Paradyne 6800 manual Running Diagnostics

Running Diagnostics 8

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

SDX Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

StarLAN 10 NAU Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

IPC-900 Diagnostic Program (for Altos 5000 Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

IPC-1600 Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Emulex DCP-286i Diagnostic Program (for Altos 5000 Systems Only) . . . . 8-11

Emulex DCP/MUXi Diagnostic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Overview

This chapter explains how to use the diagnostic programs that are shipped with the NMS. These programs are used to detect and solve hardware problems in the Altos 5000 and 15000 systems and the circuit cards (both required and optional) that are installed in it.

Each system comes with a series of built-in diagnostics. These programs, known as the Power On Self Test (POST), are run automatically every time the systems are turned on and detect certain hardware failures, missing equipment, and configuration errors. If any problems are detected, a message displays indicating the nature of the malfunction.

These power-up tests, however, have only limited diagnostic capabilities. Therefore, Altos also provides a diagnostic program to identify hardware failures that cannot be detected by the power-up tests. This program, called the SDX Diagnostic, consists of a series of system confidence tests that check the operation and configuration of the machine's internal components. You should run this program any time you suspect a problem in the system's hardware.

In addition, a diagnostic diskette is shipped with each of the circuit cards installed in each system. You should run these programs any time you suspect a problem with a particular circuit card.

The following sections provide step-by-step instructions for running these programs.

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