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Manual Chapter : Running the EUD Tests

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Running the EUD Tests

Running the EUD tests

There are several options for running the EUD tests.

Task Description
Boot the EUD from a USB flash drive Plug your EUD USB flash drive into the VIPRION® system and boot to the EUD.
Boot the EUD from a USB DVD drive Plug your USB DVD drive into the BIG-IP system and boot to the EUD.
Run the EUD from the system boot menu As the system is booting, select the EUD option from the boot menu.
Important: On VIPRION systems, the boot menu no longer displays by default. You must press the Esc key during the countdown to display the boot menu.

Booting the EUD from a USB flash drive

You must load the EUD image onto the USB flash drive to run the EUD from the drive. You must have a console connected to the blade you want to test. You can only run one instance of EUD at a time.

You can use this method to boot the EUD from a USB flash drive.
  1. If the blade that you want to test is powered on, shut it down.
  2. Plug in the USB flash drive that holds the EUD image into the USB port on the blade you want to test.
  3. Power on the blade to boot the EUD.
    When the EUD starts, the EUD menu displays on the console.

Booting the EUD from a USB CD/DVD drive

You must create a disk using the EUD ISO image before you can boot the EUD from a USB CD/DVD drive. You must have a console connected to the blade you want to test. You can only run one instance of the EUD at a time.

You can use this method to boot the EUD from an externally-powered USB CD/DVD drive.
  1. If the blade you want to test is powered on, shut it down.
  2. Plug the USB CD/DVD drive into the USB port on the blade you want to test and insert the EUD CD/DVD.
  3. Power on the blade to boot the EUD.
    When the EUD starts, the EUD menu displays on the console.

Starting the EUD from the boot menu

You should install the latest version of the EUD before you boot the EUD from the boot (grub) menu. You must have a console connected to the blade that you want to test.

Important: On VIPRION® systems, the boot menu no longer displays by default. You must press the Esc key during the countdown to display the boot menu.

You can use this method to boot the EUD installed on a blade.

  1. If the blade that you want to test is powered on, halt it.
  2. Power on the blade.
  3. As the blade boots, press Esc when you see the countdown.
    The boot menu displays.
  4. Use the arrow keys to highlight End User Diagnostics and press Enter.
    When the EUD starts, the EUD menu displays on the console.
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