IMM static IP settings not applied after reset to defaults - Lenovo Flex System x240 Compute Node (9532)

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H213556

Symptom

Setting a static Internet Protocol (IP) address may fail after reset to defaults.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following Lenovo x86 servers:

• Lenovo Flex System x240 Compute Node, type 9532, any model, any AC1

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of Integrated Management Module (IMM).

The target date for this release is scheduled for second quarter 2015.

The file is or will be 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

Restart the IMM to correct this database availability issue and restore the ability to make the static IP address change.

Additional information

After a reset to defaults, the IMM may have a high Central Processing Unit (CPU) loading and depending on the policies being provisioned from the Chassis Management Module (CMM), this function may not yet be available, giving rise to this error. This scenario does not present itself during a normal IMM restart operation.