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Applies to: Lenovo ThinkSystem servers with XClarity Controller (XCC) and XCC2.
Lenovo XCC is a Planned vendor for ipmideck — these steps are from official Lenovo documentation but should be confirmed against your hardware. IPMI-over-LAN is disabled by default on XCC for security, and Lenovo recommends disabling it again when it is not in use.

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Steps

1

Open the XCC web interface

In a browser, navigate to the XCC IP address and log in. The default credentials are USERID / PASSW0RD (note the zero in “PASSW0RD”). Change them immediately if they are still in use.
Lenovo XCC web interface login screen
2

Open BMC Configuration → Network

Navigate to BMC Configuration → Network.
Lenovo XCC BMC Configuration Network page
3

Enable IPMI over LAN access

Find the IPMI over LAN Access switch/toggle and click it to enable IPMI network access.
Lenovo XCC IPMI over LAN Access toggle enabled
4

Save

Save the change.
5

Verify connectivity

From the host that will run ipmideck:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H <xcc-ip> -U USERID -P <password> chassis status
Flag for review: XCC2 (the newer generation) uses the same path but with a redesigned web interface. Verify the navigation against your actual hardware.

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Source

CITED: pubs.lenovo.com/xcc — Enabling or Disabling IPMI Network Access (XCC) · Lenovo Support HT514330 — IPMI over LAN (XCC)