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2. Start the server.
3. Select EFI Shell from the EFI Firmware Boot Manager.
4. Change to the file system that contains the backup copy of the EFI variables.
5. Type dir or Is to verify that the backup file exists.
6. Type the following EFI command to restore the EFI variables:
7. When the message Delete existing non-volatile efi variables? [y/n]
8. Type the following EFI command to reset the system:
Remote console numeric keypad behaves unpredictably
Description: The symptoms vary depending on the operating system in use:
v Windows Server 2003: Using the number-lock button bar icon has no effect on
v SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES8): When the number-lock function is
v Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 for IPF: When the number-lock function is turned
Solution: Avoid using the numeric keypad when running any version of Linux.
Instead, use the regular keyboard keys. You can use the numeric keypad when
running Windows, but only the number-lock state at the client has any effect.
RXE-100 enclosures are not viewable from the Web interface
Description: In a multinode configuration, the attached RXE-100 enclosures are
not viewable from the Remote Supervisor Adapter Web interface. This condition
occurs when the firmware is updated in one xSeries 455 server that is part of a
multinode configuration. The firmware must be at the same level in all nodes for the
RXE-100 enclosures to be viewable.
Solution: The Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware update option does not globally
update all Remote Supervisor Adapters in a multinode configuration. Log in to the
Remote Supervisor Adapter of each node individually and update the firmware. You
can refresh the Web page to view the RXE-100 enclosures.
System Health Web page lists intelligent I/O expansion unit fan failures
Description: The Remote Supervisor Adapter System Health Web page might list
intelligent I/O expansion unit fan failures for either side A or side B. All fans in the
intelligent I/O expansion unit are shared between side A and side B. The Remote
Supervisor Adapter System Health Web page might list an intelligent I/O expansion
unit fan failure as being detected by side A when the system event log lists the
same fan failure as being detected by side B.
restore filename
Where filename is the name that you assigned to the backup copy.
appears, type y.
reset
the signals that are sent to the server from the numeric-keypad keys of the client.
The numeric keypad behavior is controlled solely by the Num Lock key on the
client keyboard.
turned on at both the client and server, numeric characters are sent when you
press the keys on the numeric keypad. Otherwise, the action signals (Home,
PgUp, and so on) are sent.
on at both the client and server, incorrect characters are sent when you press the
keys on the numeric keypad. Otherwise, the action signals (Home, PgUp, and so
on) are sent.
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