Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Setup Manual

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– Lenovo XClarity Administratorhttp://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.lxca.doc/compute_node_image_deployment.html– Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLIhttp://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_uxspi_proxy_tool.html• Single-serverAvailable tools:– Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Managerhttps://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPM/os_installation.html– Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLIhttp://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_uxspi_proxy_tool.htmlManual deploymentIf you cannot access the above tools, follow the instructions below, download the corresponding OSInstallation Guide, and deploy the operating system manually by referring to the guide.1. Go to https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/server-os.2. Select an operating system from the navigation pane and click Resources.3. Locate the “OS Install Guides” area and click the installation instructions. Then, follow the instructions tocomplete the operation system deployment task.Back up the server configurationAfter setting up the server or making changes to the configuration, it is a good practice to make a completebackup of the server configuration.Make sure that you create backups for the following server components:• Management processorYou can back up the management processor configuration through the Lenovo XClarity Controllerinterface. For details about backing up the management processor configuration, see:http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_backupthexcc.htmlAlternatively, you can use the ssaavvee command from Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI to create a backupof all configuration settings. For more information about the ssaavvee command, see:http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_save_command.html• Operating systemUse your own operating-system and user-data backup methods to back up the operating system anduser data for the server.Update the Vital Product Data (VPD)After initial setup of the system, you can update some Vital Product Data (VPD), such as asset tag andUniversal Unique Identifier (UUID).Update the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)Optionally, you can update the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID).Chapter 4. System configuration 97