Document Outline

• Cover
• Edition Notice
• Contents
• Communications Statements
• Safety Notices
• Environmental Notices
• About This Book
• Chapter 1. System Description
• Chapter 2. Using the System Unit
  • Ergonomic Information
  • Starting the System Unit
  • Stopping the System Unit
  • Reading the Operator Panel Display
  • Using the Keyboards
  • Using the Three-Button Mouse
  • Using the 3.5-Inch Diskette Drive
  • Using the CD-ROM Drive
  • Using the Hot Swap Disk Drives
• Chapter 3. Service Processor Menus
  • Service Processor Menus
  • General User Menus
  • Privileged User Menus
    • MAIN MENU
    • Service Processor Setup Menu
    • Passwords
    • System Power Control Menu
    • System Information Menu
    • Language Selection Menu
    • Call-in/Call-out Setup Menu
    • Modem Configuration Menu
    • Serial Port Selection Menu
    • Serial Port Speed Setup Menu
    • Telephone Number Setup Menu
    • Call-Out Policy Setup Menu
    • Customer Account Setup Menu
    • Reboot/Restart Policy Setup Menu
  • Service Processor Functions and Features
    • System Power-On Methods
    • Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery
    • Service Processor System Monitoring - Surveillance
    • Call Out (Call-Home)
    • Console Mirroring
    • System Configuration:
    • Service Processor Firmware Updates
    • Service Processor Logs
• Chapter 4. System Management Services
  • Graphical System Management Services
    • Config
    • MultiBoot
    • Utilities
    • Password
    • Hard Disk Spin Up Delay
    • Error Log
    • Remote Initial Program Load (RIPL)
    • SCSI ID
    • Update
      • System Firmware Recovery
      • Service Processor Firmware Updates
  • Text-Based System Management Services
    • Display Configuration
    • MultiBoot Menu
    • Utilities
    • Hard Disk Spin Up Delay
    • Select Language
  • Open Firmware Command Prompt
• Chapter 5. Installing Options
  • Safety Considerations
  • Handling Static-Sensitive Devices
  • Expansion Bays
    • Preinstallation Steps (All Bays)
  • Installing Disk Drives into the Hot-Swap Bays
    • SCSI Disk Drives
    • SSA Disk Drives
  • Removing Disk Drives from the Hot-Swap Bays
    • SCSI Disk Drives
    • SSA Disk Drives
• Chapter 6. Using the Online and Standalone Diagnostics
  • Diagnostic Sources
  • Standalone and Online Diagnostics Operating Considerations
    • Selecting a Console Display
    • Identifying the Terminal Type to Diagnostics
    • Undefined Terminal Types
    • Running Standalone Diagnostics
    • Running Online Diagnostics
    • Running the Diagnostics from a TTY Terminal
    • General Attributes Always Required
    • Additional Communication Attributes
    • Additional Keyboard Attributes
    • Additional Printer Attributes
  • Online Diagnostics Modes of Operation
    • Service Mode
    • Running the Online Diagnostics in Service Mode
    • Concurrent Mode
    • Running the Online Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode
    • Maintenance Mode
    • Running the Online Diagnostics in Maintenance Mode
  • Standalone Diagnostic Operation
    • Running the Standalone Diagnostics
  • Location Codes
  • Physical Location Codes
    • Location Code Format
  • AIX Location Codes
  • AIX and Physical Location Code Reference Table Model 50
  • AIX and Physical Location Code Reference Table Model 70
• Chapter 7. Using the Service Aids
  • Introduction to Service Aids
  • AIX Shell Prompt Service Aid
  • Backup/Restore Media Service Aid
  • Configure Remote Maintenance Policy Service Aid
  • Configure Ring Indicate Power On Policy Service Aid
  • Configure Surveillance Policy Service Aid
  • Configure Reboot Policy Service Aid
  • Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies Service Aid
  • Diagnostic Package Utility Service Aid
  • Dials and LPFK Configuration Service Aid
  • Disk Based Diagnostic Update Service Aid and Update Disk Based Diagnostic Task
  • Disk Media Service Aids
  • Disk Maintenance Service Aid
    • Disk to Disk Copy Service Aid
    • Display/Alter Sector Service Aid
    • Optical Disk Service Aids
  • Diskette Media Service Aid
