Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a NIM server

Perform this procedure to start the stand-alone diagnostics from a network installation management (NIM) server.

1. Verify with the system administrator and systems users that the blade server can be shut down. Stop all programs; then, shut down the operating system and shut down the blade server. Refer to the documentation that comes with your operating system for information about shutting down the operating system.
2. If the system is running in a full-machine partition, turn on the blade server and establish an SOL session.
3. Perform the following steps to check the NIM server boot settings:
   1. When the POST menu is displayed, press 1 to start the SMS utility.
   2. From the SMS main menu, select Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load).
   3. From the NIC Adapters menu, select the network adapter that is attached to the NIM server.
   4. From the Network Parameters menu, select IP Parameters.
   5. Enter the client, server, and gateway IP addresses (if applicable), and enter the subnet mask. If there is no gateway between the NIM server and the client, set the gateway address to 0.0.0.0 See your network administrator to determine if there is a gateway.
   6. If the NIM server is set up to allow pinging the client system, use the Ping Test option on the Network Parameters menu to verify that the client system can ping the NIM server.
      Note: If the ping fails, see Boot problem resolution; then, follow the steps for network boot problems.
4. When the ping is successful, start the blade server from the NIM server.
5. Establish an SOL session.

   If the Diagnostic Operating Instructions screen is displayed, the diagnostics program has started successfully.

   Note: If the AIX login prompt is displayed, the diagnostics program did not load. See Boot problem resolution; then, follow the steps for network boot problems.
6. Press Enter to continue.

   The Function Selection screen will display. See Using the diagnostics program for more information about running the diagnostics program.

   Note: If the Define Terminal screen is displayed, type the terminal type and press Enter. The use of "vs100" as the terminal type is recommended; however, the function keys (F#) may not work. In this case, press Esc and the number in the screen menus. For example, instead of F3 you can press Esc and 3.
7. When testing is complete, press F3 until the Diagnostic Operating Instructions screen is displayed; then press F3 again to exit the diagnostic program.