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Preface

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Display Software Product Data Pre-version 4.2

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Display Software Product Data Beginning with Version 4.2

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Display Configuration Service Aid and Display Configuration and Resource List Task 6-10
Change Hardware Vital Product Data Task

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Display and Change Diagnostic Test List Service Aid

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Display or Change Key Modes (Display or Change Electronic Mode Switch Task)

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Display Previous Diagnostic Results Service Aid

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Display Test Patterns Service Aid

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Generic Microcode Download Service Aid

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Hardware Error Report Service Aid and Display Hardware Error Log Task

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Local Area Network Service Aid and Local Area Network Analyzer Task

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Microcode Download Service Aid

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Multiprocessor Service Aid (Display or Change Multiprocessor Configuration Task)

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Periodic Diagnostics Service Aid

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Product Topology Service Aid

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SCSI Bus Service Aid and SCSI Bus Analyzer Task

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SCSI Tape Utilities Service Aid

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Service Aids for use with Ethernet

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Service Hints Service Aid

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SSA Service Aid

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Trace Service Aid

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7318 Serial Communications Network Server Service Aid

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Chapter 7. Using the System Verification Procedure

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System Verification Procedure

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Step 1. Considerations before Running This Procedure

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Step 2. Loading the Diagnostic Programs

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Step 3. Running System Verification

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Step 4. Additional System Verification

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Step 5. Stopping the Diagnostics

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Chapter 8. Hardware Problem Determination

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Chapter 9. Expansion Unit

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Overview

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Installation Procedures

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Preliminary Operations

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Rear Cover

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Front Cover

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Top Cover

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Mechanical Connection

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Securing the Units at the Bottom

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Units Interconnection

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FXE Cable Interconnection

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RS-485 Cables Interconnection

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SCSI Interface Card Interconnection

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SCSI Terminators

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Recognizing the New Unit

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Units Disconnection

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Mechanical Disconnection

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Summary of Contents for 7013 J Series

Page 1: ...7013 J Series Operator Guide SA23 2724 02 ...

Page 2: ...n this publication at any time without notice It is possible that this publication may contain reference to or information about products machines and programs programming or services that are not announced in your country Such references or information must not be construed to mean that such products programming or services will be offered in your country Any reference to a licensed program in th...

Page 3: ...e Table for SCSI and Non SCSI Devices 1 11 Cluster Power Control 1 13 Chapter 2 Using the System Unit 2 1 Main Power Switch Module 2 1 The Operator Panel 2 3 Operator Controls 2 3 Setting the Key Mode Switch 2 6 Starting and Stopping the System Unit 2 9 Methods of Starting the System Unit 2 9 Manually Starting the System Unit 2 10 Manually Stopping the System Unit 2 11 General Information about Mu...

Page 4: ...rive 2 32 Using the 1 4 Inch Tape Drive 2 33 Functions 2 33 Tape Cartridge Compatibility 2 34 Loading the 1 4 Inch Tape Cartridge 2 35 Unloading the 1 4 Inch Tape Cartridge 2 36 Setting the Write Protect Tab on 1 4 Inch Tape Cartridges 2 37 Cleaning the 1 4 Inch Cartridge Drive 2 38 Environmental Considerations for 1 4 Inch Tape Cartridges 2 38 Using the CD ROM Drives 2 39 Loading the CD ROM Disc ...

Page 5: ...25 Reset 3 25 Power Off 3 25 System Boot 3 26 Off Line Tests 3 28 Set Parameters 3 32 Set National Language 3 38 Some Common SystemGuard Tasks 3 39 Customizing SystemGuard For Your Needs 3 58 Reloading the Flash EEPROM 3 60 Chapter 4 Removal and Installation Procedures 4 1 Hot Removability Capability 4 2 Highly Removable Disks 4 2 Locating a Micro Channel Adapter 4 3 Locating a Disk or Media Drive...

Page 6: ...Run Diagnostics Task 6 2 Run Error Log Analysis Task 6 2 Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options Task 6 2 Process Supplemental Media Task 6 3 Service Aids 6 3 AIX Shell Prompt Service Aid 6 4 Backup Restore Media Service Aid 6 4 Bit Error Rate Service Aid 6 4 BUMP Bringup Micro Processor Service Aids Display or Change BUMP Configuration Task 6 4 Diagnostic Package Utility Service Aid 6 5 Dia...

Page 7: ...6 13 SCSI Bus Service Aid and SCSI Bus Analyzer Task 6 13 SCSI Tape Utilities Service Aid 6 14 Service Aids for use with Ethernet 6 14 Service Hints Service Aid 6 15 SSA Service Aid 6 15 Trace Service Aid 6 15 7318 Serial Communications Network Server Service Aid 6 16 Chapter 7 Using the System Verification Procedure 7 1 System Verification Procedure 7 1 Step 1 Considerations before Running This P...

Page 8: ...Electronic Mode Switch from Service Line Flag B 6 Reloading the Flash EEPROM B 7 Appendix C SystemGuard Remote Operation Configuration C 1 Terminal Configuration C 1 Flags and Parameters Settings C 2 Modem Configuration Files C 4 Initializing a Modem C 6 Testing Dial Out C 6 Appendix D Supplies D 1 Ordering Keys D 2 Key Reorder Form D 3 Appendix E Three Digit Display Numbers E 1 Power On PON Test ...

Page 9: ...nges or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation United Kingdom Telecommunications Requirements This eq...

Page 10: ...onment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets ...

Page 11: ... Geräten gilt folgende Bestimmung nach dem EMVG Geräte dürfen an Orten für die sie nicht ausreichend entstört sind nur mit besonderer Genehmigung des Bundesministers für Post und Telekommunikation oder des Bundesamtes für Post und Telekommunikation betrieben werden Die Genehmigung wird erteilt wenn keine elektromagnetischen Störungen zu erwarten sind Auszug aus dem EMVG vom 9 Nov 92 Para 3 Abs 4 H...

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Page 13: ...personal injury A caution notice appears on the following page xiii 2 39 4 1 4 8 9 2 10 1 Lithium Battery Note For a translation of these notices see System Unit Safety Information CAUTION A lithium battery can cause fire explosion or a severe burn Do not recharge disassemble heat above 100 C 212 F solder directly to the cell incinerate or expose cell contents to water Keep away from children Repl...

Page 14: ...tified to conform to the requirements of the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 825 1st edition 1984 and CENELEC EN 60 825 1991 for Class 1 laser products CAUTION A class 3 laser is contained in the device Do not attempt to operate the drive while it is disassembled Do not attempt to open the covers of the drive as it is not serviceable and is to be replaced as a unit Class 1 laser prod...

Page 15: ...gua Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Saudi Arabia Suriname Trinidad Taiwan Venezuela 3 14F1559 Argentina Australia New Zealand 4 14F1554 Abu Dhabi Austria Belgium Bulgaria Botswana Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Indonesia Korea South Lebanon Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macau Netherlands Norway Portugal Saudi Arabia Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia 5 14F1557 Ban...

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Page 17: ... Printers in Chapter 2 Using the System Unit operating tape and CD ROM units See Chapter 2 Using the System Unit ISO 9000 ISO 9000 registered quality systems wer used in the development and manufacturing of this product Related Publications The Problem Solving Guide and Reference order number SC23 2606 is the first book you should use when you have a problem with the system unit It contains proced...

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Page 19: ...ws each internal planar and card with the proper connectors and the corresponding description and then it shows the SCSI addresses related to both the internal and external devices for each unit Description of the Base Unit The 7013 J Series system is a multi user system based on the PowerPC RISC architecture It contains several types of input and output I O adapters memory and media storage devic...

Page 20: ...consists of a floor standing unit which may be expanded with the addition of an expansion unit positioned to the left of the base unit Both units have the same dimensions Height 610 mm 24 1 in Width 360 mm 14 2 in Depth 750 mm 29 5 in ...

Page 21: ...t with covers and doors removed Operator Panel Micro Channel Card Cage Fan Module Media Devices Power Supply Disk Devices Main Fan Module Front View Back Plane Micro Channel Card Cage Back Plane System Interface Board CPU Complex Main Power Switch Module Disk Fan Module Disk Devices Rear View Micro Channel Card Cage ...

Page 22: ...t is used to help analyze power and cooling problems Power Button Controls the system power This button enables the system to automatically power itself back on if a power failure occurs The power supply has electric power as long as the power supply cord is plugged into a working electrical outlet even when the power button has been pressed to turn of the system unit Power Button Cover This cover...

Page 23: ...A and an additional SCSI bus with 4 slots SCSI bus B The media devices such as tape drives and CD ROM drives are always located at the front in the upper row of the base unit This row can house three 5 25 inch half high devices The lower device slots located at the front side are reserved for highly removable 3 5 inch disk drives See Highly Removable Disks on page 4 2 for more information about hi...

Page 24: ...ower Supply and three Fan Modules Note The Expansion Unit must always be positioned at the left side of the base system unit Media Devices Disk Devices Front View MCA Complex System Interface Board Main Power Switch Module Disk Fan Module Disk Devices Bulkhead SCSI Main Fan Module Rear View For more information about SCSI bus IDs and locating disk or media drives see Locating a Disk or Media Drive...

