Starting Adu; Adu Diagnostic Messages - Compaq ProLiant 6400R Maintenance And Service Manual

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Starting ADU

1. Insert the SmartStart CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Reboot the system from the SmartStart CD.
3. Select Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) from the System Utilities menu.
A "Please Wait" panel displays, indicating that ADU is identifying the system parameters.
ADU gathers information from all of the array controllers in the system. The time required
to gather the information depends on the size of the system. After information gathering,
ADU displays the main screen or a panel indicating any errors detected.
4. To generate an ADU report, select File, and then Save Data from the Command menu.
Message
Accelerator
board not
detected
Accelerator error
log
Accelerator
parity read
errors: n
Accelerator
parity write
errors: n
CAUTION: Do not cycle the power during this process. ADU must perform low-level operations
that, if interrupted, could cause the controller to revert to a previous level of firmware if the
firmware was soft-upgraded.

ADU Diagnostic Messages

Description
Array controller did not detect a
configured array accelerator board.
List of the last 32 parity errors on
transfers to or from memory on the
array accelerator board. Displays
starting memory address, transfer
count, and operation (read and
write).
Number of times that read memory
parity errors were detected during
transfers from memory on the array
accelerator board.
Number of times that write memory
parity errors were detected during
transfers to memory on the array
accelerator board.
Table 3-18
Recommended Action
Install the array accelerator board on the array
controller. If a board is already installed, check
for proper seating on the array controller board.
If there are many parity errors, you may need to
replace the array accelerator board.
If there are many parity errors, you may need to
replace the array accelerator board.
If there are many parity errors, you may need to
replace the array accelerator board.
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