Diagnostic tools, Hp insight diagnostics, Survey utility – HP ProLiant DL380 User Manual

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For additional security, you can disable the external USB connectors through RBSU. Disabling the rear

USB connectors in RBSU disables both rear USB ports.

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

Survey Utility

Survey Utility, a feature within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page

), 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

ProLiant Support Packs

" on page

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/go/ssdownloads

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:

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From within HP SIM ("