Page 25: ... at the front side of the expansion unit Two optional 5 25 inch half high media devices in two 5 25 inch half high device slots may be installed The lower three 3 5 inch device slots in the front are reserved for highly removable disk drives For more information about highly removable disks see Highly Removable Disks on page 4 2 Media Devices Disk Drives Installed Devices in the Front of the Expan...

Page 26: ...t where you are installing the disk devices installed in the base unit and connected through an external connection In either case a dedicated SCSI 2 Differential Fast Wide Adapter A supports the input of the SCSI 2 Differential Fast Wide Adapter A connection to the back plane To support the internal storage devices in the Expansion Unit one system interface board is required this services the A b...

Page 27: ...r for the general AC power ON OFF control Attention Before powering on the base system unit be sure that the expansion unit main power switch is set to on I If you attempt to power the base unit on when the expansion unit is set to off O the power on will fail and an error code will be displayed in the operator panel display Main Power Switch Module with System Unit Main Switch Rear View of Base U...

Page 28: ...s connector of a non integrated SCSI controller 0S External bus connector of an integrated SCSI controller SCSI address of the device HHH is the logical unit number of the device shown in decimal Location Code Format for Non SCSI Devices The following example is for non SCSI devices These include planars memory cards adapters and async distribution boxes Use the example to determine the physical l...

Page 29: ...t 1 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 2 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 3 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 4 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 5 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 6 of the second MCA planar or expansion cabinet Adapter in slot 7 of the secon...

Page 30: ... the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 3 on the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 4 on the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 5 on the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 6 on the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 7 on the memory card Memory SIMM or DIMM in location 8 on the memory card G HHH 00 For devices other than those listed here 00 thru 15 Port...

Page 31: ...on of multiple 7012 G Series system units 7013 J Series system units and 7015 Model R30 R40 and R50 CPU enclosures for interface connection of CPUs and disk drive drawers The CPC also contains ports for connection of a modem and TTY For more information about the CPC refer to Cluster Power Control Operator and Service Guide order number SA23 2766 Disk Drive Connectors PCI Connectors Disk Drive Con...

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Page 33: ...ule Each system unit is equipped with a Main Power Switch Module containing the switch for general AC power ON OFF control and the AC power cable connector Before performing the first startup of the machine being installed the following steps must be performed to give it AC power Please note that this procedure must be repeated for each system unit expansion and base 1 Press the Main Power Switch ...

Page 34: ...the power cords into the elelectical outlet 4 Perform this step first on the expansion unit if there is one attached Press the switch located on the Main Power Switch Module to on switching it to the I position Main Power Switch ...

Page 35: ...een LED when lit indicates all voltages in the power supply are present and within specified limits and all fans are running The power on light is also used to help analyze power and cooling problems Reset Scroll Button Used to reset the system unit depending on the position of the key mode switch Also used to scroll the messages on the Operator Panel Display Operator Panel Display Displays status...

Page 36: ...ics when a Console Display is not available Check Stop indications when the machine cannot recover from a Check Stop Crash reporting when the machine cannot recover from a crash Dump progress and command indications during dump Problem reporting when there is a power problem During the POST the numbers displayed indicate the progress of the testing If an error that requires attention is detected t...

Page 37: ...hing the Reset button once may cause an incomplete reset and the system may not restart Therefore it is recommended to push the reset button twice for a complete reset Read out messages scroll after a flashing 888 is displayed Start the dump program when a manual dump is needed Sequentially read system configuration in Stand By Mode and with the key mode switch in Service position Pushing the Rese...

Page 38: ...he local or remote SystemGuard BUMP console In Normal mode an electronic key may be used to set Normal Secure and Service modes For remote maintenance see Electronic Mode Switch page 2 8 In Secure and Service modes the physical key setting prevails Operator Panel with Key Mode Switch in Normal Position Key Mode Switch The following table summarizes the possible operations for each key mode switch ...

Page 39: ...ed for attended operation when hardware or software service is conducted The Service position activates operating system console sequences that support error determination debug and storage printout dump In the Service position the system unit attempts to IPL from the media drive The IPL proceeds according to the Service Mode Bootlist The key mode switch is also used for the following To indicate ...

Page 40: ...h has validity only when the operator panel key mode switch is set to the Normal position It is able to electronically move the position of the key mode switch on the operator panel in the following way Key Mode Switch Electronic Mode Switch Status of the System Normal Normal Normal Service Service Secure Secure Secure Set to any mode Secure Service Set to any mode Service Note The status of the s...

Page 41: ...m unit does a normal IPL To use this method a modem or an equivalent device must be attached to the system Programmed by date and time On a specific day and time the power is switched on and the system unit does a normal IPL This facility is available only with the system in stand by mode Recovery after a power failure When the power is restored the power is switched on and the system unit does a ...

Page 42: ...n is already pushed in you must press it once to reset the button and then press it again to turn the power on The power on tests may run for several minutes with 165 showing on the operator panel display If you have the SystemGuard console enabled you can monitor the progress of the power on PON test portion of the IPL process Wait until the Login message appears on the terminal at this point the...

Page 43: ...the shutdown command only if you are logged onto the system as root user 2 Run the shutdown command When the shutdown program is run a warning message will be sent to all connected terminals The user can specify the time period between the sending of the warning message and the system shutdown This time is given with a default of 60 seconds shutdown h 5 represents a period of 5 minutes Attention T...

Page 44: ...nd these actions can require further consideration before any changes are made Some actions requiring further consideration are 1 Starting and stopping the communication with other system 2 Running diagnostics on one of the systems 3 Analyzing the error log information 4 Installing adapters or devices on one of the systems 5 Using the wrap plugs with the diagnostics When the system unit is attache...

Page 45: ...rvice Console is connected to the S2 port of the system interface board When the related flags to control the maintenance environment are properly set it enables the remote operator IBM service center to perform maintenance and AIX commands in every system condition stand by init time and run time as well as the local operator does from the BUMP Console If there is a system problem the S2 line is ...

Page 46: ... controls and how to work with the media devices and the disk devices The following devices can be installed in your 7013 J Series system unit an 8 mm helical scan tape drive a 1 4 Inch QIC cartridge streaming tape drive a 4 mm DAT tape drive a CD ROM 2 drive to support optical disks The operator panel contains a 3 5 inch diskette drive Media Devices Diskette Drive Media Device Locations in the Ba...

Page 47: ...h Half Size read write compatibility with 2 3GB format Functions The 5GB 8 mm tape drive has two green status lights and one amber status light The on off combinations of the status light indicate the conditions of the 8 mm tape drive Green Amber Status Lights Green Unload Button Drive Door 8 mm Tape Drive Operator Controls Each of the ISO symbols located next to a status light indicates a specifi...

Page 48: ... 0GB 8 mm Tape Drives Use only Data Grade 8 mm tape cartridges These cartridges are identified by either a Data D or D8 marking on the data cartridge Remove the tape cartridge from the tape drive when it is not used and store the cartridge vertically in the cartridge case Do not attempt to open the door on the data tape cartridge This door covers and protects the magnetic tape material from dirt d...

Page 49: ...worn out can contribute errors The environment that the drive and media operate in is a major contributor to the reliability of the recorded data A good environment will enhance the reliability while an environment that does not comply with the recommended limits may cause lost saves and damaged media to occur It is possible however to have other influences power surges or a dust particle for exam...

Page 50: ... cartridge into the opening on the front of the 8 mm tape drive until the loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes The ready status light green will go on if the load operation was successful Write Protect Tab Ready Status Light Green 8 mm Tape Cartridge Window Side of Tape Cartridge The tape takes about 25 seconds to load When the green light comes on the dri...

Page 51: ...rtridge and ejects the cartridge from the drive opening The time required for a tape to rewind and unload is between 18 seconds and 3 minutes depending on the position of the tape when the unload button is pushed If the tape cartridge cannot unload and has to be removed manually from the drive contact your service representative ...

Page 52: ... such us streamer and tape devices to ensure their efficiency and avoid data loss problems This section contains the description of these maintenance operations Cleaning the Tape Path on the 5GB 8 mm Tape Drive Attention Do not use video cleaning cartridges in the 8 mm tape drive Video cleaning cartridges can damage the 8 mm tape drive Some video cleaning cartridges are extremely abrasive An 8 mm ...

Page 53: ...artridge is ejected from the tape drive when the cleaning operation is complete A successful cleaning operation is indicated when the disturbance status light amber goes off Tape Handling When loading a tape in the drive the cartridge should be removed from the case very close to the front panel of the drive to reduce accumulation of airborne dust and dirt particles The same process should be foll...

Page 54: ...rded data archive life of over 30 years Use tapes with 4 to 20 passes on them In the first few passes new tapes shake off or shed excess magnetic media and binder deposited during the tape manufacturing process These can result in higher soft error rates during the first few passes Pre condition the tapes Write Read tape to measure error statistics from LBOT to LEOT Do this a minimum of 4 passes a...

Page 55: ...pe from BOT to EOT at normal speed Exercise the tapes once every 12 months by reading the entire tape to remove any stress which has built up in the tape pack during the storage interval This interval can be lessened at lower temperature conditions and should be increased at higher temperature conditions ...

Page 56: ...artridge being used Data transfer rate is 400 KBps 800 KBps is typical with data compression Note Data compression activated is the default setting from the factory Data compression is usually controlled by the application software Read and write of DDS tape cartridges in 2 0GB per cartridge format A status light that indicates when it is time to clean the tape path Internal diagnostics that are a...

