Lenovo System x3550 M5 - In-Band Automated Boot Recovery Method; Out-Of-Band Method; Automated Boot Recovery (ABR)

Step9.Performthefirmwareupdatebyfollowingtheinstructionsthatareinthefirmwareupdatepackage
readmefile.
Step10.Turnofftheserveranddisconnectallpowercordsandexternalcables,andthenremovethe
cover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119
).
Step11.MovetheUEFIbootbackupjumper(J13)frompins2and3backtotheprimaryposition(pins1
and2).
Step12.Reinstallthecover(see“Replacingthecover”onpage120).
Step13.Reconnectthepowercordandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step14.Restarttheserver.Thesystembeginsthepower-onself-test(POST).Ifthisdoesnotrecoverthe
primarybank,continuewiththefollowingsteps.
Step15.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step16.ResettheCMOSbyremovingthecoin-cellbattery(see“Removingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage
229
).
Step17.Leavethecoin-cellbatteryoutoftheserverforapproximately5to15minutes.
Step18.Reinstallthecoin-cellbattery(see“Replacingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage232).
Step19.Reinstallthecover(see“Replacingthecover”onpage120).
Step20.Reconnectthepowercordandanycablesthatyouremoved.
Step21.Restarttheserver.Thesystembeginsthepower-onself-test(POST).
Step22.Iftheserecoveryeffortsfail,contactyourLenovoservicerepresentativeforsupport.
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod
Usethisinformationtorecovertheserverfirmwareandrestoretheserveroperationtotheprimarybank.
Note:UsethismethodiftheBOARDLEDislitandthereisalogentryorBootingBackupImageisdisplayed
onthefirmwaresplashscreen;otherwise,usethein-bandmanualrecoverymethod.
Step1.Boottheservertoanoperatingsystemthatissupportedbythefirmwareupdatepackagethat
youdownloaded.
Step2.Performthefirmwareupdatebyfollowingtheinstructionsthatareinthefirmwareupdatepackage
readmefile.
Step3.Restarttheserver.
Step4.Atthefirmwaresplashscreen,pressF3whenpromptedtorestoretotheprimarybank.The
serverbootsfromtheprimarybank.
Out-of-bandmethod
Usethisinformationtorecovertheserverfirmwareandrestoretheserveroperationtotheprimarybank.
SeetheIMM2.1documentation(IntegratedManagementModuleIIUser’sGuide)at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/topic/com.lenovo.sysx.imm2.doc/
product_page.html.
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)
Whiletheserverisstarting,iftheintegratedmanagementmoduleIIdetectsproblemswiththeserver
firmwareintheprimarybank,theserverautomaticallyswitchestothebackupfirmwarebankandgivesyou
theopportunitytorecoverthefirmwareintheprimarybank.
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