IBM SA38-0512-03 manual Booting in Service Mode from the Default Boot List

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to Chapter 7, “System Management Services” on page 7-1 for more information on custom boot lists.

If no bootable image is found in the custom boot list, then the system restarts and attempts to boot again.

If

the

custom boot

list is

discovered to be corrupted, the system rebuilds the cus

boot

list

according

to the

default boot list.

Service

Mode

Boot:

Loading

Diagnostics

 

 

The

system

unit

can

be

servicebootedmode in

(insteadnormalofmode

) from

either

the

default

boot list or

custom boot list. After a successful service mode boo

the

diagnostic

programs

are started automatically.

 

Booting in Service Mode from the Default Boot List

To boot in service mode defaultfrom theboot list, do the following:

1. Before stopping the programs and operating system, notify your system administrator and users that the system is going to be shut down.

2.Insert the diagnostic CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, if you intend to run standalone diagnostics.

3.Turn off the system.

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

5. When the keyboard indicator appears during startup,F5 key ifpressthe the

system console is a directly-attached keyboard,5 if orthethesystem console is an ASCII terminal.

6. Enter any passwords.

Diagnostics loaded from CD-ROM arestandalonecalled

diagnostics.

Since

the

default

boot list checks the CD-ROM drive

before the

disk

drive, this procedure is

used to

start standalone diagnostics.

 

 

 

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IBM SA38-0512-03 manual Booting in Service Mode from the Default Boot List