Page 57: ...e tape This door protects the magnetic tape material from dirt dust and damage Do not operate in a dusty environment Do not touch the tape material Any substance transferred to the tape by touching it could cause loss of data Types of 4 mm Tape Cartridges The 4 mm tape drive is shipped with three 4 mm cartridges to help start your tape operations immediately Refer to Appendix A for tape cartridge ...

Page 58: ...ct Setting the Write Protect Tab on 4 mm Tape Cartridges The window on the tape cartridge controls write protection When the write protect tab of a tape cartridge is set window open information can be read from the tape but cannot be written to it When the write protect tab of a tape cartridge is not set window closed information can be both written to and read from the tape Trying to write to a 4...

Page 59: ...nt is beneficial and should be used whenever possible This can be accomplished by ensuring that any save or restore operation is the only active operation performed by a device connected to this SCSI I O controller Any tape that has been used outside the ranges specified in the previous table for an extended period of time 50 passes in 40 hours of nonstop operation should not be used as an archiva...

Page 60: ... indicates a specific condition of the tape drive as follows Disturbance amber status light Ready green status light Read Write green status light Amber Green Unload Button Drive Door Status Lights Green Status Light States The following tables explain the meaning of the green and amber status lights Disturbance amber Ready green Read Write green Off Steady Flashing No cartridge installed or error...

Page 61: ...running a device operation or cleaning Off On Flashing The 4mm Tape Drive has detected an internal error that requires corrective action such as tape cartridge failure high humidity or no SCSI terminator Refer to the service guide or contact your service representative See note below Off Off The tape path requires cleaning or a poor quality tape cartridge is being used See Cleaning the Tape Path o...

Page 62: ...e cartridge with the write protect tab towards you and the window side of the cartridge facing up 2 Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the 4 mm tape drive until the loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes The ready status light green will go on if the load operation was successful Write Protect Tab Ready Status Light Green 4 mm Tape Car...

Page 63: ...flash during the unload operation 2 The Ready status light and the Read Write status light will turn off when the cartridge is ejected from the tape drive Read Write Status Light Green Write Protect Tab 4 mm Tape Cartridge Ready Status Light Green Unload Button The time required for a tape to rewind and unload is between 10 seconds and 1 5 minutes depending on the position of the tape when the unl...

Page 64: ...ge with the disturbance status light amber remaining on Before loading the cleaning cartridge make sure the power to the 4 mm tape drive is on To load the 4 mm cleaning cartridge do the following 1 Grasp the edges of the 4 mm cleaning cartridge with the window side of the cartridge facing up 2 Slide the cleaning cartridge into the opening on the front of the 4 mm tape drive until the loading mecha...

Page 65: ... and 2GB media Functions Unload Button Front Panel Status Light The Unload button is used to unload the tape from the drive The status light has no color when it is off or when the drive is waiting in stand by mode When the status light is on it can be either green or red The colors indicate the status of the drive as follows Green The green light is on when the drive is in normal operation Red Th...

Page 66: ...dge Drive Standards Inc QIC formats The drive features the following Support for the following standards QIC 24 read only without ECC QIC 120 read and write without ECC QIC 150 read and write without ECC QIC 525 read and write with ECC QIC 1000 read and write with ECC QIC 2GB read and write with ECC Note For QIC 120 and QIC 150 data recovery is performed via reread operation 2 5GB storage capacity...

Page 67: ... without having to be held open 2 Insert the cartridge into the drive opening with the window side of the cartridge towards your left Gently push the cartridge into the drive opening until the cartridge stops Window Side of the 1 4 Inch Tape Figure 1 Inserting a 1 4 Inch Cartridge in the Drive 3 Close the front panel until you hear an audible click The drive loads the tape from the cartridge and p...

Page 68: ... tape drive in the streaming mode whenever possible The 1 4 Inch tape cartridge efficiency is defined as the amount of data that can be stored on the cartridge and the data rate at which the data can be read from the tape cartridge When in use the tape in the cartridge is moved at a constant speed of 72 Inches per second The following variables affect the amount of data that can be stored on a tap...

Page 69: ...g illustration Use a small screwdriver to turn the arrow to the desired position The arrow must be pointing in one of the two directions shown in the illustration SAFE SAFE Write Protected Not Write Protected Re tensioning The tape drive works best when it is operated as a streaming tape Before the first use of a 1 4 Inch cartridge you must retension the tape If the tape drive is on when a tape ca...

Page 70: ... humidity and maximum wet bulb data Attention The manufacturer has specified a set of temperature and humidity ranges in which the 1 4 inch data cartridge can operate with ease Only regular cleaning procedures are required when operating the cartridge within this range The risk of possible data loss is increased if 1 4 inch tape cartridges are operated stored or shipped outside the temperature or ...

Page 71: ... Volume Control Unload Button White on Underside Indicates CD ROM2 Status Light Disc Caddy Opening Type B Bezel CD ROM and CD ROM2 Type C Bezel Emergency Eject Access Disc Drawer The Type B Bezel front panel has an unload button status light volume control headphone jack and disc caddy opening When the system unit is set to On the CD ROM status light is in one of several conditions The meanings of...

Page 72: ...drive automatically pulls the caddy into the drive and prepares the disc for reading Type B Bezel CD ROM and CD ROM2 Disc Caddy Disc Caddy Opening Loading the CD ROM Drive Type C Bezel Only Press the unload button to open the tray Place the disc with the printed side away from the tray into the tray If the CD ROM drive is in the horizontal position slip out the tabs to hold the disc in place Push ...

Page 73: ...resentative Unloading the CD ROM Drive Type C Bezel Only Push and hold the unload button until the drawer comes out and then remove the disc Cleaning the CD ROM Drive This CD ROM drive has an internal head cleaning mechanism and therefore does not require an external cleaning device The internal cleaning mechanism cleans the head every time a caddy is inserted into the disc caddy opening Note Alwa...

Page 74: ...ened paper clip into the emergency eject hole Refer to the illustration below for the location of the emergency eject hole 3 Push the tool in until some resistance is felt 4 Maintain a small amount of pressure on the rod while pulling on the tray with your finger nail 5 Pull the tray open and remove the disc Note Normally the tray will make a ratcheting sound when pulling it open using the above p...

Page 75: ...ttes Be careful with your diskettes Because each piece of information occupies such a small area on the diskette small scratches dust food or tobacco particles can make the information unusable Be sure to remember the following Do not touch the recording surfaces Keep diskettes away from magnets and magnetic field sources such as telephones dictation equipment and electronic calculators Keep diske...

Page 76: ...ve the data on the diskette could be destroyed The diskette drive uses the following 3 5 inch diskettes 1 0MB capacity stores approximately 720K bytes of data 2 0MB capacity stores approximately 1 44M bytes of data Sliding Metal Shutter May be labeled 2HC Write Protect Slot A 1MB diskette looks like this Sliding Metal Shutter Write Protect Slot Rectangular Cutout A 2M byte diskette looks like this...

Page 77: ... write protect tab on the 3 5 inch diskette To locate the write protect tab turn the diskette over with the label facing down To prevent writing onto a diskette slide the write protect tab to open the protect slot Slot Open Diskette Write Protected Rear View Write Protect Tab To enable writing onto a diskette slide the write protect tab to cover the protect slot Slot Closed Rear View Diskette Not ...

Page 78: ...ward and with the bevelled corner on your right and away from you Metal Shutter Loading the 3 5 Inch Diskette Push the diskette into the drive until you hear a click The click indicates that the diskette is securely positioned in the drive To unload the diskette push the diskette unload button The diskette ejects partially so you can pull the diskette out Unloading a 3 5 Inch Diskette ...

Page 79: ...while the system is running This feature is called Hot Removability Capability Disk drives used in the 7013 J Series system include two LED indicators Operation Light The yellow LED is blinking when the disk is operating When the light is off the disk is idle Power Light The green LED indicates if you can start the procedure to remove the appropriate hard disk After you have run the proper softwar...

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Page 81: ...he CPU is disabled Likewise if memory is detected as bad during IPL or reIPL it is disabled SystemGuard allows diagnostics and maintenance to be performed either locally or remotely The SystemGuard processor makes it possible for these remote systems to be managed from a central location SMP servers can even be set up to automatically call a Service Center if they fail to boot successfully The mai...

Page 82: ...rt of the SystemGuard firmware is stored in the BUMP EPROM part is in the Flash EEPROM The Backup EPROM contains a subset of the Flash EEPROM SystemGuard Bring Up MicroProcessor Overview The SystemGuard Bring Up MicroProcessor BUMP controls the system when the power is off or the AIX operating system is stopped System Guard performs the following Controls the power on PON tests the power on self t...

Page 83: ... codes Physical Key It uses the international symbols for Normal Secure and Service modes This key should generally stay in the Normal position because the modes can be changed electronically when the physical key is in the Normal position Operator Panel Display Reset Scroll Button Key Mode Switch Physical Key Power Light Power Button Diskette Drive Normal Secure Service In the 7013 J Series the I...

Page 84: ...ronic Key can only be turned if the Physical Key is in Normal position Refer to How to Set the Electronic Key on page 3 39 for details on how to set the Electronic Key Following are various Electronic and Physical Key combinations and the resultant System Key position Physical Key Electronic Key System Key normal normal normal normal service service normal secure secure secure not valid secure ser...

