Diagnostic Packaging

This section contains information about the various components that make up the Diagnostic Subsystem environment.

Hardfile packaging
This section contains information about how the various diagnostic files are packaged. These packages are used by the install process to load diagnostics on the hardfile.
CDROM packaging (POWER® processor-based only)
The Rock Ridge-based CDROM File System was used for the Diagnostic CDROM. The Rock Ridge CDROM File System supports directory levels deeper than 8, mixed-case file names and a file structure similar to operating system file systems.
Diagnostic supplemental media
A Diagnostic Supplemental Media contains all the necessary diagnostic programs and files required to test a particular resource when used with the Standalone Diagnostic CDROM. The supplemental is normally released and shipped with the resource as indicated on the diskette label.

Parent topic: Understanding the Diagnostic Subsystem for AIX