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Survey Utility
Survey Utility, a feature within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 50), gathers critical hardware and
software information on ProLiant servers.
This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server. For operating systems
supported by the server, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos
).
If a significant change occurs between data-gathering intervals, the Survey Utility marks the previous
information and overwrites the Survey text files to reflect the latest changes in the configuration.
Survey Utility is installed with every SmartStart-assisted installation or can be installed through the HP PSP
("ProLiant Support Packs" on page 52).
Integrated Management Log
The IML records hundreds of events and stores them in an easy-to-view form. The IML timestamps each
event with 1-minute granularity.
You can view recorded events in the IML in several ways, including the following:
• From within HP SIM ("HP Systems Insight Manager" on page 49)
• From within Survey Utility (on page 51)
• From within operating system-specific IML viewers
• For NetWare: IML Viewer
• For Windows®: IML Viewer
• For Linux: IML Viewer Application
• From within HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 50)
For more information, refer to the Management CD in the HP ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack.
Array Diagnostic Utility
ADU is tool that collects information about array controllers and generates a list of detected problems.
ADU can be accessed from the SmartStart CD ("SmartStart software" on page 45) or downloaded from
the HP website (http://www.hp.com
).
Keeping the system current
Drivers
The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all operating system installation
media.
If you are installing a SmartStart-supported operating system, use the SmartStart software (on page 45)
and its Assisted Path feature to install the operating system and latest driver support.
NOTE: If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD or the Software Maintenance CD, refer to the
SmartStart website (http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
) to be sure that you are using the latest version
of SmartStart. For more information, refer to the documentation provided with the SmartStart CD.
If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an operating system, drivers for some of the new hardware
are required. These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be
downloaded from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support
).
