Specifications

Diagnostic Tools 3-55
For use with Pentium II and Pentium III Xeon processor-based servers only
Compaq Integrated Remote Console
The standard Compaq Integrated Remote Console performs a wide range of configuration
activities. Console features include:
■ Accessible using ANSI terminal
■ Operates independently of the operating system
■ Provides for remote server reboot
■ Provides access to system configuration
■ Uses out-of-band communication with dedicated management modem installed in the
server
For more information, see the Integrated Remote Console User Guide that shipped with the
server.
IMPORTANT: Before configuring ASR-2, verify that the System Configuration Utility and Diagnostics
software are installed on the system partition. ASR-2 must have this to start Compaq Utilities after a
system restart. Compaq recommends this even if you configure ASR-2 to start the operating system.
Compaq Health Driver
The Compaq Health Driver continually resets the ASR-2 timer according to the frequency you
specified in the System Configuration Utility (for example, 10 minutes). If the ASR-2 timer
counts down to zero before being reset, due to an operating system crash or a server lock-up,
ASR-2 restarts the server into either Compaq Utilities or the operating system (as indicated by
the System Configuration parameters). The default value is 10 minutes. The allowable settings
are 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes.
For remote and off-site (unattended) servers, setting the software error recovery time-out for
5 minutes reduces server downtime and allows the server to recover quickly. For local
(attended) servers located onsite, you can set the software error recovery time-out for
20 or 30 minutes, giving you time to arrive at the server if you wish to manually diagnose the
problem.
The Compaq Health Driver is independent of the ASR-2 timer. You should load it and enable
the ASR-2 timer. This allows the driver to detect and log information about numerous hardware
and software errors in the IML. However, you cannot enable the ASR-2 timer without loading
the Compaq Health Driver.
Before ASR-2 restarts the server, it records any information available about the condition of the
operating system in the Critical Error Log, or the IML depending on the server support. This
information can be used to diagnose an operating system crash or server lock-up, while still
allowing the server to be restarted.