DSA Preboot GUI does not show correct machine type for Emulex FoD

Troubleshooting

Problem

Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot does not show the correct machine type of the system in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) when installing Function On Demand (FoD) for the Emulex card. The machine type should be 4 digits, but GUI shows 7 with 3 system model types appended.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H206585

Symptom

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

System x3500 M4, type 7383, any model
System x3550 M4, type 7914, any model
System x3650 M4, type 7915, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Solution

This behavior has been corrected in a release of DSA Preboot firmware.

The file is available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and Operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Workaround

When installing FoD keys for Emulex on DSA Preboot GUI, users can remove the last 3 characters manually, and leave the first 4 digits as the system machine type of the system to install the FoD successfully.

Additional information

DSA Preboot GUI does not show the correct machine type of the system when installing Emulex FoD. Users can remove the last 3 characters and leave the first 4 digits as the machine type of the system to install Emulex FoD successfully.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x:Operating system independent / None

Lenovo x86 servers:Operating system independent / None

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Tips

DSA Preboot GUI does not show correct machine type for Emulex FoD - IBM System x