Entering Vital Product Data - IBM BladeCenter JS12 7998 Installation And User Manual

4. When you have verified the firmware levels, press F3 until the Diagnostic

Entering vital product data

The management card contains the vital product data (VPD) for the service
processor.
IBM sets the correct VPD values for a new JS12 blade server. If you order a
replacement management card, the replacement part is not configured. If you
install the management card on the original system board and chassis assembly,
the firmware recognizes the new management card during the initial program load
(IPL) and uses cached values to initialize the management card correctly. After the
management card is initialized, nothing can change its data values.
If you also replace the system board and chassis assembly, or if you somehow
delete the cached data from NVRAM, the firmware cannot initialize the new
management card. At that time, the firmware prompts you for values for the vital
product data.
You cannot boot the blade server until you enter valid values for the data.
Important: The first time that you turn on the blade server after you replace the
system board and chassis assembly and the management card, the firmware
prompts you to enter the product type and model and other vital product data
(VPD). If you enter the wrong values, you cannot correct them after the firmware
initializes the management card. Wrong values can prevent the JS12 blade server
from booting.
See Chapter 1, "Product overview," on page 1 for a description of the VPD
information that you recorded during the installation of the JS12 blade server.
Perform the following procedure to enter VPD data into the management card.
1. Respond to the Enter the Type Model Number (Must be 8 characters) prompt
2. Respond to the Enter the Serial Number (Must be 7 characters) prompt by
3. Respond to the Enter System Unique ID (Must be 12 characters) prompt by
4. Respond to the Enter WorldWide Port Number (Must be 12 characters)
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Operating Instructions window is displayed; then press F3 again to exit the
diagnostic program.
by typing 7998-60X. Press Y to confirm the value.
typing the serial number that is displayed in the Advanced Management
Module HW VPD panel. Press Y to confirm the value.
typing the system unique ID (SUID) that is displayed when you use the lsvpd
command at an operating-system prompt. Press Y to confirm the value.
prompt by typing the worldwide port number (WWPN) that is displayed when
you use the lsvpd command at an operating-system prompt. Press Y to confirm
the value.