
Server Configuration and Utilities
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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Donna Hollas
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Compaq ProLiant ML330 Setup and Installation Guide
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173868-001
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f-ch5 Server Configuration and Utilities.doc
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Compaq Diagnostics Utility
The Diagnostics Utility is accessed from diskette. A diskette can be created
from the SmartStart CD. To run Diagnostics, insert the Diagnostics diskette
and restart the server. The server powers up from the diskette and runs the
Diagnostics Utility.
Automatic Server Recovery (ASR)
ASR is a feature in ProLiant servers that causes the system to restart in the
event of a catastrophic OS error like a blue-screen, ABEND (abnormal end),
or panic. A system failsafe timer, the ASR timer, is started when the Compaq
System Management driver, also known as the health driver, is loaded. The
timer is reset periodically during normal OS operation, but in the event of OS
failure, the timer expires and restarts the server. ASR increases server up time
by restarting the server within 10 minutes after a crash or system hang. The
Compaq Insight Manager console notifies you in the event of a server ASR.
You can disable ASR from the Compaq Insight Manager console.