Diagnostics - Digital Equipment 3100R Series Service Maintenance Manual

Server Software and Utilities

Diagnostics

Diagnostic software is shipped with every DIGITAL Server on the Quick Launch CD-
ROM. This software contains an advanced set of diagnostic utilities for identifying
and correcting problems with the server. The diagnostic software can be used to
verify proper hardware installation and isolate intermittent problems that are not
detected by the Power-On Self Test (POST). The diagnostic software includes:
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AMIDiag base diagnostic (processors, memory, and main logic board
components tests) from American Megatrends
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DIGITAL vendor extended tests (SCSI, network, storage, and RAID)
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Extensive on-line help and the AMIDiag User's Guide
The diagnostic program is a stand-alone MS-DOS package that can be run from
diskettes or from the DOS partition on the server's hard disk drive.
To access the supplied diagnostic software:
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During the server installation process, the diagnostic software will be
automatically copied to a subdirectory on the DOS partition (only if the user
selected the option to create a DOS partition). This allows you to run the
diagnostic software from the DOS partition you created.
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Using the Quick Launch CD-ROM, you can create bootable diagnostic
software diskettes. This allows you to run the diagnostic software using the
diskettes you created.
NOTE: DIGITAL strongly recommends that you copy the
diagnostics to diskettes and then use these diskettes to run
the diagnostics on the server.
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