Using The Online Diagnostics; Support Tape; Booting Up - HP 3000 Series Handbook

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Using the Online Diagnostics
To start the online diagnostics, do the following:
Log on the system
Type
SYSDIAG
SYSDIAG loads the Diagnostic user Interface (DUI)
Type
HELP
to list the commands.
Type
HELP command_name
to display information about any command.
Type
HELP diagnostic_name
to display information about any diagnostic.
Type
HELP diagnostic_name SECTIONS
to display the test sections for a specific diagnostic.
Type
HELP diagnostic_name SECTIONS=nn
to display the commands that apply to specific
test sections of a specific diagnostic.
Offline Uti I ities
Offline utilities are available under the ISL environment. ISL-based offline utilities are
implemented on the the support tape. Some utilities are also implemented on the boot disk.
Note that MPE/iX and HP- UX have different support tapes.
Once you are at the
ISL>
prompt, type
HELP
to list the commands.
Support Tape
The support tape allows you to diagnose problems when the HP- UX operating system cannot
be booted from the system disk. For additional information on use of the support tape, refer
to the most current Support Tape Users Manual.
To use the support tape, you need this minimum hardware configuration:
• 16 Mbyte memory
• Console
• Magnetic tape drive
Booting Up
If the system has halted and cannot be booted from the system disk, you need to boot from
the support tape. The procedure is as follows:
1. Select a tape drive to boot from and determine the drive's physical address.
2. Load support tape on tape drive and put drive online.
3. Press system reset button and wait about 30 seconds.
4. If autoboot is enabled, the following appears on the console:
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