H3C UniServer R4900 G3, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...H3C Servers iFIST Quick Start Guide New H3C Technologies Co Ltd http www h3c com Document version 6W103 20181114...

Page 2: ...H3C Technologies Co Ltd any trademarks that may be mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice A...

Page 3: ...red syntax choices separated by vertical bars from which you select one x y Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars from which you select one or none x y As...

Page 4: ...s a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch or a router that supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features Represents an access controller a unified wired WLAN module or the access controller engine on a u...

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Page 6: ...iFIST 3 Launching iFIST applicable to H3C UniServer R4900 4700 2900 2700 G3 3 Launching iFIST applicable to H3C UniServer R6900 G3 4 About the iFIST Web interface 7 Exiting iFIST 8 Updating iFIST 10...

Page 7: ...d FIST are H3C proprietary server management software products See Table 1 for their differences Table 1 Differences between iFIST and FIST Software Installation Functions iFIST Embedded in H3C server...

Page 8: ...e webpage screenshots used in this document are for illustration only and might differ from your products To obtain help information when you use iFIST click the question mark icon at the upper right...

Page 9: ...hods Method 1 a Boot the server b On the POST screen shown in Figure 1 press F10 to launch iFIST Figure 1 Launching iFIST from the POST screen Method 2 a Boot the server b On the POST screen shown in...

Page 10: ...of iFIST is displayed as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Web interface of iFIST Launching iFIST applicable to H3C UniServer R6900 G3 To launch iFIST use either of the following methods Method 1 a Boot the...

Page 11: ...T from the POST screen Method 2 a Boot the server b On the POST screen shown in Figure 4 press ESC c On the Front Page shown in Figure 5 select Setup Utility and press Enter The BIOS setup utility sta...

Page 12: ...6 Figure 5 Front Page Figure 6 Starting the BIOS setup utility d Select Boot Launch iFIST and press Enter as shown in Figure 7...

Page 13: ...anuching iFIST The Web interface of iFIST is displayed as shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Web interface of iFIST About the iFIST Web interface As shown in Figure 9 the iFIST Web interface contains the foll...

Page 14: ...to view the online help Click the button to refresh the page Click the button to change the display language Click the button to exit iFIST and reboot the server 2 Work pane Displays links to the func...

Page 15: ...9 Figure 11 Confirming to exit iFIST...

Page 16: ...at iFIST is successfully upgraded Example Updating iFIST on an H3C UniServer R4900 R4700 R2900 R2700 G3 server This example applies to iFIST upgrade in UEFI boot mode on the following servers H3C UniS...

Page 17: ...Click Browse next to a CD Image field to select the iFIST image file and then click Open e Click Connect 3 Reboot the server The POST screen opens upon completion of the server initialization as shown...

Page 18: ...ions screen opens as shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 Upgrade options screen 7 Type 1 and press Enter IMPORTANT Do not remove the boot media during the upgrade process If the boot media is removed before...

Page 19: ...ays a prompt as shown in Figure 17 Figure 17 Removing the installation media at the system prompt 9 Press Enter to reboot the server 10 Launch iFIST 11 On the Web interface of iFIST and click in the u...

Page 20: ...ual CD a On the HDM Web interface navigate to the Remote Control Remote Console page b Launch the remote console c Select Media Virtual Media Wizard from the top menu bar The Virtual Media window open...

Page 21: ...15 Figure 19 POST screen 4 Press ESC The Front Page opens 5 Select Boot Manager and press Enter as shown in Figure 20...

Page 22: ...16 Figure 20 Front Page 6 Select EFI USB Device AMI Virtual CDROM0 and press Enter as shown in Figure 21 Figure 21 Boot Manager...

Page 23: ...rocess If the boot media is removed before the upgrade completes you must re attach the boot media to the server reboot the server and restart the upgrade process 8 After the upgrade is complete type...

Page 24: ...ion media at the system prompt 9 Press Enter to reboot the server 10 Launch iFIST 11 On the Web interface of iFIST and click in the upper right corner to view the iFIST version information and verify...