Running The Dsa Preboot Diagnostic Programs - IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 Installation And Service Manual

Running the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs

Use this information to run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs.
About this task
Note: The DSA memory test might take up to 30 minutes to run. If the problem is
not a memory problem, skip the memory test.
To run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs, complete the following steps:
Procedure
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 <F2> Diagnostics is displayed, press F2.
4. Optionally, select Quit to DSA to exit from the stand-alone memory diagnostic
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docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-BOMC. In addition to the capabilities of the other
editions of DSA, DSA Preboot includes diagnostic routines that would be
disruptive to run within the operating-system environment (such as resetting
devices and causing loss of network connectivity). It has a graphical user
interface that you can use to specify which diagnostics to run and to view the
diagnostic and data collection results.
DSA Preboot provides diagnostics for the following system components, if
they are installed:
– Emulex network adapter
– Optical devices (CD or DVD)
– Tape drives (SCSI, SAS, or SATA)
– Memory
– Microprocessor
– Checkpoint panel
– I2C bus
– SAS and SATA drives
– LSI controller
– Broadcom network adapter
– FusionIO adapter
– Intel GPU
– Nvidia GPU
If you are unable to restart the server or if you need comprehensive diagnostics,
use DSA Preboot.
For more information and to download the utilities, go to http://
www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-DSA.
Note: The DSA Preboot diagnostic program might appear to be unresponsive
for an unusual length of time when you start the program. This is normal
operation while the program loads. The loading process may take up to 10
minutes.
program.
Note: After you exit from the stand-alone memory diagnostic environment,
you must restart the server to access the stand-alone memory diagnostic
environment again.