IBM P 615 series User Manual

Boot Problems/Concerns
Depending on the boot device, a checkpoint may be displayed on the operator panel for an extended
period of time while the boot image is retrieved from the device. This is particularly true for tape and
network boot attempts. If booting from CD-ROM or tape, watch for activity on the drive’s LED indicator. A
blinking LED indicates that the loading of either the boot image or additional information required by the
operating system being booted is still in progress. If the checkpoint is displayed for an extended period of
time and the drive LED is not indicating any activity, there might be a problem loading the boot image from
the device.
Note: For network boot attempts, if the system is not connected to an active network or if the target
server is inaccessible (this can also result from incorrect IP parameters being supplied), the system
will still attempt to boot. Because time-out durations are necessarily long to accommodate retries,
the system may appear to be hung.
This procedure assumes that a diagnostic CD-ROM is available and that a CD-ROM or DVD-RAM drive is
connected to the media backplane. Booting the diagnostics image from CD-ROM or a NIM server is
referred to as running standalone diagnostics.
Step 1
Restart the system and access the firmware SMS Main Menu. Select Select Boot Options.
1. Check to see if the intended boot device is correctly specified in the boot list. If it is in the boot list:
a. Remove all removable media from devices in the boot list from which you do not want to boot.
b. If attempting to boot from the network, go to “Step 2.”
c. If attempting to boot from a disk drive or CD-ROM, go to “Step 3” on page 156.
2.
If the intended boot device is not correctly identified in the boot sequence, add it to the boot sequence
using the SMS menus. If the device can be added to the boot sequence, reboot the system, then go to
MAP 0410: Repair Checkout in the RS/6000 Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus
Systems. If the intended boot device cannot be added to the boot list, go to “Step 3” on page 156.
Step 2
If attempting to boot from the network:
1. Verify that IP parameters are correct.
2. Attempt to ″ping″ the target server using the SMS Ping utility. If the ping is not successful, have the
network administrator verify the server configuration for this client.
3. Check with the network administrator to ensure that the network is up.
4. Check the network cabling to the adapter.
5. Turn the power off, then on and retry the boot operation.
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IBM P 615 series Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	P 615 series
Category	Server
Language	English