NEC N8100-958F, User Manual

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8-34 Troubleshooting
Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility
The Off-line Maintenance Utility may be started in many ways.
You can set the Off-line Maintenance Utility to automatically start at an error occurrence in addition
to starting it manually.
IMPORTANT:
Do not start the Off-line Maintenance Utility while the
server is in successful operation.
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From the CD-ROM
Set the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and reboot the
system.
After the menu is displayed on the screen, select "Tools" - "Off-line Maintenance Utility".
The Off-line Maintenance Utility program starts from the CD-ROM.
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From the floppy disk
Set the Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the
system.
The Off-line Maintenance Utility program starts from the boot disk.
The Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD is created by selecting "Tools" - "Create
Support FD" on the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
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Manual start (by pressing F4 )
When the Off-line Maintenance Utility is installed, press
F4
while the start-up screen of
the server is on screen. The Off-line Maintenance Utility starts from the hard disk.
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Automatic start (OS panic)
When a critical error occurs during OS operation, shut down and restart the system. The
Off-line Maintenance Utility automatically starts. (You need to select "Start the Off-line
Maintenance Utility when an error occurs." in the NEC ESMPRO Agent beforehand.)
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Automatic start (OS boot retry out)
If the OS boot monitoring feature is enabled, the Off-line Maintenance Utility
automatically starts when after three consecutive OS boot failures.