Nmi Functionality; Troubleshooting Resources; Configuration And Diagnostic Utilities - HP ProLiant ML30 Gen10 Plus Maintenance And Service Manual

NMI functionality

Troubleshooting resources

NMI functionality NMI functionality
An NMI crash dump enables administrators to create crash dump files when a system is hung and not responding to traditional
debugging methods.
An analysis of the crash dump log is an essential part of diagnosing reliability problems, such as hanging operating systems, device
drivers, and applications. Many crashes freeze a system, and the only available action for administrators is to cycle the system power.
Resetting the system erases any information that could support problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by
performing a memory dump before a hard reset.
To force the OS to initiate the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, the administrator can use the iLO Generate NMI feature.
Troubleshooting resources Troubleshooting resources
Troubleshooting resources are available for HPE Gen10 and Gen10 Plus server products in the following documents:
Troubleshooting Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers provides procedures for resolving common problems and
comprehensive courses of action for fault isolation and identification, issue resolution, and software maintenance.
Error Message Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus servers and HPE Synergy provides a list of error messages and information to
assist with interpreting and resolving error messages.
Integrated Management Log Messages and Troubleshooting Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen10 Plus servers and HPE
Synergy provides IML messages and associated troubleshooting information to resolve critical and cautionary IML events.
To access troubleshooting resources for your product, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website

Configuration and diagnostic utilities

Configuration and diagnostic utilities
This chapter provides information about common utilities that might not apply to your server. For information about server
compatibility with the utilities listed in this chapter, see the product QuickSpecs at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(https://www.hpe.com/info/qs https://www.hpe.com/info/qs).
NOTE: Servers ordered from HPE Factory Express might have already been configured with all or some of the steps NOTE:
provided in this chapter. Refer to your order from HPE Factory Express to determine if any additional steps are
required for setup.
Installing an operating system Installing an operating system
To install an operating system on a server, first use iLO Virtual Media to connect the OS installation media to the server. Information
about iLO Virtual Media is in the iLO User Guide at www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs
(www.hpe.com/info/intelligentprovisioning/docs www.hpe.com/info/intelligentprovisioning/docs) to install the operating system.
For a list of supported operating systems, see the HPE Servers Support & Certification Matrices at www.hpe.com/support/Servers-
Certification-Matrices. Certification-Matrices
Configuring the initial setup of a server Configuring the initial setup of a server
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website .
www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs. Then, use the Intelligent Provisioning Setup Wizard
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