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Ch 6. Support Tools [ COMMUNICATOR 3000/XL XL RELEASE 3.0 ] MPE/iX Communicators


COMMUNICATOR 3000/XL XL RELEASE 3.0

Chapter 6  Support Tools 

HP Predictive Support XL 

by Jolinda Decad 
Product Support Division 

HP PREDICTIVE SUPPORT XL PROGRAM 

HP Predictive Support XL provides proactive hardware support, by
monitoring system memory, disk drives, and tape drives if you have an HP
Warranty or HP SuccessLine hardware support agreement.

When the onsite HP Predictive Support software detects a potential
problem, it transmits a message to the HP Response Center.  The Response
Center portion of the system stores and screens the data, forwarding
problems requiring further analysis to a Response Center Engineer.  If
onsite action is necessary, the RCE will inform the account CE, who will
work with you until the problem is resolved.

UPGRADING TO B.00.10 

The onsite HP Predictive Support software has been modified to run on
this XL release.  Since HP Predictive Support XL runs as a system process
and interacts extensively with the diagnostic subsystem in order to
detect errors, it is essential for the software to adapt to changes in
the operating system.

If you plan to upgrade to XL Release 3.0, you must update to this version
of HP Predictive Support XL in order for the software to accurately
detect errors for devices covered under your hardware support
agreement.  This version of HP Predictive Support is not backwards- or
forwards-compatible with earlier or later versions of the operating
system.

You should run HP Predictive Support just prior to installing the update
in order to ensure that any data indicating potential problems is
transmitted to the HP Response Center.

Only those with the B.00.02 or B.00.03 software already installed should
install B.00.10.  Customers who do not have HP Predictive Support XL
installed, but do qualify for it (under HP warranty or HP hardware
support) should contact Hewlett-Packard, so that a customer engineer can
perform the initial installation.  Do not attempt to perform the initial
installation.



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