Automated Boot Recovery (Abr); Three Boot Failure; Solving Scsi Problems - Lenovo ThinkServer TS200 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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14. Reinstall the server cover, and then reconnect all the power cables.
15. Restart the server.
See "System-board switches and jumpers" on page 132 for a description 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, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Restart the server.
When the prompt press F3 to restore to primary is displayed, press F3 to recover the primary bank.
Step 2.
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, complete the
following steps:
Step 1.
Undo any configuration changes that you made recently and restart the server.
Step 2.
Remove any devices that you added recently and restart the server.
Step 3.
If the problem remains, go to the Setup utility and select Load Default Settings, and then click
Save to restore the server factory settings.
Solving SCSI problems
Note: This information also applies to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) problems.
For any SCSI error message, one or more of the following devices might be causing the problem:
• A failing SCSI device (adapter, drive, or controller)
• An incorrect SCSI termination jumper setting
• A missing or incorrectly installed SCSI terminator
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Chapter 4
Diagnostics
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