Restore firmware settings, network configuration, and passwords
to their factory defaults.
You can reset all the factory settings on your server to the
factory default settings, or you can choose to reset specific settings by
using the following options:
- Reset all settings
- Reset the service processor settings
- Reset the server firmware settings
- Reset the PCI bus configuration
If you choose to reset all settings, all three of these actions are performed
resulting in the service processor settings, the server firmware settings,
and the PCI bus configuration being reset in one operation.
Note: If redundant
service processors are installed and enabled, whichever type of reset operation
that you perform on the primary service processor will also be performed on
the secondary service processor.
Attention: Reset your
server settings to the factory default only when directed by your service
provider. Before you reset all settings, make sure you have manually recorded
all settings that need to be preserved. This operation can be performed only
if the identical level of firmware exists on both the permanent firmware boot
side, also known as the P side, and the temporary firmware boot side, also
known as the T side.
Resetting the service processor settings results
in the loss of all system settings (such as the HMC access
and ASMI passwords, time of day, network configuration, and hardware deconfiguration
policies) that you may have set through user interfaces.
Attention: Resetting
the server firmware settings results in the loss of all of the partition data
that is stored on the service processor.
Resetting the PCI bus configuration
results in the following sequence of events:
- The service processor instructs the server firmware to power on and enter
into a standby state.
- When the server firmware has entered into the standby state, the PCI bus
configuration settings are cleared.
- The server firmware then powers off and the service processor is in the
standby state.
Attention: Resetting all settings results in the loss
of system settings as described for each option in the preceding
paragraphs. Also, you will lose the system error logs and partition-related
information.
To restore factory default settings, your authority
level must be one of the following:
- Administrator
- Authorized service provider
To restore factory default settings, do the following: