IBM pSeries690 Client Configuration and Booting Standalone Diagnostics from the NIM Server

Client Configuration and Booting Standalone Diagnostics from the NIM Server

Torun standalone diagnostics on a client from the NIM server, do the following:

1. Stop all programs including the AIX operating system (get help if needed).

2. If you are running standalone diagnostics in a full system partition, verify with the

system administrator and system users that the system unit can shut down. Stop all

programs, including the AIX operating system. Refer to the AIX operating system

documentation for shutdown command information.

Verify with the system administrator and system users who are using that partition

that all applications on that partition must be stopped, and that the partition will be

rebooted. Stop all programs on that partition, including the operating system.

3. If you are in a full system partition, power on the system unit to run standalone

diagnostics. In a partitioned system, reboot the partition to run standalone

diagnostics.

4. When the keyboard indicator is displayed (the word keyboard on an HMC virtual

terminal window), press the number 1 key on the keyboard to display the SMS

menu.

5. Enter any requested passwords.

6. Select Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load).

7. Enter the client address, server address, gateway address (if applicable), and

subnet mask. Exit to the Network Parameters screen.

8. If the NIM server is set up to allow pinging from the client system, use the ping

utility in the RIPL utility to verify that the client system can ping the NIM server.

Under the ping utility, choose the network adapter that provides the attachment to

the NIM server to do the ping operation. If the ping returns with an OK prompt, the

client is prepared to boot from the NIM server. If ping returns with a FAILED prompt,

the client cannot proceed with the NIM boot.

Note: If the ping fails, refer to the

section of the Eserver

and follow the steps for network boot problems.

Todo a one-time boot of the network adapter attached to the NIM server network, do

the following:

1. Exit to the SMS Main screen.

2. Select Select Boot Options.

3. Select Install or Boot a Device.

4. On the Select Device Type screen, select Network.

5. Set the network parameters for the adapter from which you want to boot.

6. Exit completely from SMS.

The system starts loading packets while doing a bootp from the network.

Follow the instructions on the screen to select the system console.

vIf Diagnostics Operating Instructions Version x.x.x displays, standalone

diagnostics have loaded successfully.

vIf the AIX login prompt displays, standalone diagnostics did not load. Check the

following items:

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