Using The Hardware Validation Tool - HPE ProLiant User Manual

Using the hardware validation tool

Using the hardware validation tool
Using the hardware validation tool Using the hardware validation tool
Procedure Procedure
1. Click Hardware Validation Tool.
The tool performs hardware discovery. This discovery process might take several minutes.
2. After discovery finishes, the tool displays the test results.
3. Select one of the following tabs:
Survey: Displays an overview of the hardware in the system.
Test: Tests the hardware and displays the test results. Also, identifies the time taken to run the tests by enabling the time, that is
elapsed time and sets the test loop.
Export: Export test results. If there is no network connection, save the files to a USB key.
Compare: Compare the tests to previous test results.
Integrated Management Log (IML) - Displays the log list.
NOTE: NOTE:
It is recommended to use Hardware Validation Tool only for limited loop testing. Using it for endless loop testing will fill
up the log space. If there are no failures reported at the end of the 2 to 3 testing loops, then the system is working as
expected.
One-button secure erase One-button secure erase
If you want to decommission a server or prepare it for a different use, you can use the One-button secure erase feature.
One-button secure erase follows the NIST Special Publication 800-88 Revision 1 in the Guidelines for Media Sanitization guide. The
appendix recommends minimum sanitization levels for media. For more information about the specification, see Section 2.5, Guidelines for
Media Sanitization. Media Sanitization
One-button secure erase implements the NIST SP 800-88 Revision 1 Sanitization Recommendations for Purging
server and supported components to the default state. This feature automates many of the tasks that you follow in the Statement of
Volatility document for a server.
One-button secure erase access methods One-button secure erase
You can initiate the One-button secure erase process from the following products:
iLO
Intelligent Provisioning
The iLO RESTful API and iLO REST Tool.
In this document we will cover only the access method from Intelligent Provisioning.
Prerequisites for initiating the One-button secure erase Prerequisites for initiating the
Procedure Procedure
1. An active iLO Advanced license is installed.
access methods
One-button secure erase process
Intelligent Provisioning 4.20 User Guide for HPE ProLiant and Synergy Gen11 Servers
process
Guidelines for
Purging user data and returns the
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