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Running Online Diagnostics in Service Mode
To run the online diagnostics in service mode from the boot hard disk, do the following:
1. From the HMC, select the Partition Manager.
2. Right-click on the mouse and select Open Terminal Window.
3. From the Service Processor Menu on the VTERM, select Option 2 System Power Control.
4. Select option 6. Verify that the state changes to currently disabled. Disabling fast system boot
automatically enables slow boot.
5. Select Option 98 to exit the system power control menu.
6. Use the HMC to power on the managed system in a full system partition by selecting the managed
system in the Contents area.
7. Right-click or select the desired system in the Contents area. Next, on the menu, choose Selected.
8. Select Power On.
9. Select the Power on Diagnostic Stored Boot list option (refer to "Full System Management Tasks"
in the IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, for more
information on full system partitions).
10. Enter any passwords, if requested.
Note: If you are unable to load the diagnostics to the point when the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS display, go to "Running Standalone Diagnostics from a Network Installation
Management (NIM) Server" on page 35.
11. Complete the installation by going to "Step 26. Install the Rack Doors" on page 28.
Running the Online Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode
To run online diagnostics in concurrent mode, do the following:
1. Log in to the AIX operating system as root user or use CE Login.
2. Enter the diag command.
3. When the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS display, follow the instructions to check out the
desired resources.
4. When testing is complete, use the F3 key to return to the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS. Press the F3 key again to return to the AIX operating system prompt. Be sure to
vary on any resource that you had varied to off.
5. Press Ctrl-D to log off from root user or CE Login.
6. Complete the installation by going to "Step 26. Install the Rack Doors" on page 28.
Running the Online Diagnostics in Maintenance Mode
To run the online diagnostics in maintenance mode, do the following:
1. Stop all programs running on the partition except the AIX operating system (if help is needed, see the
system operator).
2. Log in to the AIX operating system as root user or use CE Login.
3. Type the shutdown -m command.
4. When a message indicates the system is in maintenance mode, enter the diag command.
Note: It might be necessary to set TERM type again.
5. When DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS screen displays, follow the displayed instructions
to check out the desired resources.
6. When testing is complete, use the F3 key to return to DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
Press the F3 key again to return to the AIX operating system prompt.
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