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The diag command loads the diagnostic controller and displays the Online
Diagnostic menus.

Running the Online Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode

To run Online Diagnostics in concurrent mode, use the following steps:

1. Log on to the AIX operating system as root or superuser (su).

2. Enter the

diag

command.

3. When the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS display, follow the

instructions to check out the desired resources.

4. When testing is complete; use the 3 key to return to the DIAGNOSTIC

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. Then press the 3 key again to return to the AIX
operating system prompt. Be sure to vary on any resource you had varied to off.

5. Press the Ctrl-D key sequence to log off from root or superuser (su).

Maintenance Mode

Maintenance mode runs the Online Diagnostics using the customer's version of the
AIX operating system. This mode requires that all activity on the AIX operating
system be stopped so the Online Diagnostics have most of the resources available
to check. All of the system resources except the SCSI adapters, memory, processor,
and the disk drive used for paging can be checked.

Error log analysis is done in maintenance mode when you select the Problem
Determination option on the DIAGNOSTIC MODE SELECTION menu.

The

shutdown -m

command is used to stop all activity on the AIX operating system

and put the AIX operating system into maintenance mode. Then the

diag

command

is used to invoke the diagnostic controller so you can run the diagnostics. After the
diagnostic controller is loaded, follow the normal diagnostic instructions.

Running the Online Diagnostics in Maintenance Mode

To run the Online Diagnostics in maintenance mode, you must be logged on to the
customer's version of the AIX operating system as

root or superuser (su) and use the

shutdown -m

and

diag

commands. Use the following steps to run the Online

Diagnostics in maintenance mode:

1. Stop all programs except the AIX operating system (get help from the system

operator if needed).

2. Log onto the AIX operating system as

root or superuser (su).

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