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Restoring the system using Easy Restore, Manually update the Service Tag

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Restoring the system using Easy Restore The easy restore feature enables you to restore your service tag, license, UEFI configuration, and the system configuration data after replacing the system board. All data is backed up in a backup flash device automatically. If BIOS detects a new system board, and the service tag in the backup flash device, BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information. About this task Below is a list of options available: • Restore the service tag, license, and diagnostics information, press Y • Navigate to the Lifecycle Controller based restore options, press N. • Restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile, press F10 NOTE: When the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data. • To restore the system configuration data, press Y • To use the default configuration settings, press N NOTE: After the restore process is complete, system reboots. Manually update the Service Tag After replacing a system board, if Easy Restore fails, follow this process to manually enter the Service Tag, using System Setup. About this task If you know the system service tag, use the System Setup menu to enter the service tag. Steps 1. Power on the system. 2. To enter the System Setup, press F2. 3. Click Service Tag Settings. 4. Enter the service tag. NOTE: You can enter the service tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct service tag. Once the service tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed. 5. Click OK. Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup If Easy Restore fails to restore the Service Tag, use System Setup to enter the Service Tag. Steps 1. Turn on the system. 2. Press F2 to enter System Setup. 3. Click Service Tag Settings. 4. Enter the Service Tag. NOTE: You can enter the Service Tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct Service Tag. After the Service Tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed. 5. Click OK. 6. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals . 166 Installing and removing system components

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Restoring the system using Easy Restore
The easy restore feature enables you to restore your service tag, license, UEFI configuration, and the system configuration data after
replacing the system board. All data is backed up in a backup flash device automatically. If BIOS detects a new system board, and the
service tag in the backup flash device, BIOS prompts the user to restore the backup information.
About this task
Below is a list of options available:
•
Restore the service tag, license, and diagnostics information, press
Y
•
Navigate to the Lifecycle Controller based restore options, press
N.
•
Restore data from a previously created
Hardware Server Profile
, press
F10
NOTE:
When the restore process is complete, BIOS prompts to restore the system configuration data.
•
To restore the system configuration data, press
Y
•
To use the default configuration settings, press
N
NOTE:
After the restore process is complete, system reboots.
Manually update the Service Tag
After replacing a system board, if Easy Restore fails, follow this process to manually enter the Service Tag, using
System Setup
.
About this task
If you know the system service tag, use the
System Setup
menu to enter the service tag.
Steps
1.
Power on the system.
2.
To enter the
System Setup
, press
F2
.
3.
Click
Service Tag Settings
.
4.
Enter the service tag.
NOTE:
You can enter the service tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct
service tag. Once the service tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed.
5.
Click
OK
.
Entering the system Service Tag by using System
Setup
If Easy Restore fails to restore the Service Tag, use System Setup to enter the Service Tag.
Steps
1.
Turn on the system.
2.
Press F2 to enter System Setup.
3.
Click
Service Tag Settings
.
4.
Enter the Service Tag.
NOTE:
You can enter the Service Tag only when the Service Tag field is empty. Ensure that you enter the correct
Service Tag. After the Service Tag is entered, it cannot be updated or changed.
5.
Click
OK
.
6.
Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license.
For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
at
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
.
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