Verifying System Information Backup / Restore; Updating Expansion Card Firmware - Fujitsu PRIMERGY CX2560 M4 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

5.2.2

Verifying system information backup / restore

To avoid the loss of non-default settings when replacing the system board, a
backup copy of important system configuration data is automatically stored from
the system board NVRAM to the Chassis ID EPROM. After replacing the
system board the backup data is restored from the Chassis ID board to the new
system board.
In order to verify whether the backup or restore process has been successful,
check the System Event Log (SEL) using the ServerView Operations Manager
(see also section
page 93).
After replacing the system board
Ê Check the SEL log files, see section
Log (SEL)" on page 93
EPROM has been restored to the system board:
Chassis IDPROM: Restore successful
If the restore process has not been successful, the system information has
to be restored using the Chassis ID Prom tool, see section
Chassis ID Prom Tool" on page
After replacing the Chassis ID EPROM
I
In case of the PRIMERGY CX2550 M4 / CX2560 M4 / CX2570 M4
server, the Chassis ID EPROM is integrated on the chassis interface
board.
Ê Check the SEL log files, see section
Log (SEL)" on page 93
settings has been transferred to the Chassis ID EPROM:
Chassis IDPROM: Backup successful
5.2.3

Updating expansion card firmware

After replacing the expansion card, it is essential to upgrade the firmware to the
latest version without connecting any storage devices. The latest expansion
card firmware version is available from the Fujitsu support web pages at:
http://ts.fujitsu.com/support/
CX2550/60/70 M4
"Viewing and clearing the System Event Log (SEL)" on
to verify whether the backup data on the Chassis ID
to verify whether a backup copy of the system board
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