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Launching Flash Disaster Recovery

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Performing Advanced Functions Launching Flash Disaster Recovery Flash Recovery mode requires the following items: ■ DHCP server ■ TFTP server ■ A connection to the Integrated Administrator serial console ■ Integrated Administrator ROM image file on the TFTP server ✎ The filename of the ROM image of the Integrated Administrator can be any valid ASCII filename. The ROM image of the Integrated Administrator can be any valid image that supports the "update image" facility in the operating system. The Integrated Administrator will automatically enter Flash Recovery mode when a corrupted image is detected. Flash Recovery mode can also be manually initiated. ✎ No timeout exists for obtaining a DHCP address. The Flash Recovery process should only be initiated when the Integrated Administrator fails to boot properly because an operating system image is corrupted by some unforeseen problem, such as a power/catastrophic failure during the standard "update image" flash procedure. Flash Recovery mode makes every attempt to successfully flash the operating system image of the Integrated Administrator. The only way to leave Flash Recovery mode without successfully updating the image is to reset the Integrated Administrator. You can manually place the Integrated Administrator in Flash Recovery mode: 1. Connect a local client device to the Integrated Administrator (serial) console connector using the nullmodem serial cable (provided with the enclosure). See Chapter 3, in section "Requirements for Local Client Devices." 2. Press and hold the enclosure Unit Identification button (1) and press the Integrated Administrator Reset button (2) simultaneously on the rear panel of the blade PC to place the enclosure in Lost Password/Flash Disaster Recovery mode. 8-8 HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator for CCI v1.4 User Guide

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HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator for CCI v1.4 User Guide
Performing Advanced Functions
Launching Flash Disaster Recovery
Flash Recovery mode requires the following items:
■
DHCP server
■
TFTP server
■
A connection to the Integrated Administrator serial console
■
Integrated Administrator ROM image file on the TFTP server
✎
The filename of the ROM image of the Integrated Administrator can be any valid ASCII
filename. The ROM image of the Integrated Administrator can be any valid image that supports
the “update image" facility in the operating system.
The Integrated Administrator will automatically enter Flash Recovery mode when a corrupted
image is detected. Flash Recovery mode can also be manually initiated.
✎
No timeout exists for obtaining a DHCP address.
The Flash Recovery process should only be initiated when the Integrated Administrator fails to
boot properly because an operating system image is corrupted by some unforeseen problem, such
as a power/catastrophic failure during the standard “update image” flash procedure.
Flash Recovery mode makes every attempt to successfully flash the operating system image of
the Integrated Administrator. The only way to leave Flash Recovery mode without successfully
updating the image is to reset the Integrated Administrator.
You can manually place the Integrated Administrator in Flash Recovery mode:
1.
Connect a local client device to the Integrated Administrator (serial) console connector using
the nullmodem serial cable (provided with the enclosure). See Chapter 3,
in section
“Requirements for Local Client Devices.”
2. Press and hold the enclosure Unit Identification button (1) and press the Integrated
Administrator Reset button (2) simultaneously on the rear panel of the blade PC to place the
enclosure in Lost Password/Flash Disaster Recovery mode.