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Using the Boot Manager program
The Boot Manager program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to
temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Setup utility.
To use the Boot Manager program, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Turn off the server.
Step 2.
Restart the server.
Step 3.
When the prompt <F12> Select Boot Device is displayed, press F12. If a bootable USB mass
storage device is installed, a submenu item (USB Key/Disk) is displayed.
Step 4.
Use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys to select an item from the Boot Selection Menu and press
Enter.
The next time the server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Setup utility.
Starting the backup server firmware
The system board contains a backup copy area for the server firmware. This is a secondary copy of the
server firmware that you update only during the process of updating the server firmware. If the primary copy
of the server firmware becomes damaged, use this backup copy.
The system board contains a backup copy area for the server firmware (formerly BIOS firmware). This is a
secondary copy of the server firmware that you update only during the process of updating the server
firmware. If the primary copy of the server firmware becomes damaged, use this backup copy.
To force the server to start from the backup copy of the server firmware, turn off the server; then, place the
J29 jumper in the backup position (pins 2 and 3).
Use the backup copy of the server firmware until the primary copy is restored. After the primary copy is
restored, turn off the server; then, move the J29 jumper back to the primary position (pins 1 and 2).
Using the integrated management module
The integrated management module (IMM) is a second generation of the functions that were formerly
provided by the baseboard management controller hardware. It combines service processor functions, video
controller, and remote presence function in a single chip.
The IMM supports the following basic system management features:
• Environmental monitor with fan speed control for temperature, voltages, fan failure, and power supply
failure.
• Light path diagnostics LEDs indicators to report errors that occur with fans, power supplies,
microprocessor, hard disk drives, and system errors.
• DIMM error assistance. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) disables a failing DIMM that is
detected during POST, and the IMM lights the associated system error LED and the failing DIMM error
LED.
• System event log (SEL).
• ROM-based IMM firmware flash updates.
• Auto Boot Failure Recovery (ABR).
• A virtual media key, which enables remote presence support (remote video, remote keyboard/mouse, and
remote storage).
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