Maintenance Tools; Function Of Maintenance Tools - NEC EcoPowerGateway N8142-36F User Manual

5-2 Maintenance

MAINTENANCE TOOLS

The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD provided with the Module Enclosure or server unit contains
maintenance tools.

Function of Maintenance Tools

The following functions can be executed in the Maintenance Tools.
Maintenance Utility
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is started in Maintenance Utility. The Off-line
Maintenance Utility is an OS-independent maintenance program. When you are unable to
start the OS-dependent NEC ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem, the Off-line
Maintenance Utility can be used.
IMPORTANT:
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your service
representative. The NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD contains a file
that describes operation of the utility, but do not attempt to use the
utility by yourself. Contact your service representative and follow
instructions.
See the on-line help for details of the Off-line Maintenance Utility.
For further information, ask your service representative.
The Off-line Maintenance Utility provides the following features.
– IPMI Information Viewer
Provides the functions to view the system event log (SEL), sensor data record (SDR),
and filed replaceable unit (FRU) and to make a backup copy of them.
Using this feature, you can find system errors and events to determine a maintenance
part.
– BIOS Setup Viewer
Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the
SETUP utility to a text file.
– System Information Viewer
Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export
it to a text file.
– System Information Management
Provides the function to make a back-up copy of your data.
Without the backup data, the system-specific information and/or configuration may
not be restored.
Only the authorized personnel is allowed to restore the backup data.