Page 85: ... passed to AIX Maintenance Phase The maintenance phase is entered from the Init phase if the system key is in service mode If the BUMP console present flag is set the MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed on the BUMP console and the system waits for an operator action The maintenance menu choices are described on page 3 21 Various maintenance tasks can be performed from this menu When maintenance tasks ar...

Page 86: ...mmand sequence which you can change from the maintenance menu or AIX service aids SystemGuard checks for a special downloadable diskette if in Service mode checks the Flash EEPROM and then produces an output The following is an example of what appears BUMP FIRMWARE February 16 1995 ID 07 01 POWER_ON in EPROM FLOPPY NOT READY DO YOU WANT TO UPDATE FLASH FROM LINE S2 y n n BUMP FIRMWARE May 19 1995 ...

Page 87: ...b L2 cache by processor 3 OK Clearing 128 Mb by processor 0 OK CPU FIRMWARE August 4 1994 Processor 0 on IPL INIT 216 220 288 278 292 286 292 Processor 0 on IPL Start 223 299 A flashing 888 is displayed if PON tests cannot start If the PON test hangs a three digit code corresponding to a failed component is displayed Note that the system IPLs on the first available physical processor If for any re...

Page 88: ...B Data CrossBar and Memory Test Group These tests check the status of the system planar and memory cards data address lines accessibility memory components ECC memory refresh CPU checkstop Interrupt Test Group These tests collectively check the interrupt system BUMP CPU CPU CPU CPU checkstop MCA Test Group Not applicable CPU Multiprocessor Test Group These tests check the multiprocessor mechanisms...

Page 89: ...dicators are still displayed on the Operator Panel Note that the code 570 virtual SCSI devices being configured can take several minutes for each card in the SMP system When the boot indicators have reached c33 AIX has progressed enough to display its own boot messages on the system console However this is no longer the SystemGuard Console it is the AIX console SystemGuard Parameters and Flags A c...

Page 90: ...isable or enable this keyword see Power On Command Parameters on page 3 33 for details Turning the system power on makes the system enter the init phase Thus if the Key Mode Switch is in the Service position and if the AutoService IPL flag is disabled you enter the Maintenance Menu sbb This keyword displays the STAND BY menu It is important to understand the following flowchart Stand By on Operato...

Page 91: ... in Service mode you might go to Diagnostics instead of Maintenance due the SystemGuard Console being disabled by default If you are running level 7 or higher of the SystemGuard firmware the BUMP Console is enabled by default and stays enabled after a shutdown Autoservice IPL flag If enabled this flag means that you want to go to Diagnostics when booting with the System Key in Service mode Service...

Page 92: ...3 18 4 SSbus Maintenance 3 19 5 I2C Maintenance Select x exit 0 Note It is also possible to enter the STAND BY MENU from the Service Console if the remote authorization flag is enabled The Electronic Key can be set from the Service Console with the same escape sequence The STAND BY MENU allows the system administrator to display the physical configuration of the system CPUs memory I O and so on an...

Page 93: ...nter the STAND BY MENU and from the Main menu select Display Configuration option 0 The first level screen is displayed with features and devices that can be configured Here is an example of the display configuration screen for a 7013 J Series system Display Configuration SID TM 7013J30 45067 SID Y2 00045067 SID Y3 7fffff003935303730370000 UNIT PAAAAAAA 40 CPU conf CCCCAAAA MM conf CCAACCAAAAAAA F...

Page 94: ...e facilities FLASH_FW This is the Flash EEPROM firmware release number The corresponding second column gives the memory size expressed in KB CPU Conf This gives the status information of the CPU module present absent deconfigured or temporarily deconfigured MM Conf This is the status information for the memory DIMM UNIT ssssssss This gives the unit status information The corresponding second colum...

Page 95: ...umn shows the value of the electronic key E_KEY Set Flags Use this option to manage miscellaneous flags The default values are listed in the following table Flag Parameter and Keyword Default Values Name Default Value Remote Authorization flag Disabled BUMP Console Present flag Enabled Autoservice IPL flag Disabled Extended Tests parameter Disabled Power On Tests in Trace Mode flag Disabled Power ...

Page 96: ... directed by service support personnel Power On Tests in Loop Mode When enabled SystemGuard loops on the POST tests and does not IPL Fast IPL When enabled the long POST tests are not run shortening the INIT phase This feature lets you start the machine quickly when the test performance is not necessary This flag is not permanent It only remains set until the next IPL at which point it is automatic...

Page 97: ...if you enter 10 then a second level UNIT0 screen as shown below is displayed The second level screen contains a status column and details about the unit UNIT0 Second level Screen UNIT0 Set Status Set Status 00 dev0A C C 10 dev5B C A 01 dev0A D 11 dev5B D 02 dev1A C A 12 dev2A C C 03 dev1A D 13 dev2A D 04 dev3A C C 14 dev2B C D 05 dev3A D 15 dev2B D 06 dev4A C C 16 dev3B C C 07 dev4A D 17 dev3B D 0...

Page 98: ...decimal and the length in bytes c The data at the given start address for the given length is displayed Then the prompt for the start address and length is shown again d You can continue the read operation by pressing the Enter key in which case a new block of data is displayed e Enter a dot to end the read operation and redisplay the SSBus MAINTENANCE MENU 3 To write data a Enter a write command ...

Page 99: ...d I O port SP0 02 rd EEPROM 07 fan speed 03 margins 08 powering 04 on off OP LEDs select x exit These options are explained in the following sections Read Operator Panel Status Enter 00 to display the OP status table Read Unit Status First enter 01 to view a unit status table Then when requested enter a unit number to view its SIB table Read the EEPROM Enter 02 to read the vital product data VPD i...

Page 100: ...2 powoff Yellow off 03 powon Yellow select x exit Write on the Operator Panel Display Enter 05 to write a given string on the operator panel Display When requested enter the string you want to display Read Input Output Ports Enter 06 to read a given I O port The selected I O port contents are displayed as shown below the example contents are hexadecimal fe Hit Return Power on or Power off Enter 08...

Page 101: ... Autoservice IPL flag to disabled the default value for this flag is disabled from the STAND BY MENU 3 Having a Valid Service Contract 4 Turning the System Key to the Service position 5 Powering on the system The MAINTENANCE MENU shown below should appear just after the 292 code is displayed on both the console and the LCD For Details MAINTENANCE MENU Rev XX See the Following Pages 3 22 0 DISPLAY ...

Page 102: ...ONTRACT Last update yymmdd 941105 Validity 360 Days Remote service support Valid Quick On Call service Not valid AUTO DIAL Disable CONSOLES BUMP Console Present Service Console Disable 1200 Baud SYSTEM ID 000ABCDE Contains the serial number of the unit NUMBER OF CPU 2 MAIN MEMORY SIZE 128 MByte PRESENT UNITS 0 1 SELECT Unit 0 7 or x exit To view information for a specific unit enter a unit number ...

Page 103: ...n page 3 24 Note If you select a device type and more than one device of the same type exists you are asked to provide a device number For example if you enter 2 for CPU devices and 2 such device boards exist then you have to specify CPU0 or CPU1 when requested 2 Enter x to return to the system level display configuration screen An expansion unit screen for unit 1 is shown below It displays Unit s...

Page 104: ...ce specific vital product data VPD information such as Engineering change level Device field replaceable unit FRU number Name of the manufacturer Processor component definition related to the position of the ASICs Unit part number Note The VPD information restricted access is stored in the embedded EEPROM and on board permanent memories DISPLAY CONFIGURATION MAIN UNIT IOC BIST POST 0x0000 IOC VPD ...

Page 105: ...e support on the S2 line by setting the Remote Authorization flag Only the local operator can perform this command When this flag is enabled remote service support is possible and all characters sent on line S1 or line S2 are also sent on the other line Enter 2 in the MAINTENANCE MENU to enable the Remote Authorization flag Disable Service Console Use this command to prevent remote service support...

Page 106: ...E LOCATION CODE If it is not the device you want to boot from go through each option and change it to the desired BUS SLOT SCSI ID and LUN ID Option 4 allows you to change all these options at once The BOOT FROM SCSI DEVICE screen is similar to the following BOOT FROM SCSI DEVICE PRESENT DEVICE LOCATION CODE Drawer Bus Slot Connector SCSI ID LUN 00070030 COMMANDS 0 CHANGE BUS 1 CHANGE SLOT 2 CHANG...

Page 107: ...ated 5 Enter 5 to begin the boot The system leaves the maintenance environment and boots from the specified SCSI device Another method of changing the SCSI Boot Device location code is to select 4 from the BOOT FROM SCSI DEVICE menu This method allows you to change the SLOT SCSI ID and the LUN ID simultaneously When you make this selection the system displays ENTER LOCATION CODE Drawer Bus Slot Co...

Page 108: ...ou want to deselect a particular option if you want to cancel the option after selecting it press the same command once again In other words the options are toggled by the corresponding commands The available commands are explained as follows A Sets the verbose option which displays test execution messages Without this option only test titles and results are displayed B Sets the extra verbose opti...

