How to edit DMI / FRU Information via IPMICFG on Supermicro?

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How to edit DMI / FRU Information via IPMICFG on Supermicro?

IPMICFG is a tool that every administrator should have at hand. Supermicro servers, assembled from modular components, often do not contain much information recorded in the FRU fields. Therefore, completing this data is a good practice and can prove useful in the future. It may happen that an entity purchasing a ready-made server wants to assign its own, individual serial number to it. In such a case, the IPMICFG tool should also be used.

IPMICFG Options Available for FRU

# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -fru 
Command: -fru
Command(s):
 -fru info Shows information of the FRU inventory area.
 -fru list Shows all FRU values.
 -fru cthelp Shows chassis type code.
 -fru help Shows help of FRU Write.
 -fru <field> Shows FRU field value.
 -fru <field> <value> Writes FRU.
 -fru backup <file> Backs up FRU to a file <Binary format>.
 -fru restore <file> Restores FRU from a file <Binary format>.
 -fru tbackup <file> Backs up FRU to a file <Text format>.
 -fru trestore <file> Restores FRU from a file <Text format>.
 -fru ver <v1> <v2> Gets/Sets the FRU version. (<v1> and <v2> are
 BCD-format)
 -fru dmi <$1> ... <$14> Inputs 14 parameters and writes to FRU Chassis/Board/Product fields.
 Please use the "-fru dmi" command to view the parameters.

There are 14 FRU fields available:

# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -fru dmi
Updated DMI map to FRU command:
 -fru dmi <$1> <$2> <$3> <$4> <$5> <$6> <$7> <$8> <$9> <$10> <$11> <$12> <$13> <$14>
 $1 PRODUCT Manufacturer Name
 $2 PRODUCT Product Name
 $3 PRODUCT Part Number
 $4 PRODUCT Product Version
 $5 PRODUCT Serial Number
 $6 PRODUCT Asset Tag
 $7 BOARD Mfg Date
 $8 BOARD Board Manufacturer
 $9 BOARD Product Name
 $10 BOARD Part Number
 $11 BOARD Serial Number
 $12 CHASSIS Type (HEX value, ex:01, 02, 03...)
 $13 CHASSIS Part Number
 $14 CHASSIS Serial Number

Example:

# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -fru dmi Supermicro "" SYS-F628R3-RC0BPT+ "" S1234567890 "" ...

Popular question:

What is the ipmicfg command to backup FRU Data?

# ./IPMICFG-Linux.x86_64 -fru tbackup fru.txt

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