Setting the system brand

The system brand identifies your system using a 2-character system brand value.

Use the following table to find the system brand for your system.
Table 1. System brand values
System brand Description
D0 IBM® Storage
I0 IBM System i®
P0 IBM System p
S0 IBM Power Systems™
E0 OEM system
Important:
Changing the system brand is only allowed if the value has not been set, or if the current value is P0 and the new value will be D0. Additionally, for IBM Storage, each of the systems that constitutes the storage facility must be set to D0 for storage to be accessible online.
Notes:
  • You cannot boot the system until valid values are entered for all fields.
  • Use this procedure only under the direction of service and support.
  • The field is case-sensitive. You must use uppercase letters.
To perform this operation, you must have one of the following authority levels:
  • Administrator
  • Authorized service provider

To change the system brand, complete the following steps:

  1. On the ASMI Welcome pane, specify your user ID and password, and click Log In.
  2. In the navigation area, expand System Configuration and Program Vital Product Data.
  3. Select System Brand. In the right pane, the current system brand is displayed. If the system brand has not been set, you will be prompted to enter the system brand. Enter the values as specified by service and support.
    Note: You must use capitalization because the field is case sensitive.
  4. Click Continue. Your system brand setting and the following notice are displayed:

    Attention: Once set, this value cannot be changed unless it is 'P0', and then only to 'D0'.

  5. Click Save settings to update the system brand and save it to the VPD.
Parent topic: Programming vital product data


Last updated: Tue, September 18, 2018