Standalone Diagnostic Operation; Running The Standalone Diagnostics; System Exerciser - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Standalone Diagnostic Operation

Standalone Diagnostics provide a method to test the system when the Online Diagnostics
are not installed and a method of testing the disk drives and other resources that can not be
tested by the Online Diagnostics.
Error Log Analysis is not done by the Standalone Diagnostics.
If running from CD–ROM, the CD–ROM drive and the SCSI controller that controls it cannot
be tested by the Standalone Diagnostics.

Running the Standalone Diagnostics

To run the Standalone Diagnostics, take the following steps:
1. Stop all programs including the AIX operating system (get help if needed).
2. Turn off the system unit.
3. Set the key mode switch to the Service position.
4. If you want to load the standalone diagnostics from diskette, insert the first diagnostic
diskette into the diskette drive.
5. If you want to load the standalone diagnostics from a CD–ROM disc, insert the
CD–ROM diagnostic disc into the CD–ROM drive.
6. If you want to load the standalone diagnostics from tape, insert the diagnostic tape into
the tape drive.
7. Turn on the system unit.
Note: If while the diagnostics are loading, some system units stop with 260, 261, or 262
8. After the diagnostic controller loads, DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
appear on the console display.
If the system unit does not have a console display, the diagnostics run automatically and
loop on the diagnostic test until the system unit is turned off.
When the diagnostics are run from diskette, a c07 is displayed when the test have
completed.
9. If a problem is detected while the diagnostics are loading, a flashing 888 displays in the
operator panel display. See "Appendix B. Three-Digit Display Numbers" on page B-1 for
instructions on reading the message.
10. Follow the displayed instructions to checkout the desired resources.
11. When testing is complete; use the F3 key to return to the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS.
12. Turn off the system unit after the shutdown is complete.

System Exerciser

Note: Beginning with AIX version 4.2 the System Exerciser will no longer be supported.
The System Exerciser tests and exercises devices in an overlap mode and can only be run
from disk in standalone or maintenance mode.
displayed in the operator panel display and the console display is blank, press the
1 (one) key on the console keyboard to cause the diagnostics to continue to load.
Using the Standalone and Online Diagnostics
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