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Change the machine type for operating in an enclosure (trained technician only)

Use the following information to change the machine type for operating in an enclosure.

Important
This task must be operated by trained technicians.

Node to be installed into an enclosure​

If the node is to be installed into a 2U2N Enclosure, change the machine type for proper operation.

To change the machine type for operating in a 2U2N Enclosure configuration, complete the following steps:

  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 0x4E 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.

Node not to be reinstalled into an enclosure​

If the node is removed from a 2U2N Enclosure and is not to be reinstalled to the 2U2N Enclosure, change the machine type to the default mode for proper operation.

To change the machine type to the default mode, complete the following steps:

  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 0x4D 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.