3. Wait until the Power-on LED stops flashing and remains off, then press the power button to turn on thesystem.4. Immediately insert the diagnostic CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.5. When or after the word keyboard appears during startup, press the numeric 5 key on the keyboard.6. Enter any requested passwords.Running Standalone Diagnostics from a Network InstallationManagement (NIM) ServerA client system connected to a network with a Network Installation Management (NIM) server can bootstandalone diagnostics from the NIM server if the client-specific settings on both the NIM server and clientare 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 theclient must be updated on the NIM server.3. The Cstate for each standalone diagnostics client on the NIM server should be kept in the diagnosticboot has been enabled state.4. On the client system, the NIM server network adapter should be put in the bootlist after the boot diskdrive. This allows the system to boot in standalone diagnostics from the NIM server if there is aproblem booting from the disk drive. Refer to the Multiboot section under “SMS” in the client system’sservice guide for information on setting the bootlist.NIM Server ConfigurationRefer to the “Advanced NIM Configuration Tasks” chapter of the AIX Installation Guide and Reference,order number SC23-4389, for information on doing the following:v Registering a client on the NIM serverv Enabling a client to run diagnostics from the NIM serverDocumentation for the AIX operating system is available from the IBM Eserver pSeries InformationCenter at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base. Select AIX documentation. TheAIX Documentation CD contains the base set of publications for the operating system, includingsystem-management and end-user documentation.To verify that the client system is registered on the NIM server and the diagnostic boot is enabled, run thecommand lsnim -a Cstate -Z ClientName from the command line on the NIM server. Refer to thefollowing table for system responses.Note: The ClientName is the name of the system on which you want to run standalone diagnostics.System Response Client Status#name:Cstate:ClientName:diagnostic boot has beenenabled:The client system is registered on the NIM server andenabled to run diagnostics from the NIM server.#name:Cstate:ClientName:ready for a NIM operation:or#name:Cstate:ClientName:BOS installation has beenenabled:The client is registered on the NIM server but not enabledto run diagnostics from the NIM server.Note: If the client system is registered on the NIM serverbut Cstate has not been set, no data will be returned.0042-053 lsnim: there is no NIM objectnamed "ClientName"The client is not registered on the NIM server.Chapter 6. Using the Online and Standalone Diagnostics 223
