Lenovo

Advanced Settings Utility, v10.0

User's Guide
Version 10.0
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Advanced Settings Utility, v10.0

User's Guide
Version 10.0
 Note
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Contents
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Show default value for CMM setting . . . . . 45
Load default value for CMM setting . . . . . 45
Chapter 1. Using the Advanced Settings Delete CMM setting . . . . . . . . . . 46
Import local file to CMM . . . . . . . . . 47
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Export file from CMM . . . . . . . . . . 47
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reboot CMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Supported firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reset CMM to default . . . . . . . . . . 49
Operating system support . . . . . . . . . . 3 Enumerate attached CMMs . . . . . . . . 50
WinPE support . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IMM application configuration . . . . . . . . 50
Windows Server 2008 support . . . . . . . 5 Display the host operating system power status 51
Supported systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Power on the host OS . . . . . . . . . . 52
IPMI device driver support for Windows . . . . . 7 Power off the host OS . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing the Microsoft IPMI device driver . . . 7 Clear the system event log . . . . . . . . 53
Verifying the installation . . . . . . . . . 8 Show the system event log . . . . . . . . 54
IPMI device driver support for Linux . . . . . . 8 Clear the IMM event log . . . . . . . . . 54
Obtaining the ASU and patch files . . . . . . . 9 Show the IMM event log . . . . . . . . . 55
Downloading the Advanced Settings Utility . . . 9 Clear the IMM event log and system event log 56
About ASU patch files . . . . . . . . . . 10 Secureboot configuration . . . . . . . . . . 56
Extracting the ASU files for Windows. . . . . 11 Secureboot policy update . . . . . . . . . 57
Extracting the ASU files for Linux . . . . . . 11 Secureboot query . . . . . . . . . . . 58
About using ASU commands . . . . . . . . 12 CMM VPD configuration . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuration of Remote Supervisor Adapter Enum CMM topology . . . . . . . . . . 59
settings through theASU . . . . . . . . . . 13 Show CMM VPD settings . . . . . . . . 60
Setting up communication with the ASU . . . 13 Set CMM VPD settings . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring the Ethernet settings on a Remote Revert CMM module . . . . . . . . . . 61
Supervisor Adapter II . . . . . . . . . . 13 Classes of settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Configuring IMM-based servers using the ASU . . 15 Setting interdependencies support on an
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 IMM2-based system . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Enabling and disabling the LAN over USB Command modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . 65
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Command connectivity options . . . . . . . . 67
LAN over USB network configuration . . . . 18 General command options . . . . . . . . . 70
Settings syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ASU log file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Instances of settings . . . . . . . . . . 19 Return codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the Remote Disk Command Line Interface . . 20 ASU return codes . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using the ASU to configure settings for VMware RDCLI return codes . . . . . . . . . . 76
vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) . . . . . . . . . 22 Baseboard management controller startup sequence
Supported settings . . . . . . . . . . . 22 (boot order) settings . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Boot order settings for IMM-based servers . . . 78
Command example . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Configuring iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Known limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 IPv6 related settings in IMM. . . . . . . . . 81
Managing certificates for IMM-based systems . . . 81
Chapter 2. Using the command-line Signing a certificate sign request by using
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 certificate authority . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Command syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Revoking a certificate . . . . . . . . . . 82
Command configuration applications . . . . . . 29 Supported commands for IMM-based certificate
Configuring the IMM LAN over USB interface . . 30 management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Feature on Demand configuration . . . . . . . 32 Disabling the corresponding server . . . . . 83
FoD key management on different devices . . . 35 Remote Disk Command Line Interface . . . . . 86
Getting the key from the Lenovo web site . . . 36 Out-of-band configuration for blades on AMM . . 86
Chassis Management Module configuration . . . 38
List CMM settings . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Chapter 3. Using the commands. . . . 89
List CMM settings in a tree-like format . . . . 41 Batch command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Display help information for CMM setting . . . 42 Comparedefault command . . . . . . . . . 91
Show CMM setting . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Createuuid command . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Set CMM setting. . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Delete command . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Show possible values for CMM setting . . . . 44

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Deletecert command . . . . . . .
. 96 . . . Show command . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dump command . . . . . . . .
. 96 . . . Showdefault command . . . . . . . . . . 127
Encrypt command . . . . . . . .
. 97 . . . Showgroups command . . . . . . . . . . 128
Export command . . . . . . . .
. 98 . . . Showlocation command . . . . . . . . . . 129
Generate command . . . . . . . .
. 99 . . . Showvalues command . . . . . . . . . . 131
Help command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Version command . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Import command . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Writeraw command . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Loaddefault command . . . . . . . . . . 107 Nodes command . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Patchadd command . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Patchextract command . . . . . . . . . . 111 Appendix. Getting help and technical
Patchlist command . . . . . . . . . . . 112 assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Patchremove command . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . 139
Readraw command . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Getting help and information from the Lenovo
Rebootbmc command. . . . . . . . . . . 114
website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rebootimm command . . . . . . . . . . 114
Software service and support . . . . . . . . 140
Rebootrsa command . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . 140
Replicate command . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Product services for Taiwan . . . . . . . . 140
Resetrsa command . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Restore command . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Save command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Set command . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Setenc command . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Tables
1. Connection options for VMware vSphere 34. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hypervisor (ESXi) image . . . . . . . . 27 35. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 50
2. IMM LAN over USB configuration application 36. Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 37. Command options . . . . . . . . . . 51
3. Supported devices and interfaces . . . . . 32 38. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 51
4. Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 39. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 40. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 51
6. Command options parameters . . . . . . 37 41. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7. Available switch device codes . . . . . . 37 42. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 52
8. Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 43. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 44. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 53
10. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 39 45. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 46. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 53
12. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 47. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
13. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 48. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 54
14. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 49. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
15. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 43 50. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 55
16. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 51. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
17. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 44 52. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 55
18. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 53. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
19. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 44 54. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 56
20. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 55. Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
21. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 45 56. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 57
22. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 57. Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
23. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 46 58. Command options . . . . . . . . . . 59
24. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 59. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 59
25. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 46 60. Command options . . . . . . . . . . 59
26. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 61. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 59
27. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 47 62. Command modifiers . . . . . . . . . 65
28. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 63. Show network interface . . . . . . . . 68
29. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 48 64. Command connectivity options . . . . . . 69
30. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 65. ASU return codes . . . . . . . . . . 75
31. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 48 66. RDCLI return codes . . . . . . . . . . 76
32. Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 67. Supported ASU commands for settings 82
33. Connection options . . . . . . . . . . 49 68. Explanation of XML . . . . . . . . . 102

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Chapter 1. Using the Advanced Settings Utility
Use the Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to modify firmware settings from
the command line on multiple operating-system platforms.

You can use the ASU to modify selected:

v Basic input and output system (BIOS) CMOS settings without restarting the
system to access settings through the F1 function
v Baseboard management controller (BMC) setup settings
v Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II setup settings
v Settings in the integrated management module IMM-based servers for the IMM
firmware and Lenovo System x server firmware. The IMM replaces the Remote
Supervisor Adapter and baseboard management controller functions on
IMM-based servers. Lenovo System x server firmware is the Lenovo
implementation of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (uEFI). The uEFI
replaces the BIOS and defines a standard interface among the operating system
platform firmware, and external devices.
v VPD settings on IMM-based servers
v iSCSI boot settings. To modify iSCSI settings with the ASU, you must first
manually configure the values using the server Setup utility settings on
IMM-based servers. For more information, see “Configuring iSCSI” on page 79.
v Connect remotely to set the listed firmware types settings on IMM-based
servers. Remote connection support requires accessing the IMM external port
over a LAN.

The ASU supports scripting environments because it is a command-line utility. It

also offers easier scripting through its batch-processing mode.

For a list of the ASU commands and their descriptions, see Chapter 3, “Using the
commands,” on page 89.

Limitations
For IMM-based servers, consider the limitations in this topic.

For some settings to take effect, you might have to restart the IMM. You might also
need to restart the IMM for the values that are set through ASU to be displayed in
the IMM web interface.

For IMM-based servers, ASU supports the commands to generate, import, and
export security certificates. The IMM version must be at least yuoo78m or later so
that ASU can manage security certificates.

Supported firmware
This topic lists the firmware types and settings that are supported by the
Advanced Settings Utility.

Throughout this document, the term Remote Supervisor Adapter II refers to both the
Lenovo Remote Supervisor Adapter II and the Lenovo Remote Supervisor Adapter
II SlimLine, unless otherwise noted.

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 The ASU supports the following firmware types:
v BIOS firmware
v Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware
v Baseboard management controller firmware
v Lenovo System x server firmware
v IMM firmware
v uEFI firmware
v Original design manufacturer integrated baseboard management controller
firmware
v Original design manufacturer Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware

Note: The PC-DOS version of the ASU supports BIOS settings only.

Supported settings

The following settings are supported for the firmware types previously listed:
v Banked CMOS at 70h/71h (NS317)
v CMOS at 70h/71h and 72h/73h (NS417)
v CMOS at 72h/73h (AMD 8111)
v CMOS through baseboard management controller
v Serial EEPROM settings
v The following Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II
settings:
– 8-bit values
– 16-bit values
– IP address values (32 bits)
– Strings
– Keystroke sequences
– Certificate
– Port
v The following baseboard management controller commands:
– 8-bit values
– 8-bit value within a block
– IP address values (32 bits)
– MAC address values (48 bits)
– Strings
v Single and multi-node systems

The ASU retrieves and modifies user settings from the supported firmware types
through its command-line interface. The ASU does not update any of the firmware
code.

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Operating system support
The following operating systems (both 32-bit and 64-bit) support the ASU.
v Microsoft Windows 2008
v Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
v Microsoft Windows 2012
v Microsoft Windows 2012 R2

Note: For the Windows operating system, you must have administrator
privileges. For more information about using the ASU on the Windows
operating system, see the readme file that is included in the ASU package.
v Microsoft WinPE 1.6
v Microsoft WinPE 2.0
v Microsoft WinPE 2.1
v Red Hat Linux version 6
v Red Hat Linux version 7
v SUSE Linux version 10
v SUSE Linux version 11
v VMware ESX Server 4.0
v VMware ESX Server 4.1
v VMware ESXi 4.0
v VMware ESXi 4.1
v VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.0
v VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1
v VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.5

Note: For Linux distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++
library, the following message might be displayed:
./asu: error while loading shared libraries:
libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory.
v You cannot use the ASU to configure:
– Remote Supervisor Adapter II settings from Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1,
because there is no Remote Supervisor Adapter II device driver for the Red
Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 operating system.
– Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II settings from
PC-DOS, because there is no Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote
Supervisor Adapter II device driver for PC-DOS.
– Baseboard management controller settings from PC-DOS, because there is no
baseboard management controller device driver for PC-DOS.
v You can view or change settings on a local server only.
v The PC-DOS version of the ASU does not support:
– A multi-node-capable server when it is configured as multi-node.
– A server in which the BIOS settings are stored in the baseboard management
controller (for example, an IBM System x3950 M2 server).
v You cannot unpack the Windows ASU packages on a server or workstation that
is running a 64-bit version of WinPE. You can unpack the Windows ASU
packages on a server or workstation that is running any of the other Windows
operating systems that support the ASU.

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 For the latest information about Lenovo servers, workstations, and the operating
systems that are supported, see Compatibility for hardware, applications, and
middleware.

WinPE support
Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) requires some special
considerations for the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to function correctly. These
considerations are different for WinPE 1.6 or earlier and WinPE 2.0 (the version
that is based on the Windows Vista operating system) or later.

WinPE 1.6 or earlier

ASU is not supported on WinPE 1.6 for IMM-based servers.

WinPE 1.6 or earlier (the WinPE versions that are based on Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003) do not have temporary file storage, which affects how you
extract the device driver from the ASU executable file.

WinPE 1.6 and earlier versions also cannot recognize new USB devices after
startup, which affects the behavior of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Reset and
Restart commands.

Device driver extraction for read-only media

Windows operating-system support of the ASU requires that a helper device driver
be loaded. This device driver is embedded in the ASU executable file and, under
normal circumstances, is extracted automatically at run time to either a temporary
directory or, if no TEMP environment variable is defined, the directory that
contains the executable file, if it does not already exist. The device driver is then
automatically loaded and used by the ASU.

In the case of WinPE, where no writeable temporary directory is defined, there

must be an alternative way to load the device driver.

If the ASU is unable to extract the device driver to a temporary directory, it

attempts to load the device driver from the directory where the executable file is
located. If the device driver exists, it is loaded, and execution continues. If the ASU
does not find the device driver and cannot extract it for loading, an error message
is displayed, and execution is stopped.

If you are running the ASU from non-writeable media (such as a CD), the device
driver must exist on the media. You can manually extract it from the ASU
executable file (and then copy it onto the non-writeable media) by running the
following command from writeable media that contains the ASU:

ASU extractdriver (32-bit Windows version)

ASU64 extractdriver (64-bit Windows version)

The device driver is extracted as wflash.sys into the directory that contains the
executable file. From there, you can copy the device driver (together with the ASU
executable file) to non-writeable media such as a bootable WinPE CD.

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 Remote Supervisor Adapter II reset and restart problem with
WinPE

WinPE versions that are earlier than 2.0 recognize devices that are available only at
startup and later. This causes a problem when you issue a resetrsa or rebootrsa
command to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II using the ASU because it removes
the Remote Supervisor Adapter II from the bus. This prevents further
communication with the device before a subsequent server restart.

If the version of WinPE is earlier than 2.0, an information message is displayed

indicating that the server must be restarted before you can run another ASU
command for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.

WinPE 2.0 or later

The standard WinPE 2.0 (based on the Windows Vista operating system) image is
missing two packages that the ASU requires for operation: the
WinPE-MDAC-Package and the WinPE-WMI-Package. To run the ASU, you must
add these two packages. For instructions about adding WinPE packages to the
image that you create, see the documentation that comes with the Windows
Automated Installation Kit.

WinPE 2.0 has an integrated Microsoft IPMI device driver, and the ASU 2.3.0 or
later has an embedded mapping layer that supports that driver. Therefore, no
user-installed IPMI driver or mapping layer is required. For more information
about the IPMI device-driver support in WinPE 2.0, see IPMI device driver support
for Windows.

Windows Server 2008 support

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system supports ASU version 2.3.0
or later.

Windows Server 2008 has an integrated Microsoft IPMI device driver, and the ASU
2.3.0 or later version has an embedded mapping layer that supports that driver.
Therefore, no user-installed IPMI driver or mapping layer is required. For more
information about the IPMI device-driver support in Windows Server 2008, see
“IPMI device driver support for Windows” on page 7.

Supported systems
The servers, blade servers, and computers supported by ASU are listed.

The ASU supports the following servers, blade servers, and computers:
v Lenovo System x3650 M5 Type 5462
v Lenovo System x3550 M5 Type 5463
v Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 Type 5465
v Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 DWC Type 5467
v Lenovo Flex System x240 M5 Compute Node Type 2591, 9532
v Lenovo Flex System x440 Compute Node Type 7167, 2590
v IBM eServer xSeries MXE 460 Type 8874
v IBM System x3100 Type 4348
v IBM System x3100 M4
v IBM System x3100 M5 Type 5457

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 v IBM System x3200 M2 Type 4367, 4368
v IBM System x3200 M3 Type 7327, 7328
v IBM System x3250 M2
v IBM System x3250 M3
v IBM System x3250 M4
v IBM System x3250 M5 Type 5458
v IBM System x3300 M4
v IBM System x3400 Type 7973, 7974
v IBM System x3400 Type 7975, 7976
v IBM System x3400 M2 Type 7836, 7837
v IBM System x3400 M3 Type 7378, 7379
v IBM System x3500 Type 7977
v IBM System x3550 Type 7978, 1913
v IBM System x3500 M2 Type 7839
v IBM System x3500 M3 Type 7380
v IBM System x3530 M4 Type 7160
v IBM System x3550 M2 Type 7946, 4198
v IBM System x3550 M3 Type 7944, 4254
v IBM System x3500 M4 Type 7383/*
v IBM System x3550 M4 Type 7914/*
v IBM System x3620 M3 Type 7376
v IBM System x3630 M3 Type 7377
v IBM System x3630 M4 Type 7158
v IBM System x3650 Type 7979, 1914
v IBM System x3650 M2 Type 7947, 4199
v IBM System x3650 M3 Type 7945, 4255, 5454
v IBM System x3650 M4 Type 7915/*
v IBM System x3650 M4 HD Type 5460
v IBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466
v IBM System x3690 X5 Type 7148, 7149
v IBM System x3690 X5 Type 7192, 7147
v IBM System x3750 M4 Type 8722, 8733
v IBM System x3750 M4 Type 8752, 8718
v IBM System x3755 M3 Type 7164
v IBM System x3850 M2 / x3950 M2 Type 7141, 7144
v IBM System x3850 M2 / x3950 M2 Type 7233, 7234
v IBM System x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 Type 7145, 7146
v IBM System x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 Type 7143, 7191
v IBM System x3850 X6 / x3950 X6 Type 3837, 3839
v IBM System x3950E Type 8874, 7364, 8879, 7367
v IBM System x iDataPlex dx320 Type 6388
v IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M2 Type 7321, 6380, 7323
v IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M3 Type 6391
v IBM System x iDataPlex Direct Water Cooled dx360 M4 server
v IBM BladeCenter® HS12 Type 8014, 8028, 1916

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 v IBM BladeCenter HS20 Type 1884, 8843
v IBM BladeCenter HS21 Type 8853, 1885
v IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM Type 7995, 1915
v IBM BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870, 1936, 7809, 1910
v IBM BladeCenter HS22V Type 7871, 1949
v IBM BladeCenter HS23 Type 7875, 1929
v IBM BladeCenter HS23E Type 8038, 8039
v IBM BladeCenter LS20 Type 8850
v IBM BladeCenter LS21/LS41 Type 7971, 7972
v IBM BladeCenter LS22/LS42 Type 7901, 7902
v IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7872, 1909
v IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 1910
v IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node Type 7917
v IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node Type 7906,2585
v IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node Type 7916
v IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node Type 8737,7863,8956
v IBM Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node Type 4259, 7903
v IBM Smart Analytics System Type 7949
v IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 Type 5455

IPMI device driver support for Windows

This section explains the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) device
driver support for Windows.

Microsoft Windows supports the Open Systems Adapter (OSA) and Microsoft
Windows Installer (MSI)IPMI device drivers. If you are using Windows Server 2003
R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows PE 2.0 or later, you do not have to install
an external (OSA or MSI) IPMI device driver. Microsoft integrates the IPMI device
driver with the operating system. The ASU 2.3.0 and later supports these operating
systems. To support the integrated device driver, a new Lenovo mapping layer is
required, which is embedded in the ASU 2.3.0 or later.

If you want to use the Microsoft IPMI device driver and you have previously
installed the Lenovo mapping layer, you must remove the mapping layer. The
mapping layer embedded within the ASU conflicts with the externally-installed
mapping layer previously required to support the OSA and MSI IPMI device
drivers.

The Microsoft IPMI device driver is automatically installed with Windows Server
2008 and Windows PE 2.0 or later. However, it is not installed by default with
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. For instructions about installing the Microsoft
IPMI device driver on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, see “Installing the
Microsoft IPMI device driver.”

Installing the Microsoft IPMI device driver

The Microsoft IPMI device driver is not installed by default on Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 R2.

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 Before you begin

The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 installation disk is required for this
procedure.

About this task

To install the Microsoft IPMI device driver on Windows Server 2003 R2, complete
the following steps.

Procedure
1. Click Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. From the component list, select Management and Monitoring Tools, and then
click Details.
4. Select Hardware Management.
5. Click Next. The installation wizard opens and guides you through the
installation.

What to do next

Verify that the installation was successful. For instructions, see “Verifying the
installation.”

Verifying the installation

This topic describes how to verify that the Microsoft IPMI device driver is installed
correctly.

Procedure
1. Click Start > Control Panel > System.
2. Select the Hardware tab.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Click View > Show Hidden Devices.
5. Expand System devices. If the Microsoft IPMI device driver is installed
correctly, a device named Microsoft Generic IPMI Compliant Device is
displayed under System devices. For a multi-node configuration, a device
named Microsoft Generic IPMI Compliant Device is created for each node.

IPMI device driver support for Linux

To access baseboard management controller settings, use either the OSA or MSI
device driver and its corresponding Lenovo IPMI mapping layer. You can also use
the OpenIPMI device driver that comes in many Linux distributions.

Notes
1. Due to a timing issue, the ASU does not support the OpenIPMI device driver
contained in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 6 and Update 7. To use these
versions of Linux, the OSA IPMI mapping layer is required.
2. For an IBM System x3950 M2 server (multi-node configuration), the OpenIPMI
device driver is the only supported IPMI driver.

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Obtaining the ASU and patch files
The ASU, patch files, and device drivers that you need are available from the
Lenovo technical support web site. Patch files are not required for IMM-based
servers.

The files you need to download from the Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility page at
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=LNVO-ASU
include:
v ASU package. The package contains the ASU tool and the additional files that
are required for IMM-based servers. The additional files for IMM-based servers
are necessary for configuring and activating the IMM LAN over USB interface.
v For BIOS-based servers only, download the following:
– BIOS patch file for the server, if required.
– Remote Supervisor Adapter device drivers or Remote Supervisor Adapter II
USB daemon (if you want to use the ASU to configure Remote Supervisor
Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II settings).
– Baseboard management controller device drivers and, if required, mapping
layer (if you want to use the ASU to configure baseboard management
controller settings).

Downloading the Advanced Settings Utility

Use this topic to help you locate and download the required ASU files.

About this task

Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo web site. Procedures for locating
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
topic.

Procedure
1. To download the Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility, go to the Lenovo Support
Portal or complete the following steps:
a. In the navigation pane, click Systems Management software.
b. Under Popular links, click ToolsCenter.
c. Under Configuration, click View ToolsCenter downloads, then click
Advanced Settings Utility.
2. For BIOS-based servers only, download the BIOS definition file:
a. On the Support page for the server, select Software and device drivers.
b. On the Software and device drivers page, click BIOS.
c. Select BIOS definition file for use with Lenovo Advanced Setting Utility.
The BIOS definition file must match the BIOS level that the server is
running.
d. Select the ASU BIOS definition .exe file.
e. Follow the instructions that guide you through the download process.
3. For BIOS-based servers only, return to the software and device drivers page to
install the device-driver software for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II and
baseboard management controller.
4. If required, download the IPMI device driver by completing the following
steps. The IPMI device driver is not required in Windows 2003 R2, Windows
2008, and Linux operating systems that support OpenIPMI. For more

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 information, see “IPMI device driver support for Windows” on page 7 or “IPMI
device driver support for Linux” on page 8.
a. On the Software and device drivers page, click OSA IPMI, and then select
the applicable device-driver file.
b. Read the .txt file and follow the instructions that guide you through the
download process.
5. After you have downloaded the OSA IPMI device driver file:
a. Select the applicable mapping layer for OSA IPMI file.
b. Read the .txt file, and follow the instructions that guide you through the
download process.
6. (For BIOS-based servers only.) On the Software and device drivers page:
a. Click Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
b. Select the applicable RSA II daemon.
c. Read the .txt file, and follow the instructions that guide you through the
download process.

About ASU patch files

This topic explains how to use the ASU patch files, which contain the ASU
configuration information. Patch files are not required for IMM-based servers.

Before you can perform ASU operations that are targeted to the selected device,
you must provide configuration information to the ASUfor the baseboard
management controller, BIOS, and Remote Supervisor Adapter II. This
configuration information is contained in separate patches.

The patches for the baseboard management controller and Remote Supervisor
Adapter II are included with the ASU. Depending on the server model and BIOS
level, a BIOS code patch might be required. For the systems that do not require a
BIOS patch file, the BIOS patch is embedded in the BIOS ROM. If the BIOS patch
is required, you must download the BIOS patch (definition file) from the Lenovo
web site and add it to the ASU (only if you are required to perform an ASU
command by using the BIOS settings).

To determine whether the BIOS patch is already available for the ASU, enter the
ASU patchlist command to display the current available patches. If the ASU
determines that a BIOS patch file is embedded in the BIOS, it displays the BIOS
patch files that are available.

The following example shows the ASU output that is generated when the
patchlist command determines that no BIOS patch files are available:
Patch 1: <XX[00->99] (BMC)>
Patch 2: <XX[00->99] (RSA)>

The following example shows the ASU output that is generated when the
patchlist command determines that a BIOS patch file is available:
Patch 1: <XX[00->99] (BMC)>
Patch 2: <XX[00->99] (RSA)>
Patch 3: <DO[14->14] (BIOS)>

If the BIOS patch is not listed, you must add the patch before you can change or
view BIOS settings. You can add the patch from the ASU.

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 The following illustration shows how to add and remove patches in the ASU
binary code. For each BIOS code and firmware type, the internal locations of the
settings vary. A patch informs the ASU where the settings are located for a single
BIOS code version.

