using native OS management

10-Performing updates for cluster nodes using LXCA

11-Performing updates for cluster nodes using native OS management

12-Performing updates for a server using LXCA

13-Performing updates for a server using native OS management

Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMWare - features and configurations videos File

How to launch XCC and a remote console session using LXCI for VMware

How to schedule file-based backups for vCenter Server

LXCI for for VMware vCenter - Cluster Topology

LXCI for for VMware vCenter - Host And Disk Overview

LXCI for for VMware vCenter - Removing an disk

LXCI for for VMware vCenter - Replacing an disk

LXCI for VMware vCenter V7.2.0 new features

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