IBM RS/6000 manual Using, Standalone and Online Diagnostics Operating Considerations

Chapter

6. Using

the

Online

and

Standalone Diagnostics

Diagnostic Sources

The

diagnostics

consist of

Standalone

Diagnostics

and

Online

Diagnostics

alone Diagnostics are packaged on removable media. They must

be

boo

mounted

before

they

can

be run. If booted, they

have

no

access

Log

or

the

AIX

Configuration

Data. However,

if

mounted, they have

AIX Error Log and the AIX Configuration Data. Online

Diagnostics,

whe

reside

with

AIX

in

the

file system. They

can

be

booted

in

single

to as service mode), run

in

maintenance

mode, or

run

concurrently

wit

cations. They

have

access

to

the

AIX

Error

Log

and

the

AIX

Config

Standalone and Online Diagnostics Operating Considerations

Note: When possible, run Online Diagnostics in Service Mode. Online Diag perform additional functions compared to Standalone Diagnostics.

The following items identify some things to consider before using t

1. When diagnostics are installed, the device support for some de installed. If this is the case, that device does not appear list when running disk based diagnostics.

2. Support

for

some

TTY

terminals is

optionally installed.

If

you

att

minal

to

a

system

to

run

diagnostics be

aware

that

it

may

not

the

AIX

support

for

the

terminal

may not

be

installed.

Selecting a Console Display

When you run Standalone Diagnostics and under some conditions Online D tics, you need to select the console display. The diagnostics disp any graphics display and the terminal attached to the Serial 1 po

Identifying the Terminal Type to Diagnostics

Note: This is not the same as selecting a console display.

When you run diagnostics, the diagnostics must know what type of t using. If the terminal type is not known when the FUNCTION SELECTION me displayed, the diagnostics do not allow you to continue until a ter from the DEFINE TERMINAL option menu. Selectlft for graphical displays.

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