If a BIOS patch is needed and is not listed when you use the patchlist command,
download the selected BIOS definition file (patch file) from the Lenovo web site
and add the patch by using the ASU.

When you run the ASU, it automatically scans the patches that are available and
determines if the applicable patch exists for the setting that you want. If an
applicable patch exists, the ASU applies the setting. If the patch does not exist, the
ASU displays an error.

A patch that is added remains until you run the patchremove command on that
patch.

Notes
1. You cannot remove the BIOS patches that are embedded in the BIOS ROM by
running the patchremove command.
2. Only one patch is supported for any major version of BIOS. For example, if
there are BIOS versions 19A and 19B, only one patch is supported for both.

Extracting the ASU files for Windows

This topic contains instructions for extracting the ASU files on a Windows
operating system.

About this task

You must run the ASU commands from the directory in which the ASU files are
located.

Procedure

From the directory that contains the downloaded ASU files, choose one of the
following methods to extract the ASU files:
v In Windows, double-click filename.exe, where filename is the name for the
Advanced Settings Utility file for Windows that you downloaded.
The files are automatically extracted to the same directory.
v At a command prompt, type filename.exe, where filename is the name of the
Advanced Settings Utility file for Windows that you downloaded.

What to do next

The ASU requires additional files for IMM-based servers, which are required to
automatically configure and activate the LAN over USB interface. The ASU uses
the LAN over USB interface as a connectivity option. For more information about
connectivity options, see “Connectivity” on page 15.

Extracting the ASU files for Linux

This topic contains instructions for extracting the ASU files on a Linux operating
system.

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 About this task

You must type the ASU commands from the directory in which the ASU files are
located.

Procedure
1. Open an xterm or other terminal window.
2. Go to the directory that contains the downloaded ASU files.
3. From a shell command prompt, type one of the following commands and press
Enter:
v If the .tgz file for ASU was downloaded:
Enter tar -zxvf filename.tgz where filename is the name of the Advanced
Settings Utility file for Linux that you downloaded.
The files are extracted to the same directory.
v If the .rpm file for ASU was downloaded:
Enter rpm -Uvh filename.rpm where filename is the name of the Advanced
Settings Utility file for Linux that you downloaded.
The files are extracted to the /opt/IBM/toolscenter/asu directory.

What to do next

The ASU requires additional files for IMM-based servers, which are required to
automatically configure and activate the LAN over USB interface. The ASU uses
the LAN over USB interface as a connectivity option. For more information about
connectivity options, see “Connectivity” on page 15.

About using ASU commands

The ASU uses either the asu or asu64 command. This topic explains how to use the
commands and provides examples.
v To see all of the ASU command modes and options, type the following
command: asu

Note: For a 64-bit operating system, type asu64.

v To change a value, type the following command:
asu set setting value
v To show the current value, type the following command:
asu show setting
v To show all possible values, type the following command:
asu showvalues setting
v To add a patch, type the following command:
asu patchadd filename.def
where filename is the file name of the definition file.

Explanation of variables
v In the commands, setting is the name of a setting that you want to view or
change, and value is the value that you are placing on the setting.
v If value contains spaces, enclose the value string in quotation marks (").
v If you are using a Linux operating system, you must either add a period (.) to
the path environment variable or type ./ before each ASU command. For
example, type ./asu or for a 64-bit operating system, type ./asu64.

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Configuration of Remote Supervisor Adapter settings through theASU
Use the ASU to directly configure a Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote
Supervisor Adapter II.

Before you use the ASU, be sure to install the Remote Supervisor Adapter device
drivers or Remote Supervisor Adapter II USB daemon. To install the device
drivers, see the LenovoRemote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions for
Microsoft Windows users or Lenovo Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation
Instructions for Linuxusers.

Setting up communication with the ASU

Before you can use the ASU to modify Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote
Supervisor Adapter II settings, you must configure the operating-system setting so
that the ASU can communicate correctly with the Remote Supervisor Adapter or
Remote Supervisor Adapter II.

About this task

Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program that is part of the system BIOS code
to configure the operating system setting.

Procedure

To configure the operating system setting by using the Configuration/Setup Utility

program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the system.
2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1.
3. On the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Advanced Setup, and
then select RSA Settings.
4. Select Other OS for a Windows operating system, or select Linux OS as the
operating-system USB selection.
5. Select Save the Values and Reboot RSA, and then press Enter. Wait until the
message RSA Settings saved is displayed.
6. Exit the Configuration/Setup Utility program and complete the startup of the
operating system.

Configuring the Ethernet settings on a Remote Supervisor

Adapter II
The Remote Supervisor Adapter II must be configured for it to remotely access the
adapter through the adapter Ethernet and serial connectors. You can use the ASU
to configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Ethernet settings.

For detailed information about using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II web
interface for remote access, see the LenovoRemote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide.

Note: If you have an accessible, active, and configured Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on your network, the host name, IP address,
gateway address, and subnet mask are set automatically. You can use the
Configuration/Setup Utility program that is part of the server BIOS to select
DHCP server settings. For more information, see the Lenovo Remote Supervisor
Adapter II Installation Instructions for Microsoft Windows Users or Lenovo
Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions for Linux Users.

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 You can also configure the DHCP setting by using the ASU. To use the ASU,
continue with the following procedure.

If you have an enabled DHCP server and you want to configure the serial
connector, see “Configuring a serial connection on Remote Supervisor Adapter.”

Configuring Ethernet settings without a DHCP server

If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, use this topic to help you
configure the Ethernet settings.

About this task

If you are using Linux, be sure to type ./ before the asu command.

Procedure
1. If you have not already done so, extract the ASU files. For more information,
see “Extracting the ASU files for Windows” on page 11 or “Extracting the ASU
files for Linux” on page 11.
2. At a command prompt, change to the directory that contains the ASU files.
3. Extract the ASU files. For more information, see “Extracting the ASU files for
Windows” on page 11 or “Extracting the ASU files for Linux” on page 11. Note:
This step is not required if you are using ASU version 2.0 or later.
4. To view a list of all settings and their assigned values, type the command asu
show all and press Enter.
5. From the following list, select the items that you want to set.

Option Description
To set or enable the following: Run this command and press Enter
network interface on Remote Supervisor asu set RSA_Network1 Enabled
Adapter II
IP address asu set RSA_HostIPAddress1 192.169.70.140
subnet mask asu set RSA_HostIPSubnet1 255.255.255.0
gateway IP address asu set RSA_GatewayIPAddress1
192.168.70.1
DHCP asu set RSA_DHCP1 Enabled
data-transfer rate asu set RSA_LANDataRate1 "10M Ethernet"
duplex mode asu set RSA_Duplex1 Full

6. Restart the system by entering asu rebootrsa and pressing Enter.

Configuring a serial connection on Remote Supervisor Adapter

Use the ASU to configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II serial connection.

About this task

The serial connector connects to a modem for dial-out support only. To configure
the Remote Supervisor Adapter II serial connection for access to a modem,
complete the following steps.

Note: If you are using a Linux operating system, be sure to type ./ before the asu
command.

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 Procedure
1. If you have not already done so, extract the ASU files. For more information,
see either“Extracting the ASU files for Windows” on page 11 or “Extracting the
ASU files for Linux” on page 11.
2. At the command prompt, change to the directory that contains the ASU files.
3. To view a list of all of the settings and assigned values, enter the asu show all
command, and press Enter.
4. From the following list, select the items that you want to set.

Option Description
To set Use the following command and press Enter
modem baud rate asu set RSA_ModemBaudRate1 value

where value is a number from 2400 through

57600 in increments of 2400 (for example,
2400, 4800, 7200, 9600, and so on). The
default is 57600.
Note: Make sure that the baud rate matches
the baud rate of the device that you are
connecting to the serial connector on the
Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
modem parity asu set RSA_ModemParity1 value

where value is None, Odd, Even, Mark, or

Space. The default is None.
modem stop bits asu set RSA_ModemStopBits1 value

where value is either 1 or 2. The default is 1.

5. Restart the system by typing asu rebootrsa and pressing Enter.

Configuring IMM-based servers using the ASU

Use the Advanced Settings Utility to configure settings on IMM-based servers.

The most current version of the ASU uses the same set of commands and syntax
used by previous versions of the ASU tool. Some commands are enhanced to
manage and display groups of settings. New classes are used as filters if you
display the supported settings by using the show command.

ASU can support certificate management of IMM-based servers. To use this

function, the IMM firmware level must be yuoo71a or later.

For IMM-based servers, after you use the ASU to change settings, you must reset
the IMM before you flash new firmware. If you do not reset the IMM, the changes
you made to the settings might be lost. To reset the IMM, run the asu rebootimm
command.

The following sections describe the functions that are available to support
IMM-based servers with the ASU.

Connectivity
For IMM-based servers, all firmware settings are configured through the IMM.

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 The ASU can connect to the IMM locally (in-band) through the Keyboard
Controller Style (KCS) interface or through the LAN over USB interface. The ASU
can also connect remotely over the LAN.

The IMM comes with a LAN over USB interface that can be configured and
activated on the running operating system. After you install and configure the
corresponding information file, the ASU can be connected to the IMM. The local
LAN over USB connection requires authentication. A new set of connectivity
parameters are required when the ASU is connected over the LAN.

If the LAN over USB interface was disabled before an ASU command was run,
ASU configures and activates it for the ASU connection. After running the
command, ASU disables the interface. If the interface was enabled before, it
remains enabled without changes so that ASU can keep the LAN over USB
interface the same status as before and after the ASU command.

The local connection over the KCS interface does not require authentication and
follows the online connecting model and command structure of BIOS-based
servers, where no connectivity parameters are required. If you do not specify
connectivity parameters, the ASU attempts to connect to the IMM by using the
default LAN settings on the LAN over USB interface. If the ASU is unable to
connect to the IMM over the LAN, it automatically connects over the KCS
interface, provided that the correct IPMI device drivers or mapping layers are
installed. For more information about the KCS interface, see the Intelligent
Platform Management Interface Specification at: http://www.intel.com/content/
www/us/en/servers/ipmi/ipmi-specifications.html

asu show

You can request that the ASU connect locally, exclusively using the KCS interface,
which avoids the automated connection over the LAN over USB interface (and the
fallback to the KCS interface). If you use the --kcs option, the ASU communicates
through the KCS interface only.

In the following example, the ASU attempts to connect through the KCS interface
only, without the need for authentication parameters.

asu show --kcs

You can also request that the ASU connect locally, exclusively using the LAN over
USB interface, by specifying the --host connectivity option. The ASU does not
attempt to fall back to use the KCS interface when this option is specified.

In the following example, the ASU attempts to connect through the LAN over USB
interface only by using the default user ID and password account.

asu show

When the ASU runs any command on an IMM-based server, it attempts to connect
and automatically configure the LAN over USB interface if it detects that this
interface is not configured. The ASU provides a level of automatic and default
settings. You can specify to skip the automatic configuration process if you have
manually configured the IMM LAN over USB interface by using different settings
than those used by the ASU application default settings.

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 Use the --noimmlancfg option to skip the automatic configuration process if you
have manually configured the interface. For example, to show the IMM list of
settings and avoid using the automatic configuration process when you attempt to
connect through the LAN over USB interface, type the following command:
asu show IMM --noimmlancfg

If the ASU is connecting remotely to the IMM over the LAN, there is no
requirement for the remote operating system of the targeted IMM to be online. The
ASU can connect to the IMM remotely when the server is connected to power or is
using standby power. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported remotely by the ASU.
Before running the ASU, be sure that the IMM net configuration is correct.

To connect remotely, the --host, --user and --password options are all required.
The following example indicates the minimum required parameter when the ASU
connects remotely through the LAN to the IMM external port.

asu show --host target_IMM_external_IP_address --user target_IMM_User_ID

--password target_IMM_password

Enabling and disabling the LAN over USB interface

You can enable or disable the IMM LAN over USB interface by using the
IMM.LanOverUsb setting in the ASU.

When you enable or disable the IMM.LanOverUsb setting, you must use the KCS
interface because the LAN over USB interface is removed during the set command
process. This prevents the ASU set command from terminating correctly. You must
use the --kcs connectivity option to make sure that the asu command is completed
correctly and relates status.
asu set IMM.LanOverUsb Disabled --kcs

To connect remotely to an IMM from a Windows client to display all available

settings, type the following command; the IMM external IP address is 9.5.51.37.
asu show all --host 9.5.51.37 --user testid --password test

To connect locally to an IMM from a Windows operating system to display all

available settings, type the following command; the ASU connects to the IMM
through the LAN over USB interface.
asu show all --user testid --password test

To connect locally to an IMM from a Windows operating system to display all

available settings, type the following command. The ASU attempts to connect over
the LAN over USB interface by using the default IMM authentication credentials. If
the default settings do not match, the ASU attempts to use the KCS interface,
provided that the IPMI device drivers and mapping layers are installed.
asu show all

To connect locally, forcing the ASU to use the KCS interface and avoid using the
LAN over USB interface, type the following command:
asu show --kcs

For more information about connectivity parameters and usage, see “Connectivity”
on page 15.

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 LAN over USB network configuration
You can configure the network interface of IMM LAN over USB by using the
IMM.LanOverUsbIMMIP, IMM.LanOverUsbIMMNetmask, and
IMM.LanOverUsbHostIP settings on IMMV2 with a build ID of 1AOO45F or later.
IMMV1 is not supported.

The IMM.LanOverUsbIMMIP setting is used to set the in-band LAN over USB
network IP address of the IMM. The IMM.LanOverUsbIMMNetmask setting is
used to set the in-band LAN over USB network Netmask of the IMM. The
IMM.LanOverUsbHostIP setting is not used to set the host IP address but rather is
used to notify IMM that the host Lan-Over-Usb IP address has changed. So IMM
watchdog can still work if the host side did not use the default IP address
(169.254.95.120).

Before you set those three settings, you need to manually configure the host IP of
the LAN over USB interface in your local operating system. If you are using a
Linux operating system and LAN over USB is enabled, type ifconfig on the
command line interface, and you will see a network interface named usb0.

The information for usb0 may be displayed as follows:

usb0Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr E6:1F:13:95:1D:33
inet addr:169.254.95.120 Bcast:169.254.95.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::e41f:13ff:fe95:1d33/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:755105 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:766670 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:63296929 (60.3 Mb) TX bytes:74998936 (71.5 Mb)

The default host IP address of LAN over USB is 169.254.95.120. You can configure
the host IP address by using network configuration commands on Linux. Then you
can use the three commands below to configure the network interface for IMM
LAN over USB:
v asu set IMM.LanOverUsbIMMIP 169.254.95.110
v asu set IMM.LanOverUsbIMMNetmask 255.255.255.0
v asu set IMM.LanOverUsbHostIP 169.254.95.112

The parameter for IMM.LanOverUsbHostIP should be the IP address of the LAN over
USB interface (usb0 in Linux) on the local operating system. You must set all three
settings properly before the network configuration of LAN over USB takes effect.

Note: To avoid connection problems in multi-node server environments, do not

configure the IMM LAN over USB IP into one subnetwork.

Settings syntax
All settings in IMM-based servers are configured through the IMM. The settings
are classified into groups.

The following groups of settings or firmware settings are supported.

Note: The term "group" in this context refers to how the settings for a specific
subsystem are organized.
v uEFI - uEFI (BIOS) settings
v BootOrder - Boot-order configuration in uEFI

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 v iSCSI - iSCSI-supported settings (Boot-over-iSCSI settings)
v SYSTEM_PROD_DATA - User-configurable vital product data (VPD) settings

In the setting syntax used to identify the corresponding group of settings, the
setting name is preceded by the corresponding group name, as shown below:
group_name.setting_name

To set the external IP address in the IMM, type the following command:
asu set IMM.HostIPAddress 9.5.51.37

where IMM.HostIPAddress is the IMMsetting that is used to configure the IMM

external IP address. The setting is part of the IMM group.

Some settings include an additional index, which is referred to in this document as

an "instance." The index is used to identify and set different instances of the same
setting when these are available.

To set the first instance of a number or login ID, type the following command:
asu set IMM.LoginId.1 testid

where IMM.LoginId.1 is the IMM setting that is used to configure the first instance
of a login account.

Instances of settings
This topic explains instances of settings on IMM-based servers.

The ASU extends the support of instances in several different ways. Commands
have been created or modified to provide more information about instances and
additional ways to create and delete them. Instances are denoted by adding a dot,
followed by the instance number to the end of the setting name. For example, if
the setting name is "IMM.LoginId," instance number 1 of the setting is
"IMM.LoginId.1".

Note: There is an exception to the naming convention for single instances. Single
instances do not have the dot followed by an instance number. The setting instead
appears like a non-instance setting. Single instance settings are denoted in the
output of the showvalues command by having a maximum number of instances of
:"single." For example, the setting iSCSI.initiatorName is a “single instance.” The
dot followed by an instance number is not used. If the single instance exists, the
setting iSCSI.initiatorName is displayed in the show command output. If it does
not exist, the setting is not displayed in the show command output.

Instance settings are defined to have a minimum and maximum number of

allowed instances. To determine which settings can have instances and the
minimum and maximum number of instances allowed, use the showvalues
command with the --instances parameter. The output of this command is detailed
in the“Showvalues command” on page 131 section.

Creating and deleting instances

This topic explains how to create and delete instances by using the Advanced
Settings Utility.

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 Use the set command to create an instance. If the instance does not already exist,
and the instance number is between 1 and the maximum number of allowed
instances, the instance is automatically created and set to the value specified in the
set command.

Use the delete command to delete an instance. This command deletes the instance
if deleting the instance does not cause the number of instances for the setting to go
below the minimum number of allowed instances for the setting.

Note: There are restrictions for creating and deleting instances of settings that are
part of a record. For more information about the restrictions, see “Record
management.”

Record management
This topic explains how instances can be part of a record and how to manage
instances in a record.

Settings that have instances can be part of a record. A record is a group of settings
that have dependencies on each other. For example, a user ID and a password are
dependent on each other. A user ID must have a password, and a password must
have a user ID. Therefore, they are grouped in the same record.

Each record has a setting that is defined as the "record key." It represents the
primary setting for the record.

Determining if a setting is part of a record

To determine if a setting is part of a record, use the showvalues command with the
--instances parameter. Settings that are part of a record are marked with the text
"recordKey" (if the setting is the record key) or "recordKey=key_name" (if the setting
is part of a record but is not the key), where key_name is the name of the setting
that is the record key. See the “Showvalues command” on page 131 section for
examples of the showvalues output for settings that are part of a record.

Creating an instance of a record

All settings in a record are created or deleted as a group. To create an instance of a

record, you must first perform a "set" on the key setting of the record. This
automatically causes an instance to be created and set to its default value for all
other settings in the record. To see examples of how to create an instance of a
setting, see the “Set command” on page 122 section.

Deleting an instance of a record

To delete an instance of a record, the delete command is performed on the "record

key" setting. This automatically deletes all other instances for the settings in the
record. For examples of deleting an instance of a setting, see the “Delete
command” on page 94 section.

Using the Remote Disk Command Line Interface

Use the Remote Disk Command Line Interface (RDCLI) to mount an image to a
remote IMM-based server.

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RDCLI is available in an ASU release package. Use it to mount an ISO, DVD, or
CD to a remote IMM-based system so that it can be accessed like a local hardware
device.

Considerations

Note the following points before using the RDCLI:

v To use the RDCLI mount image to connect to a remote IMM-based system, the
system must be installed with the remote present key and function enabled.
v The RDCLI does not work if there is a session started with the remote present
function through the IMM web user interface.
v RDCLI is supported both in rack IMM-based and NGP servers. RDCLI does not
support AMM blade servers.

Supported operating systems

The RDCLI supports the following operating systems:

v SUSE Linux version 9
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32 / 64 bit)
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (32 / 64 bit)
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (32 / 64 bit)
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (32 / 64 bit)
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 with Xen added
v Windows Server 2003
v Windows Server 2003 R2
v Windows Server 2008
v Windows Server 2008 R2
v Windows Small Business Server 2011
v Windows 2012
v Windows 2012 R2

Package

RDCLI contents include the following binary files:

rdmount -- Performs authentication and spawns new file server processes that allow
access to the virtual disk. It can also query the existing file server processes.

rdumount -- Binary file to unmount an ISO, DVD, or CD from a remote IMM-based

server

These two binary files are packaged under the rdcli32 and rdcli64 directories
within ASU Linux distribution.

Supported command line parameters

RDCLI supports the following command line parameters:

-s <address or hostname> Address or hostname of the remote SP

-d <path> Image or local optical drive directory path

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 -l <login> Authorized login user to SP.

-p <password> Password of the authorized login user.

-w <port> Authentication port used to communicate to SP

Using the ASU to configure settings for VMware vSphere Hypervisor

(ESXi)
This topic describes how to use the ASU to configure settings for VMware vSphere
Hypervisor (ESXi) with Lenovo customization in IMM-based servers.

The VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) supports the ASU. Because the ESXi
image has no console and individual tools cannot run directly on this operating
system, theASU configures the ESXi image based on the CIM stack. The ASU only
supports IMMv1 or IMM2 systems that have the CIM stack. Make sure that the
CIM server is available on the operating system before running the ASU command.

ESXi with Lenovo customization must synchronize the schema from IMM either
after the operating system starts or after the IMM firmware is updated. The update
takes approximately 15 minutes. Do not run the ASU until the schema
synchronization is finished.

Using the command-line interface

Enter the following command:

asu command <setting_name> <connection_options>

Supported commands

For the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) operating system, ASU supports only
three basic commands for configuration:

show gets the current setting value

set modifies the current setting value

showvalues presents the values that the setting supports

Note: The <setting_name> is the setting that refers to IMM, uEFI, and BootOrder. A
group name such as IMM, uEFI, or all is not supported.

Supported settings
This topic describes the supported settings for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
with Lenovo customization in IMM-based servers.

ASU supports three kinds of settings for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi):
BootOrder settings, IMM settings, and uEFI settings.

BootOrder settings

BootOrder.BootOrder

BootOrder.WolBootOrder

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IMM settings

IMM.ShutdownAndPowerOff

IMM.PowerOnServer

IMM.ShutdownAndRestart

IMM.LoginId.1

IMM.AuthorityLevel.1

IMM.Password.1

IMM.UserAccountManagementPriv.1

IMM.RemoteConsolePriv.1

IMM.RemoteConsoleDiskPriv.1

IMM.RemotePowerPriv.1

IMM.ClearEventLogPriv.1

IMM.BasicAdapterConfigPriv.1

IMM.AdapterConfigNetworkSecurityPriv.1

IMM.AdvancedAdapterConfigPriv.1

IMM.SNMPv3_AuthenticationProtocol.1

IMM.SNMPv3_PrivacyProtocol.1

IMM.SNMPv3_PrivacyPassword.1

IMM.SNMPv3_AccessType.1

IMM.SNMPv3_TrapHostname.1

IMM.User_Authentication_Method

IMM.LockoutPeriod

IMM.WebTimeout

IMM.AccountSecurity

IMM.LoginPassword

IMM.RemoteAlertRecipient_Status.1

IMM.RemoteAlertRecipient_Name.1

IMM.RemoteAlertRecipient_Email.1

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 IMM.RemoteAlertRecipient_IncludeEventLog.1

IMM.RetryLimit

IMM.EntriesDelay

IMM.RetryDelay

IMM.SerialRedirectionCLIMode1

IMM.SerialBaudRate

IMM.CIMOverHTTPPort

IMM.CIMOverHTTPSPort

IMM.HTTPPort

IMM.SSLPort

IMM.TelnetPort

IMM.SSHPort

IMM.SNMP_AgentPort

IMM.SNMP_TrapPort

IMM.SNMPTraps

IMM.Community_Name.1

IMM.SSL_Server_Enable

IMM.CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable

IMM.SSL_Client_Enable

IMM.SSH_Enable

The following settings are performed by the Chassis Management Module on Flex
System, so they are not supported on Flex System.

IMM.User_Authentication_Method

IMM.LockoutPeriod

IMM.WebTimeout

IMM.AccountSecurity

IMM.LoginPassword

IMM.SSL_Server_Enable

IMM.CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable

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IMM.SSL_Client_Enable

IMM.SSH_Enable

uEFI settings in an IMMv1 system

The uEFI settings that you can use for an IMMv1 system are listed here.

uEFI.TurboModeEnable

uEFI.ProcessorEistEnable

uEFI.ProcessorCcxEnable

uEFI.PackageCState

uEFI.ProcessorC1eEnable

uEFI.ProcessorHyperThreading

uEFI.ProcessorVmxEnable

uEFI.DdrSpeed

uEFI.MemoryChannelMode

uEFI.SpareErrorThreshold

uEFI.SocketInterleave

uEFI.PatrolScrub

uEFI.DemandScrub

uEFI.IdeMode

uEFI.VideoSelect

uEFI.RomOrder

uEFI.OnboardDeviceEnable.1

uEFI.LegacyRomExecution.1

uEFI.PCIeGenSelection.1

uEFI.SerialCOMPort1

uEFI.RemoteConsoleRedirection

uEFI.SerialPortSharing

uEFI.SerialPortAccessMode

uEFI.SPRedirection

uEFI.LegacyOptionRomPort

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 uEFI.Com1BaudRate

uEFI.Com1DataBits

uEFI.Com1Parity

uEFI.Com1StopBits

uEFI.Com1TextEmul

uEFI.Com1ActiveAfterBoot

uEFI.Com1FlowControl

uEFI.EnergyManager

uEFI.PerformanceStates

uEFI.WatchdogTimerUefi

uEFI.WatchdogTimerUefiValue

uEFI.RebootOnNMI

uEFI.ForceLegacyVideo

uEFI.Rehook19

uEFI.ThunkSupport

uEFI.EnableLegacyPxe

uEFI.Usb20_1

uEFI settings in an IMM2 system

This section provides information about the uEFI settings that you can use on an
IMM2 system.

