6. Enter

any

passwords.

 

 

 

Diagnostics loaded from CD-ROM arestandalonecalled diagnostics. Because the

default

boot

list

checks

the

CD-ROM

drive before the disk drive, this procedure is

used to start standalone diagnostics.

Booting in

Service

Mode

from the

Custom

Boot

List

To boot in service mode from the custom boot list, do the following:

1. Before stopping the programs and operating system, notify your system administrator and users that the server is going to be shut down.

2. Turn off the server.

3. Wait 30 seconds, then turn on the server.

4.When the keyboard indicator appears during startup, press the F6 key if the system console is a directly attached keyboard, or the 6 key if the system

console is an ASCII terminal.

5. Enter any passwords.

Diagnostics

loaded

from a

disk

drive

or

networkonline diagnosticsarecalled.

(Online

diagnostics

can

be

used

only

if

AIX

is

installed.) Because

the custom boot list lists

the disk drive

or

network

device

before

the CD-ROM drive,

this procedure is used to

start online diagnostics. To ensure that using the custom boot list starts online

diagnostics,

do

not

insert

the

diagnostics

CD-ROM.

 

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