ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
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XClarity Essentials is the new brand name of the previously widely used “ToolsCenter” launched together with Lenovo ThinkSystem platform. It is a software product family providing essential management capability for all Lenovo systems. LXCE contains 3 individual software, including: OneCLI (all-in-one portable command line utility), UpdateXpress(portable GUI software) and Bootable Media Creator (portable GUI software). See for more info at the LXCE official home page.
Overview
The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit is a collection of system-configuration tools and installation scripts that you can use to deploy software to your Lenovo x86 server in a repeatable, predictable manner. When used with Lenovo ServerGuide and Lenovo UpdateXpress, the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit provides a total solution for deploying Lenovo x86 servers in an unattended mode.
Important
ServerGuide supports both Lenovo and IBM servers. For Lenovo servers, please see the Operation System Interoperability Guide web page for the information about operating system compatibility.
Licenses
Download ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
Version:
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Windows edition, v10.1 |
Supported Lenovo systems
Supported IBM systems
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Linux edition, v10.4 (RPM)
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Supported Lenovo systems
Supported IBM systems
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What's New - Windows Edition
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition,Version 10.1 - May 2015
v10.1 includes the following changes:
- New System Support:
- Lenovo Flex System x240 M4 Compute Node (7162, 2588)
- Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node (2591, 9532)
- Lenovo Flex System x440 Compute Node (7167, 2590)
- Lenovo Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node (4258, 7196)
- Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 (5465)
- Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 DWC (5467)
- Lenovo System x3650 M5 (5462)
- Lenovo System x3500 M5 (5464)
- Lenovo System x3550 M5 (5463)
- Lenovo System x3850 X6/ x3950 X5 (6241)
- Lenovo System x3750 M4 (8753)
- Updated tools support:
- UpdateXpress System Pack Installer version 10.1
- Advanced Settings Utility 10.1
- Added support for the following Storage controllers:\
- ServeRAID M5215
What's New - Linux Edition
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Linux Edition Version 10.4 - Sep 2016
v10.4 includes the following changes:
- New System Support: Lenovo System x3250 M6 (3633,3943)
The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Linux Edition (Linux Scripting Toolkit) enables you to tailor and build custom hardware deployment solutions. It provides hardware configuration and Linux operating system (OS) installation for Lenovo x86 server hardware. The Linux Scripting Toolkit uses a console to simplify the steps in creating, customizing, and deploying hardware configurations and Network Operating System (NOS) deployments. Using the Linux Scripting Toolkit, you can create a bootable ISO image, USB key, or PXE boot image that supports the following types of deployment:
- Policy-based RAID configuration using pRAID
- Cloning of RAID configuration
- Configuration of System settings using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
- Configuration of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
- Firmware updates using the UpdateXpress System Pack Installer (UXSPi)
- UpdateXpress System Pack installation integrated with automated deployment of a Network Operating System (NOS)
- Automated deployment of the following Network Operating Systems (NOSs):
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 32 bit SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 x64 SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 bit SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 SP1/SP2/SP3/SP4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 32 bit Base/SP1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 Base/SP1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES 32 bit U6/U7/U8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES x64 U6/U7/U8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 32 bit U1/U2/U3/U4/U5/U6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 U1/U2/U3/U4/U5/U6
- VMware ESX Server 3.5 U4/U5
- VMware ESX Server 4.0/4.0u1/4.0u2/4.1/4.1u1
- Automated deployment of the following NOSs in Native uEFI mode:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x64
- Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II) and BladeCenter Management Module and Advanced Management Module remote disk scenarios
- Remote deployment via Integrated Management Module (IMM).
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