The diag command performs hardware problem determination. When you suspect there is a problem, this command assists you in finding it. The command has the following syntax:
diag [-a] [-c] [-d name] [-e] [-s] [-v] [-A] [-B] [-T taskstring] [-S testsuite]
Most users should enter the diag command without any flags. The following flags perform various actions:
| -a | Processes the changes in the hardware configuration. For example, missing and/or new resources. | ||||||||||||||||
| -c | Indicates that the machine will not be attended. No questions will be asked. Results are written to standard output. Normally used by shell scripts. | ||||||||||||||||
| -d name | Names the resource that should be tested. The name parameter is a resource name displayed by the lscfg command. | ||||||||||||||||
| -e | Causes the device's Diagnostic Application to be run in Error Log Analysis mode. | ||||||||||||||||
| -s | Causes the system to be tested in System Checkout mode. | ||||||||||||||||
| -v | System Verification Mode. Default is Problem Determination mode. | ||||||||||||||||
| -A | Advanced mode. Default is non-advanced mode. | ||||||||||||||||
| -B | Tests the base system devices, such as planar, memory, processor. | ||||||||||||||||
| -T taskstring | Specifies a particular Task to execute. The taskstring depends on the particualr task to be executed. See Tasks for more information. | ||||||||||||||||
| -S testsuite | Tests the Test Suite Group:
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Displays the conclusions made by diagnostics. The diagrpt command has the following syntax:
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/diagrpt [-o] [-s startdate]
The diagrpt command reports the conclusions made by diagnostics.
If the user does not specify a flag, a scrollable menu with all diagnostic conclusion reports is displayed.
| -o | Displays the lastest diagnostic conclusion. |
| -s startdate | Reports diagnostic conclusions made after the date specified (mmddyy). |