Installation guide
14-Slot Shelf Startup
14-Slot Shelf Startup
Chapter 6
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To determine the most recent release of the firmware for your 14-Slot Shelf and its components, complete the
following:
Step 1. Ensure that power is applied to the 14-Slot Shelf.
Step 2. Connect your PC or laptop computer to the Server Blade serial port, activate a terminal emulator
(9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit) on your PC or laptop computer, and access the Server
Blade console screen.
Step 3. With the console screen displayed, cause the Server Blade to reboot. To cause a reboot, you can
either cycle power to the 14-Slot Shelf or remove and reinstall (following hot-swap procedures) the
respective Server Blade.
Approximately 17 seconds following the start of the boot process, the first Server Blade BIOS
message will appear on the console display as the BIOS begins to execute
Step 4. Interrupt the BIOS execution by entering the delete character from your PC or laptop computer
keyboard to halt the BIOS execution, and display the BIOS main screen.
Step 5. On the BIOS main screen, select the Advanced Settings->Diagnostic Boot Sequence
Configuration screen.
Step 6. For the remainder of this procedure, refer to the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server,
Maintenance Guide, Diagnostics Procedures, Chapter 6, HP bc2100 ATCA Server Blade Functional
Specifications, Configuring BIOS Settings for Remote Boot.
NOTE For information on how to invoke the remote PXE boot sequence used for firmware updates and
diagnostic procedures, refer to the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server, Maintenance Guide,
Diagnostics Procedures, Using IPMItool to Request Diagnostic Boot.