In the IMM2 system, ASU supports the uEFI group for VMware vSphere
Hypervisor (ESXi) with Lenovo customization. To get the uEFIsetting list, use the
following ASU command: asu.exe showvalues uefi --host <OS_ip> --user root
--password <OS_password> --vmware-esxi

You can also get the list by using the command asu show uefi
<connection_options> in a Windows or Linux operating system of your current
IMM2 system. uEFI setting interdependencies are supported for VMware vSphere
Hypervisor (ESXi) with Lenovo customization on ASU version 9.50, IMM version
1A0045V or later.

Notes
1. The settings previously listed are all supported through the ESXi CIM stack.
However, some IMMv1 or IMM2 systems might not have all of these settings.
Some settings might not be supported by different systems.
2. ASU ESXi support is limited:

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 v Only three commands are supported. Other ASU commands like
showdefault, loaddefault, and showgroups are not supported.
v ASU only supports a uEFI group on IMM2-based systems; no other groups
or subgroups are supported.
3. Some of the previously-listed settings have instance IDs, for example,
IMM.LoginId.1, where 1 is a positive integer instance ID. Typically, the instance
ID “1” is the default, and you can configure it.
Table 1. Connection options for VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) image
Parameter Required Description
--host <OS ip> Yes VMware vSphere Hypervisor
(ESXi) image IP address.
Both IPv4 and IPv6 are
supported.
--user root Yes VMware vSphere Hypervisor
(ESXi) image user. The root
is needed here.
--password <OS_password> Yes Password for the root user.
--vmware-esxi [http] --vmware-esxi is required, If [http] is not specified, ASU
while [http] is optional uses https to connect to the
VMware vSphere Hypervisor
(ESXi) image.
--port <port> Optional The connection port. The
default port for https is 5989.

Command example
The following examples show how to view a setting by using the asu show
command, configure a setting by using the asu set command, and list possible
values by using the asu showvalues command.
asu.exe show <setting_name> --host <OS_ip> --user root --password <OS_password>
--vmware-esxi
asu.exe set <setting_name> <setting_value> --host <OS_ip> --user root
--password <OS_password> --vmware-esxi
asu.exe showvalues <setting_name> --host <OS_ip> --user root
--password <OS_password> --vmware-esxi

Known limitations
This topic lists all of the known limitations with Advanced Settings Utility.
1. RDCLI supports only ISO/CDROM/DVDROM as the mount source.
2. RDCLI does not support non-IMM systems.
3. ASU does not support the loaddefault value for the boot order on
IMM-based systems. The loaddefault command does not change the boot
order to the default value.
4. In Flex system, there are two types of user accounts due to the security
design: CMM user (LDAP user) and IMM2 user (local user). CMM users are
available for Web, CLI, and CIM interfaces. IMM2 users are available for IPMI
and SNMPv3 interfaces. Generally, ASU needs a IMM2 user to work on IMM,
but it needs a CMM user in FoD key management if --device CMM or
--interface CIM is specified.
5. On ESXi, ASU successfully sets uEFI.LegacyRomExecution, but this does not
take effect after uEFI synchronization when the operating system is rebooted.

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 6. On ESXi, ASU does not support the creation of iSCSI by setting
iSCSI.AttemptName.x. You must create iSCSI by using the F1 menu first, then
using ASU to modify the iSCSI attribute.
7. On ESXi on the IMMv1 platform and IMMv2 platform earlier than 1AOO49Z,
ASU does not support changes to the syslog status by setting
IMM.RemoteAlertRecipient_Status.x. You might be able to change the setting,
but the new value will neither be shown by ASU nor take effect.
8. After ASU sets some IMM network settings, which might lead to an IMM IP
address change or ASU connection close, ASU might fail to get the set result.
9. On ESXi, if the CIM ports have been changed on IMM (the default is http
5988 https 5989), you must manually disable the ESXi5.x firewall by using the
command esxcli network firewall set -e false, or ASU will not connect to
ESXi.
10. In Flex System, the settings IMM.IMMInfo_Contact, IMM.IMMInfo_Location,
and IMMInfo_RoomId cannot be set with the value of null string.
11. On ESXi4.1, ESXi5.0 and ESXi5.1, OpenSSL can only support TLS level 1.0;
therefore, if you set the IMM TLS min level to 1.1 or 1.2, ASU will fail to get
and set IMM configuration through those ESXi systems.
12. When using the comparedefault command, some settings might not match
their default values, even though the loaddefault command was run before
the comparedefault command.
13. On VMware ESXi with Lenovo Customized Image 5.1 and 5.5u1, ASU cannot
set bootorder (and wolbootorder) settings. This is caused by a conflict of the
class name for bootorder in the Broadcom CIM Provider and IMM. The
Broadcom CIM Provider must be disabled for ASU to set the bootorder (and
wolbootorder) settings.
To disable the Broadcom CIM Provider, run the following commands on
theESXi command terminal:
a. . esxcli system settings advanced list | grep brcm
The following example illustrates what the output might look like:
Path: /UserVars/CIMvmw_brcmProviderEnabled
Description: Enable or disable the CIM vmw_brcm provider
b. . esxcli system settings advanced set -o [PATH] -i 0
Where [PATH] is the path of the Broadcom CIM Provider listed in the
output of the command run in step a. In the previous example, it is
/UserVars/CIMvmw_brcmProviderEnabled
c. . /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart

Note: This issue has been fixed on VMware ESXi with Lenovo Customized
Image 5.5u2 and later version.

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Chapter 2. Using the command-line interface
This section describes how to use the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
command-line interface.

Command syntax
Before using the command-line interface, read the following guidelines.
v Each command has the following format:
asu [application] [command [command_modifier] | [class]]
[options] [connect_options]
v Each command starts with either asu or asu64.
v The optional configuration application can be either of the following options (see
“Command configuration applications”):
– savestat
– immcfg
– fodcfg
– cmmcfg
– immapp
– secureboot
– cmmvpd
v command is one of the commands that is listed in the command reference.
v command_modifier is one or more options that apply only to a certain command.
These are considered command modifiers or extensions. Each command
modifier must be preceded by a double hyphen (--). (See “Command modifiers”
on page 65 for more information.)
v class is a filter that acts on a list of settings (settings display filters). A class is
not considered a modifier or option. Classes are also used to operate a command
upon a group or class of settings. A class does not require the double hyphen (--)
as part of the syntax. For more information about a class, see “Classes of
settings” on page 62.
v option is one or more general options that apply globally to the operation. Each
option requires the preceding double hyphen (--) as part of its syntax. (See
“General command options” on page 70.)
v connect_option is one or more parameters that are related to the ASU
connection to the IMM. Connect options are defined as options. Each requires
the double hyphen (--) as part of its syntax. (See “Command connectivity
options” on page 67.)
v Brackets ([ ]) indicate that an application, option, or class is optional. Brackets
are not part of the command that you type.

Command configuration applications

This topic explains the additional configuration applications integrated into the
ASU.

The following applications are included in the ASU:

v savestat

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 v immcfg
v fodcfg
v cmmcfg
v immapp
v secureboot
v cmmvpd

The following sections describe each of the applications and outline the command
syntax and structure.

Savestat

The savestat application is used by the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit to save and
restore the state information about the system. This function is supported for both
IMM-based servers and some BIOS-based servers. The use cases for these are the
same, with some exceptions:
v A file called savestat.def is used for BIOS-based servers. It is supplied in the
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit run time environment.
v Using savestat on IMM-based servers might require additional connectivity
parameters, because the data is in the IMM on the server.

savestat write data example:

asu savestat write datafile

This command uses the contents of the datafile file to update the persistent
storage contents.

savestat read data example:

asu savestat read datafile

This command reads the contents of the persistent storage and writes the results to
the datafile file. If the file does not already exist, it is created. If the file already
exists, it is overwritten.

Configuring the IMM LAN over USB interface

This topic describes how to install and configure the LAN over USB interface that
is used to communicate with the IMM.

The ASU provides the ability to install and configure the LAN over USB interface
that is used to communicate with the IMM as an add-on configuration application
called immcfg. The command syntax is:
asu immcfg [application_commands]

The supported commands and the operating systems for which they are available
are listed in Table 1.

The additional files that are required to perform these commands are included
with the ASU package. The following required files must be in the directory from
which the ASU is run.

Windows:
Lenovo_rndis_server_os.inf
device.cat

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Linux:
cdc_interface.sh

Table 2. IMM LAN over USB configuration application commands

Configuration Description Operating system Command syntax to
application support set the command
command
setip Sets the operating system Windows only asu immcfg --setip
IP address for the LAN
over USB interface
detectdevice Detects whether the IMM Windows only asu immcfg
LAN over USB interface --detectdevice
is activated
installdriver Installs the IMM LAN Windows only asu immcfg
over USB device driver --installdriver
[--inf
inf_path/name]
detectdriver Detects whether the Windows only asu immcfg
device driver for the --detectdriver
IMM LAN over USB
interface is installed in
the operating system
autocfgdhcp Automatically detects the WindowsLinux asu immcfg
presence of the IMM --autocfgdhcp
LAN/USB device, installs VMware
the required device
driver, and delegates to
IMM to assign an IP
address to the OS
USB-LAN interface.
autocfgstatic Automatically configures WindowsLinux asu immcfg
the IMM LAN/USB --autocfgstatic
device using all default VMware
settings. Default settings
include: Packaged
INF/CAT and .SH files.
Default IP addresses:
169.254.95.120 for the OS
IP address. Note: It
assumes that
169.254.95.118 is the IMM
IP address. For
multi-node, the primary
node is always assigned
169.254.95.120, the
secondary node is
169.254.96.120, and all
others must follow this
pattern.

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 Table 2. IMM LAN over USB configuration application commands (continued)
Configuration Description Operating system Command syntax to
application support set the command
command
disable-imm-lan Takes down the IMM WindowsLinux asu immcfg
USB LAN. For Windows --disable-imm-lan
it disables the LAN VMware Note: This case is for
interface with Windows inband only. This
API, unsets parameter is also
IP(SetupDiChangeState). available when you
For Linux/VMware, it try to operate a
calls the ifdown and normal ASU
unset IP, and removes the command like asu
configuration file in the show all
Linux cdc_interface.sh. --disable-imm-lan. It
also disables the
LAN interface after
the command is
done.

Note: On the Windows platform, ASU can automatically install a LAN over USB
device driver or install the driver by using Lenovo_rndis_server_os.inf, which
supports only these operating systems: Windows XP SP2, Windows XP x64,
Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows Vista.

Feature on Demand configuration

This topic describes Feature on Demand configuration (fodcfg) management, which
is supported by the ASU.

Fodcfg is used to acquire, install, uninstall, report, and export activation keys from
the key repository. Fodcfg supports the hardware devices as key repositories:
v IMM2 based systems, includingSystem x Server
v CMM
v IOM (I/O Module) switches

For different devices, fodcfg supports three different interfaces: IPMI, CIM, and
SNMP. The following table shows the supported devices and interfaces. The
checkmark means that the device supports the interface. The term "IPMI interface"
here means IPMI through LAN or LAN over USB. KCS is the IPMI interface using
local Keyboard Controller Style (KCS).
Table 3. Supported devices and interfaces
IPMI KCS CIM SNMP
IMM ' ' '
CMM '
Switch '

Command syntax
asu fodcfg <command> [options] [command options] [device&interface] [connection options]

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Commands
Table 4. Commands
Command Description
acquirekey Acquire and download the activation key from the Lenovo web
site.
installkey Install activation keys from the user-specified location to the key
repository.
uninstallkey Uninstall activation keys from the device.
reportkey Inventory information of a specified key repository.
exportkey Export activation keys from a specific key store.
replacekey Replace activation key or keys from the original unique identifier
with a new key or keys.
getsysinfo Get FoD supported system and feature information from
theLenovo website.

Table 5. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.
This command is the same as running with no parameters.
--disable-imm-lan Disable the USB LAN interface on an IMM system.
[command options]:

Acquirekey command
--ibmid <userid:pwd> Lenovo ID credential for the interactive Lenovo web site.
--auth <code> Lenovo authorization code.
-u <unique id> Unique identifier information.
-m <MT/DC> For the system/option feature, specify the system machine type
(MT) here. For the IOM switch, specify device code (DC).
-d <dir> Download the key file to the <dir> location.
-r Install the downloaded activation key.
--installin <MT+SN> System MT and serial number (SN) in which the key is installed
--all Acquire the key for the specified machine and install it in the
specified machine. All keys tied to the server are searched.
--proxy <proxy-info> Set proxy information, for example: user:password@host:port
Installkey command
-f <keyfilename|dir> A single activation key file. Fodcfg installs a single activation key
file.
Uninstallkey command
--keyid <keyid> Activation key ID is returned from the report command. If keyid
is "all," then all keys are uninstalled.
Note: Some devices must follow rules to install and uninstall activation keys; --keyid all
might not work correctly. Uninstall the (Upgrade 2) key first, and then (Upgrade 1). See
device documents for the key management operation rules.
Reportkey command

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 Table 5. Options (continued)
Option Description
None Report activation key or keys from IMM, AMM, CMM and
Switch.

In IMM and CMM, the output format is No, Key ID, Status,
Description, User Reminding, Expired Date.

For AMM and Switch, the output format is No, Key ID, Status,
Description.
Exportkey command
--keyid <keyid> Activation key ID is returned from the report command. If keyid
is "all", then all keys are exported.
-d <dir> Download the key file to the <dir> location. The default value is
the current folder.
Replacekey command
--ibmid <userid:pwd> Lenovo ID credential for interactive Lenovo website.
--olduid <unique id> Old unique identifier information.
-u <unique id> Replace existing unique identifier with a new one.
-d <dir> Download the key file to the <dir> location. The default value is
the current folder.
--installin <MT+SN> System machine type (MT) and SN, which the key is installed in.
--featurecode Feature code.
<featurecode>
--proxy <proxy-info> Set proxy information, for example: user:password@host:port
Getsysinfo command
--ibmid<userid:pwd> Lenovo ID credential for interactive Lenovo website.
--proxy<proxy-info> Set proxy information, for example: user:password@host:port
-f <dir> Download the information file to the <dir> location. The default
value is the current folder.
[device&interface]:
--device <device> Support device: IMM, CMM, Switch.
--interface <interface> Support interface: IPMI, KCS, CIM, SNMP.
Note: If a device is specified, the default interface value is all supported interfaces by the
device. If an interface is specified, the default device value is the device that supports this
interface. If neither are specified, the default device is IMM.
[connection options]:
--host <IP> Remote key repository. The default is the local IMM device.
--user <userid> Key repository credential user name.
--password Password of the key repository.
<password>
--cimhttp Use HTTP for the CIM interface.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.
--sftp <IP:port> SFTP server for the SNMP interface.
--tftp <IP:port> TFTP server for the SNMP interface.
--ftpid FTP credential ID for the SNMP interface.
<user:password>

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 Table 5. Options (continued)
Option Description
--community Community for snmpv1v2. The default is public.
<community>
--authproto Authorization protocol for snmpv3. The default is no auth.
<MD5/SHA>
--privproto Privacy protocol for snmpv3. The default is No privacy.
<DES/AES>
--privpasswd Privacy password. The default is None.
<password>

Command sample
asu.exe fodcfg installkey -f .\Lenovo_fod_7870abcdefg_anyos.key --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD

Using the address 10.10.10.1, install the activation key

ibm_fod_7870abcdefg_anyos.key on the default device IMM. If you do not provide
the --host parameter, ASU will try to install the activation key on the local IMM.
asu.exe fodcfg uninstallkey --keyid b2e61a48881917af --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD --device cmm --interface cim

Using the address 10.10.10.1 through the CIM interface, uninstall the activation key
b2e61a48881917af in CMM.
asu64.exe fodcfg uninstallkey --keyid all --device switch --interface snmp
--host 9.125.90.190 --sftp 9.115.234.76:69 --ftpid 1234:1234 --community private

Using the address 9.125.90.190 through the SNMP interface, uninstall all the
activation keys in the switch.
asu.exe fodcfg reportkey --device imm --interface cim --host 9.125.90.158
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD

Using the address 9.125.90.58 through the CIM interface, report all the activation
keys in the IMM.
asu.exe fodcfg exportkey --keyid all -d ./fodkey --device imm
--interface ipmi --host 9.125.90.158 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD

Using the address 9.125.90.58 through the IPMI interface, export all the activation
keys in the IMM to file folder ./fodkey.

Note: The ASU fodcfg application needs an extra tftp/sftp server to run on
switches using the SNMP interface. Make sure that you have both write and read
access for the tftp/sftp server. The ASU fodcfg application supports both snmp
v1v2 and snmp v3. Make sure that the switch is properly configured and that you
have the authority to perform operations on the switch.

FoD key management on different devices

This topic explains how to manage Feature on Demand (FoD) keys that are
installed on different devices.

IMM2-based systems, including System x Server

Multiple interfaces are supported for the IMM-based system. If no interface

(--interface) is specified, ASU tries to run by the CIM interface first. If the CIM

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 interface fails, ASU will try to run by IPMI LAN interface. If the IPMI LAN
interface fails, ASU will try to run by the IPMI KCS interface.

ASU supports FoD key management out-of-band when --host, --user, and
--password are all specified. In this out-of-band situation, if --host is specified,
--user and --password both should be provided. However, if --host, --user, and
--password are all specified, ASU will not try the IPMI KCS interface.

ASU supports FoD key management in-band when --host is not specified. First,
ASU tries to get the IP address for the LAN over USB. The default values for
--user and --password are USERID and PASSW0RD, respectively. ASU defaults to KCS
if LAN over USB fails.

ASU supports work on the CIM interface by connecting with HTTP and HTTPS.
By default, the ASU tries to connect with HTTPS, and the default port is 5989. You
can specify --cimhttp to try the connection with HTTP, and then also specify
--port 5988, which is the port for HTTP. Before running the ASU, configure the
IMM correctly.

CMM

Only the CIM interface is supported on CMM; no in-band methods are available.
You must enter --host, --user and --password for CMM management.

The ASU supports both HTTP and HTTPS. You can use the CIM interface on a
CMM device the same as on an IMM device. Before running ASU, make sure that
the CMM CIM interface is configured correctly.

IOM switches

The IOM switch is designed to use SNMP for FoD activation key management and
needs an additional TFTP/SFTP server for key file transactions. You must prepare
TFTP/SFTP before running the ASU command for FoD management on the IOM
switch. In the command line, --tftp <IP:port> is for TFTP, while --sftp
<IP:port> and --ftpid <user:password> are for SFTP. Make sure that you have
both read and write access for TFTP/SFTP. You do not need to do operations on
the TFTP/SFTP server directory; ASU automatically uploads and downloads keys
and files.

ASU supports both SNMPv1v2 and SNMPv3. You do not need to specify --user
and --password for SNMPv1v2. However, if --user and --password are specified,
ASU will try to run SNMPv3 with the SNMP user and authorization password.
--privproto and --privpasswd are for SNMPv3 privacy encryption. Before running
ASU, make sure that the configuration on the IOM switch for the SNMP interface
is correct.

Note: The ASU supports both SNMPv1v2 and SNMPv3. To use the correct one,
make sure that both the interface and the IOM switch are supported.

Getting the key from the Lenovo web site

This topic explains how to use the ASU command line utility to generate and
download activation keys from the Lenovo web site without logging onto the web
site.

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From the ASU command line, specify your activation key information as
necessary–see the command options parameters in the following table. Then you
can download activation keys from the Lenovo web site by using a command such
as the following:asu fodcfg acquirekey --ibmid
restuser@invalid.domain:pasword --auth DEBAAAAAAAAA1654810000 -u
78704bc1234
Table 6. Command options parameters
Parameter Required Description
--ibmid <userid:pwd> Yes The Lenovo ID credential for
the interactive Lenovo web
site.
-u <unique id> Yes Unique identifier
information.
-m <MT/DC> Yes The machine type and device
code. For the system/option
feature, specify the system
machine type (MT). For the
IOM switch, specify the
device code (DC).
--auth <code> Optional The Lenovo authorization
code. If no authcode is
provided, ASU gets the key
without generating it.
-d <dir> Optional Download the key file to the
<dir> location. The default
value is the current folder.
-r Optional Install the downloaded
activation key.

Values -u and -m specify the system information. Value -u is a unique identifier

and -m is the system server type or switch device code. To get the keys that are
installed on the IMM/CMM, enter the server type -m. For the switch keys, enter
the device code. The available switch device codes are shown below.

When no authorization code is entered, ASUdownloads the keys for that system
directly. If --auth is specified, ASU tries to generate and then download the keys
for that system using the authorization code.

You can specify -r by using the acquirekey command to generate and download
keys and install them automatically. If -r is not specified, ASU gets the key and
puts it in the local folder without installing it. To install the key automatically, you
must specify every element (except for -f), as shown in the following example: asu
fodcfg installkey.
Table 7. Available switch device codes
Feature description Install on system Device code Unique ID format
Lenovo Flex System Lenovo Flex System FCA1EL Lenovo Switch Serial
Fabric EN4093 10 Gb Enterprise Chassis Number (12
Scalable Switch [8721] characters)
(Upgrade 1)
Lenovo Flex System FC3597
Enterprise Chassis
[7893]

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 Table 7. Available switch device codes (continued)
Feature description Install on system Device code Unique ID format
Lenovo Flex System Lenovo Flex System FCA1EM Lenovo Switch Serial
Fabric EN4093 10 Gb Enterprise Chassis Number (12
Scalable Switch [8721] characters)
(Upgrade 2)
Lenovo Flex System FC3597
Enterprise Chassis
[7893]
Lenovo Flex System Lenovo Flex System FC3599 Lenovo Switch Serial
EN2092 1 Gb Enterprise Chassis Number (12
Ethernet Scalable [7893] characters)
Switch (Upgrade 1)
Lenovo Flex System FCA1QW
Enterprise Chassis
[8721]
Lenovo Flex System Lenovo Flex System FCA1EN Lenovo Switch Serial
EN2092 1 Gb Enterprise Chassis Number (12
Ethernet Scalable [8721] characters)
Switch (10Gb
Lenovo Flex System FC3594
Uplinks)
Enterprise Chassis
[7893]
Lenovo Flex Lenovo Flex System FCA1QX Lenovo Switch Serial
SystemIB6131 Enterprise Chassis Number (19
Infiniband Switch [8721] characters)
(FDR Upgrade)

Chassis Management Module configuration

This topic describes the Chassis Management Module (CMM) configuration
management that is supported by ASU.

CMM is the management module for the Flex System chassis. ASU supports CMM
configuration in ASU version 9.40 or later.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg <command>[setting name] [setting options] [options] [connection options]

Commands
Table 8. Commands
Command Description
list Show all subsettings of the specified setting, and the support
operation commands for each setting in list view. If the setting
name is not specified, show all the setting names and the
support commands for each setting name.
showtree Show all subsettings of the specified setting and the support
operation commands for each setting in tree view. If the setting
name is not specified, show all the setting names and the
support commands for each setting name.
help Display detailed information about the specified setting.
show Show the value of the specified setting.
set Set the value for the specified setting.
showvalues Show all the possible values for the specified setting.

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Table 8. Commands (continued)
Command Description
showdefault Show the default value for the specified setting.
loaddefault Load default values for the specified setting.
delete Delete the specified setting.
import Import local file to CMM.
export Export file from CMM to local.
reboot Restart the CMM.
reset Reset the CMM to defaults and reboot.
enum Enumerate all attached CMM.
Note: The list, showtree, and help commands are used to display supported setting
information. You can run them to get the format and description from all the settings, so
every setting supports these three commands. These commands are not operation
commands for CMM, so you do not need to connect to CMM while running them.
Connection options are also not required.

