Lenovo System x3550 M4 - Using the Boot Manager; Starting the Backup Server Firmware; The Updatexpress System Pack Installer

v.Donotchangesettingsormovejumpersonanysystem-boardswitchorjumperblocksthatare
notshowninthisdocument.
Whiletheserveristurnedoff,movepower-onpasswordswitch(switch4)onthesystemboardswitch
block(SW3)totheOnpositiontoenablethepower-onpasswordoverride.YoucanthenstarttheSetup
utilityandresetthepower-onpassword.Youdonothavetoreturntheswitchtothepreviousposition.
Thepower-onpasswordoverrideswitchdoesnotaffecttheadministratorpassword.
Administratorpassword
Ifanadministratorpasswordisset,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordforaccesstothefullSetup
utilitymenu.Youcanuseanycombinationof6to20printableASCIIcharactersforthepassword.
Attention:Ifyousetanadministratorpasswordandthenforgetit,thereisnowaytochange,override,
orremoveit.Youmustreplacethesystemboard.
UsingtheBootManager
TheBootManagerprogramisabuilt-in,menu-drivenconfigurationutilityprogramthatyoucanuseto
temporarilyredefinethefirststartupdevicewithoutchangingsettingsintheSetuputility.
TousetheBootManagerprogram,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Turnofftheserver.
Step2.Restarttheserver.
Step3.Whentheprompt<F12>SelectBootDeviceisdisplayed,pressF12.
Step4.UsetheUparrowandDownarrowkeystoselectanitemfromthemenuandpressEnter.
Thenexttimetheserverstarts,itreturnstothestartupsequencethatissetintheSetuputility.
Startingthebackupserverfirmware
Thesystemboardcontainsabackupcopyareafortheserverfirmware.Thisisasecondarycopyofthe
serverfirmwarethatyouupdateonlyduringtheprocessofupdatingtheserverfirmware.Iftheprimarycopy
oftheserverfirmwarebecomesdamaged,usethisbackupcopy.
Toforcetheservertostartfromthebackupcopy,turnofftheserver;then,placetheUEFIbootbackup
jumper(JP2)inthebackupposition(pins2and3).See“System-boardswitches,jumpers,andbuttons”
onpage27forthelocationoftheUEFIbootbackupjumper(JP2).
Usethebackupcopyoftheserverfirmwareuntiltheprimarycopyisrestored.Aftertheprimarycopyis
restored,turnofftheserver;then,movetheUEFIbootbackupjumper(JP2)backtotheprimaryposition
(pins1and2).
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstallerdetectssupportedandinstalleddevicedriversandfirmwareinthe
serverandinstallsavailableupdates.
ForadditionalinformationandtodownloadtheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller,gototheToolsCenter
forSystemxandBladeCenterathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/andclick
UpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller.
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