Chapter 5. Using the Online and Standalone Diagnostics

Sources for the Diagnostics

The diagnostics consist of Standalone Diagnostics and Online Diagnostics Standalone Diagnostics are packaged on removable media and can be r regardless of the operating system installed on the system unit. The booted or mounted before they can be run. If booted, they hav Error Log or the AIX Configuration Data (if AIX is installed). Howe they have access to the AIX Error Log and the AIX Configuration installed).

Online

Diagnostics

can

be

used only when AIX is

installed

on

the

th

Online

diagnostics

reside

with

AIX in

the

file

system.

They

can

b

user

mode (referred

to

as

service

mode),

run

in maintenance

mode

 

maintenance mode), or run concurrently (referred to as concurrent mod applications. They have access to the AIX Error Log and the AIX Data.

Standalone and Online Diagnostics Operating Considerations

The following items identify some things to consider before using t

1. Online diagnostic support is optionally installed with the AIX ope and therefore may not be installed on some systems. When diagno

installed, the device support for some devices

may

not

get

inst

case, that device does not appear in the

diagnostic

test

list

based

diagnostics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Support for some TTY terminals is optionally

installed.

If

you

at

terminal to a system to run

diagnostics

be

aware that

it

may n

since

the AIX support for

the terminal

may

not

be

installed.

Selecting a Console Display

When you run Standalone Diagnostics and under some conditions Online Diagnostics, you need to select the console display. The diagnostic instructions on any graphics display and the terminal attached to t

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

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