Compaq 307560-001 Compaq Integrated Management Log Viewer in a Microsoft Windo - Page 3

ECG024/0498 WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Compaq continues to make our products easier to manage by introducing the Compaq Integrated Management Log (IML) Viewer, which provides the user with superior serviceability of Compaq servers. This utility allows administrators to view and manage IML system event entries on local or remote systems. An administrator using the remote capabilities of this utility eliminates the need of physically managing individual servers to view, update and modify IML system events. The intended audience for this white paper is network administrators and system engineers who install, configure and maintain high-end and mainstream Compaq servers in a Microsoft Windows NT Server environment. INTRODUCTION Compaq developed the Integrated Management Log (IML) to replace the Critical and Correctable Error Logs. The IML records significant events that occur during system operation, from the normal operational status of components to the identification of a failed component. This non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) log allows customers to obtain a single historical record of recent system events and errors for post-diagnosis review, thus helping the system administrator or engineer to promptly identify server failures on business-critical networks. Compaq added versatility to the IML by designing a utility that allows users to view, filter, sort, print, export and archive (save) system event information. Users can view the IML online from a local or remote system via a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) utility called the Compaq IML Viewer. This utility provides the system administrator a tool that can aid them in understanding how recent changes or events affected system performance or caused system failure. WHAT'S NEW New functionality has been added to the latest version of the Compaq IML Viewer. These new functions include acknowledging pending alerts on the IMD and command line support and can be found on the Compaq SSD for Windows NT 4.0, Version 2.06. • Acknowledge Alerts - Allows the user to clear flashing alerts on the Integrated Management Display (IMD). • Command Line Parameters - Provides support for command line parameters so users can use the features of the IML Viewer from a console. Refer to the appropriate sections in this document for more information on each feature. UTILITY OVERVIEW First, understand that the Compaq IML is a repository of significant system events such as memory and power-on-self-test (POST) errors that can occur in either the hardware or software. The Compaq IML Viewer provides easy access to this important information 3