<setting name>

The setting name takes the format of CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either
the list or the showtree command. Options are provided in the tables below.
Table 9. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 10. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name for authentication. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password for authentication. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

CMM settings and commands supported

CMM<xx>:[Reboot,Reset]
CMM<xx>.Account:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Account.@<UserID>:[Delete]
CMM<xx>.Account.@<UserID>.Password:[Set,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Configuration:[Export,Import,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Firmware:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Network
CMM<xx>.Network.HostName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DomainName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.DDNS:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.State:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.IPv4Address:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.IPv6Address:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.IPv6Preferred:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv4:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv4.StaticAddress:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv4.StaticSubnetMask:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv4.StaticDefaultGateway:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv4.AssignAddressMethod:[Set,Show,ShowValues,ShowDefault,LoadDefault]

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 CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.State:[Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.Auto:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.DHCP:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.Static:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.StaticAddress:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.StaticDefaultGateway:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.IPv6.StaticSubnetPrefixLength:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.Ethernet:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Security
CMM<xx>.Security.Policy:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Security.LdapClient:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Security.SshServer:[Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Security.LdapTrustedCert:[Show,Delete,Import,Export,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.Name:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.Room:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.Rack:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.Location:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.UnitHeight:[Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Chassis.LowestRackUnit:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties
CMM<xx>.Properties.General
CMM<xx>.Properties.General.ModuleName:[Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.AutoDST:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.SyncMethod:[Set,Show,ShowValues,ShowDefault,LoadDefault]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.Date:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.Time:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.SyncFrequency:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.NTPServer:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.NTPv3Auth:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.NTPv3KeyIndex:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.NTPv3KeyData:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Properties.DateTime.GMTOffset:[Set,Show,ShowValues,ShowDefault,LoadDefault]

Note: The setting name is composed of the node name separated by a comma. You
do not need to type the <> tag in the node name, and the value within the brackets
can be a number from 0 to 9 or a user ID like USERID. The xx represents the
numbers required for input. For example: cmm01.account.@user.password. All of
the settings support these three commands: list, showtree, and help.

List CMM settings

You use the ASU to list all subsettings of the specified CMM setting and the
support operation commands for each setting. If the setting name is not specified,
the list command lists all the setting names and support commands.

The list command is not an operation command. You do not need to connect
CMM to run it. All the settings are supported by this command.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg list [setting name] [options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name is an option parameter for the list comment. It takes the format of
CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the list or showtree command.

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 Table 11. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg list cmm01 --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Setting name is composed by node name below separated by ’.’
Example:
cmm01.account.@user.password
cmm01.network.dns.ipv4address1
Using ’enum’ command to show all attched cmm.
The <> tag in node name doesn’t need to be typed, and the value between it
needs user input which means number form ’0’ to ’9’ or userid like ’USERID’.
The count of char ’x’ stand for how many numbers need to input.
******************************************************************************
CMM<xx>:[Reboot,Reset]
CMM<xx>.Account:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Account.@UserID:[Delete]
CMM<xx>.Account.@UserID.Password:[Set,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Configuration:[Export,Import,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Firmware:[Show]
CMM<xx>.Network
CMM<xx>.Network.HostName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DomainName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.DDNS:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.State:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
CMM<xx>.Network.DNS.IPv4Address<x>:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
......
Command executed successfully

List CMM settings in a tree-like format

With ASU you can list all subsettings of the specified CMM setting and the
support operation commands for each setting in a tree-like format. If the setting
name is not specified, the list command lists all the setting names and support
commands.

The showtree command is not an operation command. You do not need to connect
CMM to run it. All the settings are supported by this command.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg showtree [setting name] [options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name is an option parameter for the list comment. It takes the format of
xx.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the list or showtree command.
Table 12. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

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 Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg showtree cmm01 --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Discription:
Setting name is composed by node name below separated by ’.’
Example:
cmm01.account.@user.password
cmm01.network.dns.ipv4address1
Using ’enum’ command to show all attched cmm.
The <> tag in node name doesn’t need to be typed, and the value between it
needs user input which means number form ’0’ to ’9’ or userid like ’USERID’.
The count of char ’x’ stand for how many numbers need to input.
******************************************************************************
|-CMM<xx>:[Reboot,Reset]
|-Account:[Show]
|-@<UserID>:[Delete]
|-Password:[Set,ShowValues]
|-Configuration:[Export,Import,ShowValues]
|-Firmware:[Show]
|-Network
|-HostName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-DomainName:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-DNS
|-DDNS:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-State:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-IPv4Address<x>:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-IPv6Address<x>:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-IPv6Preferred:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
|-IPv4:[Show]
|-StaticAddress:[Set,Show,ShowValues]
......
Command executed successfully.

Display help information for CMM setting

You can use the ASU to display detailed information about the specific CMM
setting.

The Help command is not an operation command. You do not need to connect
CMM to run it. All the settings are supported by this command.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg help <setting name> [options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format xx.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the list or
showtree command.
Table 13. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg help cmm01
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Description:
This setting name is used to config the CMM.
Supported commands for this setting name:
help Display this help message
list Show all subsettings of the specified setting name in list view
showtree Show all subsettings of this setting group in tree view
enum Enumerate all attached CMM
reboot Reboot the CMM
reset Reset the CMM to defaults and reboot

Show CMM setting

You can use the ASU to show the current value for the specified CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg show <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 14. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 15. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg show cmm01.network.ipv4.staticaddress --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID
--password PASSW0RD
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(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-20xx All Rights Reserved
Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.network.ipv4.staticaddress=9.1115.252.27

Set CMM setting

You can use the ASU to apply a value to a CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg set <setting name> <value> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

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 Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
<value>

Specify the value to set.

Table 16. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 17. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg set cmm01.network.ipv4.staticaddress 9.115.252.27
--host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.network.ipv4.staticaddress=9.115.252.27
This setting will take effect after the CMM restart.

Show possible values for CMM setting

You can use the ASU to show the possible values for the specified CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg showvalues <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 18. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 19. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

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 Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg showvalues cmm01.Network.DNS.State --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.Network.DNS.State=Enabled=Disabled

Show default value for CMM setting

You can use the ASU to show the default value for the specified CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg showdefault <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format xx.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the list or
showtree command.
Table 20. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 21. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> Key repository credential user name. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg showdefault cmm01.Network.IPv4.AssignAddressMethod --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.Network.IPv4.AssignAddressMethod=DHCP Then Static

Load default value for CMM setting

You can use the ASU to load the default value for the specified CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg loaddefault <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.

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 Table 22. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 23. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg loaddefault cmm01.Network.IPv4.AssignAddressMethod--host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.Network.IPv4.AssignAddressMethod=DHCP Then Static

Delete CMM setting

You can use the ASU to delete a specified CMM setting.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg delete <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 24. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 25. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg delete cmm01.Account.@ASUTEST --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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 (C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-20xx All Rights Reserved
Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
cmm01.Account.@ASUTEST is deleted.
Command executed successfully.

Import local file to CMM

You can use the ASU to import a local file to CMM.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg import <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 26. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 27. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg import
cmm01.configuration sftp://user:password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd
--host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Started to import configuration file from
sftp://user:password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd
Still running 0......
Still running 1......
Still running 2......
Still running 3......
Finished to import configuration file to
sftp:// user: password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd

Export file from CMM

You can use the ASU to export a file from CMM to your local system.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg export <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

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 Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 28. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 29. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg export cmm01.configuration
sftp://user:password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd --host 10.10.10.1
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Started to export configuration file to
sftp://user:password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd
Still running 0......
Still running 1......
Still running 2......
Finished to export configuration file to
sftp://user:password@9.115.234.91:63/cfgabc.txt@Passw0rd

Reboot CMM
You can use the ASU to reboot the CMM.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg reboot <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 30. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 31. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.

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 Table 31. Connection options (continued)
Connection option Description
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg reboot cmm01 --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Issuing reboot command to CMM.
Checking if the CMM has reboot yet. (attempt 0)
CMM has started the reboot.
Disconnect from CMM
Wait for about x mins to let the CMM complete reboots.
Checking if CMM CIM interface is ready. (attempt 0)
Connected to CMM at IP address 10.10.10.1
Reboot completed successfully.

Reset CMM to default

You can use the ASU to reset the CMM to the default setting and reboot.

Command syntax

asu cmmcfg reset <setting name> [options] [connection options]

Command
<setting name>

Setting name takes the format CMM<0x>.xx.xx, which can be shown by either the
list or showtree command.
Table 32. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 33. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg reset cm01 --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Issuing reset command to CMM.
Checking if the CMM has reset yet. (attempt 0)
CMM has started the reset.
Disconnect from CMM

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 Wait for about x mins to let the CMM complete reset.
Checking if CMM CIM interface is ready. (attempt 0)
Connected to CMM at IP address 10.10.10.1
Reset completed successfully.

Enumerate attached CMMs

You can use the ASU to enumerate all attached CMMs.

Command syntax
asu cmmcfg enum [options] [connection options]

Command
Table 34. Options
Option Description
--help Display help for this command in the console window and exit.

Table 35. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> CMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe cmmcfg enum --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
CMM[1]=cmm01
Name=SN#Y030BG16802L
Role=Primary

Note: The enum (enumerate) command also describes which CMM is primary and
which one is secondary.

IMM application configuration

This topic describes IMM application configuration (immapp) that is supported by
theASU.

Immapp is the application for IMM configuration, which is supported by ASU

version 9.40 or later. It is used to power on, power off, and reboot the operating
system (OS). You can also use immapp to report the OS status and show and clear
the OS event log and IMM log.

Note: Immapp only supports IMM based systems. For the CIM interface, both
HTTP and HTTPS are supported.

Command syntax

asu immapp <command> [options] [command options] [connection options]

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 Commands
Table 36. Commands
Command Description
powerstate Display the current host OS power state of the server.
poweronos Power on the server host OS.
poweroffos Power off the server host OS.
rebootos Reboot the server host OS.
clearsel Clear the system event log.
showsel Display the system event log.
clearimmlog Clear the IMM event log.
showimmlog Display the IMM event log.
clearalllog Clear the IMM event log and system event log.

Table 37. Command options

Option Description
--help Display help for this command and exit without executing the
command.

Table 38. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force to use IPMI over KCS local interface.
--cimhttp Use HTTP for the CIM interface. The default is HTTP.
--port <port> Port for the IMM interface. The default is 5989.

Display the host operating system power status

You can use the ASU command line to display the power state of the remote
system host operating system.

Command syntax
asu immapp powerstate [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 39. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 40. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.

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 Table 40. Connection options (continued)
Connection option Description
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force to use IPMI over the KCS local interface.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp powerstate --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address 10.10.10.1
Server Power is currently On!

Power on the host OS

You can use the ASU command line to power on the remote system host OS.

Command syntax
asu immapp poweronos [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 41. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 42. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force the use of IPMI over the KCS local interface.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp poweronos --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address:10.10.10.1
Server is powered on.

Power off the host OS

You can use the ASU command line to power off the remote system host OS.

Command syntax
asu immapp poweroffos [command options] [connection options]

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 Command
Table 43. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 44. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force the use of IPMI over the KCS local interface.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp poweroffos --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address:10.10.10.1
Server is powered off.

Clear the system event log

You can use the ASU command line to clear the remote system IMM system event
log.

Command syntax
asu immapp clearsel [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 45. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 46. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force the use of IPMI over the KCS local interface.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp clearsel --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address:10.10.10.1
Successfully clear the system event log.

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 Show the system event log
You can use the ASU command line to show the IMM system event log for the
remote system.

Command syntax
asu immapp showsel [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 47. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 48. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--kcs Force the use of IPMI over the KCS local interface.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp showsel --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address:10.10.10.1
SEL Information
Version : 1.5 (v1.5, v2 compliant)
Entries : 512
Free Space : 0 bytes
Percent Used : 100%
Last Add Time : 02/26/2002 08:58:55
Last Del Time : 02/19/2002 03:43:34
Overflow : true
Supported Cmds : ’Reserve’
1 | 07/03/2012 | 09:38:35 | Event Logging Disabled #0xb6 | Log area reset/cle
ared | Asserted
2 | 07/03/2012 | 09:39:54 | System Firmware Progress #0xb4 | System boot init
iated | Asserted
3 | 07/04/2012 | 07:00:27 | Power Unit #0x01 | Power off/down | Asserted
4 | 07/04/2012 | 07:01:25 | Power Unit #0x01 | Power off/down | Deasserted
5 | 07/04/2012 | 07:01:25 | System Firmware Progress #0xb4 | Unspecified | As
serted
6 | 07/04/2012 | 07:03:21 | System Firmware Progress #0xb4 | System boot init
iated | Asserted
7 | 07/04/2012 | 07:24:06 | Power Unit #0x01 | Power off/down | Asserted
8 | 07/04/2012 | 07:35:48 | Power Unit #0x01 | Power off/down | Deasserted
9 | 07/04/2012 | 07:35:59 | System Firmware Progress #0xb4 | Unspecified | As
serted
10 | 07/04/2012 | 07:38:06 | System Firmware Progress #0xb4 | System boot init
iated | Asserted

Clear the IMM event log

You can use the ASU command line to clear the remote IMM event log.

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 Command syntax
asu immapp clearimmlog [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 49. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 50. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--cimhttp Use HTTP for CIM interface. The default is https.
--port <port> Port for CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp clearimmlog --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address:10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Successfully clear the IMM log.

Show the IMM event log

You can use the ASU command line to display the remote IMM event log.

Command syntax
asu immapp showimmlog [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 51. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for commands and exit without
running the command.

Table 52. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--cimhttp Use HTTP for CIM interface. The default is https.
--port <port> Port for CIM interface. The default is 5989.

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 Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp showimmlog --host 10.10.10.1 --port 5988 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to CIMOM at IP address: 10.10.10.1 on Port:5988
0 | Severity:2 | Message:The Chassis Event Log on system SN#2329269 cleared by user USERID
1 | Severity:2 | Message:The ComponentActivity Log on system SN#2329269 cleared by user USERID
2 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP address 9.123.236.180
3 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP address 9.125.90.77
4 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP address 9.125.90.77
5 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP address 9.111.30.227
6 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP address 9.111.30.227
7 | Severity:2 | Message:Management Controller SN# 2329269 reset was initiated by user USERID
8 | Severity:2 | Message:LAN: Ethernet[eth1] interface is now active
9 | Severity:2 | Message:ENET[sp-ethernetport]IP-Cfg:HstName=IMM-00215E5E118D,IP@=9.125.90.89,
NetMsk=255.255.255.0,GW@=9.125.90.1
10 | Severity:2 | Message:ENET[sp-ethernetport] IPv6-LinkLocal:HstName=IMM-00215E5E118D,
IP@=fe80::221:5eff:fe5e:118d, Pref=64
11 | Severity:2 | Message:Remote Login Successful. Login ID: USERID from Web at IP
address 9.111.30.227
12 | Severity:2 | Message:"Host Power" has been turned off
13 | Severity:2 | Message:"Host Power" has been turned on

Clear the IMM event log and system event log

You can use the ASU command line to clear the remote IMM event log and system
log.

Command syntax
asu immapp clearalllog [command options] [connection options]

Command
Table 53. Options
Option Description
--help Display help information for the command and exit without
running it.

Table 54. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name to authenticate. The default is USERID.
--password <password> IMM password to authenticate. The default is PASSWORD.
--cimhttp Use HTTP for the CIM interface. The default is https.
--port <port> Port for the CIM interface. The default is 5989.

Command example
C:\asu>asu.exe immapp clearalllog --host 10.10.10.1 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Connected to IMM at IP address:10.10.10.1
Successfully clear the system event log.
Connected to CIMOM at IP address: 10.10.10.1 on Port:5989
Successfully clear the IMM log.

Secureboot configuration
This topic describes the secureboot configuration that is supported by ASU.

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 Secureboot is the application for secureboot configuration, which is supported by
ASU 9.51 or later. It is used to manage secureboot related keys and signatures in
uEFI.

Note: The secureboot application in ASU supports Lenovo System x servers from
Brickland only.

Command syntax

asu secureboot <operation> [keytype] [owner] [-f keyfile] [connection

options]

Operations
Table 55. Operations
Operation Description
--help Display the help information for secureboot
usage.
enrollkek Enroll a key to kek in uEFI.
enrolldb Enroll a signature to db in uEFI.
enrolldbx Enroll a signature to dbx in uEFI.
queryinfo Query the secureboot status in uEFI.
queryret Query the results of the secureboot
operations.

Table 56. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> IMM user name for authentication.
--password <password> IMM password for authentication.

Secureboot policy update

You can use the ASU to enroll keys and signatures to a related key and signature
database in uEFI. The enroll command will fail if the secureboot of the target uEFI
is not in custom mode.

Command syntax

asu secureboot <operation> [keytype] [owner] [-f keyfile] [connection

options]

Command

<operation> Can be: enrollkek, enrolldb, enrolldbx

[keytype] Can be: SHA256, RSA2048, RSA2048SHA256, SHA1, RSA2048SHA1, X509,

SHA224, SHA348, SHA512, PKCS7

keytype Refers to key and signature types, not just the key type. For kek, only
three key types are supported for enrollment: rsa2048, x509, and pkcs7.

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 For db and dbx, those 10 key types are all supported for enrollment.

[owner] A GUID identifier of the key or signature.

v Valid format is 45678-9012-3456-7890-12345678aaaa
v Valid length is 32 characters, excluding the separator “-“
v Valid characters are 0-9, A/a-F/f

[-f keyfile] Key or signature file path

Command example
c:\asu\asu.exe secureboot enrollkey x509
“12345678-9012-3456-7890-12345678aaaa” -f KeyFile.cer --host
9.111.68.20 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
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Start to update policy of SecureBoot
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.111.68.20
Command has been sent successfully, and will take effect after reboot uefi.

After the previous command is executed successfully, the key file is transferred to
the IMM datastore. When uEFI reboots, it updates the key file from the IMM
datastore to the uEFI key database. Because of this, you must reboot uEFI for the
ASU enroll key command to take effect.

Secureboot query
You can use the ASU query command to get the secureboot status and the results
of the ASU secureboot command.

Command syntax
v asu secureboot <queryinfo> [connection options]
v asu secureboot <queryret> [connection options]

Command

queryinfo is used to query the secureboot configuration status and key list. The
command queryret is used to query the results of those secureboot commands that
executed before the last uEFI reboot.

Command example
c:\asu\asu.exe secureboot queryinfo --host 9.111.68.20 --user
USERID --password PASSW0RD
c:\asu\asu.exe secureboot queryinret --host 9.111.68.20 --user
USERID --password PASSW0RD

CMM VPD configuration

This topic describes CMM VPD configuration that is supported by the ASU.
CMMVPD is the application for CMM VPD configuration, which is supported by
ASU 9.60 or later. It is used to manage VPD of the Chassis Management Module.

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 Command syntax
asu cmmvpd <command> [setting name][command options] [connection options]

Table 57. Commands

Command Description
enum Displays the topology path in CMM.
show Displays the VPD information.
set Changes the VPD information.
revert Reverts from OEM VPD to Lenovo VPD and
cleans the OEM VPD block.

Table 58. Command options

Command option Description
--help Displays information about this command in
the console window and exits.

Table 59. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name for authentication.
--password <password> CMM password for authentication.
--port <port> CMM port; the default is 6091.

Enum CMM topology

You can use the ASU to obtain all available supported modules in the CMM
chassis by using the --host parameter and CMM user account in the --user and
--password parameters.

Command syntax
asu cmmvpd enum [command options] [connection options]
Table 60. Command options
Command option Description
--help Displays information about the command
and exits without executing it.

Table 61. Connection options

Connection option Description
--host <ip> Address of the CMM server to operate on.
--user <userid> CMM user name to authenticate; the default
is USERID
--password <password> CMM password used to authenticate; the
default is PASSW0RD
--port <port> CMM port; the default is 6091.

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 Command sample
C:\ASU>asu.exe cmmvpd enum --host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --user xxx --password xxx
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Chassis
Chassis.Blade[10]
Chassis.Blade[11]
Chassis.Blade[12]
Chassis.Blade[13]
Chassis.Blade[1]
Chassis.Blade[4]
Chassis.Blade[5]
Chassis.Blade[7]
Chassis.Blade[8]
Chassis.Blade[9]
Chassis.CMM[1]

Show CMM VPD settings

You can use the ASU to display the current value of the VPD settings on
CMM-based servers.

Specify the CMM IP address in the --host parameter and the CMM user account
in the --user and --password parameters.

Command syntax
asu cmmvpd show <setting> [command options] [connection options]

<setting>: The setting name and format is [Module].vpdsetting. You can obtain
the available module by using the enum command. The value for vpdsetting is
defined in the definition file.

Note:
ASU supports two VPD settings: oem-string1 and oem-string2.

[command options]:

--help Displays information about the command.

Command sample
C:\ASU>asu.exe cmmvpd show Chassis.Blade[1].oem-string1 --host
xx.xx.xx.xx --user xxx --password xxx
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Connected to CMM at IP address:xx.xx.xx.xx
Chassis.Blade[1].oem-string1=xxx

Set CMM VPD settings

You can use the ASU to modify VPD information on CMM-based servers.

You can use the ASU command line to modify the VPD information of certain
devices on a CMM chassis by specifying the address in the --host parameter and
the CMM user account in the --user and --password parameters.

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 Command syntax

asu cmmvpd set <setting> <setting value> [command options] [connection options]

<setting>:

The setting name and format is [Module].vpdsetting. You can obtain the available
module by using the enum command. You can locate the setting for vpdsetting in
the definition file.

<setting value>:

The VPD string you want to set.

[command options]:

--help Displays information about the command and exits without executing it.

Command sample
C:\ASU>asu.exe CMMVPD set Chassis.Blade[1].oem-string1 "value"
--host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --user xxx --password xxx
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Connected to CMM at IP address:xx.xx.xx.xx
Chassis.blade[1].oem-string1=xxx
Waiting for command completion status.
Command completed successfully.

Revert CMM module

You can use the ASU to revert OEM VPD to Lenovo VPD and clean all data fields
of the OEM VPD block for a specific module.

Specify the CMM IP address in the --host parameter and the CMM user account
in the --user and --password parameters.

Command syntax
asu cmmvpd revert <module> [command options] [connection options]

<module>:

You can obtain available modules by using the enum command, for example:
Chassis.Blade[1]

[command options]

--help Displays information about the revert command.

Command sample
C:\ASU>asu.exe CMMVPD revert Chassis.Blade[1] --host
xx.xx.xx.xx --user xxx --password xxx
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Connected to CMM at IP address:xx.xx.xx.xx
Revert Chassis.Blade[1] Successful!

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Classes of settings
This topic explains classes and how they are used in the Advanced Settings Utility
ASU.

For commands that support operating on multiple settings, classes are used to
indicate groups of settings. The commands that support classes are
comparedefault, help, loaddefault, show, showdefault, showlocation, and
showvalues.

Classes

The ASU classes of settings are described in the following list:

all
This class includes all settings that are listed in the ASU for the Remote
Supervisor Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II, baseboard management
controller, and BIOS.
authentication
This class includes all settings that are classified as authentication settings,
such as passwords, user IDs, and authority-related settings.
The save and restore commands do not save or restore this class of settings.
You can list the user IDs and authority-related settings by using the show
command.
You cannot list the password settings by using the show command. To list the
password settings, use the showvalues command.
Example:
List the settings defined as authentication, including the password settings.
Password settings are normally not displayed when you use the show
command. To display the available password, use the showvalues command
with the password class:
asu showvalues authentication
backupctl
This class lists all settings that are not restored when you run the restore
command. An additional flag is required for these settings to be included
during a restore operation. For more information, see the “Restore command”
on page 118.
Class filter for the show, showvalues, showdefault, and showlocation
commands.
To list the settings that are not restored if saved, type the following
command:asu show backupctl
bios
This class includes all settings that match the installed BIOS code level.
bmc
This class includes all settings that are identified as baseboard management
controller settings.
change
This class includes all settings that are not in the reboot class that can be
changed safely and changed back before the system is restarted.

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critical
This class includes all settings that you cannot change safely before a restart
but that must be tested.
group
This class includes all settings that belong to the specified group. To view the
supported groups, use the showgroups command.
Settings in BIOS-based servers and IMM-based servers are cataloged into
classes or groups. If specified, the class is used as a filter for the command that
is displaying or operating on the settings.
Class filter for the show, showvalues, showdefault, showlocation, save, restore,
and replicate commands.
Examples:
To list the settings that are part of the IMM group (IMM-based servers),
use:asu show IMM
To list the settings that are part of the BIOS group (BIOS-based servers),
use:asu show bios
nochange
This class includes all changeable settings that are not in the reboot and change
classes.
noreplicate
This class lists all settings that are not replicated when you run the replicate
command. These settings are usually unique to each system.
Class filter for the show, showvalues, showdefault, and showlocation
commands.
Example:
To list the settings that are not replicated, use:asu show noreplicate
password
This class lists all settings that are classified as password settings.
Password setting values are not displayed with the show command.
This class filter can be used with the following commands to list the settings
classified as password: showvalues, showdefault, and showlocation
(BIOS-based servers only) commands.
Example:
List the settings that are defined as password settings. Password settings are
normally not displayed when you use the show command. To display the
available password, use the showvalues command with the password class: asu
showvalues password
rsa
This class includes all settings that are identified as Remote Supervisor
Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II settings.
readonly
This class includes all settings that are read-only (for example, settings that
you cannot change).

