Booting in Service Mode from the Custom Boot List

To boot

in

service mode customfrom

theboot list,

do

the

following:

1. Verify

with the system

administrator

and

users

that all program

then

do

so.

 

 

 

 

2. Turn off the system.

3. Wait 30 seconds, then turn on the system.

4.When the keyboard indicator appears during startup,F6 key ifpressthe the

system console is a directly-attached keyboard,6 if orthethesystem

console is an

ASCII terminal.

 

 

5. Enter any

passwords.

 

 

Diagnostics loaded from a disk drive

or networkonline

diagnosticsarecalled.

(Online diagnostics can be used only

if AIX is installed.) Since the

should

list

the disk

drive or network

device before the CD-ROM dri

is used to start online diagnostics.

To ensure that using the cust

online

diagnostics,

do

not insert the

diagnostics

CD-ROM.

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