User guide
Table Of Contents
- HP ProLiant SL6000/6500 Scalable System User Guide
- Notice
- Contents
- Operations
- Setup
- Hardware options installation
- Introduction
- Processor option
- Memory options
- Hard drive options
- Hard drive backplane options
- Optical drive option
- PCI I/O device option
- Fan option
- Power supply options
- SAS or SATA power cabling options
- HP Trusted Platform Module option
- Cable management options
- Rack Control Manager option
- Switch options
- PDU rack-mounting hardware options
- Software and configuration utilities
- SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
- HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
- Array Configuration Utility
- Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
- ROMPaq Utility
- StorageWorks library and tape tools
- HP Systems Insight Manager
- HP Insight Diagnostics
- Integrated Management Log
- Lights-Out 100i Remote Management
- Array Diagnostic Utility
- Drivers
- Updating firmware
- Troubleshooting
- Common problem resolution
- Problem diagnosis
- Hardware problems
- Software tools and solutions
- Battery replacement
- Regulatory compliance notices
- Regulatory compliance identification numbers
- Federal Communications Commission notice
- Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only
- Modifications
- Cables
- Canadian notice (Avis Canadien)
- European Union regulatory notice
- Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union
- Japanese notice
- BSMI notice
- Korean notice
- Chinese notice
- Laser compliance
- Battery replacement notice
- Taiwan battery recycling notice
- Power cord statement for Japan
- Acoustics statement for Germany (Geräuschemission)
- Electrostatic discharge
- Technical support
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
Troubleshooting 48
• Any notes describing the details of the problem, including recent changes to the system, the events
that triggered or are associated with the problem, and the steps needed to reproduce the problem.
• Notes on anything nonstandard about the server setup.
• Operating system information ("Operating system information you need" on page 48)
Operating system information you need
Depending on the problem, you may be asked for certain pieces of information. Be prepared to access
the information listed in the following sections, based on operating system used.
Microsoft® operating systems
Collect the following information:
• Whether the operating system was factory installed
• Operating system version number
• A current copy of the following files:
o WinMSD (Msinfo32.exe on Microsoft® Windows® 2000 systems)
o Boot.ini
o Memory.dmp
o Event logs
o Dr. Watson log (drwtsn32.log) if a user mode application, such as the Insight Agents, is having
a problem
o IRQ and I/O address information in text format
• An updated Emergency Repair Diskette
• If HP drivers are installed:
o Version of the PSP used
o List of drivers from the PSP
• The drive subsystem and file system information:
o Number and size of partitions and logical drives
o File system on each logical drive
• Current level of Microsoft® Windows® Service Packs and Hotfixes installed
• A list of each third-party hardware component installed, with the firmware revision
• A list of each third-party software component installed, with the version
• A detailed description of the problem and any associated error messages
Linux operating systems
Collect the following information:
• Operating system distribution and version
Look for a file named /etc/distribution-release (for example, /etc/redhat-release)
• Kernel version in use
• Output from the following commands (performed by root):