Recovering The Temp Image From The Perm Image - IBM JS20 - BladeCenter - 8842 Installation And User Manual

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4. Locate jumper J14 (system firmware code page jumper) on the system board.
5. Move jumper J14 to pins 2 and 3 to enable system firmware recovery mode.
6. Replace the cover and reinstall the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, making
7. If the system starts up and boots to the operating-system prompt, see
Note: If the blade server does not restart, you must replace the system-board

Recovering the TEMP image from the PERM image

To recover the TEMP image from the PERM image, you must perform the reject
function. The reject function copies the PERM image into the TEMP image. To
perform the reject function, complete the following steps:
1. If you have not started the system from the TEMP image, do so now. For
2. If you have not installed the ppc64 Linux utilities, perform the installation now.
3. Reject the TEMP image.
4. Shut down the blade server using the operating system.
5. If you have not moved jumper J14 as described in "Starting the TEMP image"
6. If you moved jumper J14, complete the following steps:
3
2
1
System firmware code
page jumper (J14)
sure that the blade server controls all relevant components and restart the blade
server.
"Recovering the TEMP image from the PERM image." If the system does not
boot to the operating-system prompt, replace the system-board assembly.
Contact a service support representative for assistance.
assembly. Contact a service support representative for assistance.
additional information, see "Starting the TEMP image" on page 84.
For instructions, go to the Linux on POWER Web site at http://
techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/lopdiags/.
If you are using the Red Hat Linux or SUSE LINUX operating system, type
v
the following command:
update_flash -r
If you are using the AIX operating system, type the following command:
v
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/update_flash -r
on page 84, restart the system.
a. Turn off the blade server.
b. Remove the blade server (see "Removing the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit" on page 21).
c. Open the blade-server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page
22 for instructions).
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