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9. Type Yto erase the data and the partition.
10. Repeat Step 6 through Step 9 untilall partitions have been deleted.
11. Press the Esc key to exit, and press any key to reboot the server.
3.6.2 Adding a Diagnostic Partition to the First BootableDisk
Pc-Check can view only the first or second hard disk on the system from the boot
loader.The software automatically installs the diagnostic partition on the first
bootable disk.
Toadd the diagnostic partition on the first bootable disk:
1. Insert the Tools & Drivers CD into the DVD tray.
2. Reboot the server.
3. At the Tools & Drivers CD main menu, type 1to run Hardware Diagnostics.
4. From the main menu, choose Create Diagnostic Partition.
■If the first bootable disk is clear of partitions, the Sun Microsystems Partitioning
Utility window appears. It states: “Yourprimary hard disk is not partitioned.
Wouldyou like to partition it now?”
■Select Yesand press Enter.
■A window appears, stating, “Partitioning complete. Yourmachine will now be
restarted.”
■If the first bootable disk is not clear of partitions, a window appears stating that
the software is unable to create a hardwarediagnostic partition because there are
already partitions on the disk.
■Ifthis happens, goto Section 3.6.1, “Removing Existing Partitions From a Hard
Disk” on page 3-11 to remove the partitions from the disk.
■Repeat Step1 through Step4 ofthis procedure.
5. Press Enter to reboot your server.
3.6.3 Creating a Log File on the Diagnostic Partition
All the scripts that are loadable with the hardware diagnostics software are
predefined, with logging to the diagnostic partition enabled. The names of log files
correspond to the name of the script. For example, a script named noinput.tst
creates a log file named noinput.jrl.