Specifications

Table 24 Offline Support Tools List (continued)
Functional AreaOffline Tool
Core I/O DiagnosticCIODIAG2
Card-Specific I/O Diagnostics/BISTSpecific Card I/O Diagnostics
General Diagnostic Tools
Table 25 details the general diagnostic tools available for most HP Integrity server platforms. The
distribution method is through the web.
Table 25 General Diagnostic Tools List
DescriptionDiagnostic Tool
Provides detailed information about the IPMI event (Problem
description, cause, action)
IPMI Event Decoder
Fault Management Overview
The goal of fault management and monitoring is to increase server blade availability, by moving
from a reactive fault detection, diagnosis, and repair strategy to a proactive fault detection,
diagnosis, and repair strategy. The objectives are:
• To detect problems automatically, as close as possible to the time of occurrence.
• To diagnose problems automatically, at the time of detection.
• To automatically report (in understandable text) a description of the problem, the likely cause(s)
of the problem, the recommended action(s) to resolve the problem, and detailed information
about the problem.
• To ensure that tools are available to repair or recover from the fault.
HP-UX Fault Management
Proactive fault prediction and notification is provided on HP-UX by SysFaultMgmt WBEM indication
providers, as well as by the Event Management Service (EMS). The Event Management Service
and WBEM provide frameworks for monitoring and reporting events.
SysFaultMgmt WBEM indication providers and the EMS Hardware Monitors allow users to monitor
the operation of a wide variety of hardware products, and alert them immediately if any failure
or other unusual event occurs. By using hardware event monitoring, users can virtually eliminate
undetected hardware failures that could interrupt server blade operation or cause data loss.
Complete information on installing and using EMS hardware event monitors, as well as a list of
supported hardware, can be found in the EMS Hardware Monitors Users Guide. An electronic
copy of this book is provided on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-diagnostics-docs.
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