IBM 265, Service Manual

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The AIX service aid, Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies, can be used to
save your settings after initial setup or whenever the settings must be changed for
system operation purposes.
It is strongly recommended that you use this AIX service aid for backing up service
processor settings to protect the usefulness of the service processor and the availability
of the server. Refer to “Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies,” in the
“Introducing Tasks and Service Aids” section of the
RS/6000
Eserver
pSeries
Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, SA38-0509.
General User Menu
The menu options presented to the general user are a subset of the options available to
the privileged user. The user must know the general-access password, if set, to access
these menus.
GENERAL USER MENU
1. Power-On System
2. Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
3. Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
4. Read Service Processor Error Logs
5. Read System POST Errors
6. View System Environmental Conditions
99. Exit from Menus
1>
Note: The service processor prompt displays either 1> or 2> to indicate which serial
port on the system is being used to communicate with the service processor.
v
Power-On System
Allows the user to power-on the system.
v
Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
Displays manufacturer vital product data, such as serial numbers, part numbers, and
so on, that were stored from the system boot prior to the one in progress now.
v
Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
Displays the boot progress indicators (checkpoints), up to a maximum of 100, from
the system boot prior to the one in progress. This historical information can be useful
to help diagnose system faults.
The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed line are the
progress indicators (latest) from the boot that produced the current sessions. Below
the dashed line are progress indicators (oldest) from the boot preceding the one that
produced the current sessions.
The progress indicator codes are listed from top (latest) to bottom (oldest). The
dashed line represents the point where the latest boot started.
If the <-- arrow occurs, use the 4-digit checkpoint or 8-digit error code being pointed
to as the starting point for your service actions.
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