Using The Diagnostics Program - IBM BladeCenter JS12 Problem Determination And Service Manual

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7. When testing is complete, press F3 until the Diagnostic Operating Instructions

Using the diagnostics program

Follow the basic procedures for running the diagnostics program.
1. Start the diagnostics from the AIX operating system, from a CD, or from a
2. The Function Selection menu is displayed. Use the steps listed to perform one
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screen is displayed; then press F3 again to exit the diagnostic program.
management server. See "Starting AIX concurrent diagnostics" on page 189,
"Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a CD" on page 190, or "Starting
stand-alone diagnostics from a NIM server" on page 191.
of the following tasks:
v Problem Determination
a. From the Function Selection menu, select Diagnostic Routines and press
Enter.
b. From the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu, select Problem Determination
c. Select the resource to be tested and press F7=Commit.
d. Record any results provided and go to "Service request numbers (SRNs)"
on page 141 to identify the failure and perform the action(s).
e. When testing is complete, press F3 to return to the Diagnostic Selection
menu. If you want to run another test, press F3 again to return to the
Function Selection menu.
v System Verification
a. From the Function Selection menu, select Diagnostic Routines and press
Enter.
b. From the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu, select System Verification.
c. Select the resource to be tested and press F7=Commit.
d. Record any results provided and go to "Service request numbers (SRNs)"
on page 141 to identify the failure and perform the action(s).
e. When testing is complete, press F3 to return to the Diagnostic Selection
menu. If you want to run another test, press F3 again to return to the
Function Selection menu.
v Task selection
a. From the Function Selection menu, select Task Selection and press Enter.
b. Select the task to be run and press Enter.
c. If the Resource Selection List menu is displayed, select the resource on
which the task is to be run and press F7=Commit.
d. Follow the instruction for the selected task.
e. When the task is complete, press F3 to return to the Task Selection List
menu. If you want to run another test, press F3again to return to the
Function Selection menu.

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