Text Messages; Starting The Diagnostic Programs - IBM Netfinity 7100 User's Reference Manual

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Text messages

The diagnostic text message format is as follows:
Function Name: Result (test specific string)
where:
Function Name
Result
Test Specific String This is additional information that you can use to anayze the

Starting the diagnostic programs

You can press F1 while running the diagnostic programs to obtain Help information.
You also can press F1 from within a help screen to obtain online documentation from
which you can select different categories. To exit Help and return to where you left off,
press Esc.
To start the diagnostic programs:
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
is the three-digit device ID. (These codes are for trained service
personnel and are described in the Hardware Maintenance Man-
ual.)
is the date that the diagnostic test was run and the error
recorded.
is the check digit that is used to verify the validity of the informa-
tion.
is the diagnostic message that indicates the reason for the prob-
lem.
Is the name of the function being tested when the error occurred.
This corresponds to the function code (fff) given in the previous
list.
can be one of the following:
Passed
Failed
User Aborted
Not Applicable
Aborted
Warning
problem.
Note: To run the diagnostic programs, you must start the server with the highest
level password that is set. That is, if an administrator password is set, you
must enter the administrator password, not the power-on password, to run
the diagnostic programs.
This result occurs when the diagnostic test
completes without any errors.
This result occurs when the diagnostic test
discovers an error.
This result occurs when you stop the diag-
nostic test before it is complete.
This result occurs when you specify a diag-
nostic test for a device that is not present.
This result occurs when the test could not
proceed because of the system configura-
tion.
This result occurs when a possible problem
is reported during the diagnostic test, such
as when a device that is to be tested is not
installed.
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