Intel SX220 manual Area, Recovery Agent, Configuration Save/Restore Add-In

•Verify firmware code currently loaded versus an external hex file.

•Update the BIOS from .bio or .uif files.

The System Update Add-in has the following menus:

File

The File menu has the following options:

•Load: Select the file to use in the update.

•Exit: Quits the System Update Add-in.

Area

The Area menu has the following options:

•Update: Use the loaded file to update the system. If a file was not selected, the system will prompt you for one.

•Verify: Compares the contents of the nonvolatile storage with the selected file. If a file was not selected, the system will prompt you for one. You cannot verify the BIOS.

Help

The Help menu has the following options:

•Help Topics: Displays help information about the System Update Add-in.

•About SU: Displays System Update Add-in version information.

Recovery Agent

If the BMC firmware remote update fails, the server will reboot into the service partition and the recovery agent will attempt to finish the update. The recovery agent is an executable file (recover.exe) that exists on the service partition.

Configuration Save/Restore Add-In

Clicking on the Configuration Save/Restore Add-in (CSR) allows you to save configuration information from various sources to a file. The CSR saves information from the following sources:

•CMOS

•ESCD

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