Standalone vs. | Online | Diagnostics |
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When | the system | unit attempts to boot in | service mode (from | either | the | |
custom | boot | list) | and locates a diagnostics | other | boota | |
image, | then | the | system unitstandalonestartsdiagnostics | . |
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Standalone diagnostics can be used on system units installed with any suppo operating system.
When | the system | unit | attempts to boot in service mode (from | either | the | |
custom | boot | list) | and | first locates a bootable image on disk | drive | or ne |
connection, | then | the | system unitonline startsdiagnostics . |
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Online diagnostics can only be used on system units installed with the AIX system.
Because the type of diagnostics started (standalone or online) depends o source from which they are loaded, changing the boot list used during s can affect which diagnostics are run.
Recommended Boot Options
The procedures under “Service Mode Boot: Loading Diagnostics” on page
ŸDefault boot list (F5 or 5 key) with diagnostics
Standalone | Diagnostics | . |
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Ÿ Custom | boot | list | (F6 | or | 6 key) without | diagnostics | inserted | loads | |
Online Diagnostics | , | if | AIX | is installed | on a device | in | the custom | boot | |
