Wireless server diagnostic system and method

A method of identifying a problem with at least one server comprising:

• wirelessly transmitting a request with a portable diagnostic tool;
• providing a wireless communication subsystem coupled to a first server;
• receiving the transmitted request from the portable diagnostic tool with the wireless communication subsystem;
• wirelessly transmitting service information with the wireless communication subsystem in response to a received request;
• and
• receiving the service information with the portable diagnostic tool.

A portable server diagnostic tool comprising:

• a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting a request to a first plurality of servers;
• a wireless receiver for wirelessly receiving service information from at least one server in the first plurality of servers;
• and
• a display screen for displaying diagnostic information based at least in part on the received service information.

A server comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a controller coupled to the processor, the controller configured to monitor activities of the processor and store server status information;
• and
• a wireless communications subsystem coupled to the controller, the wireless communications subsystem configured to wirelessly transmit at least a subset of the server status information.