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Enable SNMP on a Lenovo XClarity Controller

Lenovo's XCC (used on ThinkSystem servers) supports SNMP alongside Redfish. Here's where the setting lives, since it's named differently than Dell or HPE's equivalent.

What you'll need

  • Administrator access to the XClarity Controller web interface
https://10.20.0.31/ System Status Utilization BMC Configuration Network Security SNMP Lenovo XClarity Controller SNMPv1 Agent Disabled SNMPv3 Agent Enabled Contact netops@example.com Community public Traps Enabled ● XCC ships with both agents off — enable the one your monitoring stack uses.
1

Find the SNMP page

It's under BMC Configuration > Network > SNMP in the XClarity Controller web interface, a level deeper than Dell's or HPE's equivalent page.

2

Enable the SNMPv3 agent

Both v1 and v3 agents ship disabled. Enable SNMPv3 and set an authentication and privacy passphrase rather than falling back to the simpler but unauthenticated v1 agent.

3

Add the device in Linivo

Point Linivo at the XCC's dedicated management IP and the SNMPv3 credentials you just created; polling starts immediately once the agent responds.

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