Chapter | 5. Using | the Online and | Standalone Diagnostics |
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The | diagnostics | consist | of Online Diagnostics and Standalone | diagnostics. | |||
Online | Diagnostics, | when | they | are installed, reside with | AIX in the file system. | ||
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Ÿrun concurrently (referredconcurrentto asmode) with other applications.
If | the system | is not booted, | the Online Diagnostics | have | access | to | the | AIX e | |
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Standalone Diagnostics are packaged on removable media | and | must | be | booted |
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Online | and | Standalone | Diagnostics | Operating Considerations |
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Note: | When possible, | run Online Diagnostics in service | mode. | Online | Diagnostics |
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Diagnostics in service mode ensures | that | the | error | state | of | the | system | is | capt | ||||||||||
NVRAM | for | your | use | in fixing the problem. The | AIX error | log | and | certain | SMIT |
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Consider | the following items before using the diagnostics: |
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ŸSupport for some TTY terminals is optionally installed. If you attach a TTY
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Selecting a Console Display
When you run Standalone Diagnostics (and under some conditions, Online Diagnostics), you must select the console display. The diagnostics can display instructions on any graphical display and the terminal attached to the S1 serial
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