Determining The Success Of An Automatic Mode Deployment; Special Modes - HP ProLiant BL420c User Manual

Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment

When you boot to Automatic Mode, the UID light provides all feedback.
UID light status
Blinking
Off
On
If the UID light is off, the update process has completed, and you can install the server operating
system or restore the server to its previous operating system.
If the UID light is solid, a firmware update failure has occurred. You must either plug in the
KVM dongle or use iLO Remote Console support to browse into the affected server to determine
the cause of failure. Automatic Mode loads the error log into a vi editor window for review.
HP recommends resolving the issue before installing or restarting the operating system. For
more information on how to handle various firmware update failure scenarios, see
"Troubleshooting" (page 27)

Special modes

Automatic Mode recognizes the following boot options at the boot prompt. The prompt is seen
after the tool finishes its POST.
Boot option
console
force
Meaning
Either a remote console is active, or the Automatic Mode is flashing firmware.
The firmware update was successful.
At least one of the needed firmware updates failed. The remote console to the server
searches for the cause of the error.
section.
Description
This option causes Automatic Mode to boot to a console prompt. All files are copied to the
RAM drive. This mode can be used to add additional firmware by plugging a USB key into
the c-Class SUV cable and manually mounting it or viewing the updates in console mode
on a single server.
This option causes the embedded HP SUM installation tool to force the installation of all
components on the CD. This might result in an error since not all firmware can be successfully
downgraded.
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