22. If these recovery efforts fail, contact your IBM service representative for
support.
In-band automated boot recovery method
This section details the in-band automated boot recovery method.
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Note: Use this method if the System board LED on the light path diagnostics
panel is lit and there is a log entry or Booting Backup Image is displayed on the
firmware splash screen; otherwise, use the in-band manual recovery method.
Procedure
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-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-
5086346.
Automated boot recovery (ABR)
Use this information for Automated boot recovery (ABR).
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While the server is starting, if the integrated management module II detects
problems with the server firmware in the primary bank, the server automatically
switches to the backup firmware bank and gives you the opportunity to recover
the firmware in the primary bank. For instructions for recovering the UEFI
firmware, see “Recovering the server firmware (UEFI update failure)” on page 161.
After you have recovered the firmware in the primary bank, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Restart the server.
2. When the prompt Press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to start
the server from the primary bank.
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