Lenovo 3824, 3836, 3809, 3826, 3724, 3808, 3815, 3817 Automated boot recovery ABR, Three boot failure

6.Reinstall the server cover (see “Installing the side cover” on page 134); then, reconnect all power cords.

7.Restart the server. The power-on self-test (POST) starts.

8.Boot the server to an operating system that is supported by the firmware update package that you downloaded.

9.Perform the firmware update by following the instructions that are in the firmware update package readme file.

10.Copy the downloaded firmware update package into a directory.

11.From a command line, type filename-s, where filename is the name of the executable file that you downloaded with the firmware update package.

12.Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables, and then remove the server cover.

13.Move the UEFI boot recovery jumper back to the primary position (pins 1 and 2).

14.Reinstall the server cover, and then reconnect all the power cables.

15.Restart the server.

See “System-board switches and jumpers” on page 31 for descriptions of the jumpers and switches.

In-band automated boot recovery method

Note: Use this method if the system board error LED is lit and there is a log entry or Booting Backup Image is displayed on the firmware splash screen; otherwise, use the in-band manual recovery method.

1.Boot the server to an operating system that is supported by the firmware update package that you downloaded.

2.Perform the firmware update by following the instructions that are in the firmware update package readme file.

3.Restart the server.

4.At the firmware splash screen, press F3 when prompted to restore to the primary bank. The server boots from the primary bank.

Out-of-band method: See the IMM documentation.

Automated boot recovery (ABR)

If the server is booting up and the IMM detects problems with the server firmware in the primary bank, it will automatically switch to the backup firmware bank and give you the opportunity to recover the primary bank. To recover to the server firmware primary bank, do the following:

1.Restart the server.

2.When the prompt press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to recover the primary bank. Pressing F3 will restart the server.

Three boot failure

Configuration changes, such as added devices or adapter firmware updates can cause the server to fail POST (power-on self-test). If this occurs on three consecutive boot attempts, the server will temporarily uses the default configuration values and automatically goes to F1 Setup. To solve the problem, do the following:

1. Undo any configuration changes that you made recently and restart the server.

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