Command options parameters ParameterRequiredDescription-kmsid YesThe Lenovo ID credentialfor the interactive Lenovo website.-u YesUnique identifier information.-m YesThe machine type and device code. For the system/optionfeature, specify the system machine type (MT). For the IOM switch,specify the device code (DC).-auth OptionalThe Lenovo authorizationcode. If no authcode is provided, ASU gets the key withoutgenerating it.-d OptionalDownload the key file to the location. The default value is the current folder.-rOptionalInstall the downloaded activation key.Values -u and -m specify thesystem information.
Value -u is a unique identifierand -m is the system server type or switch devicecode. To get the keys that are installed on the IMM/CMM, enter theserver type -m. For the switch keys, enter the devicecode.
The available switch device codes are shown below.When no authorization code is entered, ASUdownloads the keysfor that system directly. If -auth is specified, ASU tries to generateand then download the keys for that system using the authorizationcode.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 andputs it in the local folder without installing it. To install thekey automatically, you must specify every element (except for -f), as shown in the following example: asu fodcfginstallkey.
Hi all,Our server room is all IBM (blades, and X3.) and we really love them. Prices are good.
They always work, didn't see a technician ever.Now IBM sold this business to Lenovo. We have lots of Lenovo's and they are excellent as well.We just bought an X3630 server, for virtualization, and of course we need lots of network (connect to storage, secure systems, regular network, DMZ) so I bought the system with 4 network cards. Our systems manager installed the system and called me at night that he could not get two of the network cards to work.
He digged for two ours through the bios (UEFI), opened the machine, tried documentation, different cables etc. I started searching the IBM website and found 'the x3630 M4 also offers an innovative Feature on Demand (FoD) design for aneasier upgrade path'This started my virtual warning bells ringing. I digged further and yes: It states clearly 'The x3630 M4 supports up to four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports (two enabledstandard, and two enabled optionally with the FoD upgrade). ' I wrote our supplier and called him next day.
He had never heard of this option. He called me later and told me I was right. He needed to get the 'activation code' for the two network cards from IBM.As we ordered the server with 4 cards we don't have to pay, but are still waiting for the code.
You can buy it for about 70 $.So for IBM on an 8000 $ system to earn an addition 70 $ there are the following 'costs':2 hours system manager search1 hour my search1 hour supplier digging1 hour ibm preparing code for him0.5 hour supplier retuning us the code0.5 hour our stopping the server and uploading the codetwo weeks delay before using the server(these are my provisional estimates)Do we need a lawyer when buying equipment? Here are some other smart upgrades:PoD Power on demand (yes, you bought a power plug, but not the power on function)GoD Graphics on demand. When starting the system you get:1804 Graphics card not activatedDOS:You got the idea. I am pissed off. I hope Lenovo will immediately drop this eval plan when taking over the shop. It seems to me this is a Lenovo issue, not an IBM one.;-)When you buy new equipment, it pays a lot to a) understand what you are buying and b) reading the small print. It also pays to buy from a supplier who actually knows the kit. The first 4 hours you mention would have been avoided by buying from a skilled dealer.
Maybe you went to a supplier that was cheaper (sometimes you do get what you pay for). And had you bought from a more knowledgeable supplier, the activation FOD code would have been with you when the server arrived.At the end of the day: caveat emptor.
David780 wrote:All information concerning these systems is still at IBM.Information might be there, but your concern over policies and how they affect you are purely between you and Lenovo, IBM has nothing to do with it. It's Lenovo Feature on Demand, IBM is just some extra branding that they bought.I agree that Lenovo is being allowed to drag IBM's name through the muck, but as IBM has bowed completely out of the SMB in every conceivable way, I doubt that they care.
Just like GE's name means 'the worst product you can buy' in the consumer world, governments still buy their electric generators. ShireNetworks: Would you believe it, but we still did not get an 'authorization code' to be used when accessing the ibm webside and get an 'activation key'. It reminds me of the 'Jill in the Jungle' computer game. You had to collect and get the keys at different stages in the game. The server is standing without use for two weeks now!David-From the iBM website.