Loading The Standalone Diagnostics From Cd-Rom; Running System Verification - IBM pSeries 670 Installation Manual

Note: If you are unable to load the diagnostics to the point when the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS display, go to "Loading the Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM."
12. Monitor the system operator panel value as it boots to the diagnostic screen. This part of the
procedure does take time to complete.
Note: When monitoring the system operator panel, a spinning slash displays in the upper-right corner
of the operator panel display. The spinning slash displays while some checkpoints are being
displayed. A hang condition is indicated when the slash stops spinning, refer to the
"Checkpoints" chapter of your system service guide for detailed information.
Go to "Running System Verification."

Loading the Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM

To run standalone diagnostics in service mode from CD-ROM, use the following steps:
1. Stop all programs including the AIX operating system (get help if needed).
2. Remove all tapes, diskettes, and CD-ROMs.
3. Power off the (refer to the IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations
Guide, for more information).
4. In your desktop area, right-click on the mouse and select Open Terminal Window.
5. From the service processor menu on the VTERM, select option 2, System Power Control Menu.
6. Select option 6. Verify that the state changes to currently disabled. Disabling fast system boot
automatically enables slow boot.
7. Select option 98 to exit the system power control menu.
8. Use the HMC to power on the managed server in full system partition mode. Select the Power on
Diagnostic Default Boot List.
9. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive in the media subsystem in the (NOT into the HMC CDROM
drive).
Go to "Running System Verification."
Note: If you are unable to load standalone diagnostics, call your support center for assistance.

Running System Verification

Before you run system verification, the diagnostics must have been loaded. For information about how to
load diagnostics, go to "Loading the Online Diagnostics in Service Mode" on page 23 or "Loading the
Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM."
When the Diagnostic Operating Instructions display, do the following to run system verification:
1. Press Enter. The Function Selection menu appears.
2. Select 1, Diagnostic Routines
3. Press Enter.
4. If the terminal type is requested, you must use the Define Terminal option on the Function Selection
menu to initialize the operating system before you can continue with the diagnostics.
5. Select vt320.
6. Press Enter.
7. Select the System Verification option on the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu.
8. To run a general checkout of all installed resources, select the All Resource option on the Diagnostic
Selection menu.
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