Use this information to update the DMI/SMBIOS data.
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) must be updated
when the system board is replaced. Use the Advanced Settings Utility
(ASU) to update the DMI in the UEFI-based server. The ASU is an online
tool that supports several operating systems. Make sure that you download
the version for your operating system. You can download the ASU from
the IBM Web site. To download the ASU and update the DMI, complete
the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM
Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described
in this document.
- Download the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU):
- Go to the Lenovo Support Portal.
- Click on the Downloads tab at the top of the panel.
- Under ToolsCenter, select View ToolsCenter downloads.
- Select Advanced Settings Utility (ASU).
- Scroll down and click on the link and download the ASU version
for your operating system.
- ASU sets the DMI in the Integrated Management Module (IMM). Select
one of the following methods to access the Integrated Management Module
(IMM) to set the DMI:
- Online from the target system (LAN or keyboard console style (KCS)
access)
- Remote access to the target system (LAN based)
- Bootable media containing ASU (LAN or KCS, depending upon the
bootable media)
Note: IBM provides a method for building a bootable
media. You can create a bootable media using the Bootable Media Creator
(BoMC) application from the Tools Center Web site. In addition, the
Windows and Linux based tool kits are also available to build a bootable
media. These tool kits provide an alternate method to create bootable
media, which will include the ASU application.
- Copy and unpack the ASU package, which also includes other required
files, to the server. Make sure that you unpack the ASU and the required
files to the same directory. In addition to the application executable
(asu or asu64), the following files are required:
- For Windows based operating systems:
- ibm_rndis_server_os.inf
- device.cat
- For Linux based operating systems:
After you install ASU, Type the following commands to set the
DMI:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model> [access_method]
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n> [access_method]
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag> [access_method]
Where:
- <m/t_model>
- The server machine type
and model number. Type mtm xxxxyyy, where xxxx is the machine type and yyy is the server model number.
- <s/n>
- The serial number on the server.
Type sn zzzzzzz, where zzzzzzz is the serial
number.
- <asset_method>
- The server asset tag
number. Type asset aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, where aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is the asset tag
number.
- [access_method]
- The access method that
you select to use from the following methods:
Online authenticated LAN access, type the command:
[host <imm_internal_ip>] [user <imm_user_id>][password <imm_password>]
Where:
- imm_internal_ip
- The IMM internal LAN/USB
IP address. The default value is 169.254.95.118.
- imm_user_id
- The IMM account (1 of 12 accounts).
The default value is USERID.
- imm_password
- The IMM account password
(1 of 12 accounts). The default value is PASSW0RD (with a zero 0 not
an O).
Note: If you do not specify any of these parameters, ASU will
use the default values. When the default values are used and ASU is
unable to access the IMM using the online authenticated LAN access
method, ASU will automatically use the following unauthenticated KCS
access method.
The following commands are examples of using
the userid and password default values and not using the default values:
Examples that do not use the userid and password default values:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoProdName <m/t_model>
--user <imm_user_id> --password <imm_password>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoSerialNum <s/n> --user <imm_user_id>
--password <imm_password>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
--user <imm_user_id> --password <imm_password>
Examples that do use the userid and password default values:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
Online KCS access (unauthenticated and user restricted):
You do not need to specify a value for access_method when
you use this access method.
The KCS access method uses the IPMI/KCS
interface. This method requires that the IPMI driver be installed.
Some operating systems have the IPMI driver installed by default.
ASU provides the corresponding mapping layer. You can download the
ASU from the IBM Web site. To download the Advanced Settings Utility
Users Guide, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are
made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might
vary slightly from what is described in this document.
- Go tothe Lenovo Support Portal.
- Click on the Downloads tab at the top of the panel.
- Under ToolsCenter, select View ToolsCenter downloads.
- Select Advanced Settings Utility (ASU).
- Scroll down and click on the link and download the ASU version
for your operating system. Scroll down and look under Online Help to download the Advanced Settings Utility Users Guide.
The following commands are examples of using the userid and
password default values and not using the default values:
Examples
that do not use the userid and password default values:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoProdName <m/t_model>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoSerialNum <s/n>
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
Remote LAN access, type the command:
Note: When using the
remote LAN access method to access IMM using the LAN from a client,
the host and the imm_external_ip address are required
parameters.
host <imm_external_ip> [user <imm_user_id>][password
<imm_password>]
Where:
- imm_external_ip
- The external IMM LAN IP
address. There is no default value. This parameter is required.
- imm_user_id
- The IMM account (1 of 12 accounts).
The default value is USERID.
- imm_password
- The IMM account password
(1 of 12 accounts). The default value is PASSW0RD (with a zero 0 not
an O).
The following commands are examples of using the userid
and password default values and not using the default values:
Examples that do not use the userid and password default values:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoProdName <m/t_model> --host <imm_ip>
--user <imm_user_id> --password <imm_password>asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsInfoSerialNum <s/n> --host <imm_ip>
--user <imm_user_id> --password <imm_password>asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SYsEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
--host <imm_ip> --user <imm_user_id> --password <imm_password>
Examples that do use the userid and password default values:
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model> --host <imm_ip>asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n> --host <imm_ip>asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
--host <imm_ip>
Bootable media:
You can also build a bootable media using
the applications available through the ToolsCenter Web site at the Lenovo ToolsCenter website. From the IBM ToolsCenter page, scroll down for the available tools
- Restart the server.