Dell PowerVault DP600 - Manual (Page 173)

Running the System Diagnostics
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Running the System Diagnostics
If you experience a problem with your system, run the diagnostics before calling
for technical assistance. The purpose of the diagnostics is to test your system's
hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are
unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use
diagnostics test results to help you solve the problem.
Using Server Administrator Diagnostics
To assess a system problem, first use the online Server Administrator
diagnostics. If you are unable to identify the problem, then use the system
diagnostics.
To access the online diagnostics, log into the Server Administrator home page,
and then click the Diagnostics tab. For information about using diagnostics, see
the online help. For additional information, see the Server Administrator User's
Guide.
System Diagnostics Features
The system diagnostics provides a series of menus and options for particular
device groups or devices. The system diagnostics menus and options allow you to:
• Run tests individually or collectively.
• Control the sequence of tests.
• Repeat tests.
• Display, print, or save test results.
• Temporarily suspend testing if an error is detected or terminate testing
when a user-defined error limit is reached.
• View help messages that briefly describe each test and its parameters.
• View status messages that inform you if tests are completed successfully.
• View error messages that inform you of problems encountered during
testing.
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