5.2.2 Disabling the boot watchdog 90
5.2.3 Removing backup and optical disk media 92
5.2.4 Verifying and configuring the backup software solution 92
5.2.5 Switching on the ID indicator 92
5.2.6 Checking boot priority 93
5.3 Completing the maintenance task 94
5.3.1 Updating or recovering the BIOS and iRMC S6 94
5.3.2 Verifying system information backup or restore 96
5.3.3 Updating expansion card firmware 98
5.3.4 Reconfiguring the backup software solution 99
5.3.5 Resetting the boot retry counter 100
5.3.6 Enabling the boot watchdog 101
5.3.7 Enabling replaced components in the BIOS 102
5.3.8 Verifying the memory mode 103
5.3.9 Verifying the system time settings 104
5.3.10 Viewing and clearing the System Event Log (SEL) 105
5.3.11 Updating the NIC configuration file in a Linux and VMware
environment 106
5.3.12 Resuming BitLocker functionality 107
5.3.13 Performing a RAID array rebuild 108
5.3.14 Looking for MAC/WWN/GUID and SAS addresses 109
5.3.14.1 Basic information 109
5.3.14.2 Looking for the MAC address of a LAN controller 110
5.3.14.3 Looking for the WWN address of a fibre channel controller 111
5.3.14.4 Looking for the GUID address of an infiniband or Omni-Path
controller 112
5.3.14.5 Looking for SAS addresses of SAS controllers for external
devices 112
5.3.15 Using the Chassis ID Prom Tool 113
5.3.16 Configuring LAN teaming 115
5.3.17 Switching off the ID indicator 116
5.3.18 Performing a fan test 117
5.3.19 Updating the golden image 117
5.3.19.1 Updating the golden image for iRMC S6 firmware 117
5.3.19.2 Updating the golden image for BIOS firmware 119
5.3.20 Setting boot priority 120
5.3.21 Recovering the ESXi configuration information encryption
functionality 121
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