Page 109: ...ist which is a sequence of tests to be run To build a test list perform the following steps 1 Enter 0 from the OFF LINE TESTS menu to display the following menu BUILD TEST LIST GROUP DESCRIPTION GROUP DESCRIPTION 01 BUMP QUICK IO 03 DIRECT IO 04 CPU 05 DCB AND MEMORY 06 INTERRUPT 11 MCA 20 MULTIPROCESSOR COMMANDS nn SELECT GROUP ADD ALL AVAILABLE TEST TO TEST LIST SELECT x exit Note For a descript...

Page 110: ...ENCY 50 ASL EXTERNAL L B 51 BPP EXTERNAL L B FULL 52 PRINTER 53 AUTODIAL 54 BPP EXTERNAL L B COMMANDS nn SELECT TEST ADD ALL TEST TO TEST LIST SELECT x exit Attention Do not run tests from the above list on items that do not exist on your system a failure indication will result 4 Select a particular test by entering the test number The selected test will be included in the list with default parame...

Page 111: ...ication the following screen enables you to Display test parameters both default and current values Modify parameter values reserved for service people only Delete tests from the list TEST 0101 01 01 GROUP 01 BUMP QUICK IO TEST 01 DEBUG LINE PARAMETER 1 Sub test selection DEFAULT VALUE 0x00000000 PRESENT VALUE 0x00000000 PARAMETER 2 Processor number DEFAULT VALUE 0x00000008 PRESENT VALUE 0x0000000...

Page 112: ...p 01 01 00 DEBUG LINE TEST TEST 0103 Running Bump 01 03 00 S2 ASL REM TEST PRESS RETURN TO EXIT If the loop option is set press the Break key to stop test execution Otherwise wait for the tests to finish and then press the Enter key to exit and return to the previous menu Set Parameters This option under the MAINTENANCE MENU enables you to modify user settable flags and parameters 1 Enter 8 in the...

Page 113: ...COMMAND PRESENT CONDITIONS BUMP CONSOLE POWER ON Enable COMMAND STRING power SERVICE CONSOLE POWER ON Disable COMMAND STRING power COMMANDS 0 ENABLE BUMP CONSOLE POWER ON 1 DISABLE BUMP CONSOLE POWER ON 2 CHANGE BUMP CONSOLE POWER ON COMMAND STRING 3 ENABLE SERVICE CONSOLE POWER ON 4 DISABLE SERVICE CONSOLE POWER ON 5 CHANGE SERVICE CONSOLE POWER ON COMMAND STRING SELECT x exit 2 Select an action ...

Page 114: ... 2 to select MicroChannel adapter MCA devices and display a screen listing available adapters similar to the following BASIC MCA ADAPTER 0 BASIC MCA ADAPTER 0 1 BASIC MCA ADAPTER 4 2 BASIC MCA ADAPTER 5 3 BASIC MCA ADAPTER 6 SELECT x exit 3 Select the particular device which you want to configure A third level screen is displayed For example for adapter 0 zero you should see a screen similar to BA...

Page 115: ... the second is a backup number By default no numbers are set System Dial In Phone Number This phone number is used by the dial in procedure This is the phone number used by a remote service center expert to connect to your machine by modem to perform maintenance actions By default no phone number is set System Operator Voice Phone Number This phone number is the voice number of the customer s syst...

Page 116: ...a boot to occur even if the Mode Switch is in the Service position thus avoiding the MAINTENANCE MENU When disabled the MAINTENANCE MENU is entered during the boot phase 1 Enter 1 to toggle this flag 2 The new flag status opposite of the previous state is displayed Dial Out Authorization Flag Enables automatic problem reporting to a remote service station with line S2 using the auto dial out proce...

Page 117: ...his command sets the maintenance password which restricts access to basic features If you set this password you should give it to service personnel when requested By default there is no password 1 Enter 7 to set the maintenance password 2 When requested enter the password Customer Maintenance Password This command sets the customer maintenance password which restricts access to sensitive data such...

Page 118: ...ed the effect is immediate and all the console messages are presented in the selected language 1 Enter 9 in the MAINTENANCE MENU to select this option The following menu is displayed SET NATIONAL LANGUAGE 0 ENGLISH 1 GERMAN 2 FRENCH 3 ITALIAN SELECT x exit 2 Select the language of your choice by entering the corresponding command number ...

Page 119: ...r this is a way to check that the System Key is in Service 7 Exit from the STAND BY MENU At this step if you want to go back to Normal press the Enter key again then press the ESC n key This puts the Electronic Key to Normal position Setting the Electronic Key from AIX 1 While AIX is running log in as user root 2 Type the following command to look at the current status of the Electronic Key keycfg...

Page 120: ...EPROM How to Set Fast IPL If the Fast IPL flag is enabled SystemGuard skips the extended POST By default the Fast IPL flag is disabled enabling it only lasts one reboot There are three ways to enable it through the STAND BY MENU in Stand By mode through the MAINTENANCE MENU or by using AIX commands Setting Fast IPL from the Stand By Menu 1 Set the System Key in Service 2 Enter the STAND BY MENU by...

Page 121: ...nd also the current flag value mpcfg df Following is the output of the command Index Name Value 1 Remote Authorization 0 2 Autoservice IPL 0 3 BUMP Console 1 4 Dial Out Authorization 0 5 Set Mode to Normal When Booting 0 6 Electronic Mode Switch from Service Line 0 7 Boot Multi User AIX in Service 0 8 Extended Tests 1 9 Power On Tests in Trace Mode 0 10 Power On Tests in Loop Mode 0 11 Fast IPL 0 ...

Page 122: ...ance Menu 1 Enter the MAINTENANCE MENU 2 Enter 8 in this menu to select the SET PARAMETERS menu SET PARAMETERS 0 POWER ON COMMAND 1 VOLTAGE MARGINS 2 SET CONFIGURATION 3 PHONE NUMBERS 4 MISCELLANEOUS PARAMETERS SELECT x exit 3 Enter 4 in this menu to select the MISCELLANEOUS PARAMETERS menu MISCELLANEOUS PARAMETERS 0 BUMP CONSOLE Present 1 AUTOSERVICE IPL Disabled 2 DIAL_OUT AUTHORIZATION Disabled...

Page 123: ... authorized in order to work with SystemGuard This allows remote support personnel to log in to SystemGuard Service Console Authorization must also be activated to enable mirroring There are three ways to do it Authorizing Service Console through the Stand By Menu 1 Enter the STAND BY MENU 2 Enter 1 from the STAND BY MENU to select the SET FLAGS menu 3 Check the status of the Remote Authorization ...

Page 124: ... usually remote connected through a Hayes compatible modem on the S2 port however a local directly attached console at the S2 port can also be supported T Modem Customer Site Remote Support Center T Modem S1 S2 System Unit When mirroring is active the customer on the BUMP Console and the support personnel on the Service Console both see the same output on their screens and either one may enter cha...

Page 125: ...ning ps ef grep mir The command output is similar to the following root 2308 1 0 12 08 21 0 00 usr sbin mirrord mir_modem root 6212 4552 3 12 21 58 0 0 00 grep mir 5 Now the support personnel should be able to work on the remote console and the customer should be able to watch on the BUMP Console what the service personnel enter on the Service Console 6 To turn mirroring off either switch the Phys...

Page 126: ...t Feature The dial out feature can be implemented either through SystemGuard or AIX Setting Up Dial Out from SystemGuard The dial out feature is the automatic sending of certain errors to a service center The customer must set the Dial Out Authorization flag When the Physical Key is in the Normal position if a boot fails due to a POST error or boot device not found a problem report is sent to the ...

Page 127: ...he modem configuration is used by both the dial out and dial in services The following table lists the data that BUMP sends to the remote support center Parameter Field Size Generated By Magic Number 4 BUMP Routing Metric 4 BUMP Login ID 12 AIX Utility CSS ID 4 BUMP RETAIN Account Number 12 AIX Utility General Password 16 AIX Utility Time Stamp 8 BUMP Customer System Phone 20 AIX Utility Customer ...

Page 128: ...to enable Electronic Mode Switch from S2 mpcfg cf 7 1 to enable Boot Multi User AIX in Service mpcfg cf 11 1 to enable Fast IPL 8 Type the following command to start console mirroring keycfg c service Now the system is set up so that the S2 port or the remote console can activate a reboot The system can be rebooted either in AIX Multi User or in Diagnostics to run diagnostics on the hardware Reboo...

Page 129: ... are prompted for a password enter the root password 7 Type the following command to reboot in AIX Multi User init 2 8 After about ten minutes the system should have rebooted and loaded AIX 9 If S2 was configured as a tty from AIX as well an AIX login screen should appear on this remote Service Console How to Boot from a SCSI Device The SMP server can be booted in Service mode from a desired SCSI ...

Page 130: ...LECT x exit 4 Check option 5 in this menu BOOT MULTI USER AIX IN SERVICE If it is enabled enter 5 and the flag should be changed to disabled 5 Have another look at the option to make sure it is disabled Now you are ready to boot off the SCSI device off a tape drive for example 6 Insert the bootable tape into the tape drive 7 Exit back to the main MAINTENANCE MENU 8 Enter 6 in the MAINTENANCE MENU ...

Page 131: ...ng from an SCSI Device through the Bootlist The system can be booted from an SCSI device such as a tape drive without going through the MAINTENANCE MENU In this case it uses the bootlist to determine the boot device while in Service mode The bootlist can be updated through Service Aids in Diagnostics Following are the prerequisites for booting from an SCSI device a tape drive for example in Servic...

