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Remote Service Features

Compaq servers have the following management features that you can access by modem or network:

 

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Compaq Servers Remote Management Features

 

 

Feature

Description

Service Session

Provides remote access to all the utilities on the system partition, including

 

Diagnostics utilities, Inspect, ROMPaq, Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics

 

(DAAD), and the System Configuration Utility. Also provides the capability

 

for remote file transfer services to and from the system partition.

 

 

Disk-Based

Provides remote diagnostic capability after you configure ASR-2 and the

Diagnostics

reset restart option to restart from Compaq Utilities. Also allows you to

 

view Health Logs. Disk-based diagnostics can also be run locally. Press

 

F10 during the restart process when the cursor moves to the upper-right

 

corner of the monitor.

 

 

Server Restart

Provides the ability to restart the server remotely from Compaq Insight

 

Manager while the operating system is running. Allows the server to

 

restart back to the operating system or restart to the system partition.

 

Provides a complete system reset to all peripherals. If you select Boot to

 

Compaq Utilities from Compaq Insight Manager, Compaq Utilities loads

 

the appropriate remote services so that remote access is available. If

 

network status is enabled, network support is loaded. If Dial-In status is

 

enabled, the modem is set to

 

auto-answer.

 

 

Configuration Utility

Allows you to run the System Configuration Utility remotely. You can also

 

run the remote configuration utility locally. Press F10 during the restart

 

process when the cursor moves to the upper-right corner of the monitor.

 

 

Firmware Updates

Allows you to update the server firmware remotely. Uses firmware images

 

on the system partition that might have been previously uploaded with the

 

file transfer services.

 

 

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1850R specifications

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