NEC ShieldPRO N22A, User Manual

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5.2.2 Software RAS Tool
(1) Overview
This tool monitors hardware status and SMART information of the hard disk, and records
in log files, outputs to Windows Event Viewer, and starts specified programs when an
abnormality causing failures is detected.
Main features are as follows:
1. Hardware status monitoring feature
Monitors hardware status such as the internal temperature, fan, voltage, PCI parity,
and mirroring interface board. Also, monitors the SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis
and Reporting Technology) information of the hard disk (hard disk built-in
self-diagnosis feature).
2. Logging/abnormality output features
Regularly monitors the hardware status, and saves (logging) to a file.
Also, outputs to Event Viewer or starts specified programs when an abnormality is
detected.
3. Failure analysis feature
Supports failure analysis with the following features.

In the file saved by the logging feature, monitored time (Windows calendar time and BIOS
calendar time) is also recorded.

Outputs error information, by converting from a memory dump file output when a Windows
system error occurs, to a text file.
4. Power switch feature
For Windows
®
XP/Server
®
2003, Windows menu shutdown and power switch
shutdown are the same operations; however, the power switch shutdown for
Windows
®
2000 does not save data.
With this feature, the same operations as Windows menu shutdown can be
performed for Windows
®
2000 when shutting down with the power switch.
5. Calendar correction feature
Sets the BIOS calendar time to Windows calendar time.
6. Digital input/output feature
Digital data input/output can be performed with RAS library features.
(2) Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Japanese Version (SP2)

Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP English Version (SP2)
(3) Details
These features are available by installing the attached
“
Software RAS
”
.
For using these features and details, change settings by referring to the
“
Software RAS
”
PDF file.
CD-ROM/DVD drive unit is not required because the
“
Set of Installation Software
”
is stored
on Drive C (hard disk).
Windows Vista
®
is not supported.
Software RAS tool is not installed at factory default.
To use this tool, install Software RAS tool following the instructions in the PDF file stored in
C:¥WINXP¥SoftRAS¥.