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Escala BL460 - Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Verify with the system administrator and systems users that the blade server can be
shut down. Stop all programs; then, shut down the operating system and shut down
the blade server. Refer to the documentation that comes with your operating system for
information about shutting down the operating system.
2. If the system is running in a full-machine partition, turn on the blade server and
establish a SOL session.
3. Perform the following steps to check the NIM server boot settings:
a.
When the POST menu is displayed, press the 1 key to start the SMS utility.
b. From the SMS main menu, select Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load).
c. From the NIC Adapters menu, select the network adapter that is attached to the
NIM server.
d. From the Network Parameters menu, select IP Parameters.
e. Enter the client, server, and gateway IP addresses (if applicable), and enter the
subnet mask. If there is no gateway between the NIM server and the client, set the
gateway address to 0.0.0.0 See your network administrator to determine if there
is a gateway.
f. If the NIM server is setup to allow pinging the client system, use the Ping Test
option on the Network Parameters menu to verify that the client system can ping
the NIM server.
Note If the ping fails, see “ Boot problem resolution ” on page 156 ; then, follow the steps for
network boot problems.
4. When the ping is successful, start the blade server from the NIM server.
5. Establish a SOL session.
If the Diagnostic Operating Instructions screen is displayed, the diagnostics
program has started successfully.
Note If the AIX login prompt is displayed, the diagnostics program did not load. See “ Boot
problem resolution ” on page 156 ; then, follow the steps for network boot problems.
6. Press Enter to continue.
The Function Selection screen will display. See “
Using the diagnostics program ” on
page 155 for more information about running the diagnostics program.
Note If the Define Terminal screen is displayed, type the terminal type and press Enter. The use
of “vs100” as the terminal type is recommended; however, the function keys (F#) may not
work. In this case, press Esc and the number in the screen menus. For example, instead of
F3 you can press Esc and 3.
7. When testing is complete, press F3 until the Diagnostic Operating Instructions screen is
displayed; then press F3 again to exit the diagnostic program.