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ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time 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 has restarted the system. You can disable ASR from the HP SIM console or
through RBSU.
HP Insight Diagnostics
HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server management tool, available in both offline and online
versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify
server installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation.
HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition performs various in-depth system and component testing while the
OS is not running. To run this utility, launch the SmartStart CD.
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is a web-based application that captures system configuration and
other related data needed for effective server management. Available in Microsoft® Windows® and
Linux versions, the utility helps to ensure proper system operation.
For more information or to download the utility, refer to the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/servers/diags
).
Integrated Management Log
The IML records hundreds of events and stores them in an easy-to-view form. The IML timestamps each
event with 1-minute granularity.
You can view recorded events in the IML in several ways, including the following:
•
From within HP SIM ("
HP Systems Insight Manager
" on page
71
)
•
From within Survey Utility (on page
70
)
•
From within operating system-specific IML viewers
•
For NetWare: IML Viewer
•
For Windows®: IML Viewer
•
For Linux: IML Viewer Application
•
From within the RILOE user interface
•
From within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page
70
)
For more information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack.
Survey Utility
Survey Utility, a feature within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page
70
), gathers critical hardware and
software information on ProLiant servers.
This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server. For operating systems
supported by the server, refer to the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/go/supportos
).
If a significant change occurs between data-gathering intervals, the Survey Utility marks the previous
information and overwrites the Survey text files to reflect the latest changes in the configuration.
Survey Utility is installed with every SmartStart-assisted installation or can be installed through the HP PSP.
NOTE:
SmartStart version 7.5 and later provides the memory spare part numbers for the server.
