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Remote Service Features, Storage Automatic Reconstruction, Network Interface Fault Recovery Tracking - server firmware

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3-70 Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide Storage Automatic Reconstruction This feature automatically reconstructs data to an online spare or to a replaced drive if a drive fails. To use the reconstruction feature, you must configure the server for drive mirroring or data guarding. The reconstruction decreases system downtime by allowing rapid recovery to full system operation if a drive fails. Network Interface Fault Recovery Tracking This feature tracks over 20 failure indication parameters, such as alignment errors, lost frames, and frame copy errors, of Ethernet and Token Ring network interfaces. It decreases network downtime by enabling diagnosis of actual network interface failures. Memory Fault Recovery Tracking This feature inspects the operation of the memory subsystem looking for uncorrectable memory errors. Remote Service Features The management features you can access through a modem or a network are listed in Table 3-28. Table 3-28 Compaq Servers Remote Management Features Feature Service Session Disk-Based Diagnostics Server Restart Configuration Utility Firmware Updates Description Provides remote access to all the utilities on the system partition, including Diagnostics utilities, Inspect, ROMPaq, Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD), and the System Configuration Utility. Also provides the capability for remote file transfer services to and from the system partition. Provides remote diagnostic capability after you configure ASR-2 and the reset restart option to restart from Compaq utilities. Also allows you to view Health Logs. Disk-based diagnostics can be run locally. Press F10 during the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor. Provides the ability to restart the server remotely from Compaq Insight Manager while the operating system is running. Allows the server to restart back to the operating system or restart to the system partition. Provides a complete system reset to all peripherals. If you select Boot to Compaq utilities from Compaq Insight Manager, Compaq utilities loads the appropriate remote services so that remote access is available. If network status is enabled, network support is loaded. If Dial-In status is enabled, the modem is set to auto-answer. Allows you to run the remote System Configuration Utility locally. Press F10 during the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor. Allows you to update the server firmware remotely. Uses firmware images on the system partition that might have been previously uploaded with the file transfer services.

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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
Storage Automatic Reconstruction
This feature automatically reconstructs data to an online spare or to a replaced drive if a drive
fails. To use the reconstruction feature, you must configure the server for drive mirroring or data
guarding. The reconstruction decreases system downtime by allowing rapid recovery to full
system operation if a drive fails.
Network Interface Fault Recovery Tracking
This feature tracks over 20 failure indication parameters, such as alignment errors, lost frames,
and frame copy errors, of Ethernet and Token Ring network interfaces. It decreases network
downtime by enabling diagnosis of actual network interface failures.
Memory Fault Recovery Tracking
This feature inspects the operation of the memory subsystem looking for uncorrectable memory
errors.
Remote Service Features
The management features you can access through a modem or a network are listed in
Table 3-28.
Table 3-28
Compaq Servers Remote Management Features
Feature
Description
Service Session
Provides remote access to all the utilities on the system partition, including
Diagnostics utilities, Inspect, ROMPaq, Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics (DAAD),
and the System Configuration Utility. Also provides the capability for remote file
transfer services to and from the system partition.
Disk-Based Diagnostics
Provides remote diagnostic capability after you configure ASR-2 and the reset
restart option to restart from Compaq utilities. Also allows you to view Health Logs.
Disk-based diagnostics can be run locally. Press
F10
during the restart process
when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor.
Server Restart
Provides the ability to restart the server remotely from Compaq Insight Manager
while the operating system is running. Allows the server to restart back to the
operating system or restart to the system partition. Provides a complete system
reset to all peripherals. If you select Boot to Compaq utilities from Compaq Insight
Manager, Compaq utilities loads the appropriate remote services so that remote
access is available. If network status is enabled, network support is loaded. If
Dial-In status is enabled, the modem is set to auto-answer.
Configuration Utility
Allows you to run the remote System Configuration Utility locally. Press
F10
during
the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor.
Firmware Updates
Allows you to update the server firmware remotely. Uses firmware images on the
system partition that might have been previously uploaded with the file transfer
services.