topic Re: SPU-id modification in Operating System - HP-UX

SPU-id modification

Jan Meijer — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:55:11 GMT

Is there a way to change the SPU-id (output of "uname -i") on a HP9000 series server?
I'll need to change this id to keep a Legato NetWorker installation up and running after a hardware replacement.

Re: SPU-id modification

melvyn burnard — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:02:26 GMT

I believe you need to have the engineer change that on the hardware using a protected utility. I would suggest you ask the hardware support company to do this for you.

Re: SPU-id modification

harry d brown jr — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:13:09 GMT

Good luck. You have to have a nice HP engineer, because they quit doing that do to the support issue, because when they change out a mother board, they tend not to change they swapped out one with the newer SPU-id.

live free or die
harry

Re: SPU-id modification

Insu Kim — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:24:52 GMT

Hello,

There is a tool called "SS_CONFIG" to keep software ID consistent after mother board replacement or service processor replacement.

I think that that is one of the CE's jobs.
Place a hardware support call to HP.

Hope this helps,

Re: SPU-id modification

Patrick Wessel — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:57:06 GMT

Jan,
Every system has a unique identifier, the SW_ID (that's what you see by using uname -i)
If someone replaces the part where this ID is stored he/she has to set the SW_ID to its original value. It's not allowed to 'clone' systems, and set it to a value that you would like to have.
You need a special tool to set this ID (SS_Config) that is password protected.
Call the one who replaced the hardware, it was his/her responsibility to set the model and serial number right before leaving your site.

Re: SPU-id modification

paul courry — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 16:01:20 GMT

In is right, they use SSCONFIG and only HP has a copy.

Currently there are a couple of people sitting in Club Fed for a few years while they contemplate the errors of using SSCONFIG to change (and other things) Id's on a bulk basis.

If you wish to pay HP and can convince them that you have a legitimate need then they can do it. Otherwise get ahold of your 3rd party vendors and have them issue you new unlock codes for your software.