Installation Manual

15 Using the Active Health System
Active Health System
The Active Health System monitors and records changes in the server hardware and system
configuration.
The Active Health System provides:
• Continuous health monitoring of over 1600 system parameters
• Logging of all configuration changes
• Consolidated health and service alerts with precise time stamps
• Agentless monitoring that does not affect application performance
Active Health System data collection
The Active Health System does not collect information about your operations, finances, customers,
employees, or partners.
Examples of information that is collected:
• Server model and serial number
• Processor model and speed
• Storage capacity and speed
• Memory capacity and speed
• Firmware/BIOS and driver versions and settings
The Active Health System does not parse or change operating system data from third-party error
event log activities (for example, content created or passed through the operating system).
Active Health System Log
The data collected by the Active Health System is stored in the Active Health System Log. The
data is logged securely, isolated from the operating system, and separate from customer data.
When the Active Health System Log is full, new data overwrites the oldest data in the log.
It takes less than 5 minutes to download the Active Health System Log and send it to a Hewlett
Packard Enterprise support professional to help you resolve an issue.
When you download and send Active Health System data to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, you
agree to have Hewlett Packard Enterprise use the data for analysis, technical resolution, and
quality improvements. The data that is collected is managed according to the privacy statement,
available at http://www.hpe.com/info/privacy.
The Active Health System Log is not supported on servers that do not have a NAND.
Active Health System Log download methods
You can use the following methods to download the Active Health System Log:
• iLO web interface—For instructions, see “Downloading the Active Health System Log for
a date range” (page 190) and “Downloading the entire Active Health System Log” (page 190).
• Intelligent Provisioning—For instructions, see the Intelligent Provisioning user guide.
• Active Health System download CLI—For instructions, see the server troubleshooting
guide.
• curl—For instructions, see “Extracting the Active Health System Log by using curl” (page
191).
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