Out-of-band (OOB) mode for configuring blade settings on AMM

ASU supports the configuration of blade settings through the out-of-band (OOB) mode. This section describes how to use it to configure blades on AMM.

The OOB configuration is designed to configure settings of blades on AMM. Before you use this function, ensure that the following requirements are met:

The remote blades on AMM are connected to your network environment.
The blade is an IMM-based server.
Add the --slot argument to force ASU to connect with the remote AMM. If not, ASU will try to establish a connection with the provided IP address in an IMM out-of-band mode by default. And the --slot argument also can identify the blade'sIMM node bay.
Add the --host, --user and --password connectivity options because it is on out-of-band mode.
- --host provides the IP address of the remote AMM where the blade is.
- --user and --password authenticate to the AMM.

Command Examples:

To show a remote blade uEFI setting: asu show uefi --host x.x.x.x--user xxx--password xxx--slot x

To set a remote blade setting, use: asu set SETTING_NAME xxx--host x.x.x.x--user xxx--password--slot x--port 6090

In the examples, -- host x.x.x.x is the IP address of the remote AMM, --user xxx and --password xxx are used to authenticate the connection, --slot x refers to the IMM node bay of the blade, and --port provides the port number for AMM chassis interface; the default is 6090.

The commands supported by OOB configuration for blades on AMM are listed below.

Command	Description
show	Display IMM server setting
set	Update IMM server setting
showdefault	Display IMM default server setting
showvalues	Display IMM values server setting
showgroups	Display IMM setting for server groups
batch	Execute several ASUcommands simultaneously
createuuid	Generate a UUID value and set it
comparedefault	Compare the default value with the current value
delete	Delete an instance of a setting
help	Show description for selected settings
loaddefault	Load the default value
replicate	Replicate settings saved in a settings file
restore	Restore settings saved in a settings file
save	Save all or some settings to a settings file
setenc	Apply an encrypted value to a setting

Out-of-band configuration for blades on the Advanced Management Module (AMM)