F5 iSeries, Manual

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Page 3: ...allation package 9 Loading the EUD onto a USB flash drive 9 Running the EUD Tests 11 About running the EUD tests 11 Booting the EUD from a USB flash drive 11 Booting the EUD from a USB CD DVD drive 11 Starting the EUD from the boot menu 11 EUD Tests 13 1 System Report 13 2 Transceiver Report 13 3 Sensor Test 13 4 Memory Test 14 5 Drive Test 14 6 Packet Path Test 15 7 Power Supply Test 15 8 Fan Tes...

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Page 5: ...ronment These tests stop the unit and prevent it from processing traffic Run this tool only if you are verifying a hardware issue with a unit that is already removed from production or if you are instructed to by an F5 Support representative Caution Before you run these tests you should disconnect all network cables from the system Any cables connected to the system during the tests could cause fa...

Page 6: ...The End User Diagnostic EUD 6 ...

Page 7: ...new version was successful You can use the eud_info command to determine which EUD version is installed on your system 1 Log in to the command line of the system using an account with root access 2 Verify the EUD version installed on your system eud_info The version number of the EUD installed on the system displays Downloading the EUD IM file from F5 F5 recommends that you obtain the latest versi...

Page 8: ...ic area click Platform EUD 3 Select your platform from the list 4 Click the name of the release with the most recent date You have to accept the software terms and conditions before you can proceed 5 Click the file name file_name iso to start the download The file_name consists of the platform family and the build number 6 Download the corresponding checksum file The corresponding checksum file ha...

Page 9: ... the command line of the system using an account with root access 2 Verify the integrity of the downloaded file where file_name md5 is the name of the md5 file you downloaded md5sum c file_name md5 If the output is OK the download was successful If not you should download the file again and repeat the process Installing the EUD from an IM installation package You should copy the IM file to var tmp...

Page 10: ...me im tmp eud 4 Insert a USB flash drive into the platform on which you mounted the IM file 5 Run the mkdisk utility cd tmp eud mkdisk Follow the prompts to load the EUD onto the USB flash drive After the installation is complete remove the USB flash drive from the system Verifying Installing and Loading the EUD Files 10 ...

Page 11: ...red on turn it off 2 Plug the USB flash drive that holds the EUD image into the USB port on the system 3 Power on the system to boot the EUD When the EUD starts the EUD menu displays on the console Booting the EUD from a USB CD DVD drive You must create a disk using the EUD ISO image before you can boot the EUD from a USB CD DVD drive You must have a console connected to the system to run the EUD ...

Page 12: ...2 As the unit boots it pauses briefly on the boot menu Use the arrow keys to highlight End User Diagnostics When the EUD starts the EUD menu displays on the console Running the EUD Tests 12 ...

Page 13: ...y a summary of information displays and you see this message Test Complete System Report PASSED 2 Transceiver Report This test checks for transceiver modules installed in the system and reports this information about those modules Vendor name Part number Revision Media type When you start the test you see this message Test Begin Transceiver Report After the report completes successfully you see th...

Page 14: ...st Begin Memory Test After the test completes successfully you see this message Test Complete Memory Test PASSED 5 Drive Test This test verifies the internal status of installed storage drives including this information Read error rate Start Stop count Re allocated sector count Power on hours count Spin up retry count Drive calibration retry count Drive power cycle count Offline scan uncorrectable...

Page 15: ...ature measurements When you start the test you see this message Test Begin Power supply Test After the test completes successfully you see this message Test Complete Power supply Test PASSED 8 Fan Test This test reports status about the fan trays installed in the system When you start the test you see this message Test Begin Fan Test After the test completes successfully you see this message Test ...

Page 16: ...ve minutes if you do not complete it When you start the test you see this message Test Begin LCD test Flashing the F5 logo ball to assist with locating the chassis Please answer all questions on the DUT s LCD screen When the test is finished the content of the log will be displayed below Test Start Test Begin LCD test Flashing the F5 logo ball to assist with locating the chassis Please answer all ...

Page 17: ... create output for this report S Display Test Summary This option displays a test summary report that contains the results of all tests run during a test session Q Quit EUD and Reboot the System This option quits the EUD and reboots the system Important Using other methods such as the reboot command or the command menu option can destabilize the system Field Testing F5 Hardware iSeries Platforms 1...

Page 18: ...EUD Tests 18 ...

Page 19: ... indicated at https f5 com about us policies patents Export Regulation Notice This product may include cryptographic software Under the Export Administration Act the United States government may consider it a criminal offense to export this product from the United States RF Interference Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which c...

Page 20: ...homologated by ANATEL in accordance with the procedures regulated by Resolution n 242 2000 and meets the technical requirements applied including the exposure limits of the Specific Absorption Rate for electric magnetic and electromagnetic fields of radio frequency in accordance with Resolutions 303 2002 and 533 2009 This equipment is not subject to the protection from harmful interference and may...

Page 21: ...rms 5 EUD boot grub menu 11 F fan test 15 G grub menu booting EUD 11 I IM file downloading 7 installing 9 ISO file downloading 8 L LCD Keypad test 16 LED test 16 M MD5 checksum 9 memory test 14 N non interactive system tests running all 16 non interactive system tests excluding system memory test running all 16 P packet path test 15 power supply test 15 S sensor test 13 system report 13 T test rep...

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