Mic Bios Utility - HP NetServer AA 6200 Administrator's Manual

MIC BIOS Utility

The Endurance server includes a MIC BIOS utility. Once set up, this utility provides automatic
MIC adapter initialization, and boot and synchronization of the Windows operating system on
the CEs. After it is configured to do so, the MIC BIOS utility also performs extensive diagnostic
tests of the MIC.
The MIC BIOS utility causes initialization, system boot, and synchronization errors to be
displayed on the CE console. In addition, some boot and synchronization system messages
detected by IOPs are written to the Windows Event Log. Refer to
Messages for detailed information about the messages that display on the CE console.
The MIC BIOS utility performs extensive testing of the individual MIC adapters, plus their
ability to send and receive communication. When you have run the MIC BIOS utility tests, you
obtain information about the MICs in your server, indicating whether:
• The MIC is functioning.
• The MIC ports are functioning.
• The fiber connecting the ports to another MIC is functioning.
After the test completes, a message displays on the CE screen, indicating whether the server
passed or failed the test. If the test failed, the system displays the error messages for a brief time,
then the CE attempts to reboot. Refer to
Messages for detailed information about the error messages displayed on the CE.
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MIC BIOS Messages
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