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Chapter 2 HP NetServer AA Overview HP NetServer AA Messages When it is operational, software continuously monitors the server. It reports status and error messages by logging most messages in the Windows NT event log. Software displays some messages as they occur, either directly on the Windows NT blue screens during the text phase of boot or when a CE is being deconfigured; in pop-up windows; and for messages that pertain to the monitoring of the server, in a window on the Endurance Manager GUI. You can view logged messages using: • Windows NT Event Viewer that displays all messages reported to the Windows NT operating system, including those messages that are logged. • MTCLOG, an event log utility, that displays logged messages as they are being logged. Those messages that are logged in the Windows NT event log are logged as follows: • Each IOP's Windows NT System Event log contains the messages that were generated by that IOP. For example, IOP1 contains any messages generated by IOP1. • The CE's Windows NT System Event log contains both CE messages and the messages that are logged by each IOP. The IOP messages are logged to the CE's Event Viewer as follows: - If a CE is not active (for example, has not completely booted), the IOP messages are stored in a buffer on the IOP and sent to the CE when it becomes available. An IOP can accurately buffer up to 75 messages. - When any CE becomes active, the CE uploads the messages from the IOP event buffers, and logs those messages into the CE's Event log. Because of this process, in the CE Event Viewer, the timestamp information for messages originating in the IOPs is the time that the CE received the message; it does not necessarily indicate the time that the message occurred on the IOP. To confirm the time that the message occurred, check the event logs on the IOPs. Note: If diagnosing events that occurred while the CE operating system was out of service, it is best to copy and then merge the IOP event logs. The resulting file indicates the proper timestamp information and reflects the order in which the messages actually occurred. In the CE Event Viewer, the message IOPn.MtcMon status: The boot process has completed for CE1 indicates the CE started uploading any IOP messages. Any subsequent messages were received from the IOPs without delay. 32

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Chapter 2
HP NetServer AA Overview
32
HP NetServer AA Messages
When it is operational, software continuously monitors the server. It reports status and error
messages by logging most
messages in the Windows NT event log.
Software displays some
messages as they occur, either directly on the Windows NT blue screens during the text phase
of boot or when a CE is being deconfigured; in pop-up windows; and for messages that pertain
to the monitoring of the server, in a window on the Endurance Manager GUI. You can view
logged messages using:
Windows NT Event Viewer that displays all messages reported to the Windows NT
operating system, including those messages that are logged.
MTCLOG, an event log utility, that displays logged messages as they are being logged.
Those messages that are logged in the Windows NT event log are logged as follows:
Each IOP
s Windows NT System Event log contains the messages that were generated by
that IOP. For example, IOP1 contains any messages generated by IOP1.
The CE
s Windows NT System Event log contains both CE messages and the messages
that are logged by each IOP. The IOP messages are logged to the CE
s Event Viewer as
follows:
-
If a CE is not
active
(for example, has not completely booted), the IOP messages are
stored in a buffer on the IOP and sent to the CE when it becomes available. An IOP
can accurately buffer up to 75 messages.
-
When any CE becomes
active
, the CE uploads the messages from the IOP event
buffers, and logs those messages into the CE
s Event log.
Because of this process, in the CE Event Viewer, the timestamp information for messages
originating in the IOPs is the time that the CE received the message; it does not necessarily
indicate the time that the message occurred on the IOP. To confirm the time that the
message occurred, check the event logs on the IOPs.
Note:
If diagnosing events that occurred while the CE operating system was out of
service, it is best to copy and then merge the IOP event logs. The resulting file
indicates the proper timestamp information and reflects the order in which the
messages actually occurred.
In the CE Event Viewer, the message
IOPn.MtcMon status: The boot process has
completed for CE1
indicates the CE started uploading any IOP messages. Any
subsequent messages were received from the IOPs without delay.