QuickSpecs

Configurations
To configure a system initially after a full installation, SysMan automatically runs Quick Setup the first time administrators log
in. Quick Setup determines the configuration utilities that are right for a system, then uses a wizard-like interface to help
administrators set up client systems. Administrators can use the resulting system "as is" or customize it using settings from
the full-featured configuration applications. Quick Setup is also available from the System Setup menu.
Xmesh
Support for the Xmesh utility has been added to Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B. Xmesh is used solely on the new HP
AlphaServers ES47, ES80 and GS1280 systems. It enables end users to view the CPU Mesh together with its components.
Xmesh displays the utilization of each of the components, which make up the CPU Mesh, for example CPU, I/O hoses and
R/Z boxes. It is a read only application that does not allow the user to modify the system in any way.
Online Addition and Removal (OLAR)
Online addition and remove of CPUs (OLAR) is supported on AlphaServer GS160 and GS320 systems. This capability can
be used to expand capacity, upgrade existing components, and replace failed components while the operating system
services and applications continue to run. This functionality provides the benefits of increased system uptime and availability
by avoiding scheduled and unscheduled downtime for maintenance and capacity upgrades. Online add and remove of CPUs
within GS160/320 systems means that these CPUs can be physically removed, including the boot CPU and the interrupt
handling CPU.
OLAR management is integrated with the SysMan suite of system management applications, which provides the ability to
manage all aspects of the system from a centralized location.
Component Indictment and Automatic Deallocation (CI/AD)
Component indictment and automatic deallocation (CI/AD) represent proactive fault avoidance capabilities, that is, the ability
to detect and respond to identified errors prior to the system being impacted. CI/AD is currently supported on GS80, GS160,
GS320, ES45, ES47, ES80 and the GS1280 AlphaServer systems. This functionality allows individual CPUs and/or memory
pages to be automatically shutdown in the event of a proactive notification of failure, due to past error analysis. For systems
that do not support physical CPU removal, the user will have the ability to shutdown or stop using a failing CPU until a
replacement operation can occur. Systems that do support physical CPU removal, such as the GS160 and GS320, can
replace the failing CPU online. Component indictment capability requires that Compaq Analyze Version 4.0 be installed. As
of Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B, one can indict the KGPSA PCI Adapter card on the GS80, GS160, GS320, ES45, ES47, ES80,
GS1280 and DS25 systems.
Bootable Tape
Tru64 UNIX supports the Bootable Tape application to create and recover a disk image from a system, so that
administrators can restore a system from a directly attached tape device.
System Management Menu (SysMan)
The SysMan Menu provides a framework to easily execute system management tasks. Administrators have a choice of
interfaces, including:
X11-capable display
Personal computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Character-cell terminal
QuickSpecs
HP Tru64 UNIX Operating System Version V5.1B
System Management
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