11. Offline Tools
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Functions of Offline Tools
Offline Tools offers the following functions.
Note
When you start the offline tools while RDX is connected to the server, disable RDX
before starting the offline tools by setting RDX to hibernate mode.
Off-line Maintenance Utility
Off-line Maintenance Utility is started when
Maintenance Utility
is selected. Off-line Maintenance Utility is
used for preventive maintenance and failure analysis for this product. When you are unable to start NEC
ESMPRO due to a failure, Off-line Maintenance Utility can be used to check the cause of the failure.
Note
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is intended for maintenance personnel. Consult
with your service representative if any trouble that requires Off-line Maintenance
Utility occurred.
After starting up the Off-line Maintenance Utility, the following features are available to run.
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IPMI Information Viewer
Displays System Event Log (SEL), Sensor Data Record (SDR), and Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
in IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) and also back up such information.
Using this feature, system errors and events can be investigated to locate the parts to be replaced.
You can also clear the SEL area, and specify the operation when the SEL area becomes full.
Tips
DIMM information (DIMMx FRU#y) displayed when you select Display Most
Recent IPMI Data
→
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) List is the one for CPU/IO
module on primary side.
For the CPU/IO module on opposite side, the following message will be displayed,
however, it is not a failure.
WARNING!
No Information.
The Device is not detected or it is broken.
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System Information Viewer
Displays information on processor (CPU), BIOS.
Also output the information to a text file.
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System Information Management
Set the information specific to your server (Product information, Chassis information).
BMC Configuration
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It is used for setups of alert functions by BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and remote
control functions by Management PC.
Refer to Chapter 3 (2. BMC Configuration) for more information.