1. Boot the server to an operating system that is supported by the firmware
update package that you downloaded.
2. Perform the firmware update by following the instructions that are in the
firmware update package readme file.
3. Restart the server.
4. At the firmware splash screen, press F3 when prompted to restore to the
primary bank. The server boots from the primary bank.
Out-of-band method: See the IMM2 documentation (Integrated Management Module
II User's Guide) at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5089484.
For more information about UEFI-compliant firmware, go to http://
www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-
5083207&brandind=5000008.
Automated boot recovery (ABR)
If the server is booting up and the IMM detects problems with the server firmware
in the primary bank, it will automatically switch to the backup firmware bank and
give you the opportunity to recover the primary bank. To recover to the server
firmware primary bank, complete the following steps.
1. Restart the server.
2. When the prompt press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to
recover the primary bank. Pressing F3 will restart the server.
Three-boot failure
Configuration changes, such as added devices or adapter firmware updates can
cause the server to fail POST (power-on self-test). If this occurs on three
consecutive boot attempts, the server temporarily uses the default configuration
settings and automatically starts the Setup utility. To solve the problem, complete
the following steps:
1. Undo any configuration changes that you made recently and restart the server.
2. Remove any devices that you added recently and restart the server.
3. If the problem remains, start the Setup utility, select Load Default Settings to
restore the server factory settings, and select Save Settings.
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