System maintenance switch, System maintenance switch procedures, Clearing the system configuration – HP ProLiant BL685c G7 Server-Blade User Manual

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Component identification 11

Item

Connector

Card support

Mezzanine connector 2

PCIe x8

Type I or II mezzanine card

Mezzanine connector 3

PCIe x8

Type I or II mezzanine card

System maintenance switch

Position

Function

Default

1*

iLO 3 security override

Off

2

Configuration lock

Off

3

Reserved

Off

4

Reserved

Off

5*

Password disabled

Off

6*

Reset configuration

Off

7

Reserved

Off

8

Reserved

Off

9

Reserved

Off

10

Reserved

Off

*To access redundant ROM, set S1, S5, and S6 to ON.

System maintenance switch procedures

When you perform troubleshooting steps, this guide may instruct you to perform the following procedures:

Clear the system configuration ("

Clearing the system configuration

" on page

11

).

Access the redundant ROM ("

Accessing the redundant ROM

" on page

12

).

To complete these procedures, you must change physical settings on the system maintenance switch.

Clearing the system configuration

RBSU can be used to restore the factory default configuration. For more information, see "HP ROM-Based
Setup Utility (on page

56

)." If the system is unable to boot into RBSU, use the following steps to clear the

system configuration:

1.

Power down the server blade (on page

14

).

2.

Remove the server blade (on page

15

).

3.

Remove the access panel (on page

16

).

4.

Change position 6 of the system maintenance switch to on.

5.

Install the access panel (on page

16

).

6.

Install the server blade in the enclosure and power up the server blade.

7.

Wait for the POST message that prompts you to change the switch setting:
Maintenance switch detected in the "On" position.
Power off the server and turn switch to the "Off" position.

8.

Repeat steps 1 through 3.

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