Undefined

 

Terminal

Types

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

an

undefined

terminal

type from the

DEFINE

TERMINAL

option

menu

is

entered,

 

the

menu

prompts

the user to enter a valid terminal type,

and

 

the

menu

is

 

 

redisplayed

until

either

a

valid

type

is

entered

or

the

user

exits

the

DEFINE

TERMINAL

option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting

the

Terminal:

If the user enters a terminal type that is valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(according to the DEFINE TERMINAL option

menu)

but

is

not

the

correct

type

for

the

ASCII terminal being used, difficulty

may be encountered in reading

the

screen,

using the function keys or the Enter key. These difficulties

can be

bypassed

by

pressing Ctrl-C to

reset the terminal. The screen display which results

from

this

resetting

action

varies with

the

mode

in

which

the

system

is

being

run:

 

 

 

Ÿ Online Normal or Maintenance Mode - The command prompt appears.

Ÿ Standalone Mode

or

Online

Service

Mode -The terminal type is reset to "dumb",

the

Diagnostic

Operating

Instruction panel

is displayed, and the user is required

to

go through

the

DEFINE

TERMINAL

process

again.

Running Standalone Diagnostics

Consider the following when you run Standalone Diagnostics:

ŸThe diagnostic disc must remain in the CD-ROM drive for the entire time that diagnostics are executing.

ŸThe diagnostic CD-ROM cannot be ejected from the CD-ROM drive once the

diagnostics have loaded. The disc can only be ejected after the system has been

turned off and

then

turned on (standalone mode) or after the diagnostics program

has

terminated

(Online

concurrent mode).

Ÿ The

CD-ROM drive

from

which diagnostics were loaded cannot be tested.

ŸThe SCSI adapter (or circuitry) controlling the CD-ROM drive from which diagnostics were loaded cannot be tested.

Running Online Diagnostics

Consider the following when you run the Online Diagnostics from a server or a disk:

ŸThe diagnostics cannot be loaded and run from a disk until the AIX operating system has been installed and configured. After the AIX operating system has

been installed, all three modes of operation are available.

ŸThe diagnostics cannot be loaded on a system (client) from a server if that

system is not set up to boot from a server over a network. When the system is

6-2IBM RS/6000 7025 F50 Series User's Guide

Page 248
Image 248
IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Running Standalone Diagnostics, Running Online Diagnostics