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Text messages
The diagnostic text message format is as follows:
Function Name: Result (test specific string)
where:
Function Name
Result
test specific string
Downloading the diagnostics program
Complete the following steps to download the latest image of the IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics and create a startable Enhanced Diagnostics diskette:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Download the diagnostics file for the server to a hard disk drive directory (not to
3. Go to a DOS prompt, and change to the directory where the file was
4. Insert a blank high-density diskette into the diskette drive.
5. Type in the following, and then press Enter: filename a: where filename is the
The downloaded file is self-extracting and is copied to the diskette. When the copy
is completed, you have a startable or bootable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette.
is the name of the function being tested when the error occurred. This
corresponds to the function code (fff) described in the previous list.
can be one of the following text strings:
Passed
This result occurs when the diagnostic test is completed without
any errors.
Failed This result occurs when the diagnostic test discovers an error.
User Aborted
This result occurs when you stop the diagnostic test before it is
complete.
Not Applicable
This result occurs when you specify a diagnostic test for a device
that is not present.
Aborted
This result occurs when the test could not proceed because of the
system configuration.
Warning
This result occurs when a possible problem is reported during the
diagnostic test, such as when a device that is to be tested is not
installed.
is additional information that is used to analyze the problem.
a diskette).
downloaded.
Note: Attach an external USB diskette drive to the server for this purpose.
name of the file you downloaded from the Web.
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