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Hardware Diagnostic Tools, Diagnostic Adapter

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Table 4-1 Diagnostic tools (continued) HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) Systems Insight Manager is a client/server application used to remotely manage HP hardware in a network environment. SIM reports HP Blade PC and HP Blade PC Enclosure hardware fault conditions (both failure and prefailure) and collects data for reporting and graphing. For more information on viewing and printing the event list, refer to the Management CD or the SIM User Guide. ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) RBSU configures the hardware installed in or connected to the HP Blade PC. Specifically, it can: ● Store configuration information in nonvolatile memory. ● Manage memory installation, processor upgrades, network interface cards, and mass storage devices. ● Assist in installing an operating system. ● Configure connectors and IRQs, if required. Attach a keyboard to the HP Blade PC using the diagnostic adapter. Run RBSU by pressing the F10 key during POST. BMCFlash Utility Update utility for the Blade Management Controller (BMC) firmware.. Flash the BMC on BC2x00 blades only. Hardware Diagnostic Tools The HP BladeSystem PC Blade system offers the following HP Blade PC and HP PC Blade Enclosure hardware diagnostic tools. Diagnostic Adapter Use the diagnostic adapter(s) to attach peripheral devices to any individual HP Blade PC for local HP Blade PC diagnosis and management. See Connectors, Switches, and LEDs on page 30 for the location of diagnostic adapter connectors. NOTE: You can hot-add peripheral devices using the diagnostic adapter if the devices support hotplug capability. 1. Power down the HP Blade PC (Powering Down a Blade PC on page 12). 2. Plug the diagnostic adapter into the diagnostic connector on the HP Blade PC (1). Hardware Diagnostic Tools 27

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HP Systems Insight
Manager (SIM)
Systems Insight Manager is a client/server
application used to remotely manage HP
hardware in a network environment. SIM reports
HP Blade PC and HP Blade PC Enclosure
hardware fault conditions (both failure and pre-
failure) and collects data for reporting and
graphing.
For more information on viewing and printing the
event list, refer to the Management CD or the
SIM User Guide
.
ROM-Based Setup
Utility (RBSU)
RBSU configures the hardware installed in or
connected to the HP Blade PC. Specifically, it
can:
●
Store configuration information in
nonvolatile memory.
●
Manage memory installation, processor
upgrades, network interface cards, and
mass storage devices.
●
Assist in installing an operating system.
●
Configure connectors and IRQs, if
required.
Attach a keyboard to the HP Blade PC using the
diagnostic adapter.
Run RBSU by pressing the
F10
key during
POST.
BMCFlash Utility
Update utility for the Blade Management
Controller (BMC) firmware..
Flash the BMC on BC2x00 blades only.
Hardware Diagnostic Tools
The HP BladeSystem PC Blade system offers the following HP Blade PC and HP PC Blade
Enclosure hardware diagnostic tools.
Diagnostic Adapter
Use the diagnostic adapter(s) to attach peripheral devices to any individual HP Blade PC for local HP
Blade PC diagnosis and management. See
Connectors, Switches, and LEDs
on page
30
for the
location of diagnostic adapter connectors.
NOTE:
You can hot-add peripheral devices using the diagnostic adapter if the devices support hot-
plug capability.
1.
Power down the HP Blade PC (
Powering Down a Blade PC
on page
12
).
2.
Plug the diagnostic adapter into the diagnostic connector on the HP Blade PC
(1)
.
Table 4-1
Diagnostic tools (continued)
Hardware Diagnostic Tools
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