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 |
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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 | |||||
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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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