Starting Standalone Diagnostics From A Nim Server - IBM BladeCenter JS21 Types 8844 Service Manual

Starting standalone diagnostics from a NIM server

Perform the following steps to start the standalone diagnostics from a network
installation management (NIM) server.
Note: Refer to the Network Installation Management Guide and Reference for
information about configuring the blade server as a NIM server client.
1. Verify with the system administrator and systems users that the blade server
2. If the system is running in a full-machine partition, turn on the blade server and
3. Perform the following steps to check the NIM server boot settings:
4. Using the management module Web interface, make sure that the NIM server
5. Restart the blade server and establish an SOL session.
6. Press Enter to continue.
7. When testing is complete, press F3 until the Diagnostic Operating Instructions
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may be shut down. Stop all programs; then, shut down the operating system
and shut down the blade server (refer to the documentation that comes with
your operating system for information about shutting down the operating
system).
establish an SOL session.
a. When the POST menu is displayed, press the 1 key to start the SMS utility.
b. From the SMS main menu, select Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program
Load).
c. From the NIC Adapters menu, select the network adapter that is attached to
the NIM server.
d. From the Network Parameters menu, select IP Parameters.
e. Enter the client, server, and gateway IP addresses (if applicable), and enter
the subnet mask. If there is no gateway between the NIM server and the
client, set the gateway address to 0.0.0.0 (see your network administrator to
determine if there is a gateway).
f. If the NIM server is setup to allow the pinging of the client system, use the
Ping Test option on the Network Parameters menu to verify that the client
system can ping the NIM server.
Note: If the ping fails, see "Boot problem resolution" on page 112; then,
follow the steps for network boot problems.
network is selected as the first boot device for the blade server.
If the Diagnostic Operating Instructions screen is displayed, the diagnostics
program has started successfully.
Note: If the AIX login prompt is displayed, the diagnostics program did not load.
See "Boot problem resolution" on page 112; then, follow the steps for network
boot problems.
The Function Selection screen will display. (See "Using the diagnostics
program" on page 111 for more information about running the diagnostics
program.)
Note: If the Define Terminal screen is displayed, type the terminal type and
press Enter. The use of "vs100" as the terminal type is recommended; however,
the function keys (F#) may not work. In this case, press Esc and the number in
the screen menus. For example, instead of F3 you can press the Esc key and
the 3 key.
screen is displayed; then press F3 again to exit the diagnostic program.