74 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual BX924 S4
Basic software procedures
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BIOS recovery procedure
I For the Japanese market, follow the instructions provided separately.
Ê Prepare a USB stick with the following files:
– Update tool
– Startup.nsh (which will execute the update tool)
– BIOS image file for update (16 MB with header information)
Ê Ensure that the server blade has been shut down as described in section
"Shutting down the server blade" on page 52.
First option: Recovering the server blade BIOS via management blade
web interface
Ê Ensure that the server blade has been shut down as described in section
"Shutting down the server blade" on page 52.
Ê Login to the management blade web interface.
Ê Open the Components – System – Server Blades – Server Blade-x menu for the
desired server blade.
Ê Select the Configuration tab.
Ê In the Boot Options box activate the BIOS Recovery Flash Bit Enabled option.
Ê Connect the monitor, keyboard, mouse and USB memory stick to the port on
the front of the server blade using the Y cable, see the Operating Manual.
Ê Switch on the server blade as described in section "Switching on the server
blade" on page 60.
After a short beep, the BIOS upload is executed. The status of the Flash
operation is displayed on screen. Once the Flash operation is complete,
information on how to proceed is displayed:
V CAUTION!
Do not interrupt the BIOS recovery process after it has started. If the
process is interrupted, the BIOS may be permanently corrupted.
Ê Switch off the server blade as described in section "Shutting down the server
blade" on page 52.
Ê Remove the Y cable.
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