DMI/FRU Imprinting With SUM
******Motherboard must have SUM activated.*****
DMI:
./sum –i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –u ADMIN –p XXXXXX –c GetDmiInfo --file dmi_info.txt
vi dmi_info.txt
Under [System]
edit Serial Number
:wq
./sum –i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –u ADMIN –p XXXXXX –c ChangeDmiInfo --file dmi_info.txt
BMC/FRU
./sum –i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –u ADMIN –p XXXXXX –c GetBmcCfg --file bmc_cfg.txt
vi bmc_cfg.txt
Under <Configuration>
edit <ProductSerialNum>
:wq
./sum –i xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx –u ADMIN –p XXXXXX –c ChangeBmcCfg --file bmc_cfg.txt
Alternative to FRU is to use IPMI View.
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