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Redundant ROM Image Recovery

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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 3-63 6. The server sounds two long beeps to indicate that you are in Disaster Recovery Mode and that you should insert the ROMPaq diskette. The IMD, if the server has one, displays: Please insert ROMPaq diskette. 7. The server reads the diskette for the latest ROM image. If the diskette is not in place, the system continues to beep until a valid ROMPaq diskette is inserted. NOTE: The IMD will display the "Please insert ROMPaq diskette" message even after a valid ROMPaq diskette has been installed. This is normal behavior. The server should stop beeping to indicate that the diskette is a valid ROMPaq diskette. 8. The ROMPaq diskette flashes the system ROM. During the process, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flashing system ROM. 9. At the successful completion of the process, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flash successful - Cycle Power. Or if the flash is not successful, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flash failed. 10. After successful completion, a. Power down the server. b. Reset configuration switches 1, 4, 5, and 6. (Table 3-26) c. Power up the server as usual. IMPORTANT: If you are performing the procedure on a server with redundant ROM in which both ROM images have been corrupted, repeat the process in succession (once for each corrupt image). If only one image is corrupt, see the following section, "Redundant ROM Image Recovery," for complete instructions. After a failed ROMPaq, power down the server and repeat the above process. Redundant ROM Image Recovery If power is interrupted during the flash process on a server that has redundant ROM, the server should come up as usual on the same image that it booted, but the inactive, redundant ROM image will be corrupted. A POST error message displays: 105 - Current System ROM is corrupt - now booting redundant System ROM Flash again so that the invalid image is now valid. After you flash the invalid image, the system will boot to that image, which was the original objective.

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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
3-63
6.
The server sounds two long beeps to indicate that you are in Disaster Recovery Mode and
that you should insert the ROMPaq diskette. The IMD, if the server has one, displays:
Please insert ROMPaq diskette.
7.
The server reads the diskette for the latest ROM image. If the diskette is not in place, the
system continues to beep until a valid ROMPaq diskette is inserted.
NOTE:
The IMD will display the
Please insert ROMPaq diskette
message even after a valid ROMPaq
diskette has been installed. This is normal behavior. The server should stop beeping to indicate that the
diskette is a valid ROMPaq diskette.
8.
The ROMPaq diskette flashes the system ROM. During the process, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flashing system ROM.
9.
At the successful completion of the process, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flash successful - Cycle Power.
Or if the flash is not successful, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flash failed.
10.
After successful completion,
a.
Power down the server.
b.
Reset configuration switches 1, 4, 5, and 6. (Table 3-26)
c.
Power up the server as usual.
IMPORTANT:
If you are performing the procedure on a server with redundant ROM in which both ROM
images have been corrupted, repeat the process in succession (once for each corrupt image). If only one
image is corrupt, see the following section,
Redundant ROM Image Recovery,
for complete
instructions.
After a failed ROMPaq, power down the server and repeat the above process.
Redundant ROM Image Recovery
If power is interrupted during the flash process on a server that has redundant ROM, the server
should come up as usual on the same image that it booted, but the inactive, redundant ROM
image will be corrupted.
A POST error message displays:
105
Current System ROM is corrupt
now booting redundant System ROM
Flash again so that the invalid image is now valid. After you flash the invalid image, the system
will boot to that image, which was the original objective.