Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics Version 2.9 User's Guide
Setup and Diagnostic Requirements
This section describes the process for setting up Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics.
PowerEdge Diagnostics must be set up on each managed system to run diagnostics locally.
Table 2-1. Device Dependencies
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NOTE: Memory diagnostics are not supported on the following PowerEdge systems as they do not support IPMI: SC420, SC430, SC440, SC1420, and SC1430. |
The PowerEdge Diagnostics installation files, for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, are available at the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
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NOTE: Ensure that you accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA) while installing PowerEdge Diagnostics. |
The following steps show how to install PowerEdge Diagnostics on systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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NOTE: The option to run PowerEdge Diagnostics from the Start menu is available only to the Administrator who installed the application. All other Administrators must use the StartDiags shortcut inside the installation folder to run the application. |
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NOTE: To uninstall PowerEdge Diagnostics 2.9, click Start® Programs® PowerEdge Diagnostics 2.9® Uninstall. |
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NOTE: Uninstallation of Dell PowerEdge Diagnostics requires a minimum free space of 40 KB on your system drive. |
To run PowerEdge Diagnostics in the CLI mode on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, run the pediags program from x/oldiags/bin (where x is the installation directory.)
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NOTE: Always run the pediags program from x/oldiags/bin. Do not install and run the pediags program from a network-mapped drive. Some network-diagnostic tests disconnect the network. |
The following steps show how to install PowerEdge Diagnostics on systems running supported Linux operating systems.
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NOTE: Do not extract or copy startDiags.sh to another directory and attempt running the application. |
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NOTE: Running PowerEdge Diagnostics on a read-only file system is not supported. |
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NOTE: To uninstall the application, run uninstall.sh. This file is located in the installation directory. |
The PowerEdge Diagnostics GUI, which is a 32-bit application, does not function on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) systems if Compatibility Arch Support packages are missing.
Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) system may display the following message when you try launching PowerEdge Diagnostics:
Compatibility Arch Support package(s) [gtk, pango, and redhat-artwork] is not installed on this system. For details on installing the package(s) please refer to the README file.
To resolve the issue, perform the following actions:
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NOTE: Running multiple instances of PowerEdge Diagnostics is not supported. |