OneCLI features supported on the ThinkServer/WenTian servers
This section provides the supported OneCLI features and specific limitations for the ThinkServer/WenTian servers.
Supported features
In-band and out-of-band features:
| Features | Reference |
|---|---|
| Collect FFDC. | ffdc command |
| Collect inventory. | Inventory |
| Collect service data from BMC. | servicedata command |
| Collect system health status. | syshealth command |
| Configure BIOS/BMC settings. | Configuration |
| Configure RAID. | raid command |
| Encrypt data. | encrypt command |
| Manage BMC password. | bmcpassword command |
| Manage BMC reboot. | rebootbmc command |
| Manage the LED status of hard disk drive. | hddlocate command. |
| Manage OS power. | ospower command |
| Manage system logs. | logmgr commands |
| Manage virtual media. | vm commands |
| Perform diagnostics. | Diagnostics |
| Update the firmware. | Update |
| Use TUI mode for OneCLI command. | tui |
In-band features:
| Features | Reference |
|---|---|
| Manage USB LAN. | usblan command |
Multiple systems management features:
| Features | Reference |
|---|---|
| Collect FFDC logs from multiple BMC. | multiffdc command |
| List, mount, or umount virtual media on multiple BMC. | multivm commands |
| Manage firmware update on multiple BMC. | multiflash command |
| Manage password on multiple BMC. | multibmcpassword command. |
| Manage power on multiple servers. | multiospower commands |
| Manage service data on multiple BMC. | multiservicedata command. |
| Obtain the BMC FFDC logs from multiple servers. | multiffdc command |
| Obtain service data information from multiple BMC. | multiservicedata command |
| Remotely change password of BMC accounts for multiple systems in the first login or the password expiration scenarios. | multibmcpassword command |
| Remotely collect system health information for multiple systems. | multisyshealth command |
| Remotely create, clear, and save the RAID configuration for multiple systems. | multiraid command |
| Remotely show or change the system configuration for multiple servers. | Multiple configuration |
| Remotely upgrade the firmware of multiple servers. | multiflash command |
| Turn on, turn off and restart the server, and obtain the server power state. | multiospower commands |
Limitations
- When running OneCLI commands in the in-band mode, the LAN over USB status may be incorrect if KVM is enabled.
- In this case, it’s recommended to open the LAN over USB through the command OneCli usblan enable --includebmc. After all other OneCLI tasks are completed, run the command OneCli usblan disable --includebmc to close LAN over USB.
- The hddlocate command is not supported in the DN8848 V2 server.
- When running OneCLI raid commands in out-of-band mode (for example, add or delete a RAID array), it is recommended to wait 30-60s until BMC update the data in the back end. Then OneCLI will retrieve the latest results by using OneCLI raid show command.
- For the multiple virtual media instances (for example, CD1, CD2) that can be enabled on the ThinkServer servers, OneCLI will mount the image to the first available virtual media in ascending order of the index.
- When running OneCLI on Windows OS in in-band mode, the AMI RNDIS device driver should be installed manually. This driver is supported in the ThinkServer/WenTian servers. For more information, refer to https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/cn/zc/products/servers/thinkserver/sr590v2-china-only/7d53/downloads/driver-list/.
- For the ThinkServer/WenTian servers, OneCLI doesn’t support the following:
ESXi related functions
BMC firmware level downgrade
- OneCLI preserves the configuration settings when updating the BMC firmware level on the ThinkServer SR590 V2/SR660 V2/DN8848 V2 servers. Users can upgrade the BMC firmware in BMC web without preserving configuration settings.
- OneCLI preserves the configuration settings when upgrading the BMC firmware level. However, this feature is not supported in the following BMC versions:
ThinkServer SR590 V2: BMC version is 5.34 and earlier.
ThinkServer SR660 V2: BMC version is 5.49 and earlier.
ThinkServer DN8848 V2: BMC version is 5.14 and earlier.
- If the HTTPS server is used for the firmware update, OneCLI only supports the self-signed certificate, and both read and write permissions are required. If the FTP server is used for storing the payload files for the firmware update, the read, write, and delete permissions are required.
- OneCLI (in-band mode) connects to BMC when USB LAN is enabled, but USB LAN will be disabled when the remote console is turned off. Therefore, if user turns on/off the remote console when running OneCLI, OneCLI in-band commands might not work properly.
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