HP DL760 HP ProLiant DL760 Generation 2 Server User Guide - Page 240

Software Management Survey Utility The Survey Utility is a serviceability tool for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Caldera UNIX, and Linux that delivers online configuration capture and comparison information to maximize server availability. The utility is available on the Management CD in the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, or on the HP website: www.hp.com NOTE: Refer to the Management CD for information about installing and running the Survey Utility. The Survey Utility includes a Web browser interface in addition to a command line interface. This enables remote control of the utility and facilitates easy transfer of Survey information from remote machines to a service provider. Information the utility gathers is accessible two ways: • As a plain text file (survey.txt) • As a dynamic web page locally or remotely through a browser: https://system-name:2381 You can use the Survey Utility to perform the following functions: • View the hardware and software configuration of the system. • Compare historical configurations of the system. • Capture a new configuration sample. • Download the Configuration History file (survey.idi) from the system to your local workstation for mailing to a service provider or for archival purposes. • Analyze a configuration file from another system. The Survey Utility is typically installed to run at boot-up and at regular time intervals to ensure that the latest information and change history are always recorded and available when needed. You can modify the data-gathering interval by modifying the command line parameters. HP ProLiant DL760 Generation 2 Server User Guide 9-21