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OFF-LINE MAINTENANCE UTILITY
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is an operating system-independent maintenance program. When you are unable to start the
operating system-dependent ESMPRO to troubleshoot a problem, the Off-line Maintenance Utility can be used.
IMPORTANT:
The Off-line Maintenance Utility is intended for use of your sales agent. The
EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM and the Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD you have
created contain a file that describes operation of the utility, but do not attempt to use the utility
by yourself. Contact your sales agent and follow instructions.
Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility disables any access from a client to the server.
Starting the Off-line Maintenance Utility
The Off-line Maintenance Utility may be started in the following ways.
From the CD-ROM
Set the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and reboot the system.
After the menu is displayed on the screen, select "Tools" - "Off-line Maintenance Utility".
The Off-line Maintenance Utility program starts from the CD-ROM.
From the floppy disk
Set the Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD in the floppy disk drive and reboot the system.
The Off-line Maintenance Utility program starts from the boot disk.
The Off-line Maintenance Utility Bootable FD is created by selecting "Tools" - "Create Support FD" on the
EXPRESSBUILDER.
Manual start (by pressing F4)
When the Off-line Maintenance Utility is installed, press F4 while the start-up screen of the server is on screen. The
Off-line Maintenance Utility starts from the hard disk.
Features of Off-line Maintenance Utility
The Off-line Maintenance Utility provides the following features. (Available features vary depending on the way you started
the Off-line Maintenance Utility.)
IMPORTANT: See the on-line help for details of the Off-line Maintenance Utility. For further
information, ask your sales agent.
IPMI Information Viewer
Provides the functions to view the System Event Log (SEL), Sensor Data Record (SDR), and Field Replaceable Unit
(FRU) and to make a backup copy of them.
Using this feature, you can find system errors and events to determine a maintenance part.
BIOS Setup Viewer
Provides the functions to export the current configuration data defined with the SETUP utility to a text file.
System Information Viewer
Provides the functions to view information on the processor and the BIOS and export it to a text file.
System Information Management
Provides the function to make a back-up copy of your data.
Without the backup data, the system-specific information and/or configuration may not be restored.
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