Automated Boot Recovery (Abr); Three Boot Failure; Solving Power Problems - Lenovo System x3100 M4 Installation And Service Manual

If the server firmware has become corrupted, such as from a power failure during an update, you can recover
the server firmware in the following way:
• In-band method: Recover server firmware, using either the boot block jumper (Automated Boot
Recovery) and a server Firmware Update Package Service Pack.
• Out-of-band method: Use the IMM web interface to update the firmware, using the latest server firmware
update package.
Notes: You can obtain a server update package from one of the following sources:
• Download the server firmware update from the World Wide Web.
• Contact your IBM service representative.
To download the server firmware update package from the World Wide Web, go to
support .
The flash memory of the server consists of a primary bank and a backup bank. You must maintain a bootable
UEFI firmware image in the backup bank. If the server firmware in the primary bank becomes corrupted, you
can either manually boot the backup bank with the UEFI boot backup jumper (JP2), or in the case of image
corruption, this will occur automatically with the Automated Boot Recovery function.

Automated boot recovery (ABR)

Use this information for Automated boot recovery (ABR).
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
the firmware in the primary bank, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Restart the server.
Step 2. When the prompt Press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press
primary bank.

Three boot failure

Use this information for Three boot failure.
Configuration changes, such as added devices or adapter firmware updates can cause the server to fail
POST (power-on self-test). If this occurs on three consecutive boot attempts, the server will temporarily use
the default configuration values and automatically goes to F1 Setup. To solve the problem, complete the
following steps.
Step 1. Undo any configuration changes that you made recently and restart the server.
Step 2. Remove any devices that you added recently and restart the server.
Step 3. If the problem remains, go to Setup and selectLoad Default Settings, and then click Save to
restore the server factory settings.

Solving power problems

Use this information to solve power problems.
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