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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
tray 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 Web site. To download the ASU and update
the UUID, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
1.
2. ASU sets the UUID in the Integrated Management Module (IMM). Select one of
3. Copy and unpack the ASU package, which also includes other required files, to
5. From the Installed version list, select the latest version, and click Continue.
6. Download the available updates.
7. Copy the downloaded files to the management server.
8. On the management server, on the Welcome page of the IBM Systems
Director Web interface, click the Manage tab, and click Update Manager.
9. Click Import updates and specify the location of the downloaded files that you
copied to the management server.
installation wizard.
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
Download the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU):
a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
b. Under Product support, select System x.
c. Under Popular links, select Tools and utilities.
d. In the left pane, click System x and BladeCenter Tools Center.
e. Scroll down and click Tools reference.
f. Scroll down and click the plus-sign (+) for Configuration tools to expand the
list; then, select Advanced Settings Utility (ASU).
g. In the next window under Related Information, click the Advanced Settings
Utility link and download the ASU version for your operating system.
the following methods to access the Integrated Management Module (IMM) 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)
Note: IBM provides a method for building a bootable media. You can create
a bootable media using the Bootable Media Creator (BoMC)
application from the Tools Center Web site. In addition, the Windows
and Linux based tool kits are also available to build a 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
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