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Change the machine type for operating in an enclosure

Use the following information to change the machine type information in the vital product data (VPD) for different configurations.

Note
Important
This task must be operated by trained technicians.

Node to be installed in an enclosure​

If the node is to be installed in an enclosure, change the machine type for proper operation.

  • 1U2N enclosure:

    1. Enable IPMI on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

    2. Implement the following IPMI commands:

      ipmitool raw 0x3a 0x0c 0xE9 0x01 0x10 0x37 0x44 0x42 0x4B 0x43 0x54 0x4F 0x31 0x57 0x57

    3. For data security purpose, make sure to disable IPMI again on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

  • 2U2N enclosure:

  1. Enable IPMI on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

  2. Implement the following IPMI commands:

    ipmitool raw 0x3a 0x0c 0xE9 0x01 0x10 0x37 0x44 0x42 0x4B 0x43 0x54 0x4F 0x32 0x57 0x57

  3. For data security purpose, make sure to disable IPMI again on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

Node not to be reinstalled into an enclosure​

If the node is removed from and not to be reinstalled into an enclosure, change the machine type to the default mode for proper operation.

  1. Enable IPMI on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.

  2. Implement the following IPMI commands:

    ipmitool raw 0x3a 0x0c 0xE9 0x01 0x10 0x37 0x44 0x41 0x39 0x43 0x54 0x4F 0x31 0x57 0x57

  3. For data security purpose, make sure to disable IPMI again on Lenovo XClarity Controller web interface or Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI.