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Configuring the HX Series appliance

The section contains configuration procedures that are used in one or more of the hardware replacement procedures described in Removing, and replacing components.

Step 6. Update the appliance name.

The DMI/SMBIOS string for the Lenovo Converged HX Series appliance is the same as the appliance name.

Appliance NameVPD String
Lenovo Converged HX3510-GLenovo Converged HX3510-G
Lenovo Converged HX5510Lenovo Converged HX5510
Lenovo Converged HX5510-CLenovo Converged HX5510-C
Lenovo Converged HX7510Lenovo Converged HX7510

The DMI/SMBIOS string can be updated using the OneCLI system tool as follows:

onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentifier “Lenovo Converged HX3510-G”
onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentifierEx “Lenovo Converged HX3510-G:” --override

Step 7. Enable Legacy boot mode.

The OneCLI system tool, or other means, should be used to enable Legacy boot mode if not already enabled.

onecli config set BootModes.SystemBootMode “Legacy Mode”

Step 8. Use BIOS optimization settings.

Lenovo recommends the following BIOS optimization settings to be used with the Lenovo Converged HX Series appliances.

  • Direct cache access (DCA)

    You should enable DCA mode for the processors to allow the network adapters to place data directly into the CPU cache which reduces cache misses and can improve performance.

    Use the OneCLI system tool, or other means, to enable the DCA processor option:

    onecli config set Processors.DCA Enable

  • Operating mode

    You should change the operating mode from the default mode to “Custom Mode”. This permits other settings to be changed such as the power performance bias.

    Use the OneCLI system tool, or other means, to set the operating mode:

    onecli config set OperatingModes.ChooseOperatingMode “Custom Mode”

  • Power performance bias

    This option allows the OS (hypervisor) to control the node power. Many customers prefer this setting as it saves on OPEX.

    Use the OneCLI system tool, or other means, to set the power performance bias to “OS Controlled”:

    onecli config set Power.PowerPerformanceBias “OS Controlled”

Step 9. Modify boot options.

Use the OneCLI system tool, or other means, to configure the boot order as follows:

  1. CD/DVD Rom

  2. Hard Disk 0

  3. PXE Network

onecli config set BootOrder.BootOrder ”Legacy Only=CD/DVD Rom=Hard Disk 0=PXE Network”

Step 10. Restart the server.