Back Up The Server Configuration; Update The Vital Product Data (Vpd); Update The Universal Unique Identifier - Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250 V2 Setup Manual

Manual deployment
If you cannot access the above tools, follow the instructions below, download the corresponding OS
Installation Guide, and deploy the operating system manually by referring to the guide.
1. Go to
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/server-os
2. Select an operating system from the navigation pane and click Resources.
3. Locate the "OS Install Guides" area and click the installation instructions. Then, follow the instructions to
complete the operation system deployment task.

Back up the server configuration

After setting up the server or making changes to the configuration, it is a good practice to make a complete
backup of the server configuration.
Make sure to create backups for the following server components:
• Management processor
Back up the management processor configuration through the Lenovo XClarity Controller interface. For
details about backing up the management processor configuration, see:
"Backing up the BMC configuration" section in the XCC documentation compatible with your server at
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/lxcc_frontend/lxcc_overview.html
Alternatively, you can use the
of all configuration settings. For more information about the
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_save_command.html
• Operating system
Use your backup methods to back up the operating system and user data for the server.

Update the Vital Product Data (VPD)

After initial setup of the system, you can update some Vital Product Data (VPD), such as asset tag and
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).
Update the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)
Optionally, you can update the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).
There are two methods available to update the UUID:
• From Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
To update the UUID from Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager:
1. Start the server and press the key according to the on-screen instructions. (For more information, see
the "Startup" section in the LXPM documentation compatible with your server at
sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/lxpm_frontend/lxpm_product_page.html
Provisioning Manager interface is displayed by default.
2. If the power-on Administrator password is required, enter the password.
3. From the System Summary page, click Update VPD.
4. Update the UUID.
• From Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
command from Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI to create a backup
save
.
.
command, see:
save
.) The Lenovo XClarity
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