Installing the utility
Procedure
1. Browse to the HPE Smart Storage Administrator website.
2. Click Download software.
3. Select an OS.
4. Identify the preferred software and version, and then click Download.
5. Save, and then run, the executable file.
By default, the software installs at C:\Program Files\HP System Tools\.
Launching the utility in CLI mode
Procedure
1. Click Start>All Programs>Windows System>Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostics
Utility>Read Me
2. Open a command prompt.
3. Change directory (cd) to the location where ssaducli.exe is installed.
This directory is commonly C:\Program Files\Smart Storage Administrator\ssaducli\bin.
4. Do one of the following:
• Generate a diagnostic report with the following command:ssaducli -f adu-report.zip
• Generate a SmartSSD Wear Gauge report with the following command:ssaducli -ssd -f
ssd-report.zip
For more options, use the following command:
ssaducli -help
Diagnostic report procedures
Viewing the diagnostic report
Procedure
1. Launch the utility.
2. Browse to the .zip file you created using the utility.
3. Open the HTML file to view the report.
Identifying and viewing diagnostic report files
The diagnostic report output archive contains the following files:
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