The Integrated Management Module (IMM) configuration fails to restore - IBM System x3250 (5458) and Lenovo System x3650 M5 (5462)

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H212933

Symptom

After resetting the Integrated Management Module (IMM) to defaults, login to IMM Web Graphical User Interface (GUI) and backup the Web configuration.

Then, when users change some Web items and restore the Web configuration with the backup file, the IMM configuration will display a restore fail message.

Affected configurations

The system can be any of the following servers:

• System x3250 M5, type 5458, any model
• Lenovo System x3650 M5, type 5462, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

The LAN device driver for the LOM is affected.

The system has the symptom described above.

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of UEFI for x3250 M5. New Broadcom UEFI firmware 17.4 would be released for this issue fixed on x3650 M5.

The target date for this release is scheduled for first quarter 2016.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

     http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Workaround

No workaround is required. The data has been restored to the IMM successfully. This error message is superfluous and can be ignored.