– System information pdate labels
– Two MAC address labels
4. Record (take a photograph of the barcode label or write down the barcode n mber) the 11S serial
n mber for each Lenovo standard I/O book that comes with the ITL kit. This is req ired to pdate the
c stomer entitlement and service offering s pport.
Note: Yo will need the server IMM IP address, ser name, and password to perform the following step.
If yo are pgrading a x3950 server, yo will need the IP address for both IMMs.
5. Using the IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) tool, back p (export) the system config ration, Feat res
on Demand (FoD) keys, and vital prod ct data (VPD) for the IBM server.
Note: See the IBM Integrated Management Module II User's Guide at https://www.ibm.com/s pport/
entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5086346 and the IBM Advanced Settings Utility User's Guide at
http://toolscenter.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/as /as _g ide.pdf for information abo t how to se these
tools and commands.
• Access the IBM ASU tool
Access the IBM ASU tool by completing the following steps:
Note: For an IBM System x3950 X6 8-socket system, the following proced re m st be performed
twice, once for each of the standard I/O books in the system.
a. Connect a laptop comp ter to the IMM management network port of the server.
b. Config re yo r laptop operating system network settings to match the IMM network settings.
c. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where the ASU files are installed.
Note: To r n the ASU commands, yo m st be in the directory where the ASU files are installed.
• Backup system configuration
To back p the system config ration of the IBM server to a file, se the ASU save filename>
command, where filename> is the complete path name of the file where the config ration is to be
saved.
• Backup Features on Demand (FoD) keys
To back p the Feat res on Demand (FoD) keys of the IBM server:
– To export the FoD inventory information for the IBM server, se the ASU fodcfg reportkey
command.
– To export the FoD keys for the IBM server, se the ASU fodcfg exportkey command.
• Backup vital product data ( PD)
Notes:
– Make s re that yo are sing the latest version of the IBM ASU tool.
– For an IBM System x3950 X6 8-socket system, the following proced re m st be performed twice,
once for each of the standard I/O books in the system.
To back p the VPD data for the IBM server:
– To save the VPD information for an IBM System x3850 X6 4–socket system, complete the
following steps. Save the files in sec re location, as the val es they contain will need to be re-
entered after installing the new Lenovo standard I/O book.
a. To save the system VPD information into a file, r n the ASU command:
asu64 show SYSTEM_PROD_DATA --host IMM IP> --user IMM userid> --password IMM
password> > serial>_system.txt
where:
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