HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation - Manual (Page 52)

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Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is normally not
available. Specifically, HP provides legacy USB functionality for:
• POST
• RBSU
• Diagnostics
• DOS
• Operating environments which do not provide native USB support
For more information on ProLiant USB support, refer to the HP website
( http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/usb-support.html ).
Internal USB functionality
An internal USB connector is available for use with security key devices and USB drive keys. This solution
provides for use of a permanent USB key installed in the internal connector, avoiding issues of clearance
on the front of the rack and physical access to secure data.
For additional security, external USB functionality can be disabled through RBSU. Disabling external USB
support in RBSU disables the USB connectors on the local I/O cable. Internal USB functionality is
unaffected.
Diagnostic tools
HP Insight Diagnostics
HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server blade management tool, available in both offline and online
versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify
server blade 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 blade 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 ).
Survey Utility
Survey Utility, a feature within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 52 ), gathers critical hardware and
software information on ProLiant server blades.
This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server blade. For operating
systems supported by the server blade, 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
(" ProLiant Support Packs " on page 54 ).
NOTE: The current version of SmartStart provides the memory spare part numbers for the server blade. To
download the latest version, see the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/go/ssdownloads ).