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 reboot
This class includes all settings that can be changed safely before a restart. If
changing a setting does not preclude starting from the hard disk drive on the
next startup, the setting is in this class.
writeonly
This class includes all settings that are write-only (for example, settings that
you can change but that cannot be read, such as passwords).

Setting interdependencies support on an IMM2-based system

Settings are now interdependencies that are supported on IMM2-based systems.

When you run the show and set commands, some settings are hidden or read-only
because they are dependent on other settings. You can view the dependency
information by using the showvalues command.

Example:

The setting BootModes.OptimizedBoot is hidden (suppressed) if the value of the

setting BootModes.SystemBootMode is Legacy Only. If the value of the setting
BootModes.SystemBootMode changes, the value is displayed. The dependency
information is described in this showvalues command:
D:\asu>asu showvalues BootModes.OptimizedBoot --host 9.119.41.101 --user USERID
--password PASSW0RD
Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility version 9.00.76N
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2012 All Rights Reserved
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.119.41.101
BootModes.OptimizedBoot=Disable=<Enable>
This setting is suppressed if the result of the following expression is true:
" BootModes.SystemBootMode == Legacy Only "

After modifying the setting BootModes.SystemBootMode to Legacy Only, you

cannot display or set it. The output of the show command might look like the
following:
D:\asu>asu show BootModes.OptimizedBoot --host 9.119.41.101 --user USERID
--password PASSW0RD
Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility version 9.00.76N
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2012 All Rights Reserved
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.119.41.101
This setting cannot be shown because it is hidden!

The setting SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimerValue is read-only if the setting

SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimer is disabled. The dependency information is
shown here:
D:\asu>asu showvalues SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimerValue --host 9.119.41.101
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2012 All Rights Reserved
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.119.41.101
SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimerValue= numeric min=5 max=20 step=1 default=5

This setting is read-only if the result of the following expression is set to true:
SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimer == Disable "

If you try to modify the value, the following output is displayed:

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 D:\asu>asu set SystemRecovery.POSTWatchdogTimerValue 7 --host 9.119.41.101
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility version 9.00.76N
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2012 All Rights Reserved
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.119.41.101
This setting cannot be set because it is read-only!

Setting groups and setting values also have internal independencies. You cannot
display or change them because they are hidden. When you use the showvalues
command, some settings are marked with an asterisk. An asterisk means that the
settings are not only dependent on other internal settings, but are also dependent
on the system environment. You can modify these settings by using the uEFI F1
menu. The following example shows sample output for the showvalues command:
D:\asu>asu showvalues Power.PowerPerformanceBias --host 9.125.90.191 --user USERID
--password PASSW0RD
Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility version 9.00.76N
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2012 All Rights Reserved
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.125.90.191
(*)Power.PowerPerformanceBias=<Platform Controlled>=OS Controlled

For more information about the settings marked with an asterisk (*), refer to the
ASU User's Guide.

Note: Only the show and set commands support setting interdependencies. Use
the showvalues command to see the values of the dependency information. Other
commands like save, replicate, restore, and batch ignore the dependencies
restriction.

Command modifiers
This topic describes the command modifiers and the commands to which they
apply.

Purpose

Command modifiers are optional. Use command modifiers to modify the default
operation of specific commands.
Table 62. Command modifiers
Command modifier Description Syntax LAN over USB
--group Optional command modifier asu show [--group
for the show, showdefault, group_name] asu save
showvalues, [--group group_name]
showlocation,and save
commands. Obtain the group_name by
running the following
When used with a showgroups command: asu
supporting command, the showgroups
modifier specifies the name
of a group section.

The group_name is obtained

by running the showgroups
command.

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 Table 62. Command modifiers (continued)
Command modifier Description Syntax LAN over USB
--setlist Optional command modifier asu show [--setlist name1
for the show, showdefault, name2 nameN]
showvalues, showlocation,
and save commands. asu save [--setlist name1
name 2 nameN]
When used with a
supporting command, it is
used to specify a list of
settings on which the
command operates.
--excbackupctl Optional command modifier asu save file_name
for the save command. [--excbackupctl]

Use this command modifier

with the save command to
exclude saving the backup
control settings in a file.

The default in a save

command is to include all
backupctl settings. To review
the backupctl settings, use
the asu show backupctl
command.

This command is mutually

exclusive to the incbackupctl
command modifier.
--incbackupctl Optional command modifier asu save file_name
for the restore command. [--incbackupctl]

Use this command modifier

with the restore command
to include the backup control
settings.

The backupctl settings are

not restored by default. To
review the backupctl
settings, use the asu show
backupctl command.

This command is mutually

exclusive to the excbackupctl
command modifier.
--instances Optional command modifier asu showvalues [--instances]
for the showvalues command.

Use this command modifier

with the showvalues
command to show the names
of settings that can have
instances.

This command is mutually

exclusive to the group
command modifier.

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 Table 62. Command modifiers (continued)
Command modifier Description Syntax LAN over USB
--help Optional command modifier asu command | application
for all commands and --help
applications.

Use this command modifier

to show the help text for an
ASU command or
application.

Command connectivity options

This topic describes the command connectivity options, which are a set of
parameters that relate to the ASU connection on the IMM.

The connectivity options might be required when you connect the ASU to a local
IMM. When you attempt to connect the ASU to a local IMM and none of the
connectivity parameters are specified, the ASU attempts to connect to the IMM by
using the default LAN over USB interface settings.

The default settings include user ID, password, and host. The values for these
settings are defined by the IMM hardware. If none of these settings are specified
on a local connection and the default LAN over USB interface settings fail, the
ASU attempts to connect over the KCS interface. The KCS interface does not
require any of these parameters.

To connect the ASU remotely to the IMM, also referred to as out-of-band way, the
“host,” "user,” and ”password” must all be specified. Beginning with version 9.41,
ASU will not provide a default user and password in out-of-band way.

ASU also supports connecting the ASU remotely to the IMM with the mtsn
parameter, which is a string composed with “machine type and model” and “serial
number” if the server running ASU and the IMM are in one LAN.

When mtsn is specified, the net parameter is optional. The net parameter is used
to specify the network interface through which the ASU sends messages to a LAN.

If the mtsn and net parameters are specified, the ASU tries to search the target
IMM whose machine type, model, and serial number are equal to the mtsn
parameter in the LAN the network interface specified by the net parameter is in. If
the mtsn parameter is specified and the net parameter is not specified, the ASU
will try to search the target IMM whose machine type, model, and serial number
are equal to the mtsn parameter in the LAN to which the server running ASU is
linked.

If the server running ASU has more than one network interface that is linked to
different LANs, ASU tries to search the target IMM in the LANs one by one. After
the target IMM is found, ASU obtains the host IP address from the target IMM and
tries to use it to connect to the IMM.

In the Linux version of ASU, the net parameter should be the name of the network
interface, such as eth0, eth1, lo, and so on.

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 In the Windows version of ASU, the net parameter should be an integer that
indicates the index of the network interface. You can use the command arp -a to
get all of the indexes of the network interfaces that exist. For example, the
information in the following table may be shown when you use the command: arp
-a:
Table 63. Show network interface
Interface : 9.111.23.166 --- 0xc
Internet address Physical address Type
9.111.23.1 00-00-0c-07-ac-01 dynamic
9.111.23.3 d4-d7-48-bc-82-40 dynamic
9.111.23.4 d4-d7-48-bc-a1-c0 dynamic
9.111.23.255 ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static
224.0.0.22 01-00-5e-00-00-16 static
224.0.0.252 01-00-5e-00-00-fc static
239.255.255.253 01-00-5e-7f-ff-fd static
255.255.255.255 ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static
Interface: 9.111.30.161 --- 0xf
Internet address Physical address Type
9.111.30.1 00-00-0c-07-ac-01 dynamic
9.111.30.255 ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static
224.0.0.252 01-00-5e-00-00-fc static
255.255.255.255 ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static

Table 56 shows two interfaces whose indexes are 0xc and 0xf and whose IP
addresses are 9.111.23.166 and 9.111.30.161, respectively. The indexes shown in
Table 56 are in hexadecimal format. Before being input to ASU as the --net
parameter, they should be transferred to decimal integers.

In the following example, the two decimal integers should be 12(0xc) and 15(0xf).
If you want ASU to scan IMMs in the LAN to which the network interface 12 is
linked, add --net 12 to the list of parameters for the ASU command.

Command Example:
C:\asu>asu.exe show BootOrder.BootOrder --mtsn 791525Z06CNZ14 --net 10
--user USERID --password PASSW0RD
Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility version 9.41.__
Licensed Materials - Property of Lenovo
(C) Copyright Lenovo Corp. 2007-2013 All Rights Reserved
Searching for IMM’s IP Address...
Round: 1
Round: 2
The Target IMM’s IP Address is:9.111.66.95
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.111.66.95
BootOrder.BootOrder=Legacy Only=CD/DVD Rom=Hard Disk 0=Hard Disk 1=Hard Disk 2

The mtsn and net parameters are only suitable for IMM-based servers, not CMM,
AMM, and Blade servers. They are also not suitable for ESXi. ASU supports the
mtsn and net parameters in ASU version 9.41 and later. The commands supported
by the mtsn and net parameters are listed below.

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Command Description
show Display IMM server setting
set Update IMM server setting
showdefault Display IMM default server setting
showvalues Display IMM values server setting
showgroups Display IMM setting for server groups
batch Execute several ASUcommands simultaneously
createuuid Generate a UUID value and set it
Comparedefault Compare the default value with the current value
delete Delete an instance of a setting
deletecert Delete an IMM certificate
export Export an IMM certificate
generate Generate a selected certificate
help Show description for selected settings
import Import a certificate into the IMM
loaddefault Load the default value
rebootimm Reboot IMM
replicate Replicate settings saved in a settings file
restore Restore settings saved in a settings file
save Save all or some settings to a settings file
setenc Apply an encrypted value to a setting

Any local or remote LAN over USB connection requires authentication. The default
authentication parameters are the default user ID and password that come
configured with each IMM. For the default authentication settings, see the
documentation that comes with the server or optional devices.
Table 64. Command connectivity options
Connectivity
option Description Syntax
host Specifies the host asu cmd [command_modifier] options --host
name or IP address host_name|ip asu cmd [command_modifier] options
of the IMM to which --host=host_name | ip
the ASU should
connect.
mtsn Specifies the asu cmd [command_modifier] options --mtsn
machine type and machinetype_model_ serialnumber asu cmd
model and serial [command_modifier] options
number of the IMM --mtsn=machinetype_model_serailnumber
to which the ASU
should connect

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 Table 64. Command connectivity options (continued)
Connectivity
option Description Syntax
net When the mtsn asu cmd [command_modifier] options --net
parameter is network_interface asu cmd [command_modifier]
specified, the net options --net=network_interface
parameter is
optional to specify
the network
interface of the
server running ASU.
user Specifies the user asu cmd [command_modifier] options --user user_id
name to use when asu cmd [command_modifier] options --user=user_id
you are
authenticating with
the IMM.
password Specifies the asu cmd [command_modifier] options --password
password to use password asu cmd [command_modifier] options
when you are --password=password
authenticating with
the IMM.
password- Specifies the name asu cmd [command_modifier] options --password-file
file of a file that file_name asu cmd [command_modifier] options
contains the --password-file=file_name
password to use
when you are
authenticating with
the IMM.
kcs Specifies to send asu cmd [command_modifier] options --kcs
commands by using
the KCS IPMI
interface only.

This option requires

the IPMI device
driver. For more
information, see
“IPMI device driver
support for
Windows” on page
7 or “IPMI device
driver support for
Linux” on page 8.

This option does not

require
authentication.

General command options

This section describes general command options, including bypass, dumptofile, -nx
node, showsptraffic, silent, and help.

Bypass command option

Note: The bypass command option is not available for IMM-based servers.

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If you try to run the patchadd command on a system on which a BIOS CMOS
patch file is already installed in the BIOS ROM, and the definition file that you use
has the same BIOS code level as the system, an error message is generated and the
ASU is not modified. Also, if you issue the patchremove command and select the
BIOS CMOS patch, an error message is generated, and the ASU does not remove
this patch.

To add and use a BIOS CMOS definition patch file on a system in which the BIOS
ROM has a BIOS CMOS patch with the same BIOS code level, use the bypass
option (--bypass) at the end of the asu command.
asu patchadd GG16A.def --bypass
asu patchlist --bypass
asu show all --bypass

When you run the asu command with the bypass option, the ASU ignores the
BIOS CMOS patch information in the BIOS ROM.

dumptofile command option

Use the dumptofile option to redirect all output that is produced by the ASU to a
log file.

Using the dumptofile command

The dumptofile option is inserted at the end of any ASU command.

The dumptofile option complements and is mutually exclusive with the silent
option. When the dumptofile option is specified, the ASUruns in silent mode. All
output that is produced by the ASU, whether informational or error logging, is
redirected to a predefined log file. For Linux, the log file is /asulog/asuout.log.
For Windows, the log file is c:\asulog\asuout.log, where c is the system drive as
defined in Windows.

Output

The dumptofile option does not produce any additional output or filter any output
that is normally produced by the ASU. It is a simple redirect to the predefined file.

Every time the ASU runs, the predefined file is initialized. All content from a
previous ASU run is lost. There are no appends to the existing file from a previous
run.

The predefined log file has no maximum file size. If during an ASU run the file
reaches the file system available space, any additional output is lost.

Examples

The following examples show the asu command with the dumptofile option.

Command Description
asu show all dumptofile This ASU command shows the current value
for all settings and redirects the output to a
predefined log file.
asu set CMOS_CRTRequired Disabled This ASU command sets the value, and all
dumptofile output is redirected to the predefined log
file.

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 -nx node option

The -nx option supports multi-node systems. A multi-node system has multiple
BIOS CMOS settings, Remote Supervisor Adapter settings, baseboard management
controller settings for legacy systems, multiple uEFI settings, and IMM settings for
IMM-based systems. The ASU enables you to access any node settings by adding
the -nx parameter to the command (where x is the selected node).

Before you use the -nx option with a multi-node system that is running a
Windows operating system, see “IPMI device driver support for Windows” on
page 7. If the multi-node system is running a Linux operating system, see “IPMI
device driver support for Linux” on page 8.

Syntax

If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for node
x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system and is represented by a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1). The -nx option must be at the end of the
command. If the --bypass option is also specified, the --bypass option must follow
the node option. See the following examples.

asu show all -n3

This command shows the current value for all settings for node 3.

asu set CMOSCRTRequired Disabled

This command sets the CMOS setting to disabled for node 1.

asu rebootrsa -n1

This command restarts theRemote Supervisor Adapter node 1, which is the

primary node.

asu patchadd GG16A.def -nx 2 --bypass

This command forces adding a patch to node 2.

When you run the asu command with the --bypass option, the ASU ignores the
BIOS CMOS patch information in BIOS ROM.

showsptraffic command option

Note: The showsptraffic command option is not available for IMM-based servers.

Use the showsptraffic command option (--showsptraffic) to show raw traffic to

and from the service processor (SP). Use this option for debugging.

Usage

The showsptraffic option can be inserted anywhere in any asu command. Any
communication with the service processor is shown.

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Output

When the showsptraffic option is specified on the command line, the following
lines are interspersed with normal output:
SP Sent: <byte 1> <byte 2> ... <byte n>
SP Recv: <byte 1> <byte 2> ... <byte n>

Or
SP6 Sent: <byte 1> <byte 2> ... <byte n>
SP6 Recv: <byte 1> <byte 2> ... <byte n>

Examples

The showsptraffic option and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu show RSA_SSL_Server_Enable --showsptraffic

Output:
SP Sent: 02 06 00 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 01 01
SP Recv: 04 06 01 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 01 01 00
RSA_SSL_Server_Enable=Disabled

Command line:
asu set RSA_SSH_Enable Enabled --showsptraffic

Output:
SP Sent: 00 06 01 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 04 01 01
SP Recv: 04 06 00 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 04 01
SP Sent: 02 06 00 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 04 01
SP Recv: 04 06 01 00 00 00 04 09 05 01 04 01 01
RSA_SSH_Enable=Enabled

silent command option

Use the silent command option to suppress all output.

Usage

The silent option can be inserted at the end of any ASU command. Any output
that is produced by the ASU as either informational or error logging to screen is
suppressed. To determine whether the command was successful, see the command
return code.

Output

If the ASU command is successful, the return code is zero (0). If the ASU command
is not successful, the return code is a positive number greater than zero. For
information about the return codes, see “Return codes” on page 75.

Examples

In the following example, the ASU sets the value, and no output is produced to the
screen or to a file.
asu set CMOS_CRTRequired Disabled --silent

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 --help command option

Use the --help command option to show command-line help.

Usage

The --help option can be used to give a full description of an ASU application (for
example, savestat, immcfg or fodcfg) or ASU command (for example, batch, set, or
loaddefault).

Output

The output is a full description of the ASU application or command, including

available options and the description of those options. By running the command
asu --help you can obtain details about the --help command option.

Examples

In the following command example, the ASU displays the full description of the
asu show command.

Command line:
asu show --help

Output

Description:

You can view the current value for one or all settings. If <setting> is specified, the
current value is shown for the setting only. If --group all is specified, current
values are shown for all settings. If --group <group> is specified, then values are
shown for settings in that group only. If --setlist <setting1>...<settingN> is
specified, the list of settings from <setting1> to <settingN> are specified.

Syntax:
show [<setting>][<cmdmod>] [<options>] [<connect_opts>]

where
<cmd_mod>

Note: Use the command asu showgroups to find available variable classes.

Option Description
--setlist <name 1>...<name n> Operate commands on list of settings.
--group <variableclass> Operate commands on the group of setting
options.
--silent Silent execution. Use the return code to
retrieve status.
--dumptofile Run silently and send output to asuout .log
file.
-n<node> Node number node in a multinode system.
-v Verbose <connect_opts>

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 Note: These connectivity options apply to IMM-based servers only:

Option Description
--host <ip> Address of the IMMto operate on.
--user <user> User name used to authenticate to the IMM.
--password <pwd> Password used to authenticate to the IMM.
--password-file <fn> File containing password to authenticate
with IMM.

ASU log file

This section provides information about the ASU log file.

Every time ASU is run, it generates a new log file in the log file directory.

On the Windows platform, the ASU log file directory is in Lenovo_Support under
system drive device. On theLinux platform, the ASU log file directory is
/var/log/Lenovo_Support/.

The ASU log file is named with the running time as asu_%runningtime%.log.
Running time is formatted as %Year%% Month%%Day%%Hour%%Minute
%%Second%% Microsecond%% Timezone%.

asu_20120827161042.593000+480.log

Return codes
This section lists and explains the return codes for both the ASU and RDCLI.

ASU return codes

The ASU categorizes failure return codes. This topic explains the ASU return codes
and categories.

When the ASU completes a request successfully, it returns a return code of zero (0).
If a failure is detected, the ASU return code is a positive number greater than zero.

The ASU assigns a specific failure return code for each type of error. Although a
failure return code signals that a failure has been detected, it does not indicate a
specific failure. To determine the specific error, refer to the return code explanation
in the error message that is displayed.

The error codes are listed in the following table, along with brief descriptions of
the possible reasons for the failure.
Table 65. ASU return codes
Return
code
value Description Explanation
0 Successful command The ASU command has been completed
successfully.
5 Input error The input that was provided to the ASU has an
error. The error can be related to either user input
or the provided definition file.

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 Table 65. ASU return codes (continued)
Return
code
value Description Explanation
10 Software error An error occurred with the software being used.
15 Hardware error An error occurred when the ASU tried to
communicate with or find specific hardware.
20 Data error An error occurred in the data that the ASU reads
or sets.
25 Program error An error occurred in the ASU program execution
flow.
30 Invalid or missing patch Either an ASU patch is missing or an ASU patch
detected does not match the required level.
35 The command is not
supported.
40 Invalid value input error The input value that is provided to the ASU has a
syntax error.
45 Batch command error One or more of the commands that were specified
in the batch file has failed.
80 32-bit version running on The ASU application is a 32-bit version, and you
64-bit operating system are attempting to run it on a 64-bit operating
system.

RDCLI return codes

This topic lists and describes the RDCLI return codes.
Table 66. RDCLI return codes
Return code
value Description Explanation
0 Success. The ASU command has been completed
successfully.
1 Parameter is lacking. The input parameters provided to the
RDCLI are not enough for RDCLI.
2 Could not allocate memory. The operating system failed to allocate
enough memory for RDCLI to run.
6 Unknown option. The input parameters provided to RDCLI
have unknown options.
7 Unknown option character. The input parameters contain some
unknown characters.
10 No target path specified. The input parameters do not provide the
file path that you wanted to mount onto the
IMM.
13 Error from ending the previous An existing RDCLI process on the current
RDCLI process. local machine failed to end.
14 Error from system call. An error occurred while invoking an
operation system call.
22 Invalid token. An invalid token ended the process.

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 Table 66. RDCLI return codes (continued)
Return code
value Description Explanation
34 You failed to authenticate. You did not pass authentication because
Check your login information, either the information is incorrect or the
IMM setting, and firewall wrong IMM configuration or an improper
status. firewall status was entered. Check that they
are all correct.
37 Socket error, socket connection A socket connection error occurred.
failed.
38 Could not reach the Service Some unknown errors occurred during the
Processor IMM authentication authentication process. Check all
site-check, configurations and input.
hostname/IP/ports/the
installation, of IMM remote
disk key.
44 Indicate a target IMM by Provide a target IMM host name or IP
hostname or IP address. address when issuing the RDCLI command.
59 You failed to mount remote The local file was not mounted onto the
disk. Check to see if others IMM remote disk because the disk is
have already used the remote occupied by another user.
disk, and unmount their disk
before mounting yours.
60 The remote disk session The connect session between the local
stopped. computer and IMM are broken.
62 Specify a port argument to Provide a port number to connect to IMM if
connect to the IMM Virtual you do not want to use the default port
Disk port. number.
63 No virtual drives found. Try No virtual drive on IMM is currently
again later. available.
64 Local drive to remote drive The local file could not be mapped to the
attach failed. IMM remote disk.
65 Could not open target file. The local file that you want to mount could
not be opened.
66 Lack remote key. Install the The remote presence key has not been
key to activate the remote disk installed on IMM. You must install the key
function. now.
67 There is already a link on that There is already a session mounting file on
machine, so unmount first. the same IMM as the local machine.
Unmount the previous session before you
issue a new RDCLI command.

Baseboard management controller startup sequence (boot order)

settings
This topic describes the startup sequence settings for the baseboard management
controller.

Note: The baseboard management controller startup sequence setting is not

available for IMM-based servers.

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 If the startup sequence (boot order) settings for your LenovoSystem x Server are
contained in the baseboard management controller and not in the BIOS CMOS
memory, you must use the baseboard management controller settings when you
use the asu commands (such as the set and show command).

To determine whether the startup sequence settings for your System x Server are
contained in the baseboard management controller, use the ASU patchextract
command. The patchextract command syntax is:asu patchextract patch_number
patch_ filename where

the patch_number is the patch number for the BIOS code and patch_ filename is the
generated extracted BIOS definition file.

Command line

asu patchlist - to determine which patch is the BIOS patch.

Output
Patch 1: <XX[00->99] <BMC>
Patch 2: <XX[00->99] <RSA>
Patch 3: <DY[14->14] <BIOS>

Command line

asu patchextract 3 bios.def - bios.def contains the bios definitions.

Output
Extracted patch 3: <DY[14->14] <BIOS>> to bios.def

Open the bios.def file and review the contents. If any of the settings start with
BMCSetting (for example, BMCSetting BMC_PrimaryBootDevice2, "Second Primary
Boot Device", critical,......), the server startup sequence settings are contained in the
baseboard management controller, and you must use the BMCSetting when you
access the server startup sequence settings.

Note: Before you can access the baseboard management controller settings, the
baseboard management controller device driver must be installed. For information
about obtaining the device driver, see “Obtaining the ASU and patch files” on page
9.

Boot order settings for IMM-based servers

The boot order settings on IMM-based servers are a special group of settings. This
topic describes those settings.

The boot order sequence is stored in the IMM and used by the server firmware
during the startup process.

The following examples illustrate how to view the current settings and to set the
boot order sequence. Each example shows a different connectivity option to
illustrate the different methods of connectivity.

To determine the current boot order sequence, start by listing the settings that
belong to the special boot-order group. The special group or class is currently
defined as BootOrder.

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 To list the boot order settings using a local connection to an IMM:
asu show BootOrder

A sample output of the command:

BootOrder.BootOrder=CD/DVD Rom=Floppy Disk=Hard Disk
0=Network=Hard Disk 1=Hard Disk 2=Hard Disk 3

The setting that contains the boot order is called BootOrder.BootOrder. This output
represents an ordered list. The syntax of an ordered list is:
value1=value2=valueN

The values that are separated by the equal sign (=) represent each of the items in
the list. Therefore, this is the list of devices in the boot order.

