Update The Dmi/Smbios Data - Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 Maintenance Manual

Update 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 server. Lenovo XClarity Essentials
OneCLI is an online tool that supports several operating systems; make sure that you download the version
for your operating system.
Notes: You can use Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to update the asset tag for the server:
1. Start the server 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:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT116433
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)
Step 1. After you haveLenovo 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 server machine type and model number. Type mtm xxxxyyy, where xxxx is the machine
type and yyy is the server model number.
<s/n>
The serial number on the server. Type sn zzzzzzz, where zzzzzzz is the serial number.
<asset_method>
The server 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: [−−bmc bmc_user_id:bmc_
password@bmc_internal_ip]
Where:
bmc_internal_ip
The BMC (Lenovo XClarity Controller) internal LAN/USB IP address. The default value is
169.254.95.118.
bmc_user_id
The BMC account (1 of 12 accounts). The default value is USERID.
bmc_password
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