Contents
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HP Servers Troubleshooting Guide
Power-On Self-Test
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4-18
BIOS Serial Console
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4-18
Server Blade Health Driver
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4-18
Chapter 5
Error Recovery
ROMPaq Disaster Recovery
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5-2
Redundant ROM Image Recovery
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5-4
Automatic Server Recovery-2
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5-4
Unattended Recovery
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5-5
Attended Recovery
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5-6
Hardware Requirements
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5-6
Health Driver
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5-9
Initiating Diagnostics
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5-10
Initiating the Operating System
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5-14
ASR-2 Password Security
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5-15
ASR-2 Integrated Management Log Messages
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5-15
Automatic Revision Tracking
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5-18
Storage Fault Recovery Tracking
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5-19
Storage Automatic Reconstruction
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5-19
Network Interface Fault Recovery Tracking
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5-19
Memory Fault Recovery Tracking
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5-19
Chapter 6
Error Prevention
Preparing for Changes
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6-2
Minimizing the Impact of Changes by Using HP Tools
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6-3
Managing Updates Through Integration Servers
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6-3
Installing Servers Consistently Through Replicated Install
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6-4
Maintaining Server Software
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6-4
Other Ways to Minimize the Impact of Changes
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6-4
Using a Methodology
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6-5
Visually Checking Your Server
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6-7
Recognizing Power Problems Caused by Acts of Nature
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6-8
Preventing Power Management Problems
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6-8
General Power Requirements
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6-9
Power Consumption Considerations
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6-9
Power Supply Considerations
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6-9