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Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Software and Firmware Tools The ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator is a standard component of the HP ProLiant BL e-Class system. The Integrated Administrator provides enclosure health, server blade health, and remote server manageability. Integrated Administrator features are accessed from any network-based client using a supported Web browser. In addition to other features, Integrated Administrator provides keyboard and mouse capability for a server blade, regardless of the state of the host operating system or host server blade. Use the following tools to diagnose problems, test hardware, and monitor and manage ProLiant BL e-Class system operations. Table 3-1: Diagnostic Tools Tool ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) Description The ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator is a centralized management and monitoring system for the ProLiant BL e-Class enclosure and server blades. The Integrated Administrator acts as a combination terminal server and remote power controller, enabling out-of-band, secure, serial console connections to all server blades in the enclosure. ASR-2 automatically restarts a server blade after a catastrophic operating system failure. With ASR-2, you have multiple recovery options: • Available Recovery provides software error recovery and environmental recovery. • Unattended Recovery logs the error information to the IML, resets the server blade, and tries to restart the operating system. How to run the tool Refer to the HP ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrated User Guide for complete details. Run the ROM-Based Setup Utility and set ASR-2 to enable this tool. continued 3-2 HP ProLiant BL e-Class System Maintenance and Service Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL Codename: MacDuff Part Number: 249066-005 Last Saved On: 7/11/03 7:29 AM

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Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Software and Firmware Tools
The ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator is a standard component of the HP
ProLiant BL e-Class system. The Integrated Administrator provides enclosure health, server
blade health, and remote server manageability. Integrated Administrator features are accessed
from any network-based client using a supported Web browser. In addition to other features,
Integrated Administrator provides keyboard and mouse capability for a server blade,
regardless of the state of the host operating system or host server blade.
Use the following tools to diagnose problems, test hardware, and monitor and manage
ProLiant BL e-Class system operations.
Table 3-1:
Diagnostic Tools
Tool
Description
How to run the tool
ProLiant BL e-Class
Integrated Administrator
The ProLiant BL e-Class
Integrated Administrator is a
centralized management and
monitoring system for the
ProLiant BL e-Class enclosure
and server blades. The
Integrated Administrator acts as
a combination terminal server
and remote power controller,
enabling out-of-band, secure,
serial console connections to all
server blades in the enclosure.
Refer to the
HP ProLiant BL
e-Class Integrated
Administrated User Guide
for
complete details.
Automatic Server
Recovery-2 (ASR-2)
ASR-2 automatically restarts a
server blade after a catastrophic
operating system failure.
With ASR-2, you have multiple
recovery options:
Available Recovery
provides software error
recovery and environmental
recovery.
Unattended Recovery logs
the error information to the
IML, resets the server
blade, and tries to restart
the operating system.
Run the ROM-Based Setup
Utility and set ASR-2 to enable
this tool.
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HP ProLiant BL e-Class System Maintenance and Service Guide
HP CONFIDENTIAL
Codename: MacDuff Part Number: 249066-005 Last Saved On: 7/11/03 7:29 AM