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3-84 Compaq ProLiant 8000 Intel Pentium III Xeon 700MHz Servers Maintenance and Service Guide Remote Service Features Compaq servers have the following management features that you can access through a modem or a network. Table 3-23 Compaq Servers Remote Management Features Feature Service Session Disk-Based Diagnostics Server Restart Configuration Utility Firmware Updates Description Provides remote access to all the utilities on the system partition, including Diagnostics utilities, Inspect, ROMPaq, Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD), and the System Configuration Utility. Also provides the capability for remote file transfer services to and from the system partition. Provides remote diagnostic capability after you configure ASR-2 and the reset restart option to restart from Compaq Utilities. Also allows you to view Health Logs. Disk-based diagnostics can also be run locally. Press F10 during the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor. Provides the ability to restart the server remotely from Compaq Insight Manager while the operating system is running. Allows the server to restart back to the operating system or restart to the system partition. Provides a complete system reset to all peripherals. If you select Boot to Compaq Utilities from Compaq Insight Manager, Compaq Utilities loads the appropriate remote services so that remote access is available. If network status is enabled, network support is loaded. If Dial-In status is enabled, the modem is set to auto-answer. Allows you to run the remote System Configuration Utility locally. Press F10 during the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor. Allows you to update the server firmware remotely. Uses firmware images on the system partition that might have been previously uploaded with the file transfer services. ROMPaq Error Recovery Options From time to time it may be necessary to upgrade the current system ROM. Some reasons for this include: Customer desires ROM upgrade Obtained new SmartStart and Support Software CD Upgraded server processors Request from Compaq The process of upgrading the system ROM is referred to as flashing the ROM. Flashing consists of using software to replace the current ROM image with a new one through ROMPaq. Should an error such as a power failure occur during this process, the flash operation will not be completed, causing the ROM image in the server to be corrupted. Compaq provides two options for ROMPaq recovery, depending on the server and circumstances involved.

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Compaq ProLiant 8000 Intel Pentium III Xeon 700MHz Servers Maintenance and Service Guide
Remote Service Features
Compaq servers have the following management features that you can access through a modem
or a network.
Table 3-23
Compaq Servers Remote Management Features
Feature
Description
Service Session
Provides remote access to all the utilities on the system partition, including
Diagnostics utilities, Inspect, ROMPaq, Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD),
and the System Configuration Utility. Also provides the capability for remote file
transfer services to and from the system partition.
Disk-Based Diagnostics
Provides remote diagnostic capability after you configure ASR-2 and the reset
restart option to restart from Compaq Utilities. Also allows you to view Health Logs.
Disk-based diagnostics can also be run locally. Press
F10
during the restart
process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor.
Server Restart
Provides the ability to restart the server remotely from Compaq Insight Manager
while the operating system is running. Allows the server to restart back to the
operating system or restart to the system partition. Provides a complete system
reset to all peripherals. If you select Boot to Compaq Utilities from Compaq Insight
Manager, Compaq Utilities loads the appropriate remote services so that remote
access is available. If network status is enabled, network support is loaded. If
Dial-In status is enabled, the modem is set to auto-answer.
Configuration Utility
Allows you to run the remote System Configuration Utility locally. Press
F10
during
the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor.
Firmware Updates
Allows you to update the server firmware remotely. Uses firmware images on the
system partition that might have been previously uploaded with the file transfer
services.
ROMPaq Error Recovery Options
From time to time it may be necessary to upgrade the current system ROM. Some reasons for
this include:
■
Customer desires ROM upgrade
■
Obtained new SmartStart and Support Software CD
■
Upgraded server processors
■
Request from Compaq
The process of upgrading the system ROM is referred to as flashing the ROM. Flashing consists
of using software to replace the current ROM image with a new one through ROMPaq.
Should an error such as a power failure occur during this process, the flash operation will not be
completed, causing the ROM image in the server to be corrupted. Compaq provides two options
for ROMPaq recovery, depending on the server and circumstances involved.