File Module-Related Issues; Restoring System X Firmware (Bios) Settings - IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Manual
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2. Review the event log to identify the affected file system and all of the nodes
3. Suspend each affected file module.
4. Reboot each affected file module.
5. Resume each affected file module.
6. Verify that the state of each affected file module is healthy after you resume the
File module-related issues
This section covers the recovery procedures related to file module issues.
Restoring System x firmware (BIOS) settings
During critical repair actions such as the replacement of a system planar in an IBM
Storwize V7000 Unified file module, you might have to reset the System x
firmware.
Before you begin
The firmware and software code package for the Storwize V7000 Unified
microcode can automatically configure the default settings for the System x
firmware to the required Storwize V7000 Unified settings. However, to enable the
automatic configuration, you must reset the System x firmware from its current
state to the default configuration.
About this task
Use the following procedure to set the System x firmware to the default state and
start the automatic Storwize V7000 Unified configuration.
Procedure
where the file system displays the state "Stale NFS file handle".
file module and that no new "Stale NFS file handle" CIMs appear in the alert
log.
1. SSH to the affected file module.
2. Turn on the affected file module.
3. From the IBM System x Server Firmware screen, press F1 to set up the
firmware.
A few seconds after the IBM System x Server Firmware screen is displayed, F1
and other options are displayed at the bottom of the screen:
v F1 - Setup
v F2 - Diagnostics
v F12 - Select Boot Device
4. From the System Configuration and Boot Management screen, scroll down to
click Load Default Settings, and then press Enter.
The screen goes blank for a few seconds and then returns to the System
Configuration and Boot Management screen.
5. Click Save.
6. A window displays a prompt to ask to reset the IMM now. Select Y.
7. Press ESC twice to return to the System Configuration and Boot Management
screen.
8. Scroll down to click Boot Manager, and then press Enter.
9. Scroll down to click Add Boot Option, and then press Enter.
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