IBM pSeries 670 Service Manual page 283

Step 1542-4
The system stopped with the Please define system console prompt appearing on the system console.
Standalone diagnostics can be booted. Perform the following:
1. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the system console.
2. When the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS screen is displayed, press Enter.
3. If the terminal type has not been defined, you must use the Initialize Terminal option of the FUNCTION
SELECTION menu to initialize the AIX operating system environment before you can continue with the
diagnostics. This is a separate and different operation from selecting the firmware console display.
4. Select Advanced Diagnostic Routines.
5. When the DIAGNOSTIC MODE SELECTION menu displays, select System Verification to run
diagnostics on all resources.
Did running diagnostics produce a different symptom?
NO Go to step number 6, below.
YES Go to "Entry MAP" on page 111. Use the new symptom.
6. Record any devices missing from the list of all adapters and devices. Continue with this MAP. When
you have fixed the problem, use this record to verify that all devices appear when you run System
Verification.
Are there any devices missing from the list of all adapters and devices?
NO Reinstall all remaining adapters, if any, and reconnect all devices. Return the system to its original
configuration. Be sure to select fast-boot mode (select Enable Fast Boot) on the System Power
Control menu from the service processor main menu. Go to "MAP 0410: Repair Checkout" in the
RS/6000 and Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems.
YES The boot attempts that follow will attempt to isolate any remaining I/O subsystem problems with
missing devices. Ignore any codes that may display on the operator panel unless stated otherwise.
Go to "Step 1542-5" on page 264.
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