Page 132: ... 8 to select the SYSTEM BOOT menu which is similar to the following SYSTEM BOOT 0 BOOT FROM LIST 1 BOOT FROM NETWORK 2 BOOT FROM SCSI DEVICE SELECT x exit 1 3 From the SYSTEM BOOT menu enter 1 to select BOOT FROM NETWORK which is similar to the following MAIN MENU 1 Select BOOT Startup Device 2 Select Language for these Menus 3 Send Test Transmission PING 4 Exit Main Menu and Start System BOOT Typ...

Page 133: ...or your selection then press ENTER Use the Backspace key to correct errors 6 Select the device to boot from For example choose 3 to boot from Token Ring slot 3 16 Mb data rate A screen similar to the following will appear SET OR CHANGE NETWORK ADDRESSES Select an address to change Currently selected BOOT startup device is Token Ring Slot 2 16 Mb data rate Hardware address 10005AC97CF1 1 Client add...

Page 134: ...ection then press ENTER Use the Backspace key to correct errors 8 Enter 4 to exit from the menu and start system boot 9 A screen similar to the following appears as the system boots off the network STARTING SYSTEM BOOT Booting Please wait Token Ring Slot 2 16 Mb data rate Hardware address 10005AC97CF1 Packets Sent Packets Received BOOTP 00000 00000 To find out more information on NIM Network Insta...

Page 135: ...0 UNIT0 dev 01 CPU1 11 UNIT1 dev 02 CPU2 12 UNIT2 dev 03 CPU3 13 UNIT3 dev 04 MC0 14 UNIT4 dev 05 MC1 15 UNIT5 dev 06 MC2 16 UNIT6 dev 07 MC3 17 UNIT7 dev 08 basic MCA 09 exp MCA Select x exit 01 The Set Configuration screen displays the units and devices that can be configured along with their menu index number At this step CPU0 stands for the CPU card 0 not processor 0 3 Enter an index number fo...

Page 136: ...ling Processors through the Maintenance Menu 1 Enter the MAINTENANCE MENU Refer to the MAINTENANCE MENU section on page 3 21 for details 2 Enter 8 to select the SET PARAMETERS menu which is similar to the following SET PARAMETERS 0 POWER ON COMMAND 1 VOLTAGE MARGINS 2 SET CONFIGURATION 3 PHONE NUMBERS 4 MISCELLANEOUS PARAMETERS SELECT x exit 2 3 Enter 2 from the SET PARAMETERS menu to select the S...

Page 137: ...mmand Following is the command with various options To list the processors and view their statuses type cpu_state l The output should look something like this Name Cpu Status Location proc0 0 enabled 00 0P 00 00 proc1 1 enabled 00 0P 00 01 proc2 2 enabled 00 0Q 00 00 proc3 3 enabled 00 0Q 00 01 To disable a CPU CPU1 for example type cpu_state d 1 Look at the result with cpu_state l Name Cpu Status...

Page 138: ... Aids Test Flags The Test Flags are the Boot Multiuser AIX in Service flag Fast IPL flag Extended Tests flag PowerOn Tests in Loop Mode flag and PowerOn Tests in Trace Mode flag They are disabled at the factory They are used during testing and do not need to be customized Remote Maintenance Flags The Remote Maintenance Flags are the Remote Authorization flag Dial Out Authorization flag and Electro...

Page 139: ...Parameters file be updated This file can be set by the Service Aids Passwords Passwords are used to protect access to SystemGuard The passwords are the Maintenance Password and the Customer Maintenance Password No passwords are set at the factory However they can be customized for your needs The Maintenance Password restricts access to basic features of the MAINTENANCE MENU If you set the password...

Page 140: ...own the system then reboot the machine as described in the preceding paragraph Updating the Flash EEPROM using a file An administrator with root authority can use the AIX diag command to update the EEPROM firmware using a file Because this procedure reboots the machine after the update the root user who performs this procedure should be the only logged user If the system is not yet powered on powe...

Page 141: ...utlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock Before installing or removing signal cables ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged When adding or removing any additional devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for those devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all pow...

Page 142: ...and removals Note Because these special connectors are on the back plane rather than the disk drive any disk drive can be installed in these positions Disk drives which must be removed and installed frequently should occupy these positions For example disk drives that contain confidential data that needs to be removed from the system and stored in a safe place This also enables you to interchange ...

Page 143: ...n 7 Micro Channel adapter slots MCA slots The expansion unit has eight 8 MCA slots The MCA slots are located at the rear of the units Use the lsdev C pg command or the smit lsdev command to display a list of all the defined and available devices on your system The software location code identifies the MCA slot number of the device as follows See Location Codes in Chapter 1 for additional informati...

Page 144: ...installed in either the base unit or the expansion unit Base Unit Expansion Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SCSI Bus A SCSI Bus B SCSI Bus A SCSI Bus B A B B H S T T T T P01 P02 Optional shown in recommended locations Note Expansion Unit Inputs can Attach to Any SCSI Controller Note The connectors on the system interface board represented by a T above are for terminators only No external device...

Page 145: ... base MCA slot 6 Unit Slot Expansion Unit SCSI Bus A usually expansion unit MCA slot 8 Unit Slot Unit Slot Expansion Unit SCSI Bus B usually expansion unit MCA slot 7 Physical Locations The physical drive locations are identified in the publications by a two digit code The letter A or B indicates which SCSI bus controls the drive The number is the SCSI address of the drive For example drive A2 is ...

Page 146: ...s identify the physical location base A2 If needed see the following examples Example 1 Physical cabling The SCSI controller in MCA slot 7 of the base unit is attached to SCSI bus A in the base unit Software location code 00 07 00 2 0 Physical drive location This drive is in drive position A2 front upper left of the base unit Example 2 Physical cabling The SCSI controller in MCA slot 8 of the expa...

Page 147: ... integrity may be affected To unconfigure and power off a disk drive 1 Login as root 2 Enter the smit command 3 Select Devices 4 Determine the type of drive you want to unconfigure then select that type drive When you get to the Keep Definition option select yes This retains the details of the drive in the device configuration database 5 Select the Do option to unconfigure and power off the drive ...

Page 148: ...le and is to be replaced as a unit Removal 1 Use the Unconfiguring procedure on page 4 7 to remove the device from the system configuration Be sure the yellow indicator on the drive you are removing is off powered off See Locating a Disk or Media Drive on page 4 4 for drive locations Note If High Security is installed installed on all systems at the factory the front cover must be removed before a...

Page 149: ... it out of the unit Installation 1 Align the drive with the guides in the desired drive position then slide it into the unit The drive must be inserted with the locking hook at the bottom 2 Tighten the retaining screw indicated in the figure using a screwdriver 3 Use the Configuring procedure on page 4 7 to add the drive to the system configuration 4 Replace the front and rear covers ...

Page 150: ...ing of the components Remove the covers only when required by the removal and installation procedures Removal 1 Use the Unconfiguring procedure on page 4 7 to remove the drive from the system configuration See Locating a Disk or Media Drive on page 4 4 for drive locations 2 Turn the rear cover key clockwise to unlock the rear cover The rear cover key is the same as the one used on the operator pan...

Page 151: ...the drive you are removing is off powered off 5 Firmly grip the disk drive and pull it out of the unit Installation 1 Align the disk drive with the guides in the desired drive position then slide it inside the unit The drive must be inserted with the locking hook at the bottom ...

Page 152: ...ioning pins located on the lower edge of the rear cover into the corresponding holes of the unit 3 When the pins are in place close and lock the rear cover 4 Use the Configuring procedure on page 4 7 to add the drive to the system configuration ...

Page 153: ...rams to use the operator panel display for instructions Identifying the Terminal Type to the AIX Operating System Note This is a different function than selecting a console display When you run diagnostics the AIX operating system must know what type of terminal you are using If the terminal type is not known when the menu is displayed the diagnostics do not allow you to continue until a terminal ...

Page 154: ...Set the key mode switch to the Service position 6 Power on the system Running the Diagnostic Programs from Disk or From a Server Consider the following when you run the diagnostic programs from a disk The diagnostics cannot be loaded and run from a disk until the AIX operating system has been installed and configured After the installp command is used to install and configure the AIX operating sys...

Page 155: ...n diagnostic programs using a tty type terminal as the console display See the operator manual for your type of tty terminal to find the key sequences you need to respond to the diagnostic programs For the 3151 refer to the 3151 ASCII Display Station Guide to Operations form number GA18 2633 For the 3164 refer to the 3164 ASCII Color Display Station Description form number GA18 2617 When the diagn...

Page 156: ...erated Code Set ASCII Screen Normal Normal Uses the EIA 232 interface protocol Row and Column 24 x 80 24 x 80 Uses the EIA 232 interface protocol Scroll Jump Jump Jump When the last character on the bottom line is entered the screen moves down one line Auto LF Off Off Off For the On setting pressing the Return key moves the cursor to the first character position of the next line For the Off settin...

Page 157: ...e display screen Sometimes called conversational mode Line speed 9600 bps 9600 bps 9600 bps Uses the 9600 bps bits per second line speed to communicate with the system unit Word length bits 8 8 8 Selects eight bits as a data word length byte Parity No No No Does not add a parity bit and is used together with the word length attribute to form the 8 bit data word byte Stop bit 1 1 1 Places a bit aft...

