IBM pSeries 650, Руководство по установке

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6. Enter any requested passwords.
7. Select Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load) .
8. Enter the client address, server address, gateway address (if applicable), and subnet mask. Exit to the
Network Parameters screen.
9. If the NIM server is set up to allow pinging from the client system, use the ping utility in the RIPL utility
to verify that the client system can ping the NIM server. Under the ping utility, choose the network
adapter that provides the attachment to the NIM server to do the ping operation. If the ping returns
with an
OK
prompt, the client is prepared to boot from the NIM server. If ping returns with a
FAILED
prompt, the client cannot proceed with the NIM boot.
To do a one-time boot of the network adapter attached to the NIM server network, do the following:
1. Exit to the SMS Main screen.
2. Select Select Boot Options .
3. Select Install or Boot a Device .
4. On the Select Device Type screen, select Network .
5. Set the network parameters for the adapter from which you want to boot.
6. Exit completely from SMS. The system starts loading packets while doing a bootp from the network.
Follow the instructions on the screen to select the system console.
v
If
Diagnostics Operating Instructions Version x.x.x
displays, standalone diagnostics have loaded
successfully.
v If the operating system login prompt displays, standalone diagnostics did not load. Check the following
items:
– The network parameters on the client may be incorrect.
– Cstate on the NIM server may be incorrect.
– Network problems might be preventing you from connecting to the NIM server.
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” on page 36. To
exit diagnostics, go to “Stopping the Diagnostics” on page 36.
Chapter 3. Verifying the Hardware Operation
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