  • Display or Change Configuration or Vital Product Data (VPD) Service Aid
    • Display Vital Product Data (VPD) Service Aid and Display Hardware Vital Product Data Task
    • Display Configuration Service Aid and Display Configuration and Resource List Task
    • Change Hardware Vital Product Data Task
    • Add Resource to Resource List Task
    • Delete Resource from Resource List Task
    • Change Configuration Service Aid and Add or Delete Drawer Configuration Task
    • Add or Delete Drawer Configuration Task
  • Display and Change Diagnostic Test List Service Aid
  • Display Previous Diagnostic Results Service Aid
  • Display Test Patterns Service Aid
  • Enhanced SCSI Display Configuration Service Aid
  • Generic Microcode Download Service Aid
  • Hardware Error Report Service Aid and Display Hardware Error Log Task
  • ISA Adapter Configuration Service Aid
  • Machine Check Error Log Service Aid
  • Microcode Download Service Aid
  • Periodic Diagnostics Service Aid
  • SCSI Bus Analyzer Task
  • SCSI Tape Utilities Service Aid
  • Service Hints Service Aid
  • Update System or Service Processor Flash Service Aid
  • Display Firmware Device Node
  • Display Resource Attributes
  • 7135 RAIDant Array Service Aid
  • PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify
  • SSA Location Code Format
  • SSA Loops and Links
    • The SSA Adapter
    • Disk Drive Module Strings
    • Pdisks, Hdisks, and Disk Drive Module Identification
    • Rules for SSA Loops
    • Loops and Data Paths
  • SSA Service Aids
    • The Identify Function
    • Starting the SSA Service Aids
    • Set Service Mode Service Aid
    • Link Verification Service Aid
    • Configuration Verification Service Aid
    • Format Disk Service Aid
    • Certify Disk Service Aid
  • Service Aid Error Codes
  • Using the Service Aids for SSA-Link Problem Determination
  • Finding the Physical Location of a Device
    • Finding the Device When Service Aids Are Available
    • Finding the Device When No Service Aids Are Available
  • Microcode Maintenance
  • Vital Product Data (VPD)
• Chapter 8. Using the System Verification Procedure
  • Step 1. Considerations before Running This Procedure
  • Step 2. Loading the Diagnostics
  • Step 3. Running System Verification
  • Step 4. Additional System Verification
  • Step 5. Stopping the Diagnostics
• Chapter 9. Hardware Problem Determination
  • Problem Determination Using the Standalone or Online Diagnostics
    • Step 1. Considerations before Running This Procedure
    • Step 2
    • Step 3
    • Step 4
    • Step 5
    • Step 6
    • Step 7
    • Step 8
    • Step 9
    • Step 10
    • Step 11
    • Step 12
    • Step 13
    • Step 14
    • Step 15
    • Step 16
    • Step 17
  • Problem Determination When Unable to Load Diagnostics
    • Step 1. Considerations before Running This Procedure
    • Step 2
    • Step 3
    • Step 4
    • Step 5
    • Step 6
    • Step 7
• Chapter 10. SSA Problem Determination Procedures
  • Disk Drive Module Power-On Self-Tests (POSTs)
  • Adapter Power-On Self-Tests (POSTs)
• Appendix A. System Records
  • Record the Identification Numbers
  • Device Records
• Appendix B. Service Processor Setup and Test
  • Service Processor Setup Checklist
  • Testing the Setup
    • Call-In:
    • Call-Out:
    • Serial Port Configuration
• Appendix C. Modem Configurations
  • Sample Modem Configuration Files
  • Configuration File Selection
    • Examples For Using the Generic Sample Modem Configuration Files
    • Customizing the Modem Configuration Files
    • IBM 7852-400 DIP Switch Settings
    • Xon/Xoff Modems
    • Ring Detection
    • Terminal Emulators
    • Recovery Procedures
  • Seamless Transfer of a Modem Session
    • Recovery Strategy
    • Prevention Strategy
  • Modem Configuration Samples
    • Sample File modem_m0.cfg
    • Sample File modem_m1.cfg
    • Sample File modem_z.cfg
    • Sample File modem_z0.cfg
    • Sample File modem_f.cfg
    • Sample File modem_f0.cfg
    • Sample File modem_f1.cfg
• Appendix D. Service Processor Operational Phases
  • Pre-Standby Phase
  • Standby Phase
  • Bring-Up Phase
  • Runtime Phase
• Index
• Reader's Comments
• Back Cover