User manual APPLE SERVER DIAGNOSTICS FOR V3X106

[. . . ] Apple Server Diagnostics User Guide For Version 3X106 K Apple Inc. © 2009 Apple Inc. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Use of the "keyboard" Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. [. . . ] Continue holding down the system identifier button until the top row of lights blink in sequence. On/standby button System identifier button Top row of lights blink in sequence. If the two rows of lights on the front panel blink once and the Xserve resumes its startup sequence, a firmware password is enabled and you need to disable the password. For information about disabling the firmware password, see the next section, "Disabling the Firmware Password. " If both rows of lights blink once, disable the firmware password. 3 When you release the system identifier button, the lower-right light should turn on. Lower-right light comes on. 4 Press the system identifier button again. The lights in the bottom row should now be advancing right to left. Bottom row of lights advances right to left. Chapter 3 Starting Up Server Diagnostics 25 5 Press the system identifier button repeatedly until the lower-left light turns on. Lower-left light comes on. 6 While the lower-left light is on, press and hold the system identifier button until all the lights in the top row are on. Release the system identifier button. Top row of lights comes on. When you release the button, the Xserve starts up from the Server Diagnostics EFI NetBoot disk image. After you run Server Diagnostics EFI and restart, the Xserve starts up from its default startup volume. Disabling the Firmware Password If a firmware password is enabled, you can't:  Start up from a Server Diagnostics EFI NetBoot image using the Xserve front panel  Temporarily change the startup volume by holding down the F1 or D key at startup If a firmware password is enabled and you try to temporarily change the startup volume by holding down the Option key at startup, you must authenticate. To disable the firmware password: 1 If the server has an optical drive, insert the Mac OS X Server Install DVD, open the Install Mac OS X Server application, click Restart, and authenticate if necessary. If the server doesn't have an optical drive, do the following: a Insert the Mac OS X Server Install DVD in a computer with an optical drive and has Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server version 10. 5. 2 or later installed. b On the computer with the disc inserted, open Remote Install Mac OS X (located in /Applications/Utilities/). c Continue through the Remote Install Mac OS X assistant, selecting the inserted disc and the network connection that's on the same subnet as the server. d Restart the server and hold down the Option key while it restarts. 26 Chapter 3 Starting Up Server Diagnostics e When a list of startup disks appears, select Mac OS X Server Install Disc and click the arrow button. If it isn't listed and you're connecting to the computer over AirPort, select the AirPort network in the pop-up menu under the startup disk list. 2 After selecting a language, choose Utilities > Firmware Password Utility. 4 Deselect "Require password to change firmware settings, " and click OK. 5 Choose Firmware Password Utility > Quit Firmware Password Utility. Click Startup Disk, select the startup disk with Mac OS X Server installed, and then click Restart. Starting Up Mac OS X Server in 32-Bit Mode Server Diagnostics Mac OS X requires that Mac OS X Server be running in 32-bit mode. You should run Server Diagnostics Mac OS X on a dedicated volume so starting up in 32-bit mode won't affect users. If you use the volume for other purposes, consider temporarily starting up Mac OS X Server in 32-bit mode. Configuring Mac OS X Server to Start Up in 32-Bit Mode You can configure Mac OS X Server to start up in 32-bit mode by default. This affects Mac OS X Server installed on this volume, but not installations of Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server on other volumes. Afterwards, you can later reconfigure Mac OS X Server to start up in 64-bit mode by default. To configure Mac OS X Server to start up in 32-bit mode: 1 Open Server Diagnostics Mac OS X. You should see a dialog asking you if you want to permanently configure Mac OS X Server to run in 32-bit mode. If it doesn't appear, Mac OS X Server is already running in 32-bit mode. [. . . ] Reports the number of ECC errors, and then resets the count. ECC Error Count 1 second AirPort Tests Test Estimated completion time Description Verifies MAC address isn't all FFs or 00s. Verifies AirPort by performing a wireless scan after turning AirPort power off, then turning AirPort power on. AirPort MAC Address Verification 1 second AirPort Power Cycle 10 seconds 50 Appendix Server Diagnostics Test Reference Bluetooth Tests Test Bluetooth USB Interface MAC Address Verification Bluetooth Power Cycle Estimated completion time 2 seconds 2 seconds 10 seconds Description Verifies USB interface between host and Bluetooth. Verifies USB interface between host and Bluetooth after turning Bluetooth power off, and then turning Bluetooth power on. Ethernet Controller Tests The availability of Ethernet controller tests depends on the Enternet controller installed in the server. [. . . ]