Survey utility, Integrated management log, Array diagnostic utility – HP AMS DL320 User Manual

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Survey Utility

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

50

), 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

52

).

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:

From within HP SIM ("

HP Systems Insight Manager

" on page

49

)

From within Survey Utility (on page

51

)

From within operating system-specific IML viewers

For NetWare: IML Viewer

For Windows®: IML Viewer

For Linux: IML Viewer Application

From within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page

50

)

For more information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack.

Array Diagnostic Utility

ADU is 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

45

) or downloaded from

the HP website (

http://www.hp.com

).

Keeping the system current

Drivers

The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all operating system installation
media.

If you are installing a SmartStart-supported operating system, use the SmartStart software (on page

45

)

and its Assisted Path feature to install the operating system and latest driver support.

NOTE: If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD or the Software Maintenance CD, refer to the

SmartStart website (

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

) to be sure that you are using the latest version

of SmartStart. For more information, refer to the documentation provided with the SmartStart CD.

If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an operating system, drivers for some of the new hardware
are required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be
downloaded from the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/support

).

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