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Chapter 3

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Using the Diagnostic/IPR Media to Run Offline Diagnostics

3

Using the Diagnostic/IPR Media to Run

Offline Diagnostics

The Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE) consists of a Test Controller (TC), a System
Library (SysLib), and any number of Test Modules (TMs), all resident on the
Diagnostic/IPR Media in the LIF. It provides you with a consistent interface for executing
the ISL-based support tools from the Diagnostic/IPR Media, in the event that your system
is offline.

The TC provides the user with two basic interfaces: a pure command-line interface for
expert users, and a menu-oriented interface for less experienced users. In the
command-line interface, users can select and run specific tests and/or utilities. In the
menu-oriented interface, users select specific hardware modules to test, and do not have to
know which diagnostic is associated with a particular module.

NOTE

ODE utilities like

MAPPER

and

FUPDATE

(formerly

UPDATE

) can only be run

from the command-line interface.

Figure 3-1 provides a graphic representation of the relationship that exists between the
ODE Test Controller (TC) and the underlying Test Modules (TMs):

Figure 3-1 Relationship Between ODE Test Controller and Test Modules

NOTE

To see ISL-based programs, type

ls

at the ISL prompt. To see ODE-based

programs, start ODE from the ISL prompt, and then type

ls

at the ODE

prompt.