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• Security
If your environment must comply with either NIST SP 800-131A or FIPS 140-2 standards, Lenovo XClarity
Administrator can help you achieve a fully compliant environment. It supports self-signed SSL certificates
(which are issued by an internal certificate authority) and external SSL certificates (which are issued by a
private or commercial CA). Firewalls on chassis and servers can be configured to accept incoming
requests from only Lenovo XClarity Administrator.
• Service and support
Lenovo XClarity Administrator can be set up to collect and send diagnostic files automatically to your
preferred service provider when certain serviceable events occur in Lenovo XClarity Administrator and the
managed endpoints. You can choose to send diagnostic files to Lenovo Support using call home or to
another service provider using SFTP. You can also manually collect diagnostic files, open a problem
record, and send diagnostic files to the Lenovo Support Center.
• Task automation using scripts
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. You can also run
Lenovo XClarity
cmdlets in a Microsoft PowerShell session to automate certain management functions.
The cmdlets use Lenovo XClarity Administrator REST APIs and can automate functions
• Integration with other management software
Lenovo XClarity Administrator is available stand-alone or as a bundled offering that is known asLenovo
XClarity Pro. Lenovo XClarity Pro is composed of the base Administrator product plus two Lenovo XClarity
Integrator modules that provide integration into Microsoft Systems Center or VMware vCenter. Together,
these tools provide discovery, monitoring, configuration, and management functions to reduce the cost
and complexity of routine system administration for System x, NeXtScale, and Flex System endpoints.
More information about Lenovo XClarity Administrator is available at http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/
software/systems-management/xclarity/.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Three important computer design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). The RAS
features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the server, the availability of the server when
you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
Your server has the following RAS features:
• 3-year parts and 3-year labor limited warranty (Machine Types 5467, 5468, and 5469)
• Backup basic input/output system switching under the control of the Integrated Management Module 2.1
(IMM2.1)
• Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply redundancy
• Chipkill memory protection
• Diagnostic support for ServeRAID and Ethernet adapters
• Error codes and messages
• Error correcting code (ECC) L3 cache and system memory
• Information and light path diagnostics LED panels
• Light path diagnostics LEDs for DIMMs, microprocessors, and power supplies
• Memory error correcting code and parity test
• Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST), internal error signal monitoring, internal thermal trip signal
monitoring, configuration checking, and microprocessor and voltage regulator module failure identification
through light path diagnostics
• Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) button
• Parity checking on the PCIe buses
• Power management: compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
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