Compaq ProLiant 4500 Maintenance And Service Manual page 70

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Diagnostic Tools
Attended Recovery
For local or remote installations where it is desirable to supervise the recovery, ASR will log the
error information to the Critical Error Log, reset the Server, test all memory, automatically de-
allocate any bad memory blocks found, page you, boot the Compaq Utilities from the hard drive,
and place the modem in auto answer mode. These utilities are placed on a special system utilities
partition on the hard drive during the system configuration process. If a modem with an auto-
answer feature is installed, you can dial in and remotely diagnose or re-configure the Server;
otherwise, this can be done from the Server console. The requirements to use this level of the
ASR feature are:
Operating System with ASR support
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System Configuration Utility and Diagnostics Utility installed on the system partition of the
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hard drive
ASR configured to load the Compaq Utilities after reboot
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Optional Hayes-compatible modem with auto-answer feature (only required for remote
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operations and paging)
For remote operations, the administrator must have access to Compaq Insight Manager or a
communications software package capable of terminal emulation to a local terminal with VT100
or ANSI terminal capabilities.
ASR Security
The standard Compaq ProLiant security password features function differently during Automatic
Server Recovery-2 than during a typical system startup.
During ASR the system will not prompt for the Power-On Password. This allows the ASR to
restart the Operating System or Compaq Utilities without user intervention.
To maintain system security, the Server should be set to boot in Network Server Mode (an option
in the System Configuration Utility). This option ensures that the Server keyboard is locked until
you enter the Keyboard Password.
You should also select an Administrator Password (an option in the System Configuration Utility).
During attended ASR (local or remote), you must enter this Administrator Password before any
modifications can be made to the Server configuration.
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NOTE: If the remote site is using something other than VT100 or an ANSI
terminal emulator, it is still possible to configure remotely as long as the
package contains either an ANSI terminal or VT100 terminal emulator set for 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. However, additional setup not outlined in this
document may be required, and functionality may be reduced.