IBM eServer xSeries 455 Type 8855 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual page 55

Running AMIDiag tests
To run this test or test group...
Run all AMIDiag tests.
Run a complete overall system quick
test .
Run all processor board diagnostic tests. 1. Select System, and press Enter.
Run all memory diagnostic tests.
Run all IDE drive diagnostic tests.
Run all USB diagnostic tests.
Run all video diagnostic tests.
Run all serial, expansion port, and ASM
diagnostic tests.
Enable logging of test session.
Exit the AMIDiag program.
Running the AMIDiag program in Batch Mode
When your server is experiencing an intermittent problem that no diagnostic
software test has been able to identify, run AMIDiag tests over an extended period
of time. Many server problems (especially memory problems) are not evident when
a test is run only once. You can use the AMIDiag program to run diagnostic tests on
only a certain part of the server, a specific part of memory, or a specific part of a
disk drive. You can also use the AMIDiag program to build script (.INI) files that
contain test configuration information. After you have created an AMIDiag script file,
you can run the diagnostic tests listed in the .INI file automatically.
To run the AMIDiag program in batch mode, complete the following steps:
1. Select the AMIDiag tests to be run.
2. Select the test parameters, such as the drives and the I/O ports. These
parameters differ for each test.
3. Press F10 to run the tests.
4. Save the current AMIDiag test configuration to a .INI file. You can then run this
set of AMIDiag tests at any time.
Do the following
Press F7, then F10.
Press F8, then F10.
2. Press F6, then press F10.
1. Select Memory, and press Enter.
2. Press F6, and then press F10.
1. Select IDE, and press Enter.
2. Press F6, and then press F10.
1. Select USB, and press Enter.
2. Press F6.
3. Press F10.
1. Select Video, and press Enter.
2. Press F6.
3. Press F10.
1. Select the Misc. menu, and press Enter.
2. Press F6.
3. Press F10.
1. Select Options, and press Enter.
2. Select Generate Reports, and press Enter.
3. Select the output device, and press Enter.
Note: Logging to a file requires a writeable
file system to be available from the EFI
environment.
Press Esc, and select Yes at the prompt.
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