Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Software and Firmware Tools
The ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator is a standard component of the HP
ProLiant BL e-Class system. The Integrated Administrator provides enclosure health, server
blade health, and remote server manageability. Integrated Administrator features are accessed
from any network-based client using a supported Web browser. In addition to other features,
Integrated Administrator provides keyboard and mouse capability for a server blade,
regardless of the state of the host operating system or host server blade.
Use the following tools to diagnose problems, test hardware, and monitor and manage
ProLiant BL e-Class system operations.
Table 3-1: Diagnostic Tools
Tool
Description
How to run the tool
ProLiant BL e-Class
Integrated Administrator
The ProLiant BL e-Class
Integrated Administrator is a
centralized management and
monitoring system for the
ProLiant BL e-Class enclosure
and server blades. The
Integrated Administrator acts as
a combination terminal server
and remote power controller,
enabling out-of-band, secure,
serial console connections to all
server blades in the enclosure.
Refer to the
HP ProLiant BL
e-Class Integrated
Administrated User Guide
for
complete details.
Automatic Server
Recovery-2 (ASR-2)
ASR-2 automatically restarts a
server blade after a catastrophic
operating system failure.
With ASR-2, you have multiple
recovery options:
•
Available Recovery
provides software error
recovery and environmental
recovery.
•
Unattended Recovery logs
the error information to the
IML, resets the server
blade, and tries to restart
the operating system.
Run the ROM-Based Setup
Utility and set ASR-2 to enable
this tool.
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