Page 158: ... are generated Send Page Page Page The contents of the current page are sent to the system unit when the Send key is pressed Insert character Space Space Space A blank character is inserted when the Insert key is pressed Additional Printer Attributes The following printer attributes are for a printer attached to the 3151 3161 and 3164 terminals Printer Setup Attributes 3151 11 31 41 settings 3151 ...

Page 159: ...tic instructions Running the Diagnostics in Maintenance Mode To run the diagnostics in maintenance mode you must be logged on to the customer s version of the AIX operating system as root or superuser and use the shutdown m and diag commands Use the following steps to run the diagnostics in maintenance mode 1 Stop all programs except the AIX operating system get help if needed 2 Log onto the AIX o...

Page 160: ...menus Running the Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode To run diagnostics in concurrent mode take the following steps 1 Log on to the AIX operating system as root or superuser 2 Enter the diag command 3 When the are displayed follow the instructions to check out the desired resources 4 When testing is complete use the F3 key to return to the Then press the F3 key again to return to the AIX operating sys...

Page 161: ...n from disk a is displayed when the tests have completed When the diagnostics are run from removable media a is displayed when the tests have completed 8 If a problem is detected while the diagnostics are loading a flashing displays in the operator panel display See Reading Flashing Message on an Multi Line Operator Panel Display on page 5 11 for instructions on reading the message 9 Follow the di...

Page 162: ...ected the results screen displays the No trouble found message if errors have been detected the results screen displays a list of devices with corresponding errors Stopping the System Exerciser Although the System Exerciser can be stopped at any time it is best to stop it while the results screen is displayed Stopping the Exerciser at other times can cause the loss of test information When the Sys...

Page 163: ...he three digits following the flashing 888 in the first line of the operator panel display This is the message type 4 In the following list go to the step for your message type Type 102 Go to Step 2 Type 103 Go to Step 3 Type 105 Go to Step 3 Other Go to Step 4 Step 2 Reading the Type 102 Message A 102 message is generated when a software or hardware error occurs during system execution of an appl...

Page 164: ...e of an I O exception from IOCC 38x Data storage interrupt because of an I O exception from SLA 400 Instruction storage interrupt 500 External interrupt because of a scrub memory bus error 501 External interrupt because of an unidentified error 51x External interrupt because of a DMA memory bus error 52x External interrupt because of an IOCC channel check 53x External interrupt from an IOCC bus ti...

Page 165: ...displayed XXX XXX is the SRN 105 XXXX SRN being displayed XXXX is the SRN 1 XX XX XX XX First FRU location code XX XX XX XX is the location code 2 XX XX XX XX Second FRU location code XX XX XX XX is the location code 3 XX XX XX XX Third FRU location code XX XX XX XX is the location code 4 XX XX XX XX Fourth FRU location code XX XX XX XX is the location code Note All eleven characters of the locati...

Page 166: ...5 14 Operator Guide ...

Page 167: ...ata Configure Dials and LPFKs Create Customized Diagnostic Configuration Diskette Delete Resource from Resource List Disk Maintenance Display Configuration and Resource List Display Hardware Error Report Display Hardware Vital Product Data Display or Change Bootlist Display or Change BUMP Configuration Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options Display or Change Electronic Mode Switch Display o...

Page 168: ...Online Diagnostics in Service Mode Run Error Log Analysis Task The Run Error Log Analysis task invokes the Resource Selection List menu When the commit key is pressed Error Log Analysis will be run on all selected resources Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options Task The Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options task allows the diagnostic run time options to be set Note The run time opt...

Page 169: ... Aid Page Reference AIX Shell Prompt Service Aid 6 4 Backup Restore Media Service Aid 6 4 Bit Error Rate Service Aid 6 4 BUMP Service Aid 6 4 Diagnostic Package Utility Service Aid 6 5 Dials and LPFK Configuration Service Aid 6 5 Disk Based Diagnostic Update Service Aid and Update Disk Based Diagnostic Task 6 6 Disk Maintenance Service Aid 6 6 Disk Media Service Aid 6 7 Disk to Disk Copy Service A...

Page 170: ...backup and cpio After the device and format are selected the service aid backups a known file to the selected device restores that file to tmp and compares the original file to the restored file The restored file is also left in tmp to allow for visual comparison All errors are reported Bit Error Rate Service Aid This service aid is used to check the bit error rate for an ESCON adapter to assure t...

Page 171: ... device can be created using this service aid The default device is an RS232 tty attached to the first standard serial port S1 Dials and LPFK Configuration Service Aid This service aid provides a tool for configuring and removing dials LPFKs to the standard serial ports Since 4 1 3 a tty must be defined on the async port before the Dials and LPFKs can be configured on the port Before version 4 2 t...

Page 172: ...from a drive to another drive of similar size This service aid cannot be used to update to a different size drive The migratepv command should be used when updating drives The service aid recovers all LVM software reassigned blocks To prevent corrupted data from being copied to the new drive the service aid aborts if an unrecoverable read error is detected To help prevent possible problems with th...

Page 173: ...r megabyte is normal More than one recoverable data error per megabyte indicates that the disk should be formatted and certified Disk errors are not logged during certify Format Format writes all the disk The pattern put on the disk is device dependent i e some drives may put all 0s while some may put hexadecimal number 5F No bad block reassignment occurs Format and Certify Format and Certify does...

Page 174: ... of the sectors on this drive cannot be overwritten The new bad blocks are not overwritten 7 If the bad block list is the same continue running the service aid to overwrite the disk with the chosen pattern s Before version 4 2 the Disk Media Service Aid is entered via the Disk Media selection from the Service Aid Selection Menu At version 4 2 the Disk Media service aid is entered via the Format Me...

Page 175: ...tem attempts to perform an IPL from the first device in the list If the device is not a valid IPL device or if the IPL fails the system proceeds in turn to the other devices in the list to attempt an IPL Display or Change Configuration or Vital Product Data VPD Service Aid This service aid allows you to display and change configuration data and vital product data VPD Prior to version 4 2 this serv...

Page 176: ...yed that lists all the VPD for that resource Note The user cannot alter the VPD for a specific resource unless it is not machine readable Display and Change Diagnostic Test List Service Aid Note Beginning with version 4 2 this service aid is no longer supported The Display Configuration and Resource List Add Resource to Resource List and Delete Resource from Resource List Tasks have replaced it Th...

Page 177: ...tion on the last problem logged is displayed The Page Down and Page Up keys can be used to look at information about previous problems This information is not from the error log maintained by the AIX operating system This information is stored in the etc lpp diagnostics data dat file Display Test Patterns Service Aid This service aid provides a means of making adjustments to system display units b...

Page 178: ...ring Token Ring only The ring is monitored for a period of time Soft and hard errors are analyzed Additional information about this service aid can be found in the Local Area Network Service Aids CIS Prior to version 4 2 this service aid was accessed via the Local Area Network Service Aids selection of the Service Aid Selection Menu Beginning with version 4 2 this service aid is accessed via the L...

Page 179: ...from the Service Aid Selection Menu Beginning with version 4 2 the SCSI Bus Service Aid is accessed via the SCSI Bus Analyzer option from the Task Selection Menu To use this service aid the user should have an understanding of how a SCSI Bus works This service aid should be used when the diagnostics cannot communicate with anything on the SCSI Bus and cannot isolate the problem Normally the proced...

Page 180: ...st cleaned is displayed onto the screen In addition a message indicating whether the drive is recommended to be cleaned is also displayed Copy a tape drive s trace table The trace table of the tape drive is written to diskettes The required diskettes must be formatted for DOS Writing the trace table may require several diskettes The actual number of required diskettes is determined by the service ...

Page 181: ...CEREADME file from the diagnostics source diskettes disk or CD ROM This file contains information that is not in the publications for this version of the diagnostics It also contains information about using this particular version of diagnostics Use the Enter key to page forward through the information or the dash and Enter keys to page backward through the file SSA Service Aid This service aid pr...

Page 182: ...6 16 Operator Guide 7318 Serial Communications Network Server Service Aid This service aid provides a tool for diagnosing terminal server problems ...

Page 183: ...his procedure requires a console terminal attached to the S1 port This procedure runs the diagnostic programs in standalone mode from either your normal IPL source or from removable media if installed If the diagnostic programs are installed on disk or LAN these procedures should be run from disk or LAN See the operator manual for your type tty terminal to find the key sequences you need to respon...

Page 184: ... display go to Step 3 Step 3 Running System Verification The DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS should be displayed 1 Press the Enter key 2 If the terminal type has not been defined you must use the Initialize Terminal option on the FUNCTION SELECTION menu to initialize the operating system environment before you can continue with the diagnostics This is a separate and different operation than sele...

Page 185: ...g the diagnostics from removable media go to substep 2 If diagnostics are being run from disk or LAN the system first should be shut down using the following procedure a Continue to press F3 until you get to the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS b Press F3 once and follow the displayed instructions to shut down Version 4 of the operating system 2 Set the key mode switch to the Normal position 3 If...

Page 186: ...7 4 Operator Guide ...

Page 187: ...ic Modes of Operation on page 5 7 If the procedure instructs you to stop the operating system refer to Chapter 2 for additional information This procedure assumes that the AutoService IPL is enabled If this flag is disabled then the system displays the MAINTENANCE MENU when booting Refer to Appendix B Modifying Service Support Parameters to determine how to verify and change this flag s setting or...

