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Blade link and system information parameters

Every HP BL860c i4, BL870c i4 and BL890c i4 server blade has a set of information called the System Information Parameters which helps to identify the server blade and is used for certain applications and for the server blade warranty. This information includes:

•product name

•product number

•UUID

•serial number

The System Information Parameters are stored in nonvolatile memory onboard the Blade Link and server blades. The System Information Parameters can be viewed from the iLO 3 MP interface Command Menu prompt by entering sysset.

[ilo002264fed1da] CM:hpiLO-> sysset

SYSSET

Current System Information Parameters:

Manufacturer	: HP
product name (prodname)	: Integrity BL860c i4
Secondary Product Name	: Integrity BL860c i4
Product Number (prodnum)	: AM377A
Secondary Product Number	: AM377A
Serial number (serial)	: SGH2101LRY
Secondary serial number	: SGH2101LRY
UUID (uuid)	: 59F30FC7-8A4A-11E1-AF3F-DC6163A31240
Secondary UUID	: 59F30FC7-8A4A-11E1-AF3F-DC6163A31240
Product ID	: 0x711

There are two sets of parameters shown:

•Primary values are stored on the Blade Link.

•Secondary values are those stored on the server blades.

When an existing blade server is upgraded, the system must retain the existing UUID and Serial Number, but the Product Name and Product Number will need to be changed to reflect the upgraded server type. The Upgrade Blade Link will come already installed with a Product Name and Number which reflects the upgrade configuration. This information will need to be copied to the server blades, and the UUID and Serial Number of the server blades will need to be copied to the Upgrade Blade Link. This exchange of System Information Parameters is executed by firmware but it's started by the user entering the sysset command.

The server UUID, serial number, and product number are printed on the label carrier card behind the Blade Link trapdoor which is described in “Blade Link” (page 117). The Upgrade Blade Link does not ship with a label carrier card, but has a trap door for one. It also has a Field Upgrade Only label on the front bezel which contains a peel-off sticker with the new Product Number.

Operating System Licenses

HP-UX requires a License to Use (LTU) for each processor (socket) installed in a server and HP-UX uses tiered licensing levels based on the maximum processor socket count of the server it runs on. The tier level will rise when the upgraded server contains more sockets than the original Monarch Server. The “tiers” map to the blade servers as follows:

•BL860c i4 – 2 Socket Tier

•BL870c i4 – 4 Socket Tier

•BL890c i4 – 8 Socket Tier

LTUs must be purchased for each processor (socket) installed in the upgraded server at the tier level of the upgraded server type for the installed HP-UX OE. Your HP sales representative must be

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