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Connecting and Powering On the Cisco SNS-3415/3495 Appliance
As indicated by the message shown above, there are two procedures for recovering the BIOS. Try
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procedure 1 first, then if that does not recover the BIOS, use procedure 2.
The server must have CIMC version 1.4(6) or later to use these procedures.
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Procedure 1: Reboot With recovery.cap File
Download the BIOS update package and extract it to a temporary location.
Step 1
Copy the contents of the extracted Initializing and configuring memory/hardware folder to the root
Step 2
directory a USB thumb drive. The recovery folder contains the recovery file that is required in this
procedure.
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Insert the USB thumb drive into a USB port on the server.
Step 3
Reboot the server.
Step 4
Return the server to main power mode by pressing the Power button on the front panel.
Step 5
The server boots with the updated BIOS boot block. When the BIOS detects a valid recovery.cap file on
the USB thumb drive, it displays this message:
recovery.cap
Wait for server to complete the BIOS update, then remove the USB thumb drive from the server.
Step 6
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Procedure 2: Use Recovery Jumper and recovery.cap File
See Figure 8-5
Download the BIOS update package and extract it to a temporary location.
Step 1
Copy the contents of the extracted Found a valid recovery file...Transferring to CIMC
Step 2
System would flash the BIOS image now...
System would restart with recovered image after a few seconds... folder to the root directory a USB
thumb drive. The recovery folder contains the recovery file that is required in this procedure.
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Power off the server as described in Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server.
Step 3
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The recovery.cap file must be in the root directory of the USB thumb drive. Do not rename this
file. The USB thumb drive must be formatted with either FAT16 or FAT32 file systems.
During the BIOS update, the CIMC will shut down the server and the screen will be blank for
about 10 minutes. Do not unplug the power cords during this update. The CIMC will power on
the server after the update is complete.
for the location of the J41 header.
The recovery.cap file must be in the root directory of the USB thumb drive. Do not rename this
file. The USB thumb drive must be formatted with either FAT16 or FAT32 file systems.
Chapter 8 Installing the Cisco SNS 3415 and Cisco SNS 3495 Hardware Appliances