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Chapter 3: Maintenance and Component Installation
3.9 BMC Reset
The BMC can be reset using the button on the front control panel or on the chassis rear.
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Reset – Press and hold the button. After six seconds, the LED blinks at 2Hz. The BMC
resets and the reset duration is ~250 ms. Then the BMC starts to boot.
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Restore factory default configuration – Hold the button for twelve seconds. The LED blinks
at 4Hz while defaults are configured.
Note
: All BMC settings including username and pass-
word will be removed except the FRU and network settings.
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Firmware update – When the BMC firmware is being updated, the UID LED blinks at 10Hz.
BMC Reset Options
Event
UID LED
BMC Heartbeat LED
Reset
Blue, Blinks at 2Hz
Green, solid
Restore
Defaults
Blue, Blinks at 4Hz
Green, solid
Update
Blue, Blinks at 10Hz
