Reference Guide

Running Offline Diagnostics
To run offline diagnostics, use the following commands.
For more information, refer to the examples following the steps.
1. Place the unit in the offline state.
EXEC Privilege mode
offline stack-unit
You cannot enter this command on a MASTER or Standby stack unit.
NOTE: The system reboots when the offline diagnostics complete. This is an automatic
process. The following warning message appears when you implement the offline stack-
unit command: Warning - Diagnostic execution will cause stack-unit to
reboot after completion of diags. Proceed with Offline-Diags [confirm
yes/no]:y
After the system goes offline, you must reload or execute the online stack-unit <id> command for
the normal operation.
2. Confirm the offline status.
EXEC Privilege mode
show system brief
3. Start diagnostics on the unit.
diag
When the tests are complete, the system displays the following message and automatically reboots
the unit.
Dell#00:09:32 : Diagnostic test results are stored on file: flash:/
TestReport-SU-1.txt
00:09:37: %S50N:1 %DIAGAGT-6-DA_DIAG_DONE: Diags finished on stack unit 1
Diags completed... Rebooting the system now!!!
Diagnostic results are printed to a file in the flash using the filename format TestReport-SU-<stack-
unit>.txt.
Log messages differ somewhat when diagnostics are done on a standalone unit and on a stack
member.
4. View the results of the diagnostic tests.
EXEC Privilege mode
show file flash://
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