Server Blade Configuration and Utilities
To run Diagnostics Utility:
— Download the latest Diagnostics Utility from the HP website:
www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
— Follow the instructions and create a bootable diskette. For more information,
refer to “Creating the Boot Diskette” in this chapter.
IMPORTANT: You can use the iLO Virtual Media applet to create the image file. Refer to
the “Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Management” section in this chapter. If you use this
method, omit step 3.
— Access the server blade through the iLO Remote Console. Refer to the
HP ProLiant BL p-Class System Hardware Configuration and Installation
Poster.
— Insert the virtual diskette.
— Use the iLO virtual power button to power the server blade off and then on,
and to set the blade to boot from the diskette image you created in step 2.
The server blade boots from the downloaded image and runs the Diagnostics Utility.
Automatic Server Recovery-2
ASR-2 is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating
system error occurs, such as a blue-screen or kernel panic. A system fail-safe timer,
the ASR-2 timer, starts when the System Management driver, also known as the
Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is functioning properly, the
system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails, the
timer expires and restarts the server blade.
ASR-2 increases server blade availability by restarting the server blade within
10 minutes after a system hang or shutdown. At the same time, the HP SIM console
notifies you by sending a message to a designated pager number that ASR-2 has
restarted the system. You can disable ASR-2 from the HP SIM console or RBSU.
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