In-Band Automated Boot Recovery Method; Out-Of-Band Method; Automated Boot Recovery (Abr) - Lenovo System x3250 M5 Installation And Service Manual

Step 12. Reinstall the cover (see "Replacing the cover" on page 80).
Step 13. Reconnect the power cord and any cables that you removed.
Step 14. Restart the server. The system begins the power-on self-test (POST). If this does not recover the
primary bank, continue with the following steps.
Step 15. Remove cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 33).
Step 16. Reset the CMOS by removing the system battery (see "Removing the system battery" on page 211).
Step 17. Leave the system battery out of the server for approximately 5 to 15 minutes.
Step 18. Reinstall the system battery (see "Replacing the system battery" on page 213).
Step 19. Reinstall the cover (see "Replacing the cover" on page 80).
Step 20. Reconnect the power cord and any cables that you removed.
Step 21. Restart the server. The system begins the power-on self-test (POST).
Step 22. If these recovery efforts fail, contact your Lenovo service representative for support.

In-band automated boot recovery method

This section details the in-band automated boot recovery method.
Note: Use this method if the System 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.
Step 1. Boot the server to an operating system that is supported by the firmware update package that
you downloaded.
Step 2. Perform the firmware update by following the instructions that are in the firmware update package
readme file.
Step 3. Restart the server.
Step 4. At the firmware splash screen, press F3 when prompted to restore to the primary bank. The
server boots from the primary bank.

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).
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 143. After you have recovered
the firmware in the primary bank, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Restart the server.
When the prompt Press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to start the server from
Step 2.
the primary bank.
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