Functions Of Offline Tools - NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual

Chapter 1 Maintenance
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Functions of Offline Tools

Offline Tools offer the following functions.
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Off-line Maintenance Utility
Off-line Maintenance Utility is started when Maintenance Utility is selected. Off-line Maintenance Utility is
used for preventive maintenance and failure analysis for this product. If you are unable to start NEC
ESMPRO due to a failure, Off-line Maintenance Utility can be used to check the cause of the failure.
After starting up the Off-line Maintenance Utility, the following features are available to run.
 IPMI Information Viewer
Displays System Event Log (SEL), Sensor Data Record (SDR), and Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) in
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) and also back up such information.
Using this feature, system errors and events can be investigated to locate the parts to be replaced. You
can also clear the SEL area, and specify the operation when the SEL area becomes full.
 System Information Viewer
Displays information on processor (CPU), BIOS.
Also output the information to a text file.
 System Information Management
Set the information specific to your server (Product information, Chassis information)
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BMC Configuration
 It is used for setups of alert functions by BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and remote control
functions by PC for Management.
For details of the BMC Configuration, refer to Chapter 2 (2. BMC Configuration).
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BMC Configuration Initialization
 All of BMC configuration parameters are restored to the default .
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Note
If you start the offline tools while RDX is connected to the server, disable RDX
before starting the offline tools by setting RDX to hibernate mode.
Express5800/E120d-1 Maintenance Guide
9. Offline Tools