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Figure 8-9 Starting Up the System Notifier
3. When you see the System Maintenance menu, choose Run Diagnostics, or type 3
on the keyboard.
Tip: You can stop the tests at any time by pressing Esc.
Note: If you cannot reach the System Maintenance menu, your system is faulty. If
you cannot run the diagnostics, you may have a faulty disk drive or other problem.
Contact your service provider.
4. At the end of the tests you see a message with the results of the tests. Press Enter
and then Esc to return to the System Maintenance menu, from where you can
restart the system.
Recovering From a System Crash
In most cases, your system recovers from a system crash automatically if you reboot it.
If, however, you have lost data on your system disk, and you cannot communicate with
your workstation using the mouse or keyboard, or over the network, follow these
instructions. The instructions assume you have a backup tape of your system that has
been made using the System Manager backup tool, or with the /usr/sbin/Backup
script. You also need a CD with your current IRIX operating system level. If you are
recovering data from a tape on a remote tape device, you need to know the hostname,
tape device name, and IP address of the remote system.
Note: If you need instructions on creating a system disk from the PROM monitor, see
AppendixE,“RegulatoryInformation.”.AlsoseetheInstallation Instructions booklet that
camewithyourCDsforinformationoninstallingtheoperatingsystemorother software.