Text Messages; Starting The Diagnostic Programs - IBM eServer 135 xSeries User Reference Manual

Text messages

The diagnostic text message format is as follows:
Function Name: Result (test specific string)
Function Name
Result can be one of the following:

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 from Help, press Esc.
To start the diagnostic programs:
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where:
is the name of the function being tested when the error occurred. This
corresponds to the function code (fff) given in the previous list.
Passed
Failed
User Aborted
Not Applicable
Aborted
Warning
Test Specific String
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
2. When the message F2 for Diagnostics appears, press F2.
3. Type the appropriate password; then, press Enter.
4. Select either Extended or Basic from the top of the screen.
5. When the Diagnostic Programs screen appears, select the test you want to run
from the list that appears; then, follow the instructions on the screen.
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
diagnostic test before it is complete.
This result occurs when you specify a
diagnostic test for a device that is not
present.
This result occurs when the test could not
proceed because of the system configuration.
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.
This is additional information that you can
use to analyze the problem.