Specifications

3-2 Compaq ProLiant ML350 Maintenance and Service Guide
Diagnostic Tools Utility Overview
These tools were developed to assist in diagnosing problems, testing the hardware, and
monitoring and managing Compaq server hardware.
Table 3-1
Diagnostic Tools
Tool What it is How to run it
Compaq Diagnostics
Program
Utility to assist testing and verifying
operation of Compaq hardware. If
problems are found, Diagnostics
isolates failure(s) down to replaceable
part, whenever possible.
Diagnostics software is available on the
Compaq SmartStart and Support
Software CD. Create a Diagnostics
diskette from SmartStart and Support
Software CD, and run Diagnostics from
diskette.
Compaq Insight
Manager
A client/server application used to
remotely manage Compaq hardware in
a network environment. Reports
hardware fault conditions (both failure
and pre-failure) and collects data for
reporting and graphing.
For more information, refer to the
Compaq Management CD and the
Compaq Insight Manager User Guide.
More information on viewing and printing
the event list can be found in the
“Compaq Insight Manager” section of
this chapter.
Compaq Survey
Utility
An online information gathering agent
that runs on servers, gathering critical
hardware and software information
from various sources. A utility for
servers running Microsoft Windows NT
or Novell NetWare.
If a significant change occurs between
data gathering intervals, previous
information is marked, and the survey
text file is overwritten to reflect the
latest configuration and changes since
last configuration. This action allows a
historical record of change events for
server hardware and software.
Install Survey from SmartStart, the
Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility,
or the Compaq Management CD.
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