Use this procedure to check the server or partition for correct hardware operation after removing and replacing a part or installing a feature.
To run the online diagnostics in service mode from the boot hard disk, do the following:
If the system is powered down, go to substep 2.a. If the system is powered up, shut down the operating system loaded on the partition that will be running online diagnostics. Go to substep 2.g.
To run the standalone diagnostics CD, assign an optical drive to the partition in which standalone diagnostics is to be run. Ask the customer to verify that an optical drive is assigned to the correct partition.
If the system is powered off, go to substep 3.a. If the system is powered on, shut down the operating system loaded on the partition that will be running standalone diagnostics. Put the standalone diagnostic CD into the optical disk drive and then go to substep 3.h.
To run the online diagnostics in service mode from the boot hard disk, do the following:
To run the standalone diagnostics from CD-ROM, do the following:
Refer to “Advanced NIM configuration tasks” information on the AIX documentation Web site (http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base/aix.htm)
NIM Server Configuration:
To verify that the client system is registered on the NIM server and the diagnostic boot is enabled, run the lsnim -a Cstate -Z ClientName command from the command line on the NIM server. Refer to the following table for system responses.
System Response | Client Status |
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#name:Cstate: ClientName:diagnostic boot has been enabled: |
The client system is registered on the NIM server and enabled to run diagnostics from the NIM server. |
#name:Cstate: ClientName:ready for a NIM operation: or
#name:Cstate: ClientName:BOS installation has been enabled: |
The client is registered on the NIM server but not enabled
to run diagnostics from the NIM server. Note: If the client system is registered
on the NIM server but Cstate has not been set, no data will be returned.
|
0042-053 lsnim: there is no NIM object named "ClientName" |
The client is not registered on the NIM server. |
To run the standalone diagnostics from a NIM server, the network adapter from which you want to boot from the NIM server must be assigned to the partition in which you want to run standalone diagnostics. Ask the customer to verify that a network adapter is available to the partition before continuing.
If the system is powered off, do the following. If it is powered on, and you are activating a partition, go to substep 8.j.
To run standalone diagnostics on a client from the NIM server, do the following:
To do a one-time boot of the network adapter attached to the NIM server network, do the following:
Follow the instructions on the screen to select the system console.
To check one particular resource, select that resource on the Diagnostic Selection menu.
The checkout program ends with either of the following results:
To exit the standalone diagnostics and shutdown the system, refer to Powering off the system after running standalone diagnostics.
To stop diagnostics, do the following:
This completes the system verification.
If the server passed all the diagnostic tests, the verification process is complete and your server is ready to use.
If you are running a version of AIX standalone diagnostics prior to 5.3.0.10, then from the control panel, do the following:
you can pull the system power plugs as a final option to powering off the system after running any version of AIX standalone diagnostics.