System-board switches

The following illustration shows the location and description of the switches.

Important

Before you change any switch settings or move any jumpers, turn off the solution; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. Review the following information:
- Safety information for ThinkSystem server: Safety Information page
- Installation Guidelines
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Power off the solution
Any system-board switch or jumper block that is not shown in the illustrations in this document are reserved.

Note

If there is a clear protective sticker on the top of the switch blocks, you must remove and discard it to access the switches.

Figure 1. Switches on compute node system board

Table 1. System-board switches
`1` SW5 switch block	`2` SW11 switch block

Table 2. SW5 switch block definition
Switch number	Switch name	Usage description
Switch number	Switch name	On	Off
1	XCC reset	Force hot reset BMC chip	Normal (default)
3	XCC boot primary	Request XCC to boot from backup bank	Request XCC to boot from primary bank (default)
4	Password override	Overrides the power-on password	Normal (default)

Table 3. SW11 switch block definition
Switch number	Switch name	Usage description
Switch number	Switch name	On	Off
3	Clear CMOS	Clear CMOS data	Normal (default)

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