IBM pSeries 650, Руководство по установке

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Loading the Online Diagnostics on a System without an HMC Attached
To run the online diagnostics in service mode from the boot hard disk, do the following:
1. Stop all programs including the operating system (get help if needed).
2. Remove all tapes, diskettes, and CD-ROM discs.
3. Turn off the system unit power.
4. Turn on the system unit power.
5. After the keyboard POST indicator displays on the firmware console and before the last POST
indicator ( speaker ) displays, press the numeric 6 key on either the directly attached keyboard or the
ASCII terminal to indicate that a service mode boot should be initiated using the customized service
mode boot list.
6. Enter any requested password.
Note: If you are unable to load the diagnostics to the point when the
DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
display, call your support center for assistance.
Loading the Standalone Diagnostics on a System without an HMC
Attached
To run the standalone diagnostics in service mode from the boot hard disk, do the following:
Note: Online diagnostics are not available when the operating system is Linux.
1. Stop all programs including the operating system (get help if needed).
2. Remove all tapes, diskettes, and CD-ROM discs.
3. Turn off the system unit power.
4. Turn on the system unit power and immediately insert the diagnostic CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
5. After the keyboard POST indicator displays on the firmware console and before the last POST
indicator ( speaker ) displays, press the numeric 5 key on either the directly attached keyboard or the
ASCII terminal to indicate that a service mode boot should be initiated using the default service mode
boot list.
6. Enter any requested password.
Note: If you are unable to load the diagnostics to the point when the
DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
display, call your support center for assistance.
Running Standalone Diagnostics from a Network Installation
Management (NIM) Server with an HMC Attached to the System
A client system connected to a network with a Network Installation Management (NIM) server can boot
standalone diagnostics from the NIM server if the client-specific settings on both the NIM server and client
are correct.
Notes:
1. All operations to configure the NIM server require root user authority.
2. If you replace the network adapter in the client, the network-adapter hardware-address settings for the
client must be updated on the NIM server.
3. The Cstate for each standalone diagnostics client on the NIM server should be kept in the diagnostic
boot has been enabled state.
4. On the client system, the NIM server network adapter should be put in the bootlist after the boot disk
drive. This allows the system to boot in standalone diagnostics from the NIM server if there is a
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