HP UX Diagnostics Software manual Running from the System Disk

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IMPORTANT: You must restart the system after running any ODE module before booting to the operating system or running any non-ODE utility.

Running from the System Disk

To run the offline diagnostics tools from the system disk, you must install the LIF-LOAD to the boot area of the system disk from the HP 9000 Offline Diagnostics Environment CD.

LIF is a subset of the offline diagnostics tools for HP 9000 systems. After LIF is installed, you can boot the system disk to the ISL prompt, run the ODE program, and then launch the offline diagnostics tools from the ODE prompt.

The following sections tell you how to determine whether LIF-LOAD is installed on the system disk, how to install LIF-LOAD on a HP 9000 system, and how to boot from the LIF volume.

NOTE: Prior to September 2005 the LIF volume was a part of the Support Plus Media. Since then, it is available only on the HP 9000 Offline Diagnostics Environment CD.

Determining Whether LIF-LOAD Is Installed

Complete the following procedure to check if LIF-LOAD is installed on the system disk:

1.Restart the computer to boot to the PDC prompt.

NOTE: PDC prompts may differ from one system to another.

2.At the PDC prompt, boot from the primary boot path:

Main Menu: Enter command or menu > boot primary

3.When prompted, answer yes to interact with the IPL:

Interact with IPL (Y, N, or Cancel)? y

This will return the ISL> prompt.

4.Enter the ls command at the ISL prompt:

ISL> ls

If ls returns ODE in its display list, LIF-LOAD is installed on the system. If it is not installed, see “Installing LIF-LOAD.”

Installing LIF-LOAD

Complete the following procedure for installing the LIF-LOAD product to the boot area of the system disk:

1.Boot the system to HP-UX.

2.Log in as root.

3.Load the HP 9000 Offline Diagnostics Environment CD to the CD drive.

4.Make a directory from root (/) as a mount point. For example:

#mkdir /Offline_CD

5.Enter the ioscan -fnCdiskcommand to find the block special device file for the CD drive. In the following example the block special device file for the CD is /dev/dsk/c0t0d0:

#ioscan -fnCdisk

Class

I

H/W Path

Driver S/W State

H/W Type

Description

disk

0

10/0/14/0.0.0

sdisk CLAIMED

DEVICE

TEAC

CD-532E-B

 

 

 

/dev/dsk/c0t0d0

/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0

 

disk

1

10/0/15/1.4.0

sdisk CLAIMED

DEVICE

SEAGATE ST39204LC

 

 

 

/dev/dsk/c3t4d0

/dev/rdsk/c3t4d0

 

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Contents HP Part Number Published April Edition Page Table of Contents List of Examples About This Document Intended AudienceNew and Changed Information in This Edition Document OrganizationRelated Information HP Encourages Your CommentsOffline Diagnostics Environment ODE OverviewODE Limitations Class SystemsRX4610 and RX9610 systems Support Plus Media for HP 9000 systemsObtaining the Latest Version of ODE ODE Tools OverviewOrdering a CD Downloading an Image to Create a CD Running ODERunning ODE from the Hpsp Running ODE from the CD Non-ODE Tools on the CDDirectory Using ODE on HP 9000 Systems SystemsUsing the HP 9000 Offline Diagnostics Environment CD Obtaining the Latest Version of ODE for HP 9000 SystemsIodc Determining Whether LIF-LOAD Is Installed Running from the System DiskRunning the ODE Tools Page Performing Common ODE Tasks Loading ODE and Running a Test ModuleOffline Diagnostic Environment CpudiagXX.XX.XX DiaginfoCreg DisplogExit Starting Execution of Cpudiag Section END of LoopRunning Multiple Test Modules Example 4-2 Running Multiple Test Modules Starting Execution of Cpudiag Section MemdiagExample 4-3 Error Detection Error DetectionDetermining the Tools Supported by the Platform Running ODE Tools on HP 9000 Systems Entering Invalid CommandsExamining the Tools Suite Examining a Tools Functions and Running the Tool Example 4-7 Examining the Tools SuiteExample 4-8 Examining a Tools Functions and Running the Tool HPC3 Using the makodiag Command Example 4-9 Using the makodiag Command MakodiagStarting Multiple Processor Tests Sections 140/149 Using the diskexpt2 Command Example 4-10 Using the diskexpt2 Command ODE diskexpt2Spare DISKEXPT2 help modesense Page Symbols IndexIndex
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