Out-Of-Band Manual Recovery Method - Lenovo BladeCenter HS23E Problem Determination And Service Manual

Out-of-band manual recovery method

To recover the server firmware and restore the server operation to the primary
bank, complete the following steps:
1. Download the blade server UEFI firmware update from the World Wide Web
(see "Updating firmware and device drivers" on page 31).
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 12).
3. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade
server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 49).
4. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 52
for more information.
5. Locate the UEFI boot block recovery switch (SW1-5) on the system board (see
"System-board switch" on page 13).
6. Use your finger to move switch SW1-5 to the ON position.
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 53 and "Installing the blade server
in a BladeCenter unit" on page 50.
8. Restart the blade server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 11). The
system begins the power-on self-test (POST).
9. Boot the server to the operating system or the F1 UEFI configuration menu.
10. Log into the Advanced Management's web interface.
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.
12. Select Blade Tasks -> Firmware update and select the blade server you want
to recover.
13. Use the browse button to point to the UEFI update file.
14. Click the Update button to update the UEFI firmware.
15. Reboot the server and verify that it completes POST (see "Turning off the
blade server" on page 12).
16. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 12).
17. Remove the blade server form the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade
server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 49).
18. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 52.
19. Move the UEFI boot block recovery switch (SW1-5) to the OFF position (see
"System-board switch" on page 13).
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 53 and "Installing the blade server
in a BladeCenter unit" on page 50.
21. Restart the blade server (see "Turning off the blade server" on page 12 and
"Turning on the blade server" on page 11). The system begins the power-on
self-test (POST). If this does not recover the primary bank continue with the
following steps.
22. Remove the blade server form the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade
server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 49).
23. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 52.
24. Reset the CMOS by removing the battery (see "Removing the battery" on
page 61.
25. Leave the battery out of the server for 5 minutes.
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