Step 3. Running System Verification; Step 4. Additional System Verification; Step 5. Stopping The Diagnostics - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Step 3. Running System Verification

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1. Press the Enter key.
2. If the terminal type has not been defined, you must use the Initialize Terminal
option on the FUNCTION SELECTION menu to initialize the operating system
environment before you can continue with the diagnostics. This is a separate and
different operation than selecting the console display.
3. If you want to do a general checkout without much operator action, select the
Diagnostic Routines option on the FUNCTION SELECTION menu.
Note: If you want to do a more complete checkout including the use of wrap plugs, select
the Advanced Diagnostics option on the FUNCTION SELECTION menu. The
advanced diagnostics are primarily for the service representative; they may instruct
you to install wrap plugs to better isolate a problem.
4. Select the System Verification option on the DIAGNOSTIC MODE SELECTION
menu.
5. If you want to run a general checkout of all installed resources, select the System
Checkout option on the DIAGNOSTIC SELECTION menu.
If you want to check one particular resource, select that resource on the DIAGNOSTIC
SELECTION menu.
6. Go to Step 4.

Step 4. Additional System Verification

The checkout programs end with either the TESTING COMPLETE menu and a message
stating No trouble was found or the A PROBLEM WAS DETECTED ON (Time
stamp) menu with an SRN.
1. Press Enter to return to the DIAGNOSTIC SELECTION menu.
2. If you want to check other resources, select the resource from the list displayed on your
terminal. When you have checked all of the resources you need to check, go to Step 5.

Step 5. Stopping the Diagnostics

1. If you are running the diagnostics from removable media, go to substep 2. If diagnostics
are being run from disk or LAN, the system first should be shut down using the following
procedure:
a. Continue to press F3 until you get to the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS.
b. Press F3 once and follow the displayed instructions to shut down Version 3 of the
operating system.
2. Set the key mode switch to the Normal position.
3. If you changed any attributes on your tty terminal to run the diagnostic programs, change
the settings back to normal.
4. This completes the system verification. Report the SRN to the service organization if you
received one. To do a normal IPL, turn off the system unit and wait 30 seconds; then set
the power switch of the system unit to On.
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should be displayed.