In-Band Automated Boot Recovery Method; Out-Of-Band Method; Automated Boot Recovery (Abr) - IBM System x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

22. If these recovery efforts fail, contact your IBM service representative for
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In-band automated boot recovery method

This section details the in-band automated boot recovery method.
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Note: Use this method if the BOARD LED on the light path diagnostics panel is lit
and there is a log entry or Booting Backup Image is displayed on the firmware
splash screen; otherwise, use the in-band manual recovery method.
Procedure
1. Boot the server to an operating system that is supported by the firmware
2. Perform the firmware update by following the instructions that are in the
3. Restart the server.
4. At the firmware splash screen, press F3 when prompted to restore to the
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Out-of-band method

See the IMM2 documentation (Integrated Management Module II User's Guide) at
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5086346.

Automated boot recovery (ABR)

Use this information for Automated boot recovery (ABR).
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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 117.
After you have recovered the firmware in the primary bank, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Restart the server.
2. When the prompt Press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to
support.
update package that you downloaded.
firmware update package readme file.
primary bank. The server boots from the primary bank.
start the server from the primary bank.
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