The listed values are those devices that are currently set in the boot order.
Additional devices might be available to be included in the boot order. To learn
about all the available devices, use the showvalues command.

To list the devices that are available to be set by using the remote connection to an
IMM and the default authentication for the BootOrder.BootOrder setting, type the
following command:
asu showvalues BootOrder.BootOrder --host 9.5.51.207 --user USERID --password PASSW0RD

Sample output for this command:

BootOrder.BootOrder==CD/DVD Rom=Floppy Disk=Hard Disk
0=Network=Hard Disk 1=Hard Disk 2=Hard Disk 3=Hard Disk
4=USB Storage=Diagnostics=iSCSI=iSCSI Critical=Legacy
Only=Embedded Hypervisor

The list of devices is much larger than what is shown in the previous example.
Note the double equal sign (==). It represents the values in an ordered list. You can
select any of these values to build a new ordered list.

After all the possible values are known, you can build a new ordered list of values
by using the set command.

To build a new boot order sequence by using the set command on a local IMM
through the LAN over USB connection:
asu set BootOrder.BootOrder "Network=Hard Disk 1=USB
Storage=Diagnostics=iSCSI=iSCSI Critical=Legacy
Only=Embedded Hypervisor" --user testuser --password
testpwd

Each of the devices in the list in the specified order constitutes the new boot order
sequence.

Sample output for this command:

BootOrder.BootOrder=Network=Hard Disk 1=USB
Storage=Diagnostics=iSCSI=iSCSI Critical=Legacy
Only=Embedded Hypervisor --user testuser --password
testpwd

Configuring iSCSI
The ASU supports setting iSCSI boot parameters. This section describes how to
configure iSCSI settings.

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 The ASU is designed to configure iSCSI settings, which do not initially exist. This
section describes the steps for creating and configuring the iSCSI settings.

Before you configure iSCSI boot parameters, read the following information:
v The iSCSI settings are grouped into a record. The record key for the record is the
iSCSI.AttemptName setting. Each record represents an attempt. The term
"attempt" is equivalent to the term "instance" that is defined for other settings.
v More than one attempt can be defined. In the examples in this section, all the
settings that end with .1 belong to the "first" attempt. The iSCSI.AttemptName.1
setting defines the name of the attempt group of settings.
v If more than one attempt is defined, the same setting names that define the
attempt group are used, but each attempt contains a different instance number
sequence.
v The iSCSI settings can be created by using the ASU set command on an instance
of the iSCSI.AttemptName setting that does not already exist.
v The iSCSI settings can be deleted by using the ASU delete command on an
instance of the iSCSIAttemptName setting. This command deletes all iSCSI
settings for that instance because iSCSI instance settings are grouped as a record.
v The iSCSI.InitiatorName parameter is the only one defined as a global iSCSI
setting to all attempts and does not require an instance index. This setting does
not require the attempt index that all the other settings require. The initiator
name is always defined as iSCSI.InitiatorName.
v The iSCSI parameters are defined in the iSCSI group of settings. To list the
available iSCSI settings, type the following command:
asu show iscsi

Single attempt group

The following example shows the list of settings if a single attempt group is
defined. All setting names with the same instance .1 belong to the same attempt
group:
iSCSI.InitiatorName

iSCSI.MacAddress.1
iSCSI.AttemptName.1
iSCSI.IscsiMode.1
iSCSI.ConnectRetryCount.1
iSCSI.ConnectTimeout.1
iSCSI.InitiatorInfoFromDhcp.1
iSCSI.LocalIp.1
iSCSI.SubnetMask.1
iSCSI.Gateway.1
iSCSI.TargetInfoFromDhcp.1
iSCSI.TargetName.1
iSCSI.TargetIp.1
iSCSI.TargetPort.1
iSCSI.BootLun.1
iSCSI.CHAPType.1
iSCSI.CHAPName.1
iSCSI.CHAPSecret.1
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPName.1
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPSecret.1

iSCSI.MacAddress.2

Two attempt groups

The following example shows the list of settings if two attempts are defined:
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 iSCSI.InitiatorName

iSCSI.MacAddress.1
iSCSI.AttemptName.1
iSCSI.IscsiMode.1
iSCSI.ConnectRetryCount.1
iSCSI.ConnectTimeout.1
iSCSI.InitiatorInfoFromDhcp.1
iSCSI.LocalIp.1
iSCSI.SubnetMask.1
iSCSI.Gateway.1
iSCSI.TargetInfoFromDhcp.1
iSCSI.TargetName.1
iSCSI.TargetIp.1
iSCSI.TargetPort.1
iSCSI.BootLun.1
iSCSI.CHAPType.1
iSCSI.CHAPName.1
iSCSI.CHAPSecret.1
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPName.1
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPSecret.1

iSCSI.MacAddress.2
iSCSI.AttemptName.2
iSCSI.IscsiMode.2
iSCSI.ConnectRetryCount.2
iSCSI.ConnectTimeout.2
iSCSI.InitiatorInfoFromDhcp.2
iSCSI.LocalIp.2
iSCSI.SubnetMask.2
iSCSI.Gateway.2
iSCSI.TargetInfoFromDhcp.2
iSCSI.TargetName.2
iSCSI.TargetIp.2
iSCSI.TargetPort.2
iSCSI.BootLun.2
iSCSI.CHAPType.2
iSCSI.CHAPName.2
iSCSI.CHAPSecret.2
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPName.2
iSCSI.ReverseCHAPSecret.2

IPv6 related settings in IMM

To be consistent with the web user interface, ASU requires that you enter a prefix
for the IPv6 address.

The following is an example:

IMM.IPv6HostIPAddressWithPrefix1= 2002:325b:1000::097D:5AF5/64

where 64 is the address prefix for an IPv6 address.

You must enter a slash (/) in the setting string between the address and prefix.

Managing certificates for IMM-based systems

ASU can manage either the Certificate Authority (CA) or Certificate Sign Request
(CSR) file on an IMM-based system. This section explains how to set up certificates
for both Linux and Windows.

Signing a certificate sign request by using certificate authority

This topic describes how to use certificate authority to sign a certificate.

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 About this task

As an example, this topic uses asu_csr.der as your certificate sign request file.

Procedure
1. Export the certificate sign request file by issuing the following ASU command:
asu export SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CSR asu_crs.der --host xx.xx.xx.xx --user
USERID --password PASSW0RD
2. Convert the certificate sign request format from .der to .pem. The following
example uses the openssl command: openssl req -in asu_csr.der -inform
DER -out asu_csr.pem -outform PEM
3. Sign the certificate sign request by using the certificate authority you just set
up. The following example uses the openssl command: openssl ca -policy
policy_anything -out asu_cert.pem -infiles asu_csr.pem
4. Convert the certificate format from .pem to .der. The following example uses
the openssl command: openssl x509 -in asu_cert.pem -inform PEM -out
asu_cert.der –outform DER The certificate sign request file is ready to import.
5. Import the certificate sign request file by using the ASU command asu import
SSH_SERVER_KEY asu_cert.der --host xx.xx.xx.xx --user USERID --password
PASSW0RD
6. Enter the command Openssl x509 -in asu_cert.pem -inform PEM -out
asu_cert.der –outform DER. You receive the signed certificateasu_cert.der for
your certificate sign request file asu_csr.der.

Revoking a certificate
This topic provides information about the command that you enter to revoke a
signed certificate.

You cannot sign the same certificate sign request twice. You must revoke it before
signing it again. Use the following command to revoke a certificate signed by this
certificate authority.
openssl ca -revoke cert.pem

Supported commands for IMM-based certificate management

This topic lists all supported ASU commands for certificate settings.
Table 67. Supported ASU commands for settings
Setting Generate Import Export Deletecert
SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT Y Y Y N/A
SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR Y N/A Y N/A
SSL_SERVER_DIRECTOR_CERT Y Y Y N/A
SSL_SERVER_DIRECTOR_CSR Y N/A Y N/A
SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CERT Y Y Y N/A
SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CSR Y N/A Y N/A
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1 N/A Y Y Y
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2 N/A Y Y Y
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3 N/A Y Y Y
SSH_SERVER_KEY Y N/A N/A N/A

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 Note: You can also view the supported commands for certificate settings by
running the Showvalues command. On a command line, enter the following
information:
asu showvalues IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT

The following output is displayed:

IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT=*generate=import=export

Disabling the corresponding server

Before you can manage a certificate on IMM, you must disable the HTTPS server,
the Lenovo Systems Director, and the SSL Client Configuration for the LDAP
client.

Procedure
1. Before using HTTPS Server Certificate Management, disable the HTTPS server:
a. On a command line, check to see if the IMM HTTPS server configuration
for the web server is disabled. Enter the command:asu show
IMM.SSL_Server_Enable . The following output is displayed:
IMM.SSL_Server_Enable=Disabled.
b. If the server is enabled, disable the IMM HTTPS server configuration for the
web server by using the command: asu set IMM.SSL_Server_Enable
Disabled. The following output is displayed:
IMM.SSL_Server_Enable=Disabled.
c. Restart the IMM to enforce the change (either enable or disable) by entering
the asu rebootimm command.
2. Before using Lenovo Systems Director over HTTPS Certificate Management,
disable the director over the HTTPS server:
a. On a command line, enter the asu show IMM. CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable
command to see if theLenovo Systems Director Over HTTPS is disabled.
The following output is displayed: IMM.CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable=Disabled.
b. If the server is enabled, disable Lenovo Systems Director Over HTTPS by
using the asu set IMM.CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable Disabled command. The
following output is displayed: IMM.CIMXMLOverHTTPS_Enable=Disabled.
c. Restart the IMM to enforce the change (either enable or disable) by entering
the asu rebootimm command.
3. Before using SSL Client Certificate Management, disable the SSL Client
Configuration for the LDAP client:
a. On a command line, check to see if the SSL Client Configuration for LDAP
client is disabled by entering the asu show IMM.SSL_Client_Enable
command. The following output is displayed:
IMM.IMM.SSL_Client_Enable=Disabled.
b. If the server is enabled, disable the IMM SSL Client Configuration for LDAP
by using the asu set IMM.SSL_Client_Enable Disabled command. The
following output is displayed: IMM.SSL_Client_Enable=Disabled.

Sample commands for using ASU to manage certificates

This topic provides sample commands for using ASU to manage certificates and
responses received.

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 Getting the current status of the certificate setting

To view the status of a particular certificate, use the asu show command.

At the command line, enter the following command:

asu show IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT

The output is:

IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT=Private Key and CA-signed cert installed, Private Key stored, CSR available for download.

Getting the available command for the setting

Get supported commands for the related certificate setting by either running the
asu showvalues command or by consulting the table of supported commands in
“Feature on Demand configuration” on page 32.

At the command line, enter:

asu showvalues IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR

The output is:

IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR=*generate=export

You can tell from the output that the generate and export commands are
supported for the setting IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR.

Generating a Certificate Sign Request (CSR)

Use the following command to generate a CSR.

At the command line, enter:

asu generate IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR asu.xml

The output is:

Certificate was generated successfully!

An .xml file, like asu.xml in this command, is required in the generate command
for all settings that support "generate," except SSH_SERVER_KEY. For instructions
about creating this .xml file, refer to the “Generate command” on page 99 section.

A certificate sign request must be signed by an independent certificate authority to

be a certificate.

Generating a self-signed certificate

You can also use the ASU to generate a self-signed certificate, which is one that is
already signed.

At the command line, enter:

asu generate IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT asu.xml

The output is:

Certificate was generated successfully!

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Exporting a certificate sign request

At the command line, enter:

asu export IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR asu_csr.der

The output is:

Certificate was exported successfully!

The asu_csr.der file is saved in the current directory.

You can export a certificate or a certificate sign request. If a certificate sign request
is signed by an independent certificate authority (CA), it is a CA-signed certificate.

Importing a certificate

After you export a certificate, you can get the certificate sign request file
asu_csr.der. You must sign it by using an independent certificate authority. You
can only import the CA-signed certificate, which is different than a self_signed one,
into HTTPS Server Certificate Management and Lenovo Systems Director over
HTTPS Certificate Management.

The following two settings for SSL Client Certificate Management permit only
CA-signed certificates to be imported:
v SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CERT
v SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CSR

The following three settings allow both self-signed and CA-signed certificates to be
imported:
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3

For settings SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1, SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2, and

SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3, if the certificate already exists, you must delete it
before importing the certificate.

On a command line, enter:

asu import IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT asu_cert.der

The output is:

Certificate was imported successfully!

Note: asu_cert.der is a CA-signed certificate after asu_csr.der is signed using

your own certificate authority.

Deleting a certificate

In SSL Client Certificate Management, only three settings support the deletecert
command:
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3

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 On a command line, enter:
asu deletecert IMM.SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1

The output is:

Certificate was deleted successfully!

Remote Disk Command Line Interface

This topic describes the Remote Disk Command Line Interface (RDCLI) and
provides examples for how to use it.

The RDCLI is designed to mount an ISO/DVD/CD to a remote IMM-based server.

Before you invoke the RDCLI, make sure that:
v The remote IMM has been connected to your network environment.
v There is no other remote session open through RDCLI or the IMM web interface.
v The remote key is installed on the server and the remote function is enabled.

To mount a CDROM/ISO to a remote IMM:

rdmount -s 192.168.1.12 –d /dev/cdrom -l USERID -p PASSW0RD
rdmount -s 192.168.1.12 –d /home/install.iso -l USERID -p PASSW0RD
rdmount –s 192.168.1.12 –d /dev/cdrom -l USERID –p PASSW0RD –w 90

If a remote IMM has an IPv6 address:

rdmount -s 2002:325b:1000::097D:5AF5 –d /dev/cdrom -l USERID -p PASSW0RD
rdmount -s 2002:325b:1000::097D:5AF5 –d /home/install.iso -l USERID -p PASSW0RD
rdmount –s 2002:325b:1000::097D:5AF5 –d /dev/cdrom -l USERID –p PASSW0RD –w 90

2002:325b:1000::097D:5AF5 is an IPv6 address of IMM.

If the mount is successful, a message displays that the mount operation completed
without error. Otherwise, a message states that the mount operation failed and
provides details about the failure.

In the examples, -w 90 means that you can switch the authentication port to 90, the
default port number is 80. If you do not provide the -w parameter, RDCLI will use
a default port of 80.

Query the existing mount sessions between the client operating system and the
remote server:
rdmount –q

The output lists all available tokens on the client operating system in the following
format:
"Token 507 mounted to SP 192.168.0.1"

Unmount an ISO/DVD/CD that is already mounted to the remote system. For this
example, the remote mount session has the token 507: rdumount 507.

If the action was successful, a message displays saying that the present remote
session has ended. If the action failed, an error message and reason for the failure
is printed.

Out-of-band configuration for blades on AMM

ASU supports the configuration of blade settings through the out-of-band (OOB)
mode. This section describes how to use it to configure blades on AMM.

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The OOB configuration is designed to configure settings of blades on AMM. Before
you use this function, ensure that the following requirements are met:
v The remote blades on AMM are connected to your network environment.
v The blade is an IMM-based server.
v Add the --slot argument to force ASU to connect with the remote AMM. If not,
ASU will try to establish a connection with the provided IP address in an IMM
out-of-band mode by default. And the --slot argument also can identify the
blade'sIMM node bay.
v Add the --host, --user and --password connectivity options because it is on
out-of-band mode.
– --host provides the IP address of the remote AMM where the blade is.
– --user and --password authenticate to the AMM.
Command Examples:

To show a remote blade uEFI setting: asu show uefi --host x.x.x.x --user xxx
--password xxx --slot x

To set a remote blade setting, use: asu set SETTING_NAME xxx --host x.x.x.x
--user xxx --password --slot x --port 6090

In the examples, -- host x.x.x.x is the IP address of the remote AMM, --user xxx and
--password xxx are used to authenticate the connection, --slot x refers to the IMM
node bay of the blade, and --port provides the port number for AMM chassis
interface; the default is 6090.

The commands supported by OOB configuration for blades on AMM are listed
below.

Command Description
show Display IMM server setting
set Update IMM server setting
showdefault Display IMM default server setting
showvalues Display IMM values server setting
showgroups Display IMM setting for server groups
batch Execute several ASUcommands
simultaneously
createuuid Generate a UUID value and set it
comparedefault Compare the default value with the current
value
delete Delete an instance of a setting
help Show description for selected settings
loaddefault Load the default value
replicate Replicate settings saved in a settings file
restore Restore settings saved in a settings file
save Save all or some settings to a settings file
setenc Apply an encrypted value to a setting

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Chapter 3. Using the commands
This section describes the Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) commands.

The following commands are explained in this reference:

Batch command
Use the batch command to queue ASU operations without any knowledge of the
scripting capabilities of the operating system on which the ASU is running.

Syntax

The syntax of the batch command is

asu batch batch_filename [-nx] [connect_options]

where

batch_filename is the name of a file that contains a list of ASU commands.

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system and is represented
by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the
operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. Do not specify the -nx optional parameter in the batch file for any of the
batched commands.
3. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.
4. All consecutive set commands in a batch file are set synchronously, and the
inconsecutive set command parts are set one by one. If an error occurs in one
set command, all consecutive set commands also work, and the commands
above the error are set successfully; only those below the error stop working.

Output

When you use the batch command on a batch file, the output that is sent to
stdout, and stderr is the collective output of all the commands in the batch file.
The output of each command in the batch file is preceded by the command itself,
surrounded by brackets ([ ]), as shown in the following example:
[command 1]
output of command 1
[command 2]
output of command 2

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 •
•
[command n]
output of command n

The batch command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Example 1

Batch file:
set IMM.PowerRestorePolicy "Always on"
set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Hour 05
set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Minute 00
set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Second 00
set IMM.ShutdownAndPowerOff_WeekDay Sunday
set IMM.HTTPPort 81
set IMM.SSLPort 441
set IMM.TelnetPort 21
set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag "Server Tag"
set iSCSI.InitiatorName "iqn.2009-01.com.ibm:InitiatorName"
set uEFI.Com1BaudRate 9600

Output:
[set IMM.PowerRestorePolicy "Always on"]
IMM.PowerRestorePolicy=Always on
[set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Hour 05]
IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Hour=05
[set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Minute 00]
IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Minute=00
[set IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Second 00]
IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Second=00
[set IMM.ShutdownAndPowerOff_WeekDay Sunday]
IMM.ShutdownAndPowerOff_WeekDay=Sunday
[set IMM.HTTPPort 81]
IMM.HTTPPort=81
[set IMM.SSLPort 441]
IMM.SSLPort=441
[set IMM.TelnetPort 21]
IMM.TelnetPort=21
[set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag "Server Tag"]
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag=Server Tag
[set iSCSI.InitiatorName "iqn.2009-01.com.ibm:InitiatorName"]
iSCSI.InitiatorName=iqn.2009-01.com.ibm:InitiatorName
[set uEFI.Com1BaudRate 9600]
uEFI.Com1BaudRate=9600

Example 2

Batch file:
show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1
show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2
show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3
show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4

Output:
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1=CD ROM
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2=Diskette Drive 0

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 [show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3=Hard Disk 0
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4=Network

Example 3

Batch file:
set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1 "Network"
set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2 "Hard Disk 0"
set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3 "Diskette Drive 0"
set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4 "CD ROM"

Output:
[set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1 "Network"]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1=Network
[set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2 "Hard Disk 0"]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2=Hard Disk 0
[set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3 "Diskette Drive 0"]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3=Diskette Drive 0
[set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4=CD ROM
{set CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1=CD ROM
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2=Diskette Drive 0
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3=Hard Disk 0
[show CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4]
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice4=Network

Comparedefault command
Use the comparedefault command to compare current values to default values for
one or more settings.

Syntax

The syntax of the comparedefault command is

asu comparedefault [setting | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where

where setting is the name of an ASU setting, and class is the name of an ASU class
of settings.

Notes
1. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
2. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system, represented by a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
3. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the

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 server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the comparedefault command shows the current and default values
for one or all settings, without the -v parameter:
<setting 1>=<current value 1><<default value1>>
<setting 2>=<current value 2><<default value2>>

•
•
•<setting n>=<current value n><<default valuen>>

With the -v parameter:

<setting 1>: <setting 1 description> = <current value 1>,
<default value 1> (default)
<setting 2>: <setting 2 description> = <current value 2>,
<default value 2> (default)

•
•
•
<setting n>: <setting n description> = <current value n>,
<default value n> (default)

The comparedefault command and corresponding output are shown in the

following examples.

Example 1

Command line:
asu comparedefault uefi.com1baudrate

Output:
uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200<115200>

Example 2
Command line:
asu comparedefault CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1

Output:
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice1=Network<CD ROM>

Example 3

Command line:
asu comparedefault CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2 -v

Output:
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice2: Second Startup Device = Network, CD
ROM (default)

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 Example 4

Command line:
asu comparedefault bios

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"<1.44 MB 3.5">
CMOS_CRTRequired=Disabled<Enabled>

•
•
•
CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS<Other OS>

Createuuid command
Use the createuuid command to generate and set the Universally Unique Identifier
(UUID). This command is for IMM-based servers only.

Syntax

Note: When you set the UUID, the command requires the setting name. You can
use the asu show command to identify the setting.

The syntax of the createuuid command is:

asu createuuid UUID_setting_name [connect_options]

Notes
1. The UUID_setting_name is usually defined as SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID.
2. To view the actual setting name, which can vary from server to server, use the
show command to list the setting name that belongs to the SYSTEM_PROD_DATA
group. To view the available groups, use the showgroups command.
3. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

To see the value that is set by the createuuid command, use the show command.
asu show SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID

The output of the show command is the new randomly-generated UUID.

SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID=801a3b663e82b60104af001a64e50c94

The createuuid command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu createuuid SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID

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 Output:

The command does not produce output. To see the generated UUID, use the show
command.
asu show SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID=801a3b663e82b60104af001a64e50c94

Delete command
Use the delete command to delete an instance of a setting. This command is for
IMM-based servers only.

Syntax

Note: If you use this command to delete the instance of a setting that is a record
key, all other settings with the same instance number are deleted.

The syntax of the delete command is

asu delete setting_instance [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting_instance is the name of an instance of a setting to delete. Use the command

asu show all to show a list of available setting instances.

Use the asu showvalues setting command to show a list of all values that are
available for the setting.

Limitations

Settings can have a minimum number of allowed instances. The delete command
does not allow you to delete an instance if doing so causes the number of instances
to drop below the minimum number of allowed instances. To determine the
minimum number of instances allowed, use the command:
asu showvalues --instances

The output for each setting that can have instances will be displayed, along with
the minimum and maximum number of allowed instances.

Also, deleting instances that are part of a record is allowed for only the record key
setting. To determine whether or not a setting is part of a record, use the
command:
asu showvalues --instances

The output for each setting that can have instances will be displayed, along with
the record information. See the “Showvalues command” on page 131 topic for
details about the record information.

Notes
1. Values that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks ( " " ). If a
value contains quotation marks, add a backslash ( \ ) before each quotation
mark in the value.
2. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a

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 number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
3. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The delete command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Deleting an existing instance

Command line:
asu delete IMM.Community_Name.1

Output:
Deleting IMM.Community_Name.1
Waiting for command completion status
Command completed successfully

Deleting an instance that does not exist

Command line:
asu delete IMM.Community_Name.3

Output:
Could not find setting IMM.Community_Name.3

Deleting an instance that causes the number of instances to

drop below the minimum allowed number of instances

Command line:
asu delete IMM.MacAddress.1

Output:
The setting IMM.MacAddress.1 cannot be deleted. Too few instances.

Deleting an instance that is in a record but is not the record key

Command line:
asu delete iSCSI.ConnectTimeout.1

Output:
The setting iSCSI.ConnectTimeout.1 is part of a record and cannot be
deleted. To delete the entire instance of the record you must
delete the record’s key setting, iSCSI.AttemptName.1.

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Deletecert command
Use the deletecert command to delete a certificate on IMM. This command is for
IMM-based servers only.

Syntax

Note: Only Client Trusted Certificate setting is supported for this command. See
“Supported commands for IMM-based certificate management” on page 82 to learn
more about supported commands of settings.

The syntax of the deletecert command is

asu deletecert setting_[-nx] [connect_options]

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Deleting SSL Client Trusted Certificate 1

The delete command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu deletecert IMM.SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1

Output:
Certificate was deleted successfully!

Dump command
To see the raw contents of CMOS memory, use the dump command. This command
is for BIOS-based servers only.

Syntax

The syntax of the dump command is

asu dump [-nx]

Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

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 Output

The output of the dump command is a table that contains the current raw
hexadecimal contents of CMOS memory. The CMOS memory setting area is
preceded by an angle bracket (<) and followed by an angle bracket (>). CMOS
memory locations that are outside the CMOS memory setting area are denoted by
an asterisk (*). The ASU uses information from the CMOS memory map to
determine how to access the second bank of CMOS memory. It also uses CMOS
memory limit information from the map to determine the CMOS memory setting
area.

