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3-2 Compaq ProLiant ML370 Maintenance and Service Guide Diagnostic Tools Utility Overview These utilities were developed to assist in diagnosing problems, testing the hardware, and monitoring and managing Compaq server hardware. Tool Compaq Diagnostics Program Compaq Inspect Utility Compaq Insight Manager Compaq Survey Utility Table 3-1 Diagnostic Tools What it is A utility to assist testing and/or verifying operation of Compaq hardware. If problems are found, Compaq Diagnostics isolates failure(s) down to replaceable part, whenever possible. The Inspect Utility provides a report detailing system information. A client/server application used to remotely manage Compaq hardware in a network environment. Reports hardware fault conditions (both failure and prefailure) and collects data for reporting and graphing. An online information gathering agent that runs on servers, gathering critical hardware and software information from various sources. A utility for servers running Windows NT or NetWare. If a significant change occurs between data gathering intervals, previous information is marked, and the survey text file is overwritten to reflect the latest configuration and changes since last configuration. This allows a historical record of change events for server hardware and software. How to run it Diagnostics and Utilities are located on Compaq system partition (if installed) or your hard drive and must be accessed when a system configuration error is detected during Power-On Self-Test (POST). Compaq Diagnostics software is also available on Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD. A Diagnostics diskette can be created from SmartStart and Support Software CD, and Diagnostics run from diskette. The Inspect Utility can be run from either the main menu of the System Configuration Utility or the Compaq Diagnostics program. For more information, refer to the Compaq Management CD and the Compaq Insight Manager User Guide. More information on viewing and printing the event list can be found in the Compaq Insight Manager section of this chapter. Install Survey from SmartStart, Compaq Integration Maintenance Utility, or from Compaq Management CD. continued

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Compaq ProLiant ML370 Maintenance and Service Guide
Diagnostic Tools Utility Overview
These utilities were developed to assist in diagnosing problems, testing the hardware, and
monitoring and managing Compaq server hardware.
Table 3-1
Diagnostic Tools
Tool
What it is
How to run it
Compaq Diagnostics
Program
A utility to assist testing and/or verifying
operation of Compaq hardware. If
problems are found, Compaq
Diagnostics isolates failure(s) down to
replaceable part, whenever possible.
Diagnostics and Utilities are located on
Compaq system partition (if installed) or
your hard drive and must be accessed
when a system configuration error is
detected during Power-On Self-Test
(POST). Compaq Diagnostics software is
also available on Compaq SmartStart and
Support Software CD. A Diagnostics
diskette can be created from SmartStart
and Support Software CD, and
Diagnostics run from diskette.
Compaq Inspect
Utility
The Inspect Utility provides a report
detailing system information.
The Inspect Utility can be run from either
the main menu of the System
Configuration Utility or the Compaq
Diagnostics program.
Compaq Insight
Manager
A client/server application used to
remotely manage Compaq hardware in
a network environment. Reports
hardware fault conditions (both failure
and prefailure) and collects data for
reporting and graphing.
For more information, refer to the
Compaq Management CD and the
Compaq Insight Manager User Guide.
More information on viewing and printing
the event list can be found in the Compaq
Insight Manager section of this chapter.
Compaq Survey
Utility
An online information gathering agent
that runs on servers, gathering critical
hardware and software information
from various sources. A utility for
servers running Windows NT or
NetWare.
If a significant change occurs between
data gathering intervals, previous
information is marked, and the
survey
text file
is overwritten to reflect the
latest configuration and changes since
last configuration. This allows a
historical record of change events for
server hardware and software.
Install Survey from SmartStart, Compaq
Integration Maintenance Utility, or from
Compaq Management CD.
continued