Updating The Universal Unique Identifier (Uuid) - IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915 Problem Determination And Service Manual

10. Return to the Welcome page of the web interface, and click View updates.
11. Select the updates that you want to install, and click Install to start the

Updating the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)

The Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) must be updated when the system board is
replaced. Use the Advanced Settings Utility to update the UUID in the UEFI-based
server. The ASU is an online tool that supports several operating systems. Make
sure that you download the version for your operating system. You can download
the ASU from the IBM website. To download the ASU and update the UUID, go to
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
1.
2. ASU sets the UUID in the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2). Select one
3. Copy and unpack the ASU package, which also includes other required files, to
4. After you install ASU, use the following command syntax to set the UUID:
9. Click Import updates and specify the location of the downloaded files that you
copied to the management server.
installation wizard.
Download the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU):
a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?&lndocid=TOOL-
CENTER.
b. Scroll down to Configuration and click Advanced Settings Utility.
c. In the next window under Related Information, click the Advanced Settings
Utility link and download the ASU version for your operating system.
of the following methods to access the Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) to set the UUID:
v Online from the target system (LAN or keyboard console style (KCS) access)
v Remote access to the target system (LAN based)
v Bootable media containing ASU (LAN or KCS, depending upon the bootable
media)
the server. Make sure that you unpack the ASU and the required files to the
same directory. In addition to the application executable (asu or asu64), the
following files are required:
v For Windows based operating systems:
– ibm_rndis_server_os.inf
– device.cat
v For Linux based operating systems:
– cdc_interface.sh
asu set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID <uuid_value> [access_method]
Where:
<uuid_value>
Up to 16-byte hexadecimal value assigned by you.
[access_method]
The access method that you selected to use from the following
methods:
v Online authenticated LAN access, type the command:
[host <imm_internal_ip>] [user <imm_user_id>][password
<imm_password>]
Where:
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