Compaq ProLiant ML350 Server General Troubleshooting Guide

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Writer: Susana Weinstein Salazar Project: Compaq Servers Troubleshooting Guide Comments:
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Chapter 5
ROMPaq Disaster Recovery
From time to time, it may be desirable to upgrade your current system ROM.
Some reasons for this may be as follows:
■ Desire to upgrade ROM
■ Receive new SmartStart and Support Software CD
■ Desire to upgrade server processors
■ Request from Compaq
The process of upgrading your system ROM is referred to as flashing the
ROM. Flashing consists of using software to replace the current ROM image
with a new one through ROMPaq.
If an error such as a power failure occurs during this process, the flash
operation will not be completed, causing the server’s ROM image to be
corrupted. This chapter covers the following options available for ROMPaq
disaster recovery.
Any server that does not have a valid ROM image may utilize the following
option.