Configuring Vital Product Data After A Switch Replacement - IBM G8124 Installation Manual

To return the chassis to customer service for replacement, see Appendix A, "Getting
help and technical assistance," on page 57, to help you gather all the required
information that is necessary to return a component. After you remove the chassis
unit, securely pack the RackSwitch unit for shipping.
To replace the RackSwitch chassis in the rack, see Chapter 2, "Installing the
RackSwitch and options," on page 13.

Configuring Vital Product Data after a switch replacement

After you replace a RackSwitch, you must update the new switch with the VPD of
the RackSwitch being removed to avoid losing the licensed electronic entitlement
data of the RackSwitch. The VPD includes the model and serial number of the
switch. For more information on locating the VPD, see "Before installing the
RackSwitch" on page 13.
To update the VPD on a new switch, complete the following steps.
1. Log in to the switch and in the CLI mode, type
2. At the Password prompt, enter the switch password, and press Enter. The
3. In the main menu, enter the MTM number for the replacement switch. For
4. Enter the serial number for the replacement switch. For example:
5. Reset the switch using the following command:
6. When prompted to confirm the reset, enter y. The switch reboots.
7. After the switch reboots, at the command prompt, verify that the VPD
RS G8124>ibmnos
default password is admin.
example:
/boot/mtm 8036-AFX
where 8036-AFX is the MTM of the unit that is being replaced.
/boot/esn 1000001
where 1000001 is the serial number of the unit that is being replaced.
/boot/reset
information is correct by issuing the show sys-info command using the ISCLI
interface or the /info/sys/general command using MenuCLI interface.
ISCLI interface output example:
show sys-info
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