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Settings from the FC5054 adapter are not learned as an Extended Port Pattern in Configuration Patterns - Lenovo x86 Servers

Troubleshooting


Problem

When learning a pattern in Lenovo XClarity Administrator from a server with a FC5054 adapter installed, the settings for that adapter might not be learned as an Extended Port Pattern. This means that it appears as though the adapter is not in the system,because it is not visible on the I/O Adapters tab of the Server Pattern Wizard. The settings for that adapter are instead put into an Extended UEFI Pattern, which can be found under the Firmware Settings tab of the Server Pattern Wizard.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H214351

Symptom

When learning a pattern in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) from a server with a FC5054 adapter installed, the settings for that adapter may not be learned as an Extended Port Pattern. This means that it appears as though the adapter is not in the system as it will not be visible on the I/O Adapters tab of the Server Pattern Wizard.

The settings for that adapter will instead be put into an Extended UEFI Pattern which can be found below the Firmware Settings tab of the Server Pattern Wizard.

Affected configurations

The system is configured with at least one of the following:

This tip is not system specific.

This tip is not option specific.

Note: This does not imply that the network operating system will work under all combinations of hardware and software.

Please see the compatibility page for more information:

http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/

Solution

This behavior was resolved by Lenovo XClarity Administrator FixPack 1.0.1.

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

Instead of using an Extended Port Pattern to configure the FC5054 adapter, use the Extended UEFI Pattern that was learned from the same server. The adapter's settings can be found there. The Extended UEFI Pattern associated with the server can be found below the Firmware Settings tab of the Server Pattern Wizard.

Alternatively, the adapter's settings can be configured directly through UEFI F1 Setup Menu.

Additional information

The issue occurs because the internal groupId for the FC5054 adapter is not consistent across versions of the card. This means that Configuration Patterns cannot reliably filter out the settings and place them in an Extended Port Pattern.

The workaround enables the user to configure the settings on the card even though an Extended Port Pattern is not readily available.

A fix for this issue will allow Configuration Patterns to consistently filter out the FC5054 adapter's settings and present them to the user in a usable Extended Port Pattern.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

Lenovo x86 servers:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm1MIGR-5097690