About This Manual - HP B6191-90015a User Manual

About This Manual

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.
This manual is intended to provide an overview of how to use the Diagnostic Media for
these two functions.
The following is a summary of the contents of the chapters in this manual:
Chapter 1 Diagnostic/IPR Media product overview
Chapter 2 Hardware support tools overview
Chapter 2, "Hardware Support Tools Overview," provides a simplified
NOTE
approach to starting the hardware problem solving process, using the tools
provided on the Diagnostic/IPR Media. This is not intended as a
comprehensive troubleshooting guide, nor as a tutorial on the products
themselves. It is merely intended as an aid in beginning the process, and in
explaining briefly how the various tools can be used.
Chapter 3 Using the Diagnostic/IPR Media to run offline diagnostics
Chapter 4 Support Tools Manager (STM)
Chapter 5 Using the Diagnostic/IPR Media to install the diagnostic products on your
system
Appendix A Disk Copy Utility - To make an image of a disk after install or upgrade
(HP-UX to 11.x)
Appendix B EMS Hardware Monitors
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