How to Access the Diagnostic Partition on a Red Hat Linux System

1. Remove the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD from the DVD tray.
2. Reboot the server and start the Red Hat Linux operating system.
3. Log in as root (superuser).
4. Type the following command to determine whether your diagnostic partition has been configured to be mounted:

   # ls /diagpart

   • If this command fails to list the log files created by the Pc-Check diagnostics utility, then the operating system has never been configured to mount the diagnostic partition. Continue to Step 5.

   • If this command succeeds in listing the log files created by the Pc-Check diagnostics utility, the operating system has already been configured to mount the diagnostic partition. All users have read access to this partition. Only the superuser has read/write access to this partition. You have completed this procedure. Do not proceed with the following steps.

5. Insert the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD into the DVD tray.
6. When the CD is mounted, open a terminal window.
7. Type the following command:

   # cd mountpoint/drivers/linux/linux_version

   where mountpoint is the CD mountpoint and linux_version is the version of Linux you have installed. For example:

   # cd /mnt/cdrom/drivers/linux/red_hat

8. Type the following command to install the diagnostic partition:

   # ./install.sh

9. Press Enter.

   The following lines appear if the diagnostic partition is mounted successfully:

   Mounting Diagnostic Partition

   Installation Successful

10. Type the following command to list the contents of the diagnostic partition:

    # ls /diagpart