Starting The Backup Server Firmware; Recovering The Server Firmware - Lenovo ThinkServer TD200 Installation And User Manual

3. From Family list, select ThinkServer TD200, and click Continue.
4. Click Downloads and drivers to download firmware updates.
Download the latest firmware for the server; then, install the firmware, using the
instructions that are included with the downloaded files.
When you replace a device in the server, you might have to either update the
server with the latest version of the firmware that is stored in memory on the device
or restore the pre-existing firmware from a diskette or CD image.
The following items are downloadable from the Web at
http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver:
v Server firmware is stored in ROM on the system board.
v IMM firmware is stored in ROM on the system board.
v Ethernet firmware is stored in ROM on the Ethernet controller.
v ServeRAID firmware is stored in ROM on the ServeRAID adapter.
v SAS/SATA firmware is stored in ROM on the SAS/SATA controller on the system
Major components contain VPD code. You can select to update the VPD code
during the server firmware update procedure.

Starting the backup server firmware

The system board contains a backup copy area for the server firmware (formerly
BIOS firmware). This is a secondary copy of the server firmware that you update
only during the process of updating the server firmware. If the primary copy of the
server firmware becomes damaged, use this backup copy.
To force the server to start from the backup copy, turn off the server; then, place the
J6 jumper in the backup position (pins 2 and 3).
Use the backup copy of the server firmware until the primary copy is restored. After
the primary copy is restored, turn off the server; then, move the J6 jumper back to
the primary position (pins 1 and 2).

Recovering the server firmware

Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code
is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
If the server firmware has become corrupted, such as from a power failure during
an update, you can recover the server firmware in one of two ways:
v In-band method: Recover server firmware, using either the boot block jumper
v Out-of-band method: Use the IMM Web Interface to update the firmware, using
Note: You can obtain a server update package from one of the following sources:
v Download the server firmware update from the World Wide Web.
v Contact your Lenovo service representative.
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(Automated Boot Recovery) and a server Firmware Update Package Service
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the latest server firmware update package.