Chapter 2 Installing the Server

Service Headers and Jumpers

Using the BIOS Recovery Header J41

Depending on which stage the BIOS becomes corrupted, you might see different behavior.

•If the BIOS BootBlock is corrupted, you might see the system get stuck on the following message:

Initializing and configuring memory/hardware

•If it is a non-BootBlock corruption, the following message is displayed:

****BIOS FLASH IMAGE CORRUPTED****

Flash a valid BIOS capsule file using CIMC WebGUI or CLI interface.

IF CIMC INTERFACE IS NOT AVAILABLE, FOLLOW THE STEPS MENTIONED BELOW.

1.Connect the USB stick with recovery.cap file in root folder.

2.Reset the host.

IF THESE STEPS DO NOT RECOVER THE BIOS

1.Power off the system.

2.Mount recovery jumper.

3.Connect the USB stick with recovery.cap file in root folder.

4.Power on the system.

Wait for a few seconds if already plugged in the USB stick.

REFER TO SYSTEM MANUAL FOR ANY ISSUES.

Note As indicated by the message shown above, there are two procedures for recovering the BIOS. Try procedure 1 first, then if that does not recover the BIOS, use procedure 2.

Note The server must have CIMC version 1.4(6) or later to use these procedures.

Procedure 1: Reboot With recovery.cap File

Step 1 Download the BIOS update package and extract it to a temporary location.

Step 2 Copy the contents of the extracted recovery folder to the root directory a USB thumb drive. The recovery folder contains the recovery.cap file that is required in this procedure.

Note 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.

Step 3 Insert the USB thumb drive into a USB port on the server.

Step 4 Reboot the server.

Step 5 Return the server to main power mode by pressing the Power button on the front panel.

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:

Found a valid recovery file...Transferring to CIMC

System would flash the BIOS image now...

System would restart with recovered image after a few seconds...

Step 6 Wait for server to complete the BIOS update, then remove the USB thumb drive from the server.

Note 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.

 

 

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UCSRAID9266CV, C220, 9266CV-8i, UCSSP6C220E, UCUCSEZC220M3S specifications

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