Question:
Encounter Unknown FRU Header (024), how do I recover the FRU data?
Answer:
Connection Diagram:
+-------------- Network --------------- S7100 with unknown FRU header
Laptop +
+-------------- Network --------------- S7100 with good FRU data
PROCEDURES TO RECOVER THE FRU DATA
Step 1: Get a new S7100 motherboard and boot-up to UEFI: Built-in-Shell
Issue "ipmitool -H <BMC IP> -I lanplus -U root -P <YourPassword> fru print" and check if FRU data is good
Issue "ipmitool -H <BMC IP> -I lanplus -U root -P <YourPassword> fru read 0 s7100.fru" then save it to your laptop
Step 2: On the S7100 m/b with unknown header 0x24, then do the following command:
Issue "ipmitool -H <BMC IP> -I lanplus -U root -P <YourPassword> fru write 0 s7100.fru"
Issue "ipmitool -H <BMC IP> -I lanplus -U root -P <YourPassword> fru print
Step 3: Change the Board Serial by issuing the following command:
"ipmitool -H <BMC IP> -I lanplus -U root -P <YourPassword> fru edit 0 field b 2 <S/N>"