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Disabling peer flash recovery on a workstation

The third step of peer flash recovery is to disable peer flash recovery on a workstation. Perform the following procedure from the workstation that you enabled to provide peer flash recovery:

1.From the Remote Management / Software Update menu, click Enable / Disable Peer Software Recovery.

The workstation should still display the Remote Management / Software Update menu from when you performed the procedure, “Enabling peer flash recovery on a workstation” on page 27.

2.Select Disable Peer Software Recovery.

3.Click Ok—>Exit.

Using the Setup Utility to recover the flash image of a workstation

You can use the NS Boot Setup Utility (hereafter referred to as Setup Utility) to recover the CompactFlash image of a workstation. If you have installed the IBM NetVista Thin Client Express Service Utility (hereafter referred to as Service Utility), you can use it as a source for recovery flash images.

Perform the following steps:

1.Power on the workstation whose flash image you want to recover.

2.Ensure that the Service Utility services have started on the Service Utility server. If you have not installed the Service Utility on a network server, you can use another workstation as your source for the recovery flash image. Continue with the next step.

3.Press Esc immediately after the following message disappears:

Hardware testing in progress . . .

4.Press a key to continue.

5.Follow the on-screen directions until you see the Advanced Configuration menu (MENU03).

6.Select Configure Network Settings.

7.Press Enter to continue.

8.Under Network Priority, specify the following: v Set DHCP to Disabled.

vSet BOOTP to Disabled.

vSet Local (NVRAM) to First.

9.Set Boot file source to Network.

10.Verify that the following values are correct for your IP configuration:

vWorkstation IP Address

vGateway IP Address

vSubnet Mask

11.Press Enter to continue.

12.Under Boot file server IP address, specify the IP address of the Service Utility server as the First option. To use another workstation as your recovery flash source, enter the IP address of the recovery workstation.

Note: You need to perform the procedure, “Enabling peer flash recovery on a workstation” on page 27 before you can perform a peer flash recovery.

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Contents N2800e Thin Client Express Reference September Page N2800e Thin Client Express Reference September Page Contents Glossary of abbreviations Safety notices Handling static-sensitive devices Information available on the World Wide Web How to send your commentsAbout this book Who should read this bookViii Understanding your NetVista Thin Client Express Page Hardware connectors Learning about the hardwareStandard hardware Communication hardware Monitor specificationsPower consumption Upgrading hardware featuresLearning about the hardware Page Selecting the voltage for your location Setting up the hardwareInstalling options Unpacking your hardwareConnecting your hardware Installing the support baseStartup sequence Page Using the Setup Utility to configure the workstation Configuring the N2800e Thin Client ExpressUsing the Configuration Tool to configure the workstation Configuring the N2800e Thin Client Express Page Copyright IBM Corp Click NetVista thin client Page Page Managing your Thin Client Express remotely Page PPP dialer for Thin Client Express workstations Prerequisites for using PPP dial accessConfiguring a workstation for PPP dialer Preparing the workstation for PPP dialer configurationConfiguring initial modem settings for PPP dialer access Maintaining and reconfiguring PPP dialer parameters Starting the PPP dialerLearning about the NC dialer window Troubleshooting PPP dialer problems Using the PPP dialer to access flash imagesAltering the flash image of a workstation Performing a software update on a workstationClick Configure Software Update Server Access Recovering the flash image of a workstationEnabling peer flash recovery on a workstation Recovering the image on the peer-booted workstation Disabling peer flash recovery on a workstation NS/flashbase/x86/kernel.2200 Resolving hardware problems Verifying hardware problemsStartup Visible Hardware problem indications Where to find information Symptom What you should do Logic UnitVisible hardware failure Mouse Symptom What you should doAudio beep sequences LED indications Memory errorVideo memory error Symptom What you should do System LEDMonitor LED Error codes and text messagesAudio messages NSB21xxx Battery messages NSB01xxxMain memory messages NSB10xxx Non-volatile memory messages Nvram NSB11xxxEthernet messages NSB62xxx Error code Error message What you should doUSB messages NSB4xxxx CompactFlash card messages NSB51xxxTftp messages NSB81xxx Bootp messages NSB72xxxBoot file server messages NSB83xxx Network communication messages NSB8xxxxIP address messages NSB87xxx Gateway messages NSB84xxxClient IP address messages NSB85xxx Subnet mask messages NSB86xxxReplacing the N2800e Thin Client Express CompactFlash card Appendix A. Replacing hardware partsReplacing parts other than the N2800e CompactFlash card MemoryKeyboards Voltage Selection Plug Receptacle Country Part number Returning hardware parts Appendix B. Hardware maintenance procedures Removing the logic unit to install partsReassembling the thin client Replacing a CompactFlash card Installing an optional PCI cardExchanging the memory Exchanging the lithium batteryRemoving the power supply Installing the power supply Page Selecting the voltage for your location Page Creating a recovery CompactFlash card Appendix D. Recovering the boot block imageRecovering the flash image BOM file Languages supported Appendix E. Choosing a flash filePage Appendix F. Monitor specifications Page Appendix G. Connector pin information Pin Signal Signal DirectionPin Signal Pin Name Function Pin # Direction DescriptionPin # Voltage+5V dc Copyright IBM Corp Product Recycling and Disposal Environmental DesignTrademarks Electronic Emission NoticesFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement Industry Canada Compliance Statement Glossary of abbreviations Page Index N2800e understanding Readers’ Comments We’d Like to Hear from You How satisfied are you that the information in this book isPlease tell us how we can improve this book Readers’ Comments We’d Like to Hear from You Page SA23-2808-00