The dump command and corresponding output are shown in the following example.

Command line:
asu dump

Output:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
00: 38*00*14*00*10*00*01*07*07*03*26*02*50*80<00 00
10: 40 00 00 7e 01 80 02 ff ff 00 00 f2 00 86 c0 c8
20: 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 27 50 07 18
30: ff ff 20 05 0d 06 00 00 c0 00 f0 ff 00 ca 00 00
40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20 52 00 00 60
50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 24
70: 10 42 08 21 00 00 81 4a 2a 00 2e 28 00 30 00 00
80: 00 00 ff 01 00>00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
90: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
a0: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
b0: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
c0: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
d0: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
e0: 00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00*00
f0: 00*00*00*32*08*9c*00*62*90*5c*cd*ff*4f*5f*ba*9f

Encrypt command
Use the encrypt command to encrypt a setting value.

Syntax

The value that you encrypt can be any valid string. If the value contains spaces, it
must be enclosed in double quotation marks (" ") so that you can use the
encrypted value in the setenc command.

The syntax of the encrypt command is

asu encrypt <value>

where

value is the valid value of an ASU setting.

Output

The output of the encrypt command shows the encrypted string of data that you
enter. For example, if you enter value, the output is s56RrL6.

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 The encrypt command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu encrypt “something to input”

Output:
pzMRbH7QfvsPWGtRWacRmL7T

Command line:
asu encrypt something_to_input

Output:
pzMRbH7QfvsPWGtRWacRmL7T

Export command
Use the export command to export a selected certificate or certificate sign request
(CSR) file.

Syntax

This export command is only for the Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote
Supervisor Adapter II and IMM. Specially, out-of-band mode of the command is
supported only for IMM. This command fails if the certificate or certificate sign
request is not available in the Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor
Adapter II, or IMM.

The export command generates a binary file that is saved in the current directory.

The syntax of the export is

asu export setting certificate_binary_file [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of a valid ASU setting and certificate_binary_file is the name of a
file that is generated with the valid certificate information that is provided by the
Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM.

Note: To learn more about supported commands of settings for IMM-based

servers, see “Supported commands for IMM-based certificate management” on
page 82.

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system and is represented
by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the
operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the

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 server runningASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the export command is a binary file and a message that indicates
that the Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM
completed the command successfully.

The export command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Exporting a certificate from RSA

Command line:
asu export RSA_SSL_Client_PrivateKey_Export asu.cert

Output:
Certificate was exported to the file successfully!
( asu.cert file is saved in the current directory)

Exporting a certificate sign request file from IMM

The IMM external IP address is 9.5.51.37.

Command line:
asu export IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR asu.cert --host 9.5.51.37 --user USERID
--password PASSW0RD

Output:
Certificate was exported successfully!
( asu.cert file in saved in the current directory)

Generate command
Use the generate command to generate a private key and public key pair with a
self-signed certificate or a certificate sign request.

The generate command is targeted to only the Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote
Supervisor Adapter II, and IMM. Specially, out-of-band mode of the command is
supported for IMM only. The generate command generates a private key and
public key pair with a self-signed certificate or certificate sign request (CSR). The
generation can take a few seconds to complete, depending on the state of the
Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM.

The generate command requires an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file that
contains the certificate information that you want in the directory from which the
ASU is running. When you extract the ASU files, a template file (template.xml) is
extracted. This file provides an XML file with the correct syntax. Modify this XML
file with the information you need to generate the selected certificate.

To learn more about supported commands of settings for IMM-based servers, see
“Supported commands for IMM-based certificate management” on page 82.

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 Note: The XML file supports the self-signed certificate request and the certificate
sign request (CSR). The start and end tag for the self-signed certificate is
new_key_and_self_signed_cert_info. The start and end tag for a certificate sign
request is new_key_and_cert_sign_req_info.

Template.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<asu version="2.1">
<new_key_and_self_signed_cert_info>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>countryName</name>
<value minlen="2" maxlen="2">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>stateOrProvinceName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="30">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>localityName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="50">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>organizationName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>commonName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>Name</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>emailAddress</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>validityPeriod</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="2">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>organizationalUnitName</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>Surname</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>givenName</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>

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 <name>Initials</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="20">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>dnQualifier</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
</new_key_and_self_signed_cert_info>
<new_key_and_cert_sign_req_info>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>countryName</name>
<value minlen="2" maxlen="2">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>stateOrProvinceName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="30">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>localityName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="50">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>organizationName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Required">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>commonName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>Name</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>emailAddress</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>organizationalUnitName</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>Surname</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>givenName</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>Initials</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="20">xx</value>

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 </item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0001</vectorID>
<name>dnQualifier</name>
<value minlen="0" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0002</vectorID>
<name>challengePassword</name>
<value minlen="6" maxlen="30">xx</value>
</item>
<item type="Optional">
<vectorID>0002</vectorID>
<name>unstructuredName</name>
<value minlen="1" maxlen="60">xx</value>
</item>
</new_key_and_cert_sign_req_info>
</asu>

Table 68. Explanation of XML

Item Description
Country name The two-letter ISO abbreviation for your country.
State or Province name The state or province where your organization is located. Do
not abbreviate.
Locality name The city where your organization is located.
Organization name The exact legal name of your organization. Do not
abbreviate.
Common name A fully qualified domain name that resolves to the SSL VPN
device. For example, to secure the URL https://
ssl.yourdomain.com, the common name of the certificate
sign request should be ssl.yourdomain.com.
Name Optional field for entering a contact name.
Email address Optional field for entering a contact email address.
Organization unit name Optional field for the name of the unit in your organization.
Surname Optional field for entering the surname of a contact person.
givenName Optional field for entering the given name of a contact.
Initials Optional field for entering the initials of a contact name.
dnQualifier Optional field for entering the domain name qualifier.
Challenge password Optional attribute. If you specify a challenge password in
the certificate sign request, you must know the challenge
password if you want to revoke the certificate later.
unstructuredName Optional field for entering the unstructured name for a
contact.

Notes
1. The xx field requires user input. The minimum length for each vector (item) is
identified by minlen=, and the maximum length is identified by maxlen=. For
example, for the vector named stateOrProvinceName, the minlen is 1, the maxlen
is 30, and a valid xx value is Vermont.
2. Items that are identified as "Required" have to be updated with user data.
Items that are identified as "Optional" do not have to be updated. If the
optional items are not updated, remove them from the XML file.

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3. The ASU requires that you provide the XML file with the correct data for the
generate command to run correctly.

Syntax

The syntax of the generate command is

asu generate setting xml_file [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of a valid Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor

Adapter II, or IMM setting, and xml_file is the name of an XML file that contains
valid information.

When generating a SSH key in IMM, the syntax of the generate command is
asu generate setting [-nx] [connect_options]

because the xml_file is not required for generating an SSH key.

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the generate command is a message that indicates that the Remote
Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM has completed the
command successfully.

The generate command for a self-signed certificate and corresponding output are
shown in the following example.

Command

Command line:
asu generate RSA_Generate_SSL_Client_Certificate asu.xml

Output:
Certificate was generated successfully!

Command line:
asu generate IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT asu.xml

Output:

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 Certificate was generated successfully!

The generate command for a certificate sign request certificate and corresponding
output are shown in the following example:

Command line:
asu generate IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CSR asu.xml

Output:
Certificate was generated successfully!

The generate command for SSH Key and corresponding output are shown in the
following example:

Command line:
asu generate IMM.SSH_SERVER_KEY

Output:
Certificate was generated successfully!

Help command
Use the help command to view help information for one or more settings. For
BIOS settings, this command provides the same help that you access when you
press F1 during startup.

Syntax

The syntax of the help command is

asu help [setting | class] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of an ASU setting and class is the name of an ASU class of
settings.

Note: The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password will
not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user, and
--password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the server
running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The --user
user_id and --password password connect options are not required if you are using
the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the help command shows the help text for one or more settings. The
name and description of the setting are followed by the help title and the help text.
<setting 1>: <setting description 1>
<help title 1>
--------------
<help text 1>
<setting 2>: <setting description 2>
<help title 2>
--------------

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<help text 2>

•
•
•
<setting n>: <setting description n>
<help title n>
--------------
<help text n>

The help command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
BootOrder.BootOrder: Boot Order
Help for Boot Order
-------------------

Output:
Specify, from the list of bootable devices, the desired order in which
to search for bootable media. One or more items from the list may be
specified.

Command line:
asu help CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3

Output:
CMOS_PrimaryBootDevice3: Third Startup Device

Help for Startup Device

-----------------------
The system uses a startup sequence to determine which device
will be the startup device. The startup device is the
diskette drive, hard disk, or network adapter which will be used
to load the operating system. This field specifies the third
device for which a system start will be attempted. If the
start from this device fails, the system will attempt to
start from the fourth startup device.

Command line:
asu help bios

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA: Diskette Drive A

Help for Diskette Drive

-----------------------
If you change or add a diskette drive, you might need to
use this option to set the correct type.

CMOS_CRTRequired: Displayless Operation

Help for Displayless Operation
------------------------------
This option suppresses the error messages that
normally occur when no video device is present.

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 Operating System USB Support
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Choose which operating system you will be using
for RSA II USB support.

Import command
Use the import command to import a certificate into the Remote Supervisor
Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM.

Syntax

The import command is targeted to a Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote

Supervisor Adapter II or IMM. Use the command to import a certificate into the
Remote Supervisor Adapteror Remote Supervisor Adapter II command or IMM.
Out-of-band mode of the command is supported for IMM only. The import
command requires a binary certificate file that is in the same directory from which
the ASU is running.

You are only allowed to import the CA-signed certificate (it differs from
self-signed) into the HTTPS Server Certificate Management and Lenovo Systems
Director over HTTPS Certificate Management section.

For the section SSL Client Certificate Management, the first two settings
SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CERT and SSL_LDAP_CLIENT_CSR,

also only permit CA-signed certificates to be imported. But for the other three
settings shown below, both self-signed and CA-signed certificates can be imported:
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2
v SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3

The certificate to be imported should be in the .der format. If you want to set up
your own independent certificate authority and sign your certificate sign request
file, see “Managing certificates for IMM-based systems” on page 81 to set up a
certificate authority and sign a certificate sign request.

Note: See “Supported commands for IMM-based certificate management” on page

82 to learn more about supported commands of settings for IMM-based servers.
For the following settings, if the certificate already exists, you must delete it before
you import the certificate:
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT1
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT2
SSL_CLIENT_TRUSTED_CERT3

The syntax of the import command is

asu import setting certificate_binary_file [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of an ASU setting and certificate_binary_file is the name of a file
that is generated with the valid certificate information.

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 Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. It is represented
by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the
operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the import command is a message that indicates that the Remote
Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter II, or IMM has completed the
command successfully.

You can import the signed certificate in .der format only. See “Managing
certificates for IMM-based systems” on page 81 to set up a certificate authority and
sign a certificate sign request to learn about how to set up your own CA.

The import command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu import RSA_Import_Trusted_Certificate_1 asu.cert

Output:
Certificate was imported successfully!

Command line:
asu import IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT asu.cert

Output:
Certificate was imported successfully!

Loaddefault command
Use the loaddefault command to load default values for one or more settings.

Limitations

Note the following limitations related to the loaddefault command.

v Not all settings in the definition or configuration file have assigned default
values.
v The loaddefault command sets the default settings for only the settings that
have defined default values in the configuration file.
v On BIOS-based servers, the loaddefault command should not be viewed or
used as a general restore factory defaults command.

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 v On IMM-based servers, when the loaddefault command is run remotely (using
the --host connectivity option) the authentication and password class settings
are not applied.
v On IMM-based servers that are running the ASU 3.00, the loaddefault
command is not functionally equivalent to the Restore Defaults function that is
defined in the IMM web interface. You have to use the IMM web interface or the
server Setup utility settings to restore the IMM settings to the factory defaults.
v On IMM-based servers that are running the ASU 3.01 or later (and have the
required IMM firmware that is described in Chapter 1, “Using the Advanced
Settings Utility,” on page 1 to configure settings in IMM-based servers), the
loaddefault command is now functionally equivalent to the Restore Defaults
function that is defined in the IMM web interface. Settings from other groups
are still not the equivalent of the Restore Factory Defaults function that is
available through the server Setup utility (the F1 option).

Note: For the ASU 3.01, some instances are deleted when you run the loaddefault
command. To determine which instances are deleted, use the showdefault
command. Instances that have a default value of remove are deleted.

The following example shows theshowdefault command being used on a setting

that has a default action of remove, and the loaddefault command then being used
on the setting.

Command line:
asu showdefault IMM.LoginId.7

Output:
IMM.LoginId.7=<remove>

Command line:
asu loaddefault IMM.LoginId.7

Output:
Could not find setting IMM.LoginId.7

Syntax

The syntax of the loaddefault command is

asu loaddefault [setting | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of an ASU setting and class is the name of an ASU class of
settings.

Notes
1. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
2. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x is
represented by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not
specified, the operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
3. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password

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 will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the loaddefault command is displayed if a setting is changed to the

default value. If a setting is already set to the default value, no output is displayed.
If a setting is not already set to the default value, the value is changed, and the
output is shown as the output of the set command.

Note: Starting with the ASU 3.01, there are exceptions on IMM-based servers.
Performing the loaddefault command on a group of settings (for example, IMM,
UEFI, SYSTEM_PROD_DATA, BOOT_ORDER, and all) can trigger a reset to factory
defaults. If the group is being reset to factory defaults, the setting names and their
new values are not displayed. Instead, the ASU displays the message Issuing
reset of IMM.

Without the -v parameter:

<setting 1>=<default value 1>
<setting 2>=<default value 2>

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<setting n>=<default value n>

With the -v parameter:

<setting 1>: <setting 1 description> = <default value 1>
<setting 2>: <setting 2 description> = <default value 2>

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<setting n>: <setting n description> = <default value n>

The loaddefault command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu loaddefault uEFI.Com1BaudRate

Output:
uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200

Command line:
asu loaddefault CMOS_CRTRequired

Output:
CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled

Command line:
asu loaddefault CMOS_KbdRequired -v

Output:

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 CMOS_KbdRequired: Keyboardless Operation = Enabled

Command line:
asu loaddefault bios

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"
CMOS_CRTRequired= Enabled
CMOS_WakeOnLAN=Enabled

Command line (IMM-based servers with ASU 3.01 or later):

asu loaddefault IMM

Output:
Issuing reset of IMM
The IMM has started the reset. Waiting for the reset to complete.
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Reset completed successfully

Command line (IMM-based servers with ASU 3.01 or later):

asu loaddefault all

Output:
Connected to IMM at IP address 9.5.107.158
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentifier=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag=
uEFI.TurboModeEnable=Disable
uEFI.OperatingMode=Custom Mode
.
.
.
Issuing reset of IMM
The IMM has started the reset. Waiting for the reset to complete.
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Reset completed successfully

Patchadd command
Use the patchadd command to add support for a particular firmware setting to the
ASU. This command is for BIOS-based servers only.

Depending on the system from which you are running this command, a BIOS
patch might not be added because the BIOS patch is already contained in the BIOS
ROM.

Syntax

The syntax of the patchadd command is

asu patchadd patch_filename

where

patch_filename is the name of a patch file. For a description of the patch file format,
see “About ASU patch files” on page 10.

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 Output

The output of the patchadd command shows the success or failure of adding a
patch. If the patch is successfully added, a message is shown indicating that a new
patch was written to the executable file, and information about the patch is
provided. If the patch could not be added, a message is shown indicating why the
patch failed.

If the patch command is successful, the output looks similar to this example:
Wrote new patch <<patch identification>> to <executable>
Wrote patch footer to <executable>

If the patch command is not successful (duplicate), the output looks similar to this
example:
<<patch identification>> already patched.
Wrote patch footer to <executable>

The patchadd command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Successful patch

Command line:
asu patchadd T2C125A.def

Output:
Wrote new patch <T2[25->25] (BIOS)> to ./asu
Wrote patch footer to ./asu

System BIOS already has a patch

Command line:
asu patchadd T2C125A.def

Output:
BIOS def file already defined in BIOS ROM!

Patchextract command
Use the patchextract command to extract a patch from the ASU to a patch file.
This command is for BIOS-based servers only.

You can patch the extracted patch file to another version of the ASU by using the
patchadd command.

Syntax

The syntax of the patchextract command is

asu patchextract patch_number patch_filename

where

patch_number is the patch number to extract and patch_filename is the name of the
patch file that is extracted.

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 To show the patch number for each patch, use the patchlist command.

Output

The output of the patchextract command shows the success or failure of the
extraction operation. If the extraction is successful, a message is displayed
indicating which patch was extracted and the name of the file to which it was
extracted.
Extracted patch <patch number>: <<patch identification>> to <patch filename>

The patchextract command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu patchextract 1 T2.def

Output:
Extracted patch 1: <T2[25->25] (BIOS)> to T2.def

Patchlist command
Use the patchlist command to display the patches that are applied to the ASU.
This command is for BIOS-based servers only.

Syntax

The syntax of the patchlist command is

asu patchlist

Output

The output of the patchlist command is a list of patches. Each patch has a patch
number and patch identification.
Patch <patch number 1>: <<patch identification 1>>
Patch <patch number 2>: <<patch identification 2>>

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Patch <patch number n>: <<patch identification n>>

The patchlist command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu patchlist

Output:
Patch 1: <T2[25->25] (BIOS)>
Patch 2: <GE[00->99] (RSA)>
Patch 3: <GE[46->46] (BIOS)>

Patchremove command
Use the patchremove command to remove a patch from the ASU. This command is
for BIOS-based servers only.

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 Depending on the system from which you are running the patchremove command,
the BIOS patch might not be removed because the patch is contained in the BIOS
ROM.

Syntax

The syntax of the patchremove command is

asu patchremove patch_number

where

patch_number is the patch number to extract. Use the patchlist command to show
the patch number for each patch.

Output

The output of the patchremove command shows the outcome of the removal
operation. If the removal is successful, messages are displayed that indicate the
removal of a patch and the copy of each patch to the temporary executable file.
Copied patch <<patch identification>> to <temporary executable>
Removing patch <<patch identification>> from <executable>

The patchremove command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu patchremove 2

Output:
Copied patch <T2[25->25] (BIOS)> to smep2tmp-9yFPOa
Removing patch <GE[00->99] (RSA)> from ./asu

The patchremove command is attempting to remove a BIOS patch that is in BIOS

ROM, and the corresponding output is shown in the following example.

Command line:
asu patchremove 3

Output:
Cannot remove patch in BIOS ROM, patch <T2[25->25]. (BIOS)> is not removed.

Readraw command
Use the redraw command to read raw CMOS data and save it in a file to use on
other systems by using the writeraw command. This command is for BIOS-based
servers only.

Syntax

The syntax of the redraw command is

asu readraw filename [-nx]

where

filename is the name of a file to which the raw CMOS data is saved.

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 Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

Output

The output of the readraw command is a message that indicates that the raw read
operation is completed.

Command line:
asu readraw CMOSraw.dat

Output:
Raw CMOS read from CMOS, written to CMOSraw.dat

Rebootbmc command
Use the rebootbmc command to restart the baseboard management controller. This
command is for BIOS-based servers only.

This command is useful because the system must be restarted after you make
changes to baseboard management controller settings.

Syntax

The syntax of the rebootbmc command is

asu rebootbmc [-nx]

Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

Output

The output of the rebootbmc command is a message that indicates that the restart
of the baseboard management controller is completed.

The rebootbmc command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu rebootbmc

Output:
Rebooting BMC...done

Rebootimm command
Use the rebootimm command to restart the integrated management module (IMM).
This command is for IMM-based servers only.

This command is useful because you must restart the IMM after making changes
to IMM settings. This command takes approximately 4 minutes to complete.

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 Syntax

The syntax of the rebootimm command is

asu rebootimm [-nx] [connect_options] [-a]

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.
3. If the option –a parameter is specified, ASU restarts all nodes in the same
partition. ASU does not support restarting multiple partitions.

Output

The output of the rebootimm command is a message that indicates that the restart
of the IMM is completed.

The following example shows the rebootimm command and corresponding output.

Command line:
asu rebootimm

Output:
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Issuing reset command to IMM.
The IMM has started the reset. Waiting for the reset to complete.
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Reset completed successfully.

Rebootrsa command
Use the rebootrsa command to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote
Supervisor Adapter II. This command is for BIOS-based servers only.

This command is useful because you must restart a Remote Supervisor Adapter or
Remote Supervisor Adapter II after you make changes to the Remote Supervisor
Adapter settings. This command takes approximately 30 seconds to complete.

Syntax

The syntax of the rebootrsa command is

asu rebootrsa [-nx]

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 Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

Output

The output of the rebootrsa command is a message that indicates that the restart
of the Remote Supervisor Adapter is completed.

The following example shows the rebootrsa command and corresponding output.

Command line:
asu rebootrsa

Output:
Rebooting RSA/RSA2...done

Replicate command
Use the replicate command to replicate all settings in the update configuration
file.

On IMM-based servers, the replicate command skips the settings that are defined
as noreplicate. To see the settings that are defined as noreplicate, use the show
command and specify the noreplicate class.

Syntax

The syntax of the replicate command is

asu replicate file_name [connect_options]

where

file_name is the name of the file that was created by a previous asu save command
or by redirecting the output of a previous asu show command to a file.

Note: The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password will
not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user, and
--password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the server
running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The --user
user_id and --password password connect options are not required if you are using
the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the replicate command is a list of output from set commands.
<setting 1>=<value 1>
<setting 2>=<value 2>

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<setting n>=<value n>

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 The replicate command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line (IMM-based servers):

asu replicate rep.data

rep.data file (Show or save output file):

uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200
uEFI.Com1DataBits=8
uEFI.Com1Parity=None
uEFI.Com1StopBits=1
uEFI.Com1TextEmul=VT100
uEFI.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable
uEFI.Com1FlowControl=Disable

Output:
uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200
uEFI.Com1DataBits=8
uEFI.Com1Parity=None
uEFI.Com1StopBits=1
uEFI.Com1TextEmul=VT100
uEFI.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable
uEFI.Com1FlowControl=Disable

Command line (BIOS-based servers):

asu replicate rep.data

rep.data file (Show output file):

CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Output:
CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Note: The output is identical to the show output file that is used as input to the
replicate command.

Resetrsa command
Use the resetrsa command to reset the Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote
Supervisor Adapter II to the default settings and then restart it. This command is
for BIOS-based servers only.

This command takes approximately 30 seconds to complete.

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 Syntax

The syntax of the resetrsa command is

asu resetrsa [-nx]

Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

Output

The output of the resetrsa command is a message that indicates that the restart of
the Remote Supervisor Adapter is completed.

The following example shows the resetrsa command and corresponding output.

Command line:
asu resetrsa

Output:
Rebooting RSA/RSA2...done

Restore command
Use the restore command to restore all settings that are defined in the update
configuration file on the server.

On IMM-based servers, the backup control settings are not restored by default. To
restore the backup control settings on an IMM-based server, you must specify the
-incbackupctl modifier (refer to the section “Command modifiers” on page 65 for
specific syntax.

Limitations

During a restore operation, settings that are defined in the password and
authentication classes are not restored. To list the settings that belong to either the
password or authentication class, use the following command:
asu showvalues authentication

To list only the password class settings, use the following command:
asu showvalues password

During a restore operation, the ASU does not delete settings that might exist on
the target server that is being restored and that are not included in the restore file.

The restore command restores the values that are defined in the restore file for
those settings that exist in the target system. Therefore, the restore operation
should be viewed as restoring values and not as a system settings restore
command.

Syntax

The syntax of the restore command is

asu restore file_name [--incbackupctl ] [-nx] [connect_options]

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where

file_name is the name of the file that was created by a previous asu save command
or by redirecting the output of a previous asu show command to a file.

Notes
1. The optional -incbackupctl parameter is used on a restore operation to specify
whether the settings defined by the backupctl class are to be included. To list
the backcupctl class, use the show, command and specify the backupctl class.
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

Each setting and the restored value are displayed.

<setting 1>=<value 1>
<setting 2>=<value 2>

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<setting n>=<value n>

The restore command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line (IMM-based servers):

asu restore rep.data

rep.data file (Show or save output file):

uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200
uEFI.Com1DataBits=8
uEFI.Com1Parity=None
uEFI.Com1StopBits=1
uEFI.Com1TextEmul=VT100
uEFI.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable
uEFI.Com1FlowControl=Disable

Output:
uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200
uEFI.Com1DataBits=8
uEFI.Com1Parity=None
uEFI.Com1StopBits=1
uEFI.Com1TextEmul=VT100
uEFI.Com1ActiveAfterBoot=Enable
uEFI.Com1FlowControl=Disable

Command line (BIOS-based servers):

asu restore rep.data

rep.data file (Show or save output file):

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 CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Output:
CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Note: The output is identical to the save or show output file that is used as input
in the restore command.

