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Step 4.
Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to select an item from the Boot Selection Menu and press
Enter.
The next time the blade server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Setup utility.
Using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
You can use the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to modify firmware settings from the command line on
multiple operating systems, such as Linux, Windows, and Windows Professional Edition (PE).
You can use the ASU to perform the following tasks:
• Modify selected firmware UEFI settings without restarting the blade server to access F1 settings.
• Modify selected settings in integrated management module (IMM) based blade servers for the IMM
firmware and IBMSystem x Server Firmware.
• Modify a limited number of VPD settings on IMM-based blade servers.
• Modify iSCSI boot settings.
For more information about using the ASU, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-CENTER&brandind=5000016.
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.
You can download the ASU from the IBM website. To download the ASU and update the UUID, complete the
following steps.
Step 1.
Download the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/
supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-ASU&brandind=5000016.
Step 2.
Select one of the following methods to access the IMM to set the UUID:
• Online from the target system (LAN or keyboard console style (KCS) access)
• Remote access to the target system (LAN based)
• 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 http://www.ibm.com/systems/
support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-BOMC&brandind=5000016. In addition,
the Windows-based and Linux-based toolkits are also available to build a bootable media.
Step 3.
Copy and unpack the ASU package, which also includes other required files, to the server. Be sure
to unpack the ASU and the required files to the same directory. In addition to the application
program (asu or asu64), the following files are required:
• For Windows-based operating systems:
– ibm_rndis_server_os.inf
– device.cat
• For Linux-based operating systems:
– cdc_interface.sh
Step 4.
After you unpack ASU, use the following command syntax to set the UUID:
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