Management tools, Automatic server recovery, Rompaq utility – HP DL385 User Manual

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9.

Press the Esc key to exit RBSU.

10.

Press the F10 key to confirm exiting RBSU. The server will automatically reboot.

Management tools

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.

ROMPaq utility

Flash ROM enables you to upgrade the firmware (BIOS) with system or option ROMPaq utilities. To

upgrade the BIOS, insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive and boot the system.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available ROM

revisions. This procedure is the same for both system and option ROMPaq utilities.
For more information about the ROMPaq utility, refer to the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage

).

System Online ROM flash component utility

The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade system or

controller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool has the following

features:

Works offline and online

Supports Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000, Windows Server™ 2003, Novell Netware,

and Linux operating systems

IMPORTANT: 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

).

Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools

Automatically checks for hardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only

the correct ROM upgrades required by each target server

To download the tool and for more information, refer to the HP website

(

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/index.html

).

Integrated Lights-Out technology technology

The iLO subsystem is a standard component of selected ProLiant servers that provides server health and

remote server manageability. The iLO subsystem includes an intelligent microprocessor, secure memory,

and a dedicated network interface. This design makes iLO independent of the host server and its

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