HP ProLiant DL140 Server Maintenance and Service Guide

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Diagnostic Tools
This chapter provides an overview of the software and firmware diagnostic tools available for HP
ProLiant DL140 servers.
Diagnostic Tools Utility Overview
The following utilities assist in diagnosing problems, testing hardware, and monitoring and
managing server operations.
Table 3-1: Diagnostic Tools
Tool What it is How to run it
User Diagnostics A tool to assist testing and/or
verifying operation of hardware.
If problems are found, the
diagnostics package isolates
failures down to the replaceable
part, whenever possible.
Diagnostics and utilities must be accessed when a system
configuration error is detected during Power-On Self-Test
(POST). Check the www.hp.com
website for the most recent
version of the HP ProLiant DL140 User Diagnostics.
IPMI Event Log A log of system events such as
system failures or nonfatal error
conditions.
View events in the IPMI event log from the BIOS setup.
BIOS Setup A utility used to report memory,
processor, and system settings.
Stores settings information in
nonvolatile memory.
Run BIOS Setup directly by pressing the DEL key during
POST.
ROM Upgrade
Utility
A utility that upgrades the
current system ROM.
Run this utility from the ROM Upgrade Utility after powering
up the system unit. Check the www.hp.com
website for the
most recent version of the HP ProLiant DL140 ROM.
BMC Management
Upgrade Utility
A utility that upgrades the
current system management
firmware.
Run this utility from the BMC Upgrade Utility after powering
up the system unit. Check the www.hp.com
website for the
most recent version of the HP ProLiant DL140 management
firmware.