Diagnostic Tools; Overview Of Available Diagnostic Tools - HP ProLiant DL145 Maintenance And Service Manual

This chapter gives an overview of the diagnostics tools supported by HP ProLiant DL145
Generation 2 server. It also describes the basics of using PhoenixBIOS Software.

Overview of Available Diagnostic Tools

The following utilities assist in diagnosing problems, testing hardware, and monitoring and
managing server operations.
Table 3-1: Diagnostic Tools
Tool
User
Diagnostics
IPMI Event Log
PhoenixBIOS
Setup Utility
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What it is
A tool to assist testing and/or
verifying operation of
hardware. If problems are
found, the diagnostics
package isolates failures
down to the replaceable part,
whenever possible.
The IPMI Event Log is a log
that is generated by the
management controller (U45)
when it detects significant or
critical system management
events. This includes
messages for events such as
'temperature threshold
exceeded', 'voltage threshold
exceeded', 'power fault', etc.
A hardware configuration
program used to manage
memory, processor, and
system settings.

Diagnostic Tools

How to run it
Diagnostics and utilities must be accessed
when a system configuration error is detected
during Power-On Self-Test (POST).
Check the HP website at www.hp.com for the
most recent version of the HP ProLiant DL145
Generation 2 User Diagnostics.
To view the IPMI event log:
Access the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility.
1.
2. In the Advanced menu screen, select the
Server field, then press Enter.
3. Select System Event Log, then press
Enter.
Run BIOS Setup directly by pressing the F10
key during POST.
Refer to the "PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility" section
on page 3-3 for more information.
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