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Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Using the Boot Manager; Starting the Backup Server Firmware; The Updatexpress System Pack Installer

Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464
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RestoreSettings
Selectthischoicetocancelthechangesthatyouhavemadeinthesettingsandrestoretheprevious
settings.
LoadDefaultSettings
Selectthischoicetocancelthechangesthatyouhavemadeinthesettingsandrestorethefactory
settings.
ExitSetup
SelectthischoicetoexitfromtheSetuputility.Ifyouhavenotsavedthechangesthatyouhavemadein
thesettings,youareaskedwhetheryouwanttosavethechangesorexitwithoutsavingthem.
UsingtheBootManager
UsethisinformationfortheBootManager.
TheBootManagerprogramisabuilt-in,menu-drivenconfigurationutilityprogramthatyoucanuseto
temporarilyredefinethefirststartupdevicewithoutchangingsettingsintheSetuputility.
TousetheBootManagerprogram,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Turnofftheserver.
Step2.Restarttheserver.
Step3.Whentheprompt<F12>SelectBootDeviceisdisplayed,pressF12.
Step4.UsetheUparrowandDownarrowkeystoselectanitemfromthemenuandpressEnter.
Thenexttimetheserverstarts,itreturnstothestartupsequencethatissetintheSetuputility.
Startingthebackupserverfirmware
Usethisinformationtostartthebackupserverfirmware.
Thesystemboardcontainsabackupcopyareafortheserverfirmware.Thisisasecondarycopyofthe
serverfirmwarethatyouupdateonlyduringtheprocessofupdatingtheserverfirmware.Iftheprimarycopy
oftheserverfirmwarebecomesdamaged,usethisbackupcopy.
Toforcetheservertostartfromthebackupcopy,turnofftheserver;then,changethepositionoftheUEFI
bootbackupswitch(changeswitch1oftheSW4totheonposition)toenabletheUEFIrecoverymode.
Usethebackupcopyoftheserverfirmwareuntiltheprimarycopyisrestored.Aftertheprimarycopyis
restored,turnofftheserver;then,changebackthepositionoftheUEFIbootbackupswitch(changeswitch
1oftheSW4totheoffposition).
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstallerdetectssupportedandinstalleddevicedriversandfirmwareinthe
serverandinstallsavailableupdates.
ForadditionalinformationandtodownloadtheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller,gototheToolsCenter
forSystemxandBladeCenterathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/andclick
UpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller.
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