Reinstalling the management software from the recovery partition

Use this recovery method if the management software is inoperable because of misconfiguration or corruption, but the management node hardware is operational and the hard drives have not failed.

About this task

This procedure returns the management node and management software to factory defaults, and destroys data on the system (but not backups stored on the hard disk drive). After the recovery process is complete, you must configure the system with the Management Server Setup wizard or restore the system from a backup image.

Procedure

Restart the management node.
When the firmware splash screen is displayed, press F12. The setup menu is displayed. The screen displays confirmation that F12 has been pressed.
Select Recovery partition.
When the boot options screen is displayed, select Full system recovery. After approximately 30 to 45 minutes, the recovery process ends and the Management Server Setup wizard opens.
Note: The system displays Loading Bootloader, but no additional messages are displayed during the recovery process. If the screen saver is activated and the screen goes blank during this stage, press the Shift key to deactivate the screen saver.
Either complete the Management Server Setup wizard or restore a previous configuration from a backup.

What to do next

Important: If your recovery partition is an earlier version of the management software than the version before the recovery procedure, update the management software to the same version as before the recovery operation after you complete the Management Server Setup wizard. If you do not update the management software in this situation, the management software is older than other components in your environment, which might cause compatibility problems.

For more information about setting up the management node with the wizard, see Setting up the IBM Flex System Manager management node.

For more information about restoring a backup image, see Restoring the management software image.