HP ProLiant 2500 Compaq ProLiant 2500 Family of Servers Maintenance and Servic - Page 108

Revision History Format, Diagnostics, Inspect, Compaq Insight Manager, and the optional Compaq Server

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3-56 Diagnostic Tools One ART feature is the Revision History Table, which contains the hardware version number of the system board and any other EISA or PCI boards providing ART-compatible revision information. The Revision History is provided in the following format in Table 3-19. Functional Revision Level Assembly Version Table 3-19 Revision History Format Values A to BC 1 = Original Assembly 2 = Second Generation Assembly 3 = Third Generation Assembly 4 = Fourth Generation Assembly The Revision History Table is stored in nonvolatile RAM and is accessed through Diagnostics, Inspect, Compaq Insight Manager, and the optional Compaq Server Manager/R. The Revision History Table feature allows precise identification of the components in a server. The table is updated when the system ROM detects a board version change in an EISA or PCI expansion slot. The table also contains complete version information on the previous configuration. This feature allows correlation of hardware changes with Server failure. The following information is stored in the Revision History Table: s Type of board (System, EISA, or PCI) s Slot number s Expansion board ID s Version

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Diagnostic Tools
One ART feature is the Revision History Table, which contains the hardware version
number of the system board and any other EISA or PCI boards providing ART-compatible
revision information. The Revision History is provided in the following format in
Table 3-19.
Table 3-19
Revision History Format
Values
Functional Revision Level
A to BC
Assembly Version
1 = Original Assembly
2 = Second Generation Assembly
3 = Third Generation Assembly
4 = Fourth Generation Assembly
The Revision History Table is stored in nonvolatile RAM and is accessed through
Diagnostics, Inspect, Compaq Insight Manager, and the optional Compaq Server
Manager/R.
The Revision History Table feature allows precise identification of the components in a
server. The table is updated when the system ROM detects a board version change in an
EISA or PCI expansion slot. The table also contains complete version information on the
previous configuration. This feature allows correlation of hardware changes with Server
failure. The following information is stored in the Revision History Table:
Type of board (System, EISA, or PCI)
Slot number
Expansion board ID
Version