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Running System Verification
When the Diagnostic Operating Instructions display, do the following to run system verification:
1. Press Enter.
2. If the terminal type is requested, you must use the Initialize Terminal option on the Function Selection
menu to initialize the operating system before you can continue with the diagnostics.
Note: If you use a virtual terminal on the HMC and you are asked to define the terminal type, the
virtual terminal is considered a VT320.
3. Select the System Verification option on the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu.
4. To run a general checkout of all installed resources, select the All Resource option on the Diagnostic
Selection menu. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the checkout procedure.
To check one particular resource, select that resource on the Diagnostic Selection menu.
The checkout program ends with either of the following results:
v The Testing Complete screen displays a message stating No trouble was found .
v
The A Problem Was Detected On (Time Stamp) menu displays, with either a service request number
(SRN) or an error code. Make a note of any codes displayed on the display or operator panel.
To perform additional system verification, go to “Performing Additional System Verification”. To exit
diagnostics, go to “Stopping the Diagnostics”.
Performing Additional System Verification
To perform additional system verification, do the following:
1. Press Enter to return to the Diagnostic Selection menu.
2. To check other resources, select the resource. When you have checked all of the resources you need
to check, go to “Stopping the Diagnostics”.
Stopping the Diagnostics
To stop the diagnostics, do the following:
1. To exit the diagnostics, press the F3 key (from a defined terminal) or press 99 (from an undefined
terminal).
2. If you changed any attributes on your terminal to run the diagnostics, change the settings back to
normal.
3. 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.
Chapter 2. Verifying the Hardware Operation
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