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Step 5.
Locate the UEFI boot block recovery switch (SW1-5) on the system board (see "System-board
switch" on page 8).
Step 6.
Use your finger to move switch SW1-5 to the ON position.
Step 7.
Replace the cover and reinstall the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, making sure that the media
tray is selected by the relevant blade server. See "Installing the blade server cover" on page 73 and
"Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit" on page 39.
Step 8.
Restart the blade server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 6). The system begins the
power-on self-test (POST).
Step 9.
Boot the server to the operating system or the F1 UEFI configuration menu.
Step 10. Log into the Advanced Management's web interface.
Step 11. After you log in, select MM Control -> Network Protocol and ensure that TFTP is enabled on the
management module. The default setting is disable.
Step 12. Select Blade Tasks -> Firmware update and select the blade server you want to recover.
Step 13. Use the browse button to point to the UEFI update file.
Step 14. Click the Update button to update the UEFI firmware.
Step 15. Reboot the server and verify that it completes POST (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 7).
Step 16. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 7).
Step 17. Remove the blade server form the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit" on page 39).
Step 18. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 72.
Step 19. Move the UEFI boot block recovery switch (SW1-5) to the OFF position (see "System-board
switch" on page 8).
Step 20. Replace the cover and reinstall the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, making sure that the media
tray is selected by the relevant blade server. See "Installing the blade server cover" on page 73 and
"Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit" on page 39.
Step 21. Restart the blade server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 7 and "Turning on the blade
server" on page 6). The system begins the power-on self-test (POST). If this does not recover the
primary bank continue with the following steps.
Step 22. Remove the blade server form the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit" on page 39).
Step 23. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 72.
Step 24. Reset the CMOS by removing the battery (see "Removing the battery" on page 41.
Step 25. Leave the battery out of the server for 5 minutes.
Step 26. Reinstall the CMOS battery (see "Installing the battery" on page 42.
Step 27. Replace the cover and reinstall the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, making sure that the media
tray is selected by the relevant blade server. See "Installing the blade server cover" on page 73 and
"Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit" on page 39.
Step 28. Restart the blade server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 7 and "Turning on the blade
server" on page 6).
The system begins the power-on self-test (POST).
In-band automated boot recovery method
To download the server UEFI firmware update package from the World Wide Web, complete the following
steps.
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