Diagnostics Utility; Automatic Server Recovery-2 - HP ProLiant DL580 Setup And Installation Manual

Server Configuration and Utilities

Diagnostics Utility

The Diagnostics utility displays information about the server hardware and tests the
system to ensure it is operating properly. The utility is accessible directly from the
ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack without booting the server.

Automatic Server Recovery-2

Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2) is a feature that causes the system to restart
when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such as a blue-screen, ABEND
(abnormal end), or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR-2 timer, starts when the
System Management driver, also known as the health driver, is loaded. When the
operating system is functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer.
However, when the operating system fails, the timer expires and restarts the server.
ASR-2 increases server availability by restarting the server within 10 minutes after a
system hang or shutdown. At the same time, the Insight Manager 7 console notifies
you by sending a message to a designated pager number that ASR-2 has restarted the
system. You can disable ASR-2 from the Insight Manager 7 console or RBSU.
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