Rapid Error Recovery; Automatic Server Recovery-2 - Compaq 5500R - ProLiant - 256 MB RAM Maintenance And Service Manual

Rapid Error Recovery

Compaq servers provide rapid recovery services for diagnosing and recovering from errors.
These tools are available for local and remote diagnosis and recovery.
Rapid recovery means fast identification and resolution of complex faults. The Rapid Recovery
Engine and Insight Management Agents notify the system administrator when a failure occurs,
ensuring that the server experiences minimal downtime. You enable these features through the
System Configuration Utility. These integrated server management features are:
Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2)
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Integrated Management Logs
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Server Health Logs (on servers not supporting Integrated Management Logs)
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Storage Fault Recovery Tracking
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Storage Automatic Reconstruction
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Network Interface Fault Recovery Tracking
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Memory Fault Recovery Tracking (with option upgrade kit)
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These are discussed in more detail on the Systems Reference Library CD (SRL).

Automatic Server Recovery-2

Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) lets the server restart automatically from the operating
system or the Compaq Utilities. To use this feature, you must use the System Configuration
Utility to install Compaq Utilities in the system partition.
You can enable the ASR-2 feature to restart a server after a critical hardware or software error
occurs. If a critical error occurs, the server records the error information in the Integrated
Management Log, reboots the system, and pages you. Using the Compaq System Configuration
Utility, configure the system for automatic recovery or for attended local or remote access to
diagnostic and configuration tools.
NOTE: ASR-2 is available only on operating systems using the ASR-2 drivers provided by Compaq.
You can also configure ASR-2 to page an administrator when the system restarts. ASR-2
depends on the application and driver that routinely notify the ASR-2 hardware of proper
system operations. If the time between ASR-2 notifications exceeds the specified period, ASR-2
assumes a fault has occurred and initiates the recovery process.
To configure ASR-2:
1. Run the System Configuration Utility.
2. Select View and Edit Details.
3. Set the software error recovery status to Enabled.
4. Set the software error recovery time-out.
For use with Pentium II and Pentium III Xeon processor-based servers only
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