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Lenovo System x3650 M5 - Using the Boot Manager; Starting the Backup Server Firmware; The Updatexpress System Pack Installer; Using the Integrated Management Module

Lenovo System x3650 M5
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Selectthischoicetocancelthechangesthatyouhavemadeinthesettingsandrestorethefactory
settings.
ExitSetup
SelectthischoicetoexitfromtheSetupUtility.Ifyouhavenotsavedthechangesthatyouhavemadein
thesettings,youareaskedwhetheryouwanttosavethechangesorexitwithoutsavingthem.
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(J15)inthebackupposition(pins2and3).See“System-boardswitches,jumpers,andbuttons”on
page34forthelocationoftheUEFIbootbackupjumper(J15).
Usethebackupcopyoftheserverfirmwareuntiltheprimarycopyisrestored.Aftertheprimarycopyis
restored,turnofftheserver;then,movetheUEFIbootbackupjumper(J15)backtotheprimaryposition
(pins1and2).
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstallerdetectssupportedandinstalleddevicedriversandfirmwareinthe
serverandinstallsavailableupdates.
ForadditionalinformationandtodownloadtheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller,gototheToolsCenter
forSystemxandBladeCenterathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/andclick
UpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller.
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule
Theintegratedmanagementmodule(IMM)isasecondgenerationofthefunctionsthatwereformerly
providedbythebaseboardmanagementcontrollerhardware.Itcombinesserviceprocessorfunctions,video
controller,andremotepresencefunctioninasinglechip.
TheIMMsupportsthefollowingbasicsystems-managementfeatures:
Alerts(in-bandandout-of-bandalerting,PETtraps-IPMIstyle,SNMP,e-mail).
AutoBootFailureRecovery(ABR).
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