these verification procedures use either online aix diagnostics or standalone aix diagnostics. either the online aix diagnostics or the standalone aix diagnostics must be available to perform this procedure. read the following before using this procedure:

    1 if this system unit is directly attached to another system unit or attached to a network, be sure communications with the other systems are stopped.

    2 this procedure requires use of all of the system resources. no other activity can be running on the system while you are performing this procedure.

    3 this procedure requires an hardware management console (hmc), a display attached to a graphics adapter, or an ascii terminal attached to the s1 or s2 port.

    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.

    does the system have online aix diagnostics preinstalled?

    yes if there is an hmc attached to the system, go to “using the hmc to load the online aix diagnostics in service mode” on page 42.

    if an hmc is not attached to the system, go to “loading the online aix diagnostics on a system without an hmc attached” on page 43.

    no if there is an hmc attached to the system, go to “using the hmc to load the standalone diagnostics from cd-rom” on page 42.

    if an hmc is not attached to the system, go to “loading the standalone diagnostics on a system without an hmc attached” on page 43.