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Diagnostic tools, Hp insight diagnostics, Hp insight diagnostics survey functionality – HP ProLiant DL585 G7 Server User Manual

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Server software and configuration utilities 79

Diagnostic tools

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

).

HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality

HP Insight Diagnostics (on page

79

) provides survey functionality that gathers critical hardware and software

information on ProLiant servers.
This functionality supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server. For operating systems
supported by the server, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/supportos

).

If a significant change occurs between data-gathering intervals, the survey function marks the previous

information and overwrites the survey data files to reflect the latest changes in the configuration.
Survey functionality is installed with every SmartStart-assisted HP Insight Diagnostics installation, or it can be

installed through the HP PSP ("

ProLiant Support Packs

" on page

81

).

NOTE:

The current version of SmartStart provides the memory spare part numbers for the server.

To download the latest version, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/support

).

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

From within Survey Utility

From within operating system-specific IML viewers

o

For NetWare: IML Viewer (does not apply to HP ProLiant DL980 Servers)

o

For Windows®: IML Viewer

o

For Linux: IML Viewer Application

From within the iLO 3 user interface

From within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page

79

)

For more information, see the Management CD or DVD in the HP Insight Foundation suite for ProLiant.