IBM System x3100 M4, Problem Determination And Service Manual

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If the server stops during testing and you cannot continue, restart the server and try
to run the diagnostic programs again. If the problem remains, replace the
component that was being tested when the server stopped.
To run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs with software RAID turned off,
complete the following steps.
1. Press F1 to boot the uEFI setup menu and disable software RAID (see “Disable
a software RAID array of hard disk drives” on page 285 for more information).
2. Select IDE mode .
3. Save the setting and press F2 to run DSA Preboot diagnostic programs.
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.
4. Reboot the system after the DSA is completed.
5. Press F1 to boot the uEFI setup menu and enable software RAID.
6. Save the setting and reboot the system.
7. The system will boot back to NOS.
Diagnostic text messages
Diagnostic text messages are displayed while the tests are running. A diagnostic
text message contains one of the following results:
Passed: The test was completed without any errors.
Failed: The test detected an error.
Aborted: The test could not proceed because of the server configuration.
Viewing the test log
To view the test log when the tests are completed, type the view command in the
DSA interactive menu, or select Diagnostic Event Log in the graphical user
interface. To transfer DSA Preboot collections to an external USB device, type the
copy command in the DSA interactive menu.
Diagnostic messages
The following table describes the messages that the diagnostic programs might
generate and suggested actions to correct the detected problems. Follow the
suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the action column.
Chapter 3. Diagnostics
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