Running the eServer stand-alone diagnostics from CD on a server with an HMC attached

Learn how to run the eServer^(TM) stand-alone diagnostics on a system with an HMC attached.

If you have logical partitions, note the following considerations:

When running diagnostics in a logically partitioned system, you must run diagnostics in the logical partition containing the resource or resources that you want to test.
The device from which you are loading stand-alone diagnostics must be made available to the logical partition on which you want to run diagnostics. This might require moving the device (for example, the CD drive or network adapter connected to the Network Installation Management (NIM) server that has a stand-alone diagnostic image) from the logical partition that currently contains the device to the logical partition on which you want to run diagnostics.

Perform the following steps from the HMC to run stand-alone diagnostics:

Note:

If you need help with any of these steps, contact your system operator.

Remove all tapes, diskettes, CDs, or DVDs, and insert the diagnostic CD into the CD drive on the managed system (not the CD drive on the HMC).
Shut down the operating system from the HMC by performing the following steps:
1. In the navigation area, select Server and partition -> Server Management.
2. In the contents pane, expand the server that contains the partition you want to test.
3. Right-click the partition and select Open Terminal Window.
4. In the VTerm window, log in as root user and enter any requested passwords.
5. Shut down the operating system using one of the following commands:
  - If AIX^(R) is running, type the shutdown -F command.
  - If Linux^(R) is running, type the shutdown -h now command
6. Close the VTerm window.
From the HMC, right-click the partition and select Activate.
Ensure the Open a terminal window or console session box is selected and click OK.
When the keyboard POST indicator (the word keyboard) is shown on the firmware console, and before the last POST indicator (the word speaker) is shown, press the 5 key on either the attached keyboard or the ASCII keyboard to indicate that a service mode boot should be initiated using the default service mode boot list.
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