Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)

Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)

Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)

What's New

Clarity Essentials is the new brand name of the previously widely used “ToolsCenter” launched together with the Lenovo ThinkSystem platform. It is a software product family providing essential management capability for all Lenovo systems. LXCE contains 3 individual software, including: OneCLI (all-in-one portable command line utility), UpdateXpress(portable GUI software), and Bootable Media Creator (portable GUI software). See for more info at the LXCE official home page. If you want to manage your Lenovo servers, LXCE OneCLI replaces ASU.  Click on the LXCE Landing Page 

Overview

configuration

You can use the IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to modify firmware settings from the command line on multiple operating-system platforms like RHEL, SUSE, ESX/ESXi, and Windows (yes also WinPE). It supports BIOS code, Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware, Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware, Baseboard management controller firmware. Also since ASU 3.60, RDCLI is included in ASU software suite. RDCLI is a utility that you can mount ISO or CD/DVD to a remote IMM system. You can perform the following tasks by using the utility:

  • Modify selected basic input/output system (BIOS) CMOS settings without the need to restart the system to access F1 settings
  • Modify selected baseboard management controller setup settings
  • Modify selected Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II setup settings
  • Modify selected settings in integrated management module (IMM)-based servers for the IMM firmware and IBM x86 server firmware. The IMM replaces the Remote Supervisor Adapter and baseboard management controller functions on IMM-based servers. IBM x86 server firmware is the IBM implementation of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). The UEFI replaces the basic input/output system (BIOS) and defines a standard interface between the operating system, platform firmware, and external devices.
  • Modify CMM VPD settings on IMM-based servers.
  • Modify iSCSI boot settings.
  • Remote connectivity to support setting all the listed firmware types settings on IMM-based servers.
  • Mount ISO file or USB/CD/DVD to a remote IMM based system, IMM must be exposed to network and accessable.
  • Feature on Demand activation keys management.
  • Secure boot configuration
  • Chassis Management Module (CMM) configuration.
  • Modify CMM VPD settings.

The ASU supports scripting environments through its batch-processing mode.

Licenses

Downloads

v10.5 - Windows 64-bit

Supported IBM systems

  • IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/7159)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23E (8038/8039)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23 (7875/1929)
  • IBM System x3550 M4 (7914)
  • IBM System x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (3837/3839)
  • IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 (5455/5456)
  • IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737/8738/7863/8956)
  • IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916)
  • IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
  • IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906/2585)
  • IBM Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node (4259/7903)
  • IBM System x3100 M5 (5457)
  • IBM System x3250 M5 (5458)
  • IBM System x3250 M4 (2583)
  • IBM System x3100 M4 (2582)
  • IBM System x3750 M4 (8722/8733)
  • IBM System x3750 M4 (8752/8718)
  • IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 server (7912/7913)
  • IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 Water Cooled server (7918/7919)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 (7915)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 HD (5460)
  • IBM System x3530 M4 (7160)
  • IBM System x3500 M4 (7383)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
  • IBM system x3300 M4 (7382)
v10.5 - Windows 32-bit

Supported IBM systems

  • IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/7159)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23E (8038/8039)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23 (7875/1929)
  • IBM System x3550 M4 (7914)
  • IBM System x3250 M4 (2583)
  • IBM System x3100 M4 (2582)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 (7915)
  • IBM System x3530 M4 (7160)
  • IBM System x3500 M4 (7383)
  • IBM system x3300 M4 (7382)
v10.5 - Linux 64-bit
v10.5 - Linux 64-bit RPM

Supported IBM systems

  • IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/7159)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23E (8038/8039)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23 (7875/1929)
  • IBM System x3550 M4 (7914)
  • IBM System x3850 X6/x3950 X6 (3837/3839)
  • IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 (5455/5456)
  • IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node (8737/8738/7863/8956)
  • IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916)
  • IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node (7917)
  • IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node (7906/2585)
  • IBM Flex System x280 X6/x480 X6/x880 X6 Compute Node (4259/7903)
  • IBM System x3100 M5 (5457)
  • IBM System x3250 M5 (5458)
  • IBM System x3250 M4 (2583)
  • IBM System x3100 M4 (2582)
  • IBM System x3750 M4 (8722/8733)
  • IBM System x3750 M4 (8752/8718)
  • IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 server (7912/7913)
  • IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4 Water Cooled server (7918/7919)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 (7915)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 HD (5460)
  • IBM System x3530 M4 (7160)
  • IBM System x3500 M4 (7383)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
  • IBM system x3300 M4 (7382)
v10.5 - Linux 32-bit
v10.5 - Linux 32-bit RPM

Supported IBM systems

  • IBM BladeCenter HS22 (7870, 1936, 7809, 1911)
  • IBM System x3630 M4 (7158/7159)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23E (8038/8039)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS23 (7875/1929)
  • IBM System x3550 M4 (7914)
  • IBM Flex System x222 Compute Node (7916)
  • IBM System x3100 M5 (5457)
  • IBM System x3250 M5 (5458)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 (7915)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 HD (5460)
  • IBM System x3530 M4 (7160)
  • IBM System x3500 M4 (7383)
  • IBM System x3650 M4 BD (5466)
  • IBM system x3300 M4  (7382)
 

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Alias Id:LNVO-ASU
Document ID:HT115050
Original Publish Date:01/10/2016
Last Modified Date:09/10/2024