4.When a message indicates the system is in maintenancediag mode, enter the command.

Note: It might be necessaryTERM to typeset 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

documentationshutdown

fcormmand

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 Keyboardthe 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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