Compaq ProLiant DL360 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide

Server Configuration and Utilities 8-13
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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Remote Management—Compaq Insight Manager XE allows
management of in-band or out-of-band devices online or offline from
remote locations.
■ Reporting—Using Automatic Data Collection, Compaq Insight
Manager XE allows the gathering of historic performance information
for graphing or export purposes, which helps with upgrade performance.
■ Integration with Enterprise Management Platforms—Compaq Insight
Manager XE provides integration with leading management platforms
including HP OpenView, IBM NetView, SunNet Manager, and
Microsoft Systems Management Server.
Compaq Diagnostics Utility
The Compaq Diagnostics Utility assists in testing and verifying the operation
of the server hardware. The utility is located on the system partition of the
drive. The utility can also be downloaded from the Compaq Support website:
www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us/index.html
In the event of a hard drive failure, a diskette created from the downloaded
utility, can be used to boot the server and run the Compaq Diagnostics Utility.
Automatic Server Recovery-2
ASR-2 is a feature that causes the system to restart if a catastrophic operating
system error occurs, such as a blue-screen, ABEND (abnormal end), or panic.
A system fail-safe timer, the ASR-2 timer, starts when the Compaq System
Management driver, also known as the health driver, is loaded. When the
operating system is running correctly, the system periodically resets the timer.
However, if the operating system fails, the timer expires and restarts the
server.
ASR-2 increases server availability by restarting the server within 10 minutes
of a system hang or shutdown. At the same time, the Compaq Insight
Manager XE console notifies users, by sending a message to a designated
pager number, that ASR-2 has restarted the system. ASR-2 can be disabled
from the Compaq Insight Manager XE console or RBSU.