HP (Hewlett-Packard) BL465c G7 Server User Manual


 
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Diagnostic tools
Troubleshooting resources
The HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide provides procedures for resolving common problems and
comprehensive courses of action for fault isolation and identification, error message interpretation, issue
resolution, and software maintenance on ProLiant servers and server blades. This guide includes problem-
specific flowcharts to help you navigate complex troubleshooting processes. To view the guide, select a
language:
English (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_en)
French (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_fr)
Italian (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_it)
Spanish (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_sp)
German (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_gr)
Dutch (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_nl)
Japanese (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_jp)
The HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure Troubleshooting Guide provides procedures and solutions for
troubleshooting HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. This guide explains how to use the Insight Display to
troubleshoot enclosures, and it includes a flowchart to help you navigate the troubleshooting process. To
view the guide, see the HP website (
http://www.hp.com/support/BladeSystem_Enclosure_TSG_en).
HP Insight Diagnostics
HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server blade management tool, available in both offline and online
versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify
server blade installations, troubleshoot problems, and perform repair validation.
HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition performs various in-depth system and component testing while the
OS is not running. To run this utility, launch the SmartStart CD.
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is a web-based application that captures system configuration and
other related data needed for effective server blade management. Available in Microsoft® Windows®
and Linux versions, the utility helps to ensure proper system operation.
For more information or to download the utility, refer to the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/servers/diags).
Integrated Management Log
The IML records hundreds of events and stores them in an easy-to-view form. The IML timestamps each
event with 1-minute granularity.
You can view recorded events in the IML in several ways, including the following: