Diagnostic tools, Survey utility, Array diagnostic utility – HP DL385 User Manual

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the operating system loads through legacy USB support, which is enabled by default in the system ROM.

HP hardware supports USB version 1.1.
Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is normally not

available. Specifically, HP provides legacy USB functionality at:

POST

RBSU

Diagnostics

DOS

Environments which do not support USB natively

For more information on ProLiant USB support, refer to the HP website

(

http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/platforms/usb-support.html

).

Diagnostic tools

Survey Utility

Survey Utility, a feature within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page

86

), gathers critical hardware and

software information on ProLiant servers.
This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server. For operating systems

supported by the server, refer to the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/supportos

).

If a significant change occurs between data-gathering intervals, the Survey Utility marks the previous

information and overwrites the Survey text files to reflect the latest changes in the configuration.
Survey Utility is installed with every SmartStart-assisted installation or can be installed through the HP PSP

("

ProLiant Support Packs

" on page

87

).

NOTE: The current version of SmartStart provides the memory spare part numbers for the server. To

download the latest version, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/ssdownloads

).

Array Diagnostic Utility

ADU is a tool that collects information about array controllers and generates a list of detected problems.

ADU can be accessed from the SmartStart CD ("

SmartStart software

" on page

78

) or downloaded from

the HP website (

http://www.hp.com

).

HP Insight Diagnostics

HP Insight Diagnostics is a proactive server management tool, available in both offline and online

versions, that provides diagnostics and troubleshooting capabilities to assist IT administrators who verify

server 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 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

).

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