Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data

The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) must be updated when the system board is replaced. Use the Advanced Settings Utility to update the DMI.

To download the ASU and update the DMI, complete the following steps.

  1. Download the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) from thehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-ASU&brandind=5000016.
  2. ASU sets the DMI in the IMM. Select one of the following methods to access the 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 thehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-BOMC&brandind=5000016. In addition, the Windows-based and Linux-based toolkits are also available to build a bootable media.
  3. 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 program (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:
      • cdc_interface.sh
  4. After you unpack ASU. Use the following syntax:

    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. Use the following syntax:

      [host imm_internal_ip] [user imm_user_id][password imm_password]

      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, not the letter O).
      Note: If you do not specify any of these parameters, ASU uses 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 automatically uses the following unauthenticated KCS access method.

      The following commands are examples of using the user ID 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 user ID and password default values:

      asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName m/t_modelasu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum s/nasu 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 is installed. Some operating systems have the IPMI driver installed by default. ASU provides the corresponding mapping layer. See the Advanced Settings Utility Users Guide for more details. You can access the ASU Users Guide from thehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-ASU&brandind=5000016.

      The following commands are examples of using the user ID and password default values and not using the default values:

      Examples that do not use the user ID 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. Use the following syntax:
      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]

      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, not the letter O).

      The following commands are examples of using the user ID and password default values and not using the default values:

      Examples that do not use the user ID 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 user ID 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 from thehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-BOMC&brandind=5000016.

  5. Restart the blade server.
Parent topic: Using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)