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Redundant ROM Image Recovery, After a failed ROMPaq

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3-72 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide 6. The server makes 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 this process, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flashing system ROM. 9. At the successful completion of this process, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flash successful - Cycle Power. 10. If the flash is not successful, the IMD displays: ROMPaq flash failed. 11. After successful completion of flashing the system ROM: a. Turn off the server. b. Remove the diskette. c. Reset configuration switches 1, 4, 5, and 6. (Refer to the configuration switches table within this section.) d. Turn on the server as usual. IMPORTANT: If you are performing this procedure on a server with redundant ROM, where both ROM images have been corrupted, repeat the process in succession (once for each corrupt image). If only one image is corrupt, read 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 corrupt. A POST error message displays: 105 - Current System ROM is corrupt - now booting redundant System ROM. In this instance, you are required to 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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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
6.
The server makes 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 this process, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flashing system ROM.
9.
At the successful completion of this process, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flash successful - Cycle Power.
10.
If the flash is not successful, the IMD displays:
ROMPaq flash failed.
11.
After successful completion of flashing the system ROM:
a.
Turn off the server.
b.
Remove the diskette.
c.
Reset configuration switches 1, 4, 5, and 6. (Refer to the configuration switches table
within this section.)
d.
Turn on the server as usual.
IMPORTANT:
If you are performing this procedure on a server with redundant ROM, where both ROM
images have been corrupted, repeat the process in succession (once for each corrupt image). If only one
image is corrupt, read 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 corrupt.
A POST error message displays:
105
–
Current System ROM is corrupt
–
now booting redundant System ROM.
In this instance, you are required to 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.