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7.3.2

What to Do

Ensure that the front panel keyswitch is in the Standby position.

You can initialize POST one of two ways:

4

By setting the

diag-switch?

to

true

and the

diag-level

to

max

or

min

,

followed by power cycling the system unit

4

By simultaneously pressing the keyboard Stop and D keys while power is applied
to the system unit

To set the

diag-switch?

to

true

and power cycle the system unit:

1. When the

ok

prompt is displayed, type the following command:

ok setenv diag-switch? true

2. At the Type-5 keyboard, power cycle the system by simultaneously pressing

the Shift key and the Power-on key After a few seconds press the Power-on
key again, or press the Power button on the system once.

Note -

The keyswitch must be set to the Power-On/Off position.

The system runs the POST diagnostics. POST displays status and error messages on
the system console. For more information, see the “Results” section below.

Upon successful completion of POST, the system runs OBDiag. For more information
about OBDiag, see Section 7.5 “About OpenBoot Diagnostics (OBDiag)” on page 192
and Section 7.6 “How to Use OpenBoot Diagnostics (OBDiag)” on page 195.

7.3.3

Results

While POST is running, you can observe its progress and any error indications in the
following locations:

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System console or through a tip connection

4

Front panel fault LEDs

4

Keyboard LEDs (if a keyboard is present)

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

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