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If you are planning to replace the system board (Mother Board) for M4 series of IBM xSeries 3650 model server, you should and must take the activation keys backup, otherwise you will miss the IMM key. IMM key something like iLO Activation key on HP servers. If that  iLO key didn't acivated, then you won't get the 'Remote Access' option. In the same way, IBM series requires a key to be activated to access the IMM console. IMM Activation to be backuped and restore once the new board get replaced. Here is the screenshot there you see more options what we discussed so far -

Symptom A system equipped with a ServeRAID 8i controller could experience one of the following error messages: 1. In ServeRAID Manager application or IBM Director or RaidEvtA.log: "The battery-backup cache device needs a new battery: controller 1" 2. In the Controller n Config.txt: "Battery status ........Failed" 3. On the display during POST: !!!CRITICAL ERROR: Memory retention failure, unflushed cache lost!!! Affected configurations The system may be any of the following: * xSeries MXE-460, Type 8874, any model * xSeries 460, Type 8872, any model * xSeries 366, Type 8863, any model * xSeries 306m, Types 8849 and 8491, any model * xSeries 260, Type 8865, any model * xSeries 206m, Types 8485 and 8490, any model The system is configured with the following ServeRAID option(s): * ServeRAID-8i Controller: o Option part number 13N2227, replacement part number 13N2233 o Option part number 39R8729, replacement part number 39R8731 Solution : ServeRA...