IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Running Standalone Diagnostics, Running Online Diagnostics, Define

displayed,	the	diagnostics	do not	allow you	to continue until a terminal is
from the	DEFINE	TERMINAL option	menu.	Selectlft for	graphical displays.

Undefined	Terminal	Types
If	an undefined		terminal	type from the	DEFINE TERMINAL	option	menu	is	entere
the menu prompts the user to enter a valid terminal type,							and	the	menu	i
redisplayed		until	either	a valid type	is entered or	the	user	exits		th

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
ASCII terminal being used, difficulty						may be encountered in reading the
using the		function	keys	or the	Enter	key.	These	difficulties can be byp

pressing Ctrl-C to reset the terminal. The screen display which results fro

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 "d
	the	Diagnostic		Operating		Instruction panel is displayed, and the user
	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 diagnostics are executing.

Ÿ The diagnostic

CD-ROM disc cannot be ejected from the

CD-ROM

drive

once

the

diagnostics

have

loaded.

The

disc

can

only be ejected

after

th

been

turned

off

and

then turned on (standalone mode) or after the

di

program has

terminated

(Online concurrent mode). The disc must be eject

prior

to the

system

attempting

to

load

the

diagnostics

again.

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

ŸThe diagnostics cannot be loaded and run from a disk until the AIX op system has been installed and configured. After the AIX operating sys been installed, all three modes of operation are available.

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