In-Band Automated Boot Recovery Method; Out-Of-Band Method; Automated Boot Recovery (Abr) - IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 Installation And Service Manual

In-band automated boot recovery method

Use this information to recover the server firmware and restore the server
operation to the primary bank.
About this task
Note: Use this method if the BOARD LED 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

Out-of-band method

Use this information to recover the server firmware and restore the server
operation to the primary bank.
See the IMM2.1 documentation (Integrated Management Module II User's Guide) at
www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5089484
&brandind=5000008.

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.
About this task
For instructions for recovering the UEFI firmware, see "Recovering the server
firmware (UEFI update failure)" on page 106. 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
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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.