Save command
Use the save command to save all settings to a file.

By default, backup control settings (settings in the class backupctl) are saved unless
an optional modifier is specified. The supported modifiers include --group,
--setlist, and --excbackupctl (refer to “Command modifiers” on page 65 for the
specific syntax).

Limitations

Settings that are defined in the password class or authentication settings (user IDs)
class settings are not saved during a save operation. To list the settings that belong
to the password class, type the following command:
asu showvalues password

Syntax

The syntax of the save command is

asu save file_name [--group group_name | --setlist set_name1..set_nameN]
[--excbackupctl] [-nx] [connect_options]

where

file_name is the name of the file to which the saved settings are written.

Notes
1. If the optional --group parameter is specified, only settings that belong to the
specified group are saved.
2. If the optional --setlist parameter is specified, only settings that belong to the
specified list of settings are saved.
3. If the optional --excbackupctl parameter is specified, backup control settings
(settings in the class backupctl) are not saved.
4. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).

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5. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the save command is a message that indicates that the settings are
saved to the file name that is specified in the command.

The save command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line to save all settings:

asu save save.txt

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

save.txt file (Save output file):

CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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BMC_CRTRequired=Enabled
BMC_KbdRequired=Enabled

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Command line to save all BIOS settings:

asu save save.txt --group bios

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

save.txt file (Save output file):

CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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Command line to save all IMM settings:

asu save save.txt --group IMM

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

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 save.txt file (Save output file):
IMM.PowerRestorePolicy=Last state
IMM.PowerOnAtSpecifiedTime_Year=0

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Command line to save only the IMM.LockoutPeriod and UEFI.rehook19 settings:

asu save save.txt --setlist IMM.LockoutPeriod uEFI.rehook19

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

save.txt file (Save output file):

IMM.LockoutPeriod=2
uEFI.rehook19=CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

Command line to save all settings except those in the backupctl class:
asu save save.txt --excbackupctl

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

save.txt file (Save output file):

uEFI.TurboModeEnable=Enable
uEFI.ProcessorEistEnable=Enable

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Command line to save all BIOS settings from node 2:

asu save save.txt --group bios -n2

Output:
Settings saved to save.txt

save.txt file (Save output file):

CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled
CMOS_KbdRequired=Enabled

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Set command
Use the set command to either change the value of a setting or to list a setting.

The set command also creates an instance if the instance number does not exist,
and if the instance value is less than or equal to the maximum allowed instances
for the setting. For more information about instances, see “Instances of settings” on
page 19.

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Syntax

The syntax of the set command is either

asu set setting value [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where setting is the name of a setting to change. Use the command asu show all to
show a list of available settings; value is the exact value string to set for the setting.

For settings with a single value, the asu showvalues command output is
setting_name=value.

OR
asu set setting value1=value2=valueN [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where setting is the name of a setting to change that can accept a list of values. Use
the asu showvalues setting command to show a list of all values that are available
for the setting.

For settings that allow a list of values, the asu showvalues command output syntax
is setting_name==value1=value2=valueN. The double equal sign (==) shows that
the setting can accept either single or multiple values in an ordered list.

Notes
1. Values that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks (" "). If a value
contains quotation marks, add a backslash ( \ ) before each quotation mark in
the value.
2. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
3. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
4. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the set command when the -v parameter is not specified is the
setting name and the new value. When the -v parameter is specified, the
description of the setting is also shown.

The setting with a single value without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<new value>

The setting with a single value with the -v parameter:

<setting>: <setting description> = <new value>

The setting with multiple values without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<new value1>=<new value2>=<new valueN>

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 The setting with multiple values with the -v parameter:
<setting>: <setting description>=<new value1>=<new value2>=<new valueN>

The set command and corresponding output are shown in the following examples.

Command line:
asu set CMOS_CRTRequired Disabled

Output:
CMOS_CRTRequired=Disabled

Command line:
asu set CMOS_DisketteA "1.44 MB 3.5\""

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"

Command line:
asu set RSAIP_HostIPAddress1 192.168.0.100

Output:
RSAIP_HostIPAddress1=192.168.0.100

Command line:
asu set RSAString_LoginId2 rsauser

Output:
RSAString_LoginId2=rsauser

Command line to set the boot order to be CD/DVD ROM, then diskette, and then
Hard Disk 0:
asu set BootOrder.BootOrder "CD/DVD Rom=Floppy Disk=Hard Disk 0"

Output:
BootOrder.BootOrder=CD/DVD Rom=Floppy Disk=Hard Disk 0

Create a new record instance and set the record key setting

Command line:
asu set iSCSI.AttemptName.2 "MyAttempt2Name"

Output:
iSCSI.AttempName.2=MyAttempt2Name

Note: All other settings in this record (for example, iSCSI.LocalIp.2 and
iSCSI.SubnetMask.2) are set to default values.

To set the other settings for this instance in this record, refer to the following
examples:

Command line:
asu set iSCSI.LocalIp.2 "9.5.107.170"

Output:

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 iSCSI.LocalIp.2=9.5.107.170

The output is followed by this command line:

asu set iSCSI.SubnetMask.2 "255.255.255.0"

Output:
iSCSI.SubnetMask.2="255.255.255.0"

Setenc command
Use the setenc command to change the value of a setting or to list a setting.

You can apply an encrypted value (<encrypted value>) to a setting. The encrypted
value is a value returned by the encrypt command. If <encrypted value> contains
spaces, it must be enclosed in double-quotation marks (" ").

Syntax

The syntax of the setenc command is either

asu setenc setting <encrypted value>

where setting is the name of a setting to change. Use the command asu show all to
show a list of available settings; value is the exact encrypted value string to set for
setting. For settings with a single value, the asu showvalues command output is
setting_name=<encrypted value>.

OR
asu set setting value1=value2=valueN [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where setting is the name of a setting to change that can accept a list of values. Use
the asu showvalues setting command to show a list of all values that are available
for the setting.

Output

The output of the setenc command when the -v parameter is not specified is the
setting name and the new value. When the -v parameter is specified, the
description of the setting is also shown.

The setting with a single value without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<new value>

The setting with a single value with the -v parameter:

<setting>: <setting description> = <new value>

The setting with multiple values without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<new value1>=<new value2>=<new valueN>

The setting with multiple values with the -v parameter:

<setting>: <setting description>=<new value1>=<new value2>=<new valueN>

The setenc command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:

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 asu setenc CMOS_CRTRequired 5vMOYnMPa1
The “5vMOYnMPa1” equals “Enable” encrypted by command encrypt.

Output:
CMOS_CRTRequired=Disabled

Show command
Use the show command to see the current value of one or more settings.

Syntax

The syntax of the show command is either

asu show [all | --group group_name | setting_name |
--setlist name1..nameN | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

If no command modifier or class setting is specified, all settings and their current
values are displayed.

Notes
1. If the optional all parameter is specified, all settings are displayed.
2. If the optional --group group_name is specified, only settings in the group
group_name are displayed.
3. If the optional --setlist name1..nameN is specified, only the settings that are
specified in name1..nameN are displayed.
4. If the optional class setting is specified, only settings that belong to the specific
class are displayed.
5. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
6. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
7. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not provide for out-of-band way now. The default user and password will
not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user, and
--password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the server
running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The --user
user_id and --password password connect options are not required if you are
using the local KCSinterface.

Output

If the -v parameter is not specified, the setting and the current value are displayed.
If the -v parameter is specified, the description of the setting is displayed as well
as an indicator that the value is the default value.

The setting without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<current value>

The setting with the -v parameter:

<setting>: <setting description> = <current value> [(default)]

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 Command line:
asu show RSAIP_HostIPAddress1

Output:
RSAIP_HostIPAddress1=192.168.0.100

Command line:
asu show CMOS_WakeOnLAN -v

Output:
CMOS_WakeOnLAN: Wake On Lan = Enabled (default)

Command line:
asu show bios

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"
CMOS_CRTRequired=Disabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Showdefault command
Use the showdefault command to show the default value for one or more settings.

Syntax

The syntax of the showdefault command is either

asu showdefault [all | --group group_name | setting_name |
--setlist name1..nameN | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

If no setting command modifier or class setting is specified, all settings and their
current values are displayed.

Notes
1. If the optional all parameter is specified, all settings are displayed.
2. If the optional --group group_name is specified, only settings in the group
group_name are displayed.
3. If the optional --setlist name1..nameN is specified, only the settings that are
specified in name1..nameN are displayed.
4. If the optional class setting is specified, only settings that belong to the specific
class are displayed.
5. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
6. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
7. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,

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 and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

If the -v parameter is not specified, the setting and the default value are displayed.
If the -v parameter is specified, the description of the setting is also displayed.

The setting without the -v parameter:

setting=default value

The setting with the -v parameter:

setting: setting description = default value

For instance settings, the default state can be that the instance does not exist. If this
is the case, the default value that is displayed by the showdefault command is
delete. This response indicates that all instances of the setting are deleted if the
loaddefault command is performed on the setting. For more information about
instances, see “Instances of settings” on page 19.

The showdefault command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu showdefault CMOS_WakeOnLAN -v

Output:
CMOS_WakeOnLAN: Wake On Lan = Enabled

Command line:
asu showdefault bios

Output:
CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"
CMOS_CRTRequired=Disabled

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CMOS_OSUSBControl=Other OS

Command line:
asu showdefault iSCSI.AttemptName.1

Output:
iSCSI.AttemptName.1=<remove>

Showgroups command
Use the showgroups command to list the setting groups that are available on the
server.

The settings are organized into groups. All uEFI settings belong to the uEFI group,
and all BIOS settings belong to the BIOS group. The listed groups can be used as a
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 class of commands that support the class modifier, or they can be used with the
--group group option on commands that support this option.

Syntax

The syntax of the showgroups command is

asu showgroups [-nx] [connect_options]

Notes
1. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x can be a
number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is
performed on the primary node (node 1).
2. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The setting groups that are available on the server are displayed.

The showgroups command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu showgroups

Output on an IMM-based server:

IMM
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA
uEFI
BootOrder

Output on a BIOS-based server:

bios
bmc
rsa

Showlocation command
Use the showlocation command to show the location of one or more settings. This
command is for BIOS-based servers only.

This command shows where the actual data for the setting is stored.

Syntax

The syntax of the showlocation command is

asu showlocation [all | --group group_name | setting_name |
--setlist name1..nameN | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

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 If no setting command modifier or class setting is specified, all settings and their
current values are displayed.

Notes
1. If the optional all parameter is specified, all settings are displayed.
2. If the optional --group group_name is specified, only settings in the group
group_name are displayed.
3. If the optional --setlist name1..nameN is specified, only the settings that are
specified in name1..nameN are displayed.
4. If the optional class setting is specified, only settings that belong to the specific
class are displayed.
5. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
6. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x is
represented by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not
specified, the operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
7. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local Lenovointerface.

Output

If the -v parameter is not specified, the setting and its location are displayed. If the
-v parameter is specified, the description of the setting is also displayed.

Without the -v parameter:

<setting>=<location>[<extra location info>]

if <location> is CMOS, <extra location info> is of the form

<byte offset>","<bit offset>","<number of bits>
if <location> is SP, <extra location info> is of the form
<SP dot byte 1>"."<SP dot byte 2>"," ... "."<SP dot byte n>
if <location> is SP6, <extra location info> is of the form
">"<write command info> ">"<read command info> and <write command info>
and <read command info> are of the form
<read command byte>["@"<data offset>]
("."<command data>)*["|"<request data length>]

With the -v parameter:

<setting>: <setting description> {
<location>[<extra location info>]
}

if <location> is CMOS, <extra location info> is of the form

<byte offset>","<bit offset>","<number of bits>
if <location> is SP, <extra location info> is of the form
<SP dot byte 1>"."<SP dot byte 2>"." ... "."<SP dot byte n>
if <location> is SP6, <extra location info> is of the form
">"<write command info> "<"<read command info> and <write command info>
and <read command info> are of the form
<read command byte>["@"<data offset>]
("."<command data>)*["|"<request data length>]

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 The showlocation command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

Command line:
asu showlocation CMOS_SerialA

Output:
CMOS_SerialA=CMOS[70,00,03]

Command line:
asu showlocation CMOS_SerialA -v

Output:
CMOS_SerialA: Serial Port A {
CMOS[70,00,03]
}

Command line:
asu showlocation RSA_Network1

Output:
RSA_Network1=SP[04.09.01.01.02]

Command line:
asu showlocation RSA_Network1 -v

Output:
RSA_Network1: Network Interface 1 {
SP[04.09.01.01.02]
}

Showvalues command
Use the showvalues command to list all possible values for one or more settings.

This command is useful for finding the value parameter that is used for the set
command. The showvalues command also describes the setting interdependencies
information.

Syntax

The syntax of the showvalues command is

asu showdefault [all | --group group_name | setting_name |
--setlist name1..nameN | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

asu showvalues [all | --group group_name | setting_name | --setlist name1..nameN |

--instances | class] [-v | -t] [-nx] [connect_options]

Notes
1. If the optional all parameter is specified, all settings are displayed.
2. If the optional --group group_name is specified, only settings in the group
group_name are displayed.
3. If the optional --setlist name1..nameN is specified, only the settings that are
specified in name1..nameN are displayed.

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 4. If the optional class setting is specified, only settings that belong to the specific
class are displayed.
5. If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
6. If the optional -t parameter is used, the output includes the raw values.
7. If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for
node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x is
represented by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not
specified, the operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
8. The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host
ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all
required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password
will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user,
and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the
server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The
--user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if
you are using the local KCS interface.
9. If the optional --instances parameter is specified, only settings that can have
instances are displayed. The minimum and maximum number of instances
allowed for the settings is also displayed. For more information about
instances, see “Instances of settings” on page 19.

Output

If the -v parameter is not specified, the setting and its value are displayed. If the
-v parameter is specified, the description of the setting is also displayed.

If the setting is an enumerated type:

-v and -t not specified:
<setting>=<value 1>=<value 2>=...=<value n>
-v specified:
<setting>: <setting description> {
<value 1>
<value 2>
.
.
.
<value n>
}
-t specified:
<setting>=<value 1>[<raw 1>]=<value 2>[<raw 2>]=...=<value n>[<raw n>]

If the setting is a string type:

-v not specified:
<setting>=char[<length>]
<length> is the max length string that can be entered.
If <length> is omitted, there is no maximum.
-v specified:
<setting>: <setting description> {
char[<length>]
}
<length> is the max length string that can be entered.
If <length> is omitted, there is no maximum.

If the setting is an IP address type:

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-v not specified:
<setting>= x.x.x.x where (0 <= x <= 255)
-v specified:
<setting>: <setting description> {
A string formatted x.x.x.x, where x is an integer from 0 to 255
}

If the setting is a MAC address type:

-v not specified:
<setting>= x:x:x:x where (0 <= x <= FF)
-v specified:
<setting>: <setting description> {
A string formatted x:x:x:x, where x is a hex integer from 0 to FF
}

If the setting is a keystroke sequence type:

-v not specified:
<setting>=(c )* where c in [0x01-0xFF, ’ESC’, ^A-^Z, ^[-^_, ’ ’-’~’]
-v specified:
<setting>: <setting description> {
A space-separated sequence of characters where each of the characters is:
0x01-0xFF, ’ESC’, ^A-^Z, ^[-^_, ’ ’, ’!’, ’#’, ’$’, ’%’, ’&’,
’(’, ’)’, ’*’, ’+’, ’,’, ’-’, ’.’, ’/’, ’0’-’9’, ’:’, ’;’, ’<’,
’=’, ’>’, ’?’, ’@’, A’-’Z’, ’[’, ’\’, ’]’, ’^’, ’_’, ’a’-’z’,
’{’, ’|’, '}’, or ’~’

If the --instances parameter is specified, the output for a setting that is not part of
a record is:
-v not specified:
<setting>= numeric type=dec min=0 max=65535 default=3260 [min=0, max=256]
The output for the setting indicates that it can have anywhere from
0 to 256 instances. This is indicated by '[min=0, max=256]’
-v specified:
<setting>: T <setting description> {
numeric data
numeric type = dec
minimum value = 0
maximum value = 65535
default value = 3260
min instances = 0
max instances = 256
}

The verbose output for the setting also indicates that it can have anywhere from 0
to 256 instances. This is indicated by min instances = 0 and max instances = 256.

If the --instances parameter is specified, the output for settings that are part of a
record is:
-v not specified:
setting1=char[] default="" [min=0, max=12] recordKey
setting2=char[] default="" [min=0, max=12] recordKey="setting1"
setting3=char[] default="" [min=0, max=12] recordKey="setting1"

The output for all of the settings indicate that they can have anywhere from 0 to 12
instances. Setting1 is the recordKey , and setting2 and setting3 are part of a record,

where

setting1 is the key setting.

For more information about records, see “Record management” on page 20.

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 -v specified:
<setting1>: <setting1 description> {
char[]
default =
min instances = 0
max instances = 12
Record Key
}
<setting2>: <setting2 description> {
char[]
maximum characters = 16
pattern = ^(.{4,16})?
default =
Record Key = <setting1>
}
<setting3>: <setting3 description> {
char[]
maximum characters = 16
pattern = ^(.{4,16})?
default =
Record Key = <setting1>
}

The verbose output for setting1 also indicates that it can have anywhere from 0 to
256 instances. In this case, it is indicated by min instances = 0 and max instances
= 256. Setting1 is the recordKey

, and setting2 and setting3 are part of the same record as setting1,

where

setting1 is the key setting.

For more information about records, see “Record management” on page 20.

If the setting is a certificate-related setting:

-v not specified:
<setting>=*<generate>=<import>=...=<export>
-v specified:
<setting>:<setting long name> {
generate
import
export
}
"generate, import, export" are methods supported by this certificate setting.

If the setting has interdependency information:

Setting 1 has clear dependency:

<setting 1>=<value 11>=<value 12>=...=<value 1n>

This setting is hidden if the result of the following expression is true:

" <setting 2>== <value 20> "
Refer to the ASU User’s Guide for the settings which is marked as (*).

Setting 1 depends on both internal settings and system environment:

(*)<setting 1>=<value 11>=<value 12>=...=<value 1n>
See the ASU User’s Guide for the settings marked as (*).

The showvalues command and corresponding output are shown in the following
examples.

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 Command line:
asu showvalues CMOS_SerialA

Output:
CMOS_SerialA=PnP=Auto-configure=<Port 3F8, IRQ 4>=Port 2F8,
IRQ 3=Port 3E8, IRQ 4=Port 2E8, IRQ 3=Disabled

Command line:
asu showvalues CMOS_SerialA -v

Output:
CMOS_SerialA: Serial Port A {
PnP
Auto-configure
Port 3F8, IRQ 4 (default)
Port 2F8, IRQ 3
Port 3E8, IRQ 4
Port 2E8, IRQ 3
Disabled
}

Command line:
asu showvalues CMOS_SerialA -t

Output:
CMOS_SerialA=PnP=Auto-configure=<Port 3F8, IRQ 4>=Port 2F8,
IRQ 3=Port 3E8, IRQ 4=Port 2E8, IRQ 3=Disabled

Command line:
asu showvalues --instances

Output:
IMM.LoginId=char[] maxchars=16 pattern=^(.{4,16})? default=<remove>
[min=0, max=12] recordKey
IMM.Password=char[] default="" [min=0, max=12] recordKey="IMM.LoginId"
IMM.AuthorityLevel=<Supervisor>=ReadOnly=Custom [min=0, max=12]
recordKey="IMM.LoginId"

Command line:
asu showvalues IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT

Output:
IMM.SSL_HTTPS_SERVER_CERT=*generate=import=export

Version command
Use the version command to show the version and build date of the ASU.

The version number uses the following standard format: w.xy.zzz

where

w is the major revision number (this value changes if there are major new features
in the release), x is the minor revision number (this value changes if there are only
minor new features in the release), y is the sub-minor revision number (this value
changes if there are only fixes in the release), and zzz is the build number.

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 Syntax

The syntax of the version command is

asu version

Output

The output of the version command shows the current version and build date of
the ASU.

The version command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu version

Output:
Advanced Settings Utility 3.00.65A Mar 12 2009

Writeraw command
Use the writeraw command to read and write CMOS data that is saved in a file
through the readraw command. This command is for BIOS-based servers only.

Syntax

The syntax of the writeraw command is

asu writeraw filename [-nx]

where

filename is the name of a file in which the raw CMOS data is to be read.

Note: If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation
for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x is
represented by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified,
the operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).

Output

The output of the writeraw command is a file that is generated in the directory
where the ASU is running and a message that indicates that the raw write
operation is completed.

The writeraw command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu writeraw CMOSraw.dat

Output:
Raw CMOS read from CMOSraw.dat, written to CMOS
CMOSraw.dat file generated

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Nodes command
Use the nodes command to detect the available nodes in current system. This
command is for IMM and legacy servers.

Syntax

The syntax of the nodes command is

asu nodes

Note: You can use it on a either a multi-node system or a single node system. On
a single node system, 1 is always reported.

Output

The output of the nodes command is a string with a number of nodes currently
available on the system.

The nodes command and corresponding output are shown in the following
example.

Command line:
asu nodes

Output:
System Nodes: 2

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Appendix. Getting help and technical assistance
This section contains information about where to go for additional information
about Lenovo and Lenovo products, what to do if you experience a problem with
your system, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary.

If you need help, service, or technical assistance or you simply want more
information about Lenovo products, you will find a wide variety of sources
available from Lenovo to assist you.

Before you call

Before you call, take the following steps to try to solve the problem yourself:
v Check all cables to make sure that they are connected.
v Check the power switches to make sure that the system and any optional
devices are turned on.
v Use the troubleshooting information in your system documentation, and use the
diagnostic tools that come with your system. Information about diagnostic tools
is in the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the Lenovo Documentation
CD that comes with your system.
v Go to the Lenovo support website at Lenovo Support Portal to check for
technical information, hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request
for information.

You can solve many problems without outside assistance by following the
troubleshooting procedures that Lenovo provides in the online help or in the
documentation that is provided with your Lenovo product. The documentation
that comes with Lenovo systems also describes the diagnostic tests that you can
perform. Most systems, operating systems, and programs come with
documentation that contains troubleshooting procedures and explanations of error
messages and error codes. If you suspect a software problem, refer to its
documentation.

Using the documentation

Information about your Lenovo system and preinstalled software, if any, or
optional device is available in the documentation that comes with the product.

The documentation can include printed documents, online documents, readme

files, and help files. See the troubleshooting information in your system
documentation for instructions for using the diagnostic programs. The
troubleshooting information or the diagnostic programs might tell you that you
need additional or updated device drivers or other software. You can get the latest
technical information and download device drivers and updates from the Lenovo
Support Portal.

Also, some documents are available through the Lenovo Publications Center at
Lenovo Publications Center.

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Getting help and information from the Lenovo website
The Lenovo website has up-to-date information about Lenovo systems, optional
devices, services, and support.

Refer to the following websites for Lenovo information and support:

v Lenovo System x and xSeries information, see Lenovo System x®
v Lenovo BladeCenter®, seeLenovo BladeCenter
v Lenovo IntelliStation®, see Lenovo Workstations
v Service information for Lenovo systems and optional devices, see Lenovo
Support Portal
v Lenovo product documentation, see Lenovo Publications Center

Software service and support

Through Lenovo Support Line, you can get fee-based telephone assistance with
usage, configuration, and software problems with System x and xSeries servers,
Lenovo BladeCenter products, Lenovo IntelliStation workstations, and appliances.

For information about the products that are supported by Support Line in your
country or region, see the Supported product list.

For more information about Support Line and other Lenovo services, see IT
services, or see the Directory of worldwide contacts for support telephone
numbers. In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).

Hardware service and support

You can receive hardware service through your Lenovo reseller or Lenovo Services.

To locate a reseller authorized by Lenovo to provide warranty service, go to

Lenovo PartnerWorld® and click Business Partner Locator at the top of the page.
For Lenovo support telephone numbers, see the Directory of worldwide contacts.

In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378). In the U.S. and
Canada, hardware service and support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In the U.K., these services are available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m.

Product services for Taiwan

This topic explains how to get product service in Taiwan.

For Lenovo Taiwan product service contact information:

Lenovo Taiwan Corporation

3F, No 7, Song Ren Rd.

Taipei, Taiwan

Telephone: 0800-016-888

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environment. Therefore, the result obtained in other operating environments may
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Important notes
When referring to processor storage, real and virtual storage, or channel volume,
KB stands for 1 024 bytes, MB stands for 1 048 576 bytes, and GB stands for 1 073
741 824 bytes.

When referring to hard disk drive capacity or communications volume, MB stands

for 1 000 000 bytes, and GB stands for 1 000 000 000 bytes. Total user-accessible
capacity can vary depending on operating environments.

Lenovo makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-Lenovo

products. Support (if any) for the non-Lenovo products is provided by the third
party, not Lenovo.

Some software might differ from its retail version (if available) and might not
include user manuals or all program functionality.

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