The Lenovo XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) Platinum Upgrade is a premium licensed feature upgrade designed for Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkEdge servers. This upgrade unlocks advanced out-of-band management capabilities beyond the standard XCC2, empowering IT administrators with enhanced remote control, security, firmware management, and monitoring features.

Key Features:

• Remote Presence & Control: Enables remote KVM, virtual media mounting (via HTTP, Samba, NFS), multi-user virtual console collaboration (up to six users), virtual console chat, and video record/replay for troubleshooting and OS deployment even when the host OS is down.
• Advanced Security: Includes System Guard for hardware integrity monitoring, Enterprise Strict Security mode (FIPS and CNSA compliance), Single Sign-On (SSO) support, IP blocking, and integration with Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM) for robust security.
• Firmware & Repository Management: Supports synchronization with remote firmware repositories, firmware bundle updates, local MicroSD-based firmware history, and rollback capabilities for critical system stability.
• Diagnostics & Logging: Provides component replacement logs, boot capture, crash video capture, and comprehensive XCC2 service logs in HTML/JSON formats for first-failure event analysis.
• Power & Environmental Monitoring: Features power capping, out-of-band performance monitoring, along with real-time and historical power consumption and temperature graphs.

For comprehensive system management, enhanced security, and robust remote administrative control, the Lenovo XClarity XCC2 Platinum Upgrade represents an essential investment in enterprise server infrastructure.