Diagnostic Text Messages - IBM x3250 M2 Problem Determination And Service Manual

6. Create a diagnostics CD from the downloaded image file.
The DSA diagnostic programs do not support USB CD-ROM drives. If you run the
DSA diagnostic programs while any USB CD-ROM drives are attached to the
server, ignore any optical drive test results that are returned for USB CD-ROM
drives. To get accurate optical drive test results, you can remove USB CD-ROM
drives before you run the DSA diagnostic programs . To remove a
remotely-mounted USB CD-ROM drive, you might have to unmount the remote disk
through the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface.
To run the diagnostic programs, complete the following steps:
10. Select Save & Exit Setup and follow the prompts. The diagnostic programs
11. From the diagnostic programs screen, select the test that you want to run, and
Important: Do not eject the Dynamic System Analysis Preboot CD until after you
exit from the diagnostic programs.
If the diagnostic programs do not detect any hardware errors but the problem
remains during normal server operations, a software error might be the cause. If
you suspect a software problem, see the information that comes with your software.
A single problem might cause more than one error message. When this happens,
correct the cause of the first error message. The other error messages usually will
not occur the next time you run the diagnostic programs.
Exception: If multiple error messages or LEDs indicate a microprocessor error, the
error might be in a microprocessor or in a microprocessor socket. See
"Microprocessor problems" on page 119 for information about diagnosing
microprocessor problems.
If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server and try
running the diagnostic programs again. If the problem remains, replace the
component that was being tested when the server stopped.

Diagnostic text messages

Diagnostic text messages are displayed while the tests are running. A diagnostic
text message contains one of the following results:
Passed: The test was completed without any errors.
Failed: The test detected an error.
1. If the server is running, turn off the server and all attached devices.
2. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on the server.
3. When the prompt Press F1 For Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1.
4. From the Configuration/Setup Utility menu, select Start Options.
5. From the Start Options menu, select Startup Sequence.
6. Note the device that is selected as the first startup device. Later, you must
restore this setting.
7. Select CD-ROM as the first startup device.
8. Press Esc two times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
9. Insert the Dynamic System Analysis Preboot CD into the CD or DVD drive.
start.
follow the instructions on the screen.
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