Compaq 112726-001 - ProLiant - 6500 White Paper
Compaq integrated management log viewer in a microsoft windows nt environment
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[April 1998]
Prepared By
Microsoft Windows NT
Integration Team
Compaq Computer
Corporation
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Executive Summary .... 3
Introduction ................ 3
What's New ................. 3
Utility Overview .......... 3
Background ................ 5
Utility Benefits ............ 5
Software and
Hardware
Requirements ............. 6
Installing the
Utility ......................... 7
Using the Utility .......... 8
Understanding
Utility Features ........... 8
Utility Tips ................ 17
Online Resources
from Compaq ............ 19
Summary .................. 19
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Compaq continues to make our products easier to manage by introducing the Compaq
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Integrated Management Log (IML) Viewer, which provides the user with superior
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serviceability of Compaq servers. This utility allows administrators to view and manage
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IML system event entries on local or remote systems.
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This document provides brief historical information on the Compaq IML and how it
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relates to the Compaq IML Viewer. Following the background information, this white
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paper focuses on how and why administrators should use the Compaq IML Viewer, such
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benefits. Lastly, this document provides information on how to acquire other online
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The intended audience for this white paper is network administrators and system
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Page 1: Compaq Integrated Management Log
What’s New ....3 relates to the Compaq IML Viewer. Following the background information, this white paper focuses on how and why administrators should use the Compaq IML Viewer, such Utility Overview ..3 as understanding utility features, using the utility (locally and remotely), utility tips and Background .... - Page 2 This test is not a determination of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure compliance with any federal, state or local requirements. Compaq does not warrant products other than its own strictly as stated in Compaq product warranties.
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Page 3: What's New
Compaq added versatility to the IML by designing a utility that allows users to view, filter, sort, print, export and archive (save) system event information. Users can view the IML online from a local or remote system via a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) utility called the Compaq IML Viewer. - Page 4 Along with the severity level, the utility also provides a wealth of additional information to system administrators increasing the serviceability of Compaq servers. Listed below are the event fields found in the Compaq IML Viewer along with a description of each field type: Description –...
- Page 5 The IMD was first supported on the ProLiant 2500; shortly thereafter it was supported on the ProLiant 6000 and is today a feature on most Compaq servers. And now with the development of the Compaq IML Viewer, the newest way of accessing the IML, administrators have an additional means of managing the information in the IML.
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Page 6: Software Requirements
Servers can be dedicated to providing one or more network services such as file storage, shared printing, communications, email service, etc. Since the Compaq IML Viewer is based on this type of architecture, it can run on any server and connect to any other server on the network running the Compaq Remote Monitor Service. -
Page 7: Using Custom Setup
Compaq IML Viewer, use Custom or Express Setup in the Compaq SSD for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Version 2.04A or later. Note: For information on where to install the Compaq Remote Monitor Service and the Compaq IML Viewer, refer to the “Software Requirements” section documented earlier in this white paper. - Page 8 IML, the utility displays the appropriate error message. labeled as an Unknown Event, update the Compaq IML Viewer Note: To install the Remote Monitor Service, use the Compaq SSD for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, by installing the latest Compaq SSD for Microsoft Version 2.04A or later.
- Page 9 Allows users to use the features of the utility from a console. Marking IML Entries as Repaired System administrators can use the Compaq IML Viewer to mark IML entries as Important: If an IML entry is marked as repaired using the "Repaired"...
- Page 10 “Repaired” status. 2. Start the Compaq IML Viewer by double-clicking on the icon in the Windows NT Control Panel or use the Windows NT Start Menu by selecting: Start\Programs\Compaq System Tools\Compaq Integrated Management Log Viewer 3.
- Page 11 The Compaq IML Viewer filter is a compound filter, thus allowing users to filter entries on more than one category. For example, if a user selects Operating System for the class, Critical for the severity and Since Last Month for update time, the utility displays only the critical Operating System events that occurred in the previous month.
- Page 12 The procedures included in this section presume you have started Windows NT, logged in to your account and opened the Compaq IML Viewer. The steps that follow outline how to export saved IML files using the Compaq IML Viewer.
- Page 13 3. Select Save to save the entries to a new file. Clearing the IML The Compaq IML Viewer has the ability to clear all the entries from the IML. When the user chooses to clear the IML, the utility physically removes all IML entries from the NVRAM on the system.
- Page 14 The procedures included in this section presume you have started Windows NT, logged Important: Clearing the IML is data destructive and therefore an in to your account and opened the Compaq IML Viewer. The steps that follow outline irreversible process. Save the how to clear the IML using the Compaq IML Viewer.
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Page 15: Command Line Parameters
Note: If the attempt to acknowledge the pending alerts on the IMD fails, it is possible that the version of the system ROM is not current. Use the Compaq SmartStart CD, Version 4.0 to update the system ROM to a newer version that supports this feature. - Page 16 The procedures included in this section presume you have started Windows NT, logged in to your account and opened the Compaq IML Viewer. The steps that follow outline how to view a static IML file using the Compaq IML Viewer.
- Page 17 Listed below are some useful tips all users should know while using Compaq IML Viewer. Most but not all of these tips are listed once again, for your convenience, in the margin of any procedural sections of this white paper. These...
- Page 18 IML entries; therefore, reducing the chance of losing any impending entries. A user must logon with administrative privileges to use the “Clear all Entries” feature in the Compaq IML Viewer. Otherwise, this feature is grayed out and unavailable to the user.
- Page 19 The Compaq IML Viewer is continuously being updated; therefore, if an IML entry is labeled as an Unknown Event , update the Compaq IML Viewer by installing the latest Compaq SSD for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Connecting To a Remote Machine The IML Viewer displays up to ten of the most recently connected to machine names in a drop down list box.