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Diagnostic/IPR Media Product Overview
The Diagnostic/IPR Media allows you to diagnose and fix problems when the operating
system cannot be booted from the system disk. The Diagnostic/IPR Media runs on minimal
hardware, with or without the system disk.
The Diagnostic/IPR Media performs two functions:
• The Diagnostic/IPR Media is the swinstall format distribution media for the
following hardware support products for 10.01, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, and 11.x HP-UX
systems; it is also the update format distribution media for the 9.04 and 9.07 HP-UX
systems)
• Online diagnostics subsystem
• Support Tools Manager (HP-UX 10.x and 11.x))
• EMS Hardware Monitors (HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x only)
• HP Predictive Support tools (Series 800 only)
• LIF-resident offline diagnostics
• IPR patches
• It is the platform for running offline diagnostics for all PA-RISC systems.
The Diagnostic/IPR Media is primarily intended for HP-UX systems; however, it is used for
running offline diagnostics on MPE/iX systems.
NOTE
If you have an HP Hardware and Software Support Agreement, then
be sure to install HP Predictive Support along with the HP-UX
Support Tools. For details, see the HP Predictive Support/UX User's
Guide (part number: H2571-90008).
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Diagnostic/IPR Media Product Overview
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