Running The Dsa Preboot Diagnostic Programs - Lenovo x3300 M4 7382 Installation And Service Manual

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editions of DSA, DSA Preboot includes diagnostic routines that would be disruptive to run within the
operating-system environment (such as resetting devices and causing loss of network connectivity). It has
a graphical user interface that you can use to specify which diagnostics to run and to view the diagnostic
and data collection results.
DSA Preboot provides diagnostics for the following system components, if they are installed:
– Broadcom network adapter
– Optical devices (CD or DVD)
– Tape drives (SCSI, SAS, or SATA)
– Memory
– Microprocessor
– Checkpoint panel
– I2C bus
– SAS and SATA drives
If you are unable to restart the server or if you need comprehensive diagnostics, use DSA Preboot.
The Lenovo System x3300 M4 server comes with DSA Preboot diagnostics code on the integrated USB
flash memory. Utilities are available to reset and update the diagnostics code on the integrated USB flash
device, if the diagnostic partition becomes damaged and does not start the DSA Preboot diagnostic
programs. For more information and to download the utilities, go to
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Running the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs

Use this information to run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs.
Note: The DSA memory test might take up to 30 minutes to run. If the problem is not a memory problem,
skip the memory test.
To run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs that is stored in integrated flash memory on the server,
complete the following steps:
Step 1. If the server is running, turn off the server and all attached devices.
Step 2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on the server.
When the prompt <F2> Diagnostics is displayed, press F2.
Step 3.
Note: The DSA Preboot diagnostic program might appear to be unresponsive for an unusual
length of time when you start the program. This is normal operation while the program loads.
Step 4. Optionally, select Quit to DSA to exit from the stand-alone memory diagnostic program.
Note: After you exit from the stand-alone memory diagnostic environment, you must restart the
server to access the stand-alone memory diagnostic environment again.
Step 5. Select gui to display the graphical user interface, or select cmd to display the DSA interactive
menu.
Step 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the diagnostic test to run.
If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server and try running the DSA Preboot
diagnostic programs again. If the problem remains, replace the component that was being tested when the
server stopped.
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