Standalone diagnostic operation, Running the standalone diagnostics – IBM Enterprise Server H80 Series User Manual

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4. When a message indicates the system is in maintenance mode, enter the diag

command.

Note: It might be necessary to set

TERM type again.

5. When DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS screen displays, follow the

displayed instructions to check out the desired resources.

6. When testing is complete, use the F3 key to return to DIAGNOSTIC

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. Press the F3 key again to return to the AIX
operating system prompt.

7. Press Ctrl-D to log off from root or superuser.

Standalone Diagnostic Operation

Use Standalone Diagnostics to test the system when the Online Diagnostics are not
installed and as a method of testing the disk drives that cannot be tested by the
Online Diagnostics.

Note: No Error Log Analysis is done by the Standalone Diagnostics. The CD-ROM

drive and the SCSI controller that controls it cannot be tested by the
Standalone Diagnostics.

Running the Standalone Diagnostics

To run Standalone Diagnostics in service mode, use the following steps:

1. Verify with the system administrator and system users that the system unit may

be shut down. Then stop all programs including the AIX operating system. (Refer
to the AIX operating system documentation for shutdown command information.)

2. Remove all tapes, diskettes, and CD-ROMs.

3. Insert the Diagnostic CD into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Turn off the system unit.

5. Turn on the power.

a. After the

Keyboard

indicator appears, press the numeric 5 key on the

keyboard to indicate that diagnostics are to be loaded.

b. Enter any requested passwords.

c. Follow any instructions to select a console.

6. After the diagnostic controller loads, DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS appear on the console display.

7. Follow the displayed instructions to test the desired resources.

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