Running Online Diagnostics In Service Mode - IBM pSeries 690 User Manual

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 see the IBM Hardware Management
Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number SA38-0590, for more
information about full system partitions).
10. Make sure that there are no media in the devices in the media subsystem.
11. 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 "Step 2.5 Loading the Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM" on
page 137.
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