HP ProLiant DL380p HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide - Page 77

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• POST • RBSU • Diagnostics • DOS • Operating environments which do not provide native USB support Diagnostic tools HP Insight Diagnostics HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server management tool, available in both offline and online versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify server installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation. HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition performs various in-depth system and component testing while the OS is not running. To run this utility, launch the SmartStart CD. HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is a web-based application that captures system configuration and other related data needed for effective server management. Available in Microsoft® Windows® and Linux versions, the utility helps to ensure proper system operation. For more information or to download the utility, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/diags). Smart Array SCSI Diagnosis feature NOTE: This feature is only available in HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition. The HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition ("HP Insight Diagnostics" on page 77) provides the capability to use non-intrusive system level checks to diagnose Smart Array SCSI hard drives. Diagnosis supports SCSI, SATA, and SAS hard drives that are attached to a Smart Array controller and configured as part of a logical volume. Diagnosis is not component testing, but is a combination of drive history and controller error status. Diagnosis assists in confirming hardware status and is faster than offline testing. Using the diagnosis feature reduces downtime and provides information on one pass. The diagnosis feature should be used: • To troubleshoot why a hard drive is in a particular state. • When HP SIM reports a hard drive pre-failure or that a hard drive has failed. • When data corruption or storage problems occur, but no physical indications are evident. • When conflicting errors exist. • When repeated failures occur. HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 77) provides survey functionality that gathers critical hardware and software information on ProLiant servers. Software tools and solutions 77

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Software tools and solutions
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POST
RBSU
Diagnostics
DOS
Operating environments which do not provide native USB support
Diagnostic tools
HP Insight Diagnostics
HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server management tool, available in both offline and online versions,
that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify server
installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation.
HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition performs various in-depth system and component testing while the OS
is not running. To run this utility, launch the SmartStart CD.
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is a web-based application that captures system configuration and
other related data needed for effective server management. Available in Microsoft® Windows® and Linux
versions, the utility helps to ensure proper system operation.
For more information or to download the utility, refer to the HP website (
).
Smart Array SCSI Diagnosis feature
NOTE:
This feature is only available in HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition.
The HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition ("
HP Insight Diagnostics
" on page
77
) provides the capability to
use non-intrusive system level checks to diagnose Smart Array SCSI hard drives. Diagnosis supports SCSI,
SATA, and SAS hard drives that are attached to a Smart Array controller and configured as part of a logical
volume. Diagnosis is
not
component testing, but is a combination of drive history and controller error status.
Diagnosis assists in confirming hardware status and is faster than offline testing. Using the diagnosis feature
reduces downtime and provides information on one pass.
The diagnosis feature should be used:
To troubleshoot why a hard drive is in a particular state.
When HP SIM reports a hard drive pre-failure or that a hard drive has failed.
When data corruption or storage problems occur, but no physical indications are evident.
When conflicting errors exist.
When repeated failures occur.
HP Insight Diagnostics survey functionality
HP Insight Diagnostics (on page
77
) provides survey functionality that gathers critical hardware and software
information on ProLiant servers.