Using The Bios Recovery Header J41 - Cisco SNS 3415 Installing Manual

Chapter 8 Installing the Cisco SNS 3415 and Cisco SNS 3495 Hardware Appliances
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Using the BIOS Recovery Header J41

Depending on which stage the BIOS becomes corrupted, you might see different behavior.
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J41 BIOS RCVR BOOT
If the BIOS BootBlock is corrupted, you might see the system get stuck on the following message:
Initializing and configuring memory/hardware
If it is a non-BootBlock corruption, the following message is displayed:
****BIOS FLASH IMAGE CORRUPTED****
Flash a valid BIOS capsule file using CIMC WebGUI or CLI interface.
IF CIMC INTERFACE IS NOT AVAILABLE, FOLLOW THE STEPS MENTIONED BELOW.
1. Connect the USB stick with recovery.cap file in root folder.
2. Reset the host.
IF THESE STEPS DO NOT RECOVER THE BIOS
1. Power off the system.
2. Mount recovery jumper.
3. Connect the USB stick with recovery.cap file in root folder.
4. Power on the system.
Wait for a few seconds if already plugged in the USB stick.
REFER TO SYSTEM MANUAL FOR ANY ISSUES.
Connecting and Powering On the Cisco SNS-3415/3495 Appliance
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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.6
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