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Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data

The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) must be updated when the system board is replaced. Use the Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI to update the DMI in the UEFI-based solution. Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI is an online tool that supports several operating systems; make sure that you download the version for your operating system.

Note
You can use Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to update the asset tag for the solution:

  1. Start the solution and press F1 to display the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager system setup interface.

  2. From the System Summary page, click Update VPD.

  3. Update the asset tag information.

To download Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI, go to the following site:

the XClarity Essentials OneCLI website

Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI sets the DMI in the Lenovo XClarity Controller. Select one of the following methods to access the Lenovo XClarity Controller and set the DMI:
  • Online from the target system, such as LAN or keyboard console style (KCS) access
  • Remote access to the target system (LAN based)
  1. After you have Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI in place, type the following commands to set the DMI: 
    onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model> [access_method]
    onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n> [access_method]
    onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag> [access_method]
    Where:
    <m/t_model>
    The solution machine type and model number. Type mtm xxxxyyy, where xxxx is the machine type and yyy is the solution model number.
    <s/n>
    The serial number on the solution. Type sn zzzzzzz, where zzzzzzz is the serial number.
    <asset_method>
    The solution asset tag number. Type asset aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, where aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is the asset tag number.
    [access_method]
    The access method that you select to use from the following methods:

    • Online authenticated LAN access, type the command:

      [−−imm xcc_user_id:xcc_password@xcc_internal_ip]

      or

      [−−bmc xcc_user_id:xcc_password@xcc_internal_ip]

      Where:
      xcc_internal_ip
      The BMC/IMM/XCC internal LAN/USB IP address. The default value is 169.254.95.118.
      xcc_user_id
      The BMC/IMM/XCC account name (1 of 12 accounts). The default value is USERID.
      xcc_password
      The BMC/IMM/XCC account password (1 of 12 accounts). The default value is PASSW0RD (with a zero 0 not an O).
      Note

      1. BMC, IMM, or XCC internal LAN/USB IP address, account name, and password are all valid for this command.

      2. If you do not specify any of these parameters, OneCLI will use the default values. When the default values are used and OneCLI is unable to access the Lenovo XClarity Controller using the online authenticated LAN access method, OneCLI will automatically use the unauthenticated KCS access method.

      Examples that do use the user ID and password default values:
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>
    • Online KCS access (unauthenticated and user restricted):

      You do not need to specify a value for access_method when you use this access method.

      Note
      The KCS access method uses the IPMI/KCS interface, which requires that the IPMI driver be installed.

      The following commands are examples of not using the user ID and password default values:

      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag>

    • Remote LAN access, type the command:

      Note
      When using the remote LAN access method to access Lenovo XClarity Controller using the LAN from a client, the host and the xcc_external_ip address are required parameters.
      [−−imm xcc_user_id:xcc_password@xcc_external_ip]
      or
      [−−bmc xcc_user_id:xcc_password@xcc_external_ip]
      Where:
      xcc_external_ip
      The BMC/IMM/XCC LAN IP address. There is no default value. This parameter is required.
      xcc_user_id
      The BMC/IMM/XCC account (1 of 12 accounts). The default value is USERID.
      xcc_password
      The BMC/IMM/XCC account password (1 of 12 accounts). The default value is PASSW0RD (with a zero 0 not an O).
      Note
      BMC, IMM, or XCC internal LAN/USB IP address, account name, and password are all valid for this command.
      Examples that do use the user ID and password default values:
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName <m/t_model> --host <xcc_ip>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum <s/n> --host <xcc_ip>
      onecli config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag <asset_tag> --host <xcc_ip>
  2. Reset IMM to the factory defaults. Go to Resetting the BMC to Factory Default for more information.