HP (Hewlett-Packard) ML350 Server User Manual


 
Diagnostic tools 36
Diagnostic tools
In this section
Troubleshooting resources ....................................................................................................................... 36
Automatic Server Recovery ...................................................................................................................... 36
HP Systems Insight Manager.................................................................................................................... 37
HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition ........................................................................................................ 37
Integrated Management Log.................................................................................................................... 37
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays...................................................................................................... 37
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack........................................................................................... 38
ROM-Based Setup Utility ......................................................................................................................... 38
ROMPaq utility....................................................................................................................................... 38
System online ROM flash component utility................................................................................................ 38
SmartStart software ................................................................................................................................ 39
Troubleshooting resources
The HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide provides simple procedures for resolving common
problems as well as a comprehensive course of action for fault isolation and identification, error message
interpretation, issue resolution, and software maintenance.
To obtain the guide, refer to any of the following sources and then select the HP ProLiant Servers
Troubleshooting Guide:
The server-specific Documentation CD
The Business Support Center on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support). Navigate to the
server technical support page. Under self-help resources, select ProLiant Troubleshooting
Guide.
The Technical Documentation website (http://www.docs.hp.com). Select Enterprise Servers,
Workstations and Systems Hardware, and then the appropriate server.
Automatic Server Recovery
ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such
as a blue screen, ABEND, or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR timer, starts when the System
Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is
functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails,
the timer expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang or
shutdown. At the same time, the HP SIM console notifies you by sending a message to a designated
pager number that ASR has restarted the system. You can disable ASR from the HP SIM console or
through RBSU.