Configuring the HX Series appliance

uuidgen

This is a Linux standard tool to generate a 16 byte UUID or a simple python script that can be used as follows:

import uuid,random

uuid_info = str(uuid.uuid1(random.randint(0,99))).replace("-","")  

print(uuid_info) 

ipmitool

This is the standard tool to interface with the system IPMI.

sce

SCE is a command line tool which provides a way to update NVRAM variables. The recommended method for configuring a HX Series Type 8689 is to create a template SCE file from a server that has the correct configuration and then writing that template to other servers using the procedure outlined below:

1. Export nvram script file as a text using the command:

#./SCELNX_64 /o /s ./nvram_script.txt 

If successfully exported, the following message will be shown

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

|                Copyright (c)2014 American Megatrends, Inc.                     |

|                      AMISCE Utility. Ver 5.01.1073                                |

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

WARNING: Duplicate questions found. Only one question will be enabled in the script.

Script file exported 

Open nvram_script.txt and find the item to be changed. For example below is the DCA setting.

Setup Question  = Direct Cache Access (DCA) 

Token   =BF8    // Do NOT change this line

Offset  =80

Width   =01

BIOS Default    =[02]Auto

Options =[00]Disable    // Move “*” to the desired Option

          *[01]Enable

         [02]Auto

Valid option has “*” as shown above. In this example, DCA is enabled.

Write edited script file back to NVRAM using the command:

#./SCELNX_64 /i /s nvram_script.txt

clearNVRAM

This utility cleans up options in the NVRAM CMOS memory.