Remote Diagnostic Tests; Lan-Alert Manager And Viewer - HP Integrity rx4610 User Manual

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Remote execution is available from the Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console Manager. Applications that
execute in the service partition run only on the managed server.
For information on how to install the service partition files, refer to the Installation Guide for the Intel Server
Control.

Remote Diagnostic Tests

Remote Diagnostics Tests allow you to quickly assess the server's hardware status, view test logs, and
determine the server's current configuration. These tests reside on the server's service partition. On Itanium-
based platforms, Remote Diagnostics Tests are available as an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
application.
You can run Remote Diagnostics Tests remotely by connecting to the server with DPC and then rebooting to
the service partition. After the server reboots, the remote diagnostics become available and you can use them
for testing server hardware.
For more information on how to run Remote Diagnostics Tests from DPC, refer to the Intel Direct Platform
Control Console User's Guide.

LAN-Alert Manager and Viewer

The LAN-Alert feature enables a server to proactively alert administrators of critical system failures and state
changes regardless of the state of the server's operating system or the server's management software.
NOTE
Itanium-based platforms running Windows 64-bit Advanced Server not support execution
of the LAN-Alert component. LAN-Alert executes only on systems running the Windows
NT or Windows 2000 operating system.
LAN-Alert Manager
The LAN-Alert Manager, when executing on a server, interfaces with the Baseboard Management Controller
(BMC) to create SNMP traps and send them out over the LAN using a UDP/IP protocol. When the manager
executes on a client that is monitoring servers, the manager senses and decodes these traps for viewing by the
LAN-Alert Viewer.
With the LAN-Alert feature you can detect and sense the following:
Temperature Sensor out of range
Voltage Sensor out of range
Chassis Intrusion (Security Violation)
Power Supply Fault
BIOS: Uncorrectable ECC error
BIOS: POST Error Code
Boot Failures
Fatal MCA
Watchdog Timer reset, power down, or power cycle
System restart (reboot)
Fan failures
The server's BIOS setup lets you configure the following:
The trap destination as a specific IP address or an address of a specific IP subnet.
The Host IP Configuration data such as the IP address, default gateway, and subnet mask
The Platform GUID
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Managing Remote Servers