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Change Serial Number on Edge VSA

MIKE_ELLIS
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I am having an issue trying to change the serial number for the Edge VSA. I tried to follow a few steps that work with the simulator but the variable is read only when following this process. The reason I need to change the serial number is because VSC and SMVI has issues adding 2 controllers with the same serial number. Is this even possible? What am I missing?

 

https://communities.netapp.com/thread/10624

 

Currently using Edge VSA 8.1.1 eval

 

Thanks,

Mike

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RAVI_PALADUGU
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You can’t change the serial number after the initial configuration.

Boot the simulator again.

When you see Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt, hit Ctrl-C.

You will then enter the SIMLOADER prompt.

Enter the following commands to set your unique serial number.

1. set bootarg.nvram.sysid=1111111101

2. set SYS_SERIAL_NUM=1111111101

3. boot

MIKE_ELLIS
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Ravi,

I tried those commands on the Edge but the bootarg.nvram.sysid is not present on initial boot and is overwritten during the initial setup and the SYS_SERIAL_NUM is read only from the start. Remember this is not the simulator I am talking about. It is the eval version of the Edge VSA.

I deployed 2 from new build and they generated different system IDs but the serial number is still the same. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike Ellis

matthewrbailey
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Hey Mike,

 

did you ever get figure out how to change the license key for data ontap edge?

 

we are having same issue for VSC.

 

thanks,

 

Matt

DAWSONSCALAR
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In boot_diags for regular ONTAP systems, there is a VSA command:

 

usage:  vsa config replace serialno <key>

                Replace the serial number with the new one derived from <key>.

        vsa config replace all <key>

                Replace the serial number, system ID, model number and OEM ID
                with the information derived from <key>.
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Contact support and see if they will give you a key

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