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3-36 Diagnostic Tools
The following chart explains how ASR works:
Hardware/Software error occurs
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Error logged to the Server Health Logs
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OS halts normal operation
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ASR Timer expires
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Server is reset
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All memory is tested
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Bad memory is deallocated to avoid
subsequent faults
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If a modem is installed and paging
is enabled, the Server Failure Notification
pager alert is sent to
the Server Administrator
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Unattended Server boots the OS
---OR--Server boots the Compaq Utilities on the
system partition on the hard drive
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If a modem is installed, ASR puts the
If the Server continues experiencing
modem on auto answer so that the
hardware/software errors and the
Server Administrator can dial in using
number of ASR cycles exceed the
Compaq Insight Manager or third party
specified number of recovery
terminal emulator software to remotely
attempts, the Server will log an error
run the Compaq Utilities to identify the
to the Server Health Log and boot
source of the fault
the Compaq Utilities from the system
partition on the hard drive
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OR
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Local Server Administrator runs Compaq
Utilities from Server console to identify
the source of the fault
Figure 3-1. Automatic Server Recovery.
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