Small Computer System Interface Messages - IBM 84885BU Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

10. Select Save & Exit Setup and follow the prompts. The diagnostics will load.
11. When the tests are completed, you can view the test log; see "Viewing the test
If the diagnostic programs do not detect any hardware errors but the problem
remains during normal server operations, a software error might be the cause. If
you suspect a software problem, see the information that comes with the software
package.
Viewing the test log
When the tests are completed, you can view the test log by selecting Utility from
the top of the screen and then selecting View Test Log. You can save the test log
to a file on a diskette or to the hard disk.
Important: When you finish running the diagnostics and utilities, remove the CD
The test-log data is maintained only while the diagnostic programs are active. When
you exit from the diagnostic programs, the test log is cleared (saved test logs are
not affected). To save the test log to a file on a diskette or to the hard disk so that
you can view it later, click Save Log on the diagnostic programs screen and specify
a location and name for the saved log file.
Note: To save the test log to a diskette, you must use a diskette that you have
Viewing the system-error log
You can also view the system-error log from the diagnostic programs. See the
instructions in "Viewing error logs from diagnostic programs" on page 14.
Note: The system-error log is available only in conjunction with the Remote

Small computer system interface messages

If you receive a SCSI error message, see "SCSI error codes" on page 118.
Note: If the server does not have a hard disk drive, ignore any message that
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7. Select CD-ROM as the first startup device.
8. Press Esc two times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
9. Insert the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Follow the instructions on the screen to run the diagnostics.
log."
from the CD-ROM drive and turn off the server. You must restore the
first startup device to the original setting. Use steps 2 on page 15
through 8 of this procedure to do this.
formatted yourself; this function does not work with preformatted diskettes. If
the diskette has sufficient space for the test log, the diskette may contain
other data.
Supervisor Adapter II.
indicates that the BIOS is not installed.