HP Netserver DiagTools v1.0x User Guide

Chapter 2 Preparing to Run DiagTools
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Once the installation is complete, the Utility Partition (with DiagTools included) will be ready for use. See
chapter 4, “Running DiagTools in the Text Mode” for information on how to run DiagTools from the
Utility Partition.
Preparing for Remote Operation
If you want to operate DiagTools across the network on a distant machine, prepare for operation by setting
up the Utility Partition on the distant machine and installing pcANYWHERE on your system.
Accessing the Utility Partition on a Local Machine
In order to use DiagTools on a NetServer running in a remote location, you need
• A Utility Partition, installed during the setup of the NetServer, which has DiagTools as an option
(See the HP Remote Administrator Guide)
and one of the options outlined in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1. Top Tools RMC or Integrated RA Options
Option Console (Near) NetServer (Far) Program Location
Top Tools Remote
Management Card
Modem Modem Web Browser
Windows NT or 95
with Dialup
Networking
installed and running
on the Console
Integrated Remote
Assistant
(Integrated RA)
Modem Modem connected to
the Management
Port on the System
Board
pcANYWHERE32 installed and running
on the Console
How to Make a DiagTools Diskette with a Windows System
If you want to operate DiagTools without rebooting to the Utility Partition, make a diskette and copy the
necessary files to it from the Diskette Library.
One blank, formatted flexible diskette is required. Create the DiagTools flexible diskette as follows:
1. Place the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM into the CD drive of an MS Windows client. Close the
drive and allow the CD to autostart. This may take a few seconds.
2. A diskette library is presented. Highlight DiagTools. Then choose “Make Diskette.”
3. When the diskette is completed, remove it from the drive. Choose Exit and then press ENTER to exit
HP Navigator.
NOTE You can also make a DiagTools boot diskette when booting from the HP NetServer
Navigator CD-ROM. Select the NetServer Utilities menu and choose DiagTools Diskette.
Shall I Use the Diskette or the Utility Partition?
When you use DiagTools from a diskette, the interface is graphical. The text is easier to read and more
colorful. When you use DiagTools from the Utility Partition (including remotely), you are presented with a
text-based interface. Though DiagTools operates equally well with either interface, most users prefer the
convenience and usability advantages of running DiagTools from the diskette.
Remotely, DiagTools only runs from the Utility Partition on the NetServer under test.