Hello fellow datacenter engineers, Mike here, and I really wanted to share my technique for changing a serial number on a Lenovo ThinkSystem server. The documentation online was available, but it wasn’t really easy to find. Below is how I handled this on a few separate occasions on specifically ThinkSystem SR630 Type 7X02, and every time it turned out to be successful. Hope this helps you too!
A. Install OneCli ZIP on Technician Laptop
i. Extract contents to a folder on your desktop or elsewhere
B. Power on Server, configure BMC IP Address
a. Launch XClarity Provisioning Manager (F1 at startup)
b. Select UEFI Setup
c. Select BMC Settings
d. Select Network Settings
e. Change DHCP Control to Static
f. Configure IP Address/SubnetMask/Default Gateway
C. Configure technician laptop with an IP Address on the same subnet as the BMC.
D. Connect technician laptop’s Ethernet to BMC Port (wrench)
E. Open command prompt
a. Use the ‘ping’ command to test connectivity to the server:
i. Example: ping 192.168.0.2
b. Use the ‘cd’ command to change directory to OneCli installation directory
i. Example: cd C:/Users/Mike/Desktop/onecli
F. Run the following command:
a.
OneCli.exe config
set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum [SERIALNUMBER] –bmc USERID:PASSW0RD@[IP.ADDRESS]
i.
Default username
is USERID
ii.
Default password
is PASSW0RD (the 0 is a ZERO)
b.
Example:
OneCli.exe config set SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum J1003NP6 –bmc USERID:PASSW0RD@192.168.0.2
G.
Wait for a
success message and then reboot the server.
H.
Confirm on the
startup screen that the serial number has been updated.
I.
(Optional) Reset
BMC to Factory Defaults
a. Launch XClarity Provisioning Manager (F1 at startup)
b. Select UEFI Setup
c.
Select BMC
Settings
d.
Select Reset
Factory Defaults Setting
J. Finish.