Page 188: ... stopped set the power switch on the system unit to Off 3 Go to Step 6 Step 5 From Step 4 This step loads concurrent diagnostics 1 Log on as root or as superuser 2 Enter the diag command 3 Wait until the words DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS are displayed or wait for three minutes Are the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS displayed without any obvious console display problems NO Do the following...

Page 189: ...icate to the diagnostics there is no console display If you cannot select a console display go to Step 20 Otherwise continue to the next substep 5 Wait until one of the following conditions occurs then go to the next substep The power on light does not come on or it comes on and does not stay on The same number is displayed in the operator panel display for longer than three minutes and the power ...

Page 190: ...n STOP You have completed these procedures The system stops with a steady not flashing number displayed in the operator panel display and the power on light is on The number must be other than c31 See substep 3 above for this number Go to Step 7 The system stops with 888 flashing in the operator panel display Go to Step 8 The system stops with a blank operator panel display and the words DIAGNOSTI...

Page 191: ...ort SRN 101 xxx where xxx is the number displayed in the operator panel display STOP You have completed these procedures Step 8 From Steps 6 18 A flashing 888 in the operator panel display indicates that a crash message or a diagnostic message is ready to be read 1 Use the steps in the Reading a Flashing 888 Message on an Multi Line Operator Panel Display on page 5 11 to Read all of the message Id...

Page 192: ... menu displayed NO Go to Step 11 YES Go to Step 12 Step 11 From Steps 10 20 There is a problem with the keyboard Find the type of keyboard you are using in the following table then follow the instructions given in the Action column Keyboard Type Action tty terminal keyboard This applies to all attached terminals Go to the documentation for problem determination for this type terminal Step 12 From ...

Page 193: ...tor panel display go to Step 14 The NEW RESOURCE menu is displayed Follow the displayed instructions Note Devices attached to serial ports S1 or S2 do not appear on the NEW RESOURCE menu If the DIAGNOSTIC SELECTION menu is displayed go to Step 13 If you get an SRN record it and go to Step 15 If you do not get an SRN go to Step 19 The diagnostics begin testing a resource Note If Problem Determinati...

Page 194: ...sage displayed and you have tested all of the resources Go to Step 19 Notes If dials and LPFKs are attached to serial ports S1 or S2 and you are running diagnostics from disk or server the dials and LPFKs only appear on the selection screen if they have been configured by the user Use the Dials and LPFKs Configuration service aid to configure these devices Step 14 From Steps 12 13 A flashing 888 i...

Page 195: ...ic programs from removable media NO Go to Step 22 YES Record and report SRN 111 101 STOP You have completed these procedures Step 17 From Steps 21 22 When you load the diagnostics from a CD ROM disc and run them from a tty terminal the attributes for the terminal must be set to match the defaults of the diagnostic programs The tty terminal must be attached to port S1 on the system unit Are you goi...

Page 196: ...ay is available set the key mode switch to the Normal position and then set it to the Service position to indicate to the diagnostics that there is no console display If you cannot select a console display to Step 20 Otherwise continue to the next substep 6 Wait until one of the following conditions occur then go to the next substep The system stops with two or more numbers between 221 and 296 alt...

Page 197: ...ed these procedures The system stops with a steady not flashing number displayed in the operator panel display and the power on light is on The number must be other than c07 or c31 See previous substep 4 for these numbers Go to Step 7 The system stops with 888 flashing in the operator panel display Go to Step 8 The system stops with two or more numbers between 221 and 296 alternating in the operat...

Page 198: ...agnostics from CD ROM disc NO If you have a problem call for service and report the problem YES Go to Step 17 Step 22 From Step 16 An English only version of diagnostics are provided on CD ROM disc Do you want to run diagnostics from CD ROM disc NO Record and report SRN 111 103 Stop You have completed these procedures YES Go to Step 17 ...

Page 199: ...nit from the system configuration Overview Looking at the cabinets from front the expansion unit must always be installed on the left of the base unit The right side of the base unit should be kept free The maximum system configuration should look like the following figure Two kinds of connections must be performed a mechanical connection a cabinets interconnection by means of the appropriate cabl...

Page 200: ...nplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Use one hand when possible to connect or disconnect signal cables to prevent a possible shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical potentials During an electrical storm do not connect cables for display stations printers telephones or station prot...

Page 201: ...ystem unit if any are set to OFF 5 Unplug the power cable to all external devices connected to the system unit if any 6 For both units that you are connecting remove the rear cover the front cover and the top cover following the removal procedures described in the Rear Cover Front Cover and Top Cover sections on pages 9 4 9 7 and 9 10 7 Align the units Continue with Mechanical Connection on page 9...

Page 202: ...ures adequate cooling of the components Remove the covers only when required by the removal and installation procedures illustrated in this guide Removal 1 Do the steps detailed in Preliminary Operations on page 9 2 2 Turn the rear cover key clockwise to unlock the rear cover The rear cover key is the same as the one used on the operator panel ...

Page 203: ...Expansion Unit 9 5 3 With a firm grip on the cover tilt it towards you as shown 4 Pull the cover upward to remove it from the cabinet ...

Page 204: ...he two positioning pins located on the lower edge of the rear cover into the corresponding holes of the unit 2 When the pins are in place close and lock the rear cover 3 Do in reverse order the steps listed in Preliminary Operations on page 9 2 ...

Page 205: ...ure to remove the rear cover Follow the removal procedure described in Rear Cover on page 9 4 2 On the rear side of the unit turn the locking handle clockwise 90 degrees to unlock the front cover Later Models Early Models 3 Tilt the front cover towards you as shown in the figure ...

Page 206: ... to remove it from the cabinet Installation 1 Before installing the front cover be sure that the locking handle in the rear side of the cabinet is in the position shown in the figure If not turn it in that position Later Models Early Models ...

Page 207: ...ns located on the lower edge of the front cover into the corresponding holes of the cabinet 3 When the pins are in place push the cover closed until the retaining clip catches the locking pin The locking pin must be in the position shown in the figure ...

Page 208: ...ions Top Cover Removal Attention If you try to remove the top cover without having performed this step the machine will stop automatically and the file system integrity may be affected 1 Do the steps listed in Preliminary Operations on page 9 2 2 Before removing the top cover be sure to remove the rear cover and the front cover If you have not follow the removal procedures described in Rear Cover ...

Page 209: ...Expansion Unit 9 11 3 Unscrew the top cover retaining screw which is located in the cabinet rear side 4 Firmly grip the top cover with your hands Pull it up inclining it as illustrated in the figure ...

Page 210: ...de 5 Pull the cover forward to remove it from the cabinet Installation 1 Put the top cover on the cabinet keeping it inclined as illustrated in the figure Then slide it back until it catches the locking bar on the unit ...

Page 211: ...2 Push the cover down 3 Tighten the top cover retaining screw which is located in the cabinet rear side 4 Re install the front and rear covers as described on pages 9 6 and 9 8 after having performed all needed operations ...

Page 212: ...ically connected at the bottom Securing the Units at the Bottom The units are secured to one another at the bottom using the locking bar shown The locking bar must be installed on both the front and the rear of the units in the positions shown in the following figure ...

Page 213: ...bar and into the hole located in the lower right corner of the left unit as illustrated in the figure Push the locking bar against the units 2 Slide the locking bar to the right and start the screw through the hole of the locking bar and into the unit on the left as shown ...

Page 214: ...ts apart until locking bars stop you This allows the doors to open and close smoothly 4 Using a screwdriver tighten the screws clockwise as shown in the figure to secure the locking bar 5 Continue with Units Interconnection on page 9 17 ...

Page 215: ...the expansion unit to generate the expansion unit Micro Channel adapter bus The following figure illustrates the FXE cable The FXE cable interconnection procedure is detailed in the following pages 1 Before performing the FXE cable interconnection slide the CPU module out of the base unit until you are able to operate with the hands near the back plane It is not necessary to remove it completely f...

Page 216: ... CPU module out of the base unit until the handle on the top is visible Gripping both the top and the front handles slide the CPU module out of the unit Attention Take care in removing the CPU module from the cabinet because it is quite heavy Grip both handles firmly while you are sliding it out of the cabinet to prevent it from incidental fall and to avoid injury to yourself J30 and J40 Handle J5...

Page 217: ...step 4 3 Remove the adapter cards nearest the outside of the expansion unit See Adapters in 7013 J Series Service Guide This will enable easier access for the FXE cable installation 4 Insert the FXE cable edge marked A in the figure through the slit highlighted with a circle in the figure ...

Page 218: ...9 20 Operator Guide 5 Insert the mechanics of the FXE cable into the mechanical support located in the rear of the base unit back plane ...

Page 219: ...Slide the mechanics of the FXE cable following the direction shown in the figure 7 Secure the mechanics of the FXE cable to the base unit back plane mechanical support tightening clockwise the screw illustrated in the figure ...

Page 220: ...E cable connector to the connector marked Y1 on the MPe board in the expansion unit Micro Channel adapter card cage Note Before attempting to connect the FXE cable remove the dust covers from connectors on the FXE cable and the MPe board ...

Page 221: ... of the base unit This will make the replacement of the CPU module easier To P02 To P01 SCSI Cable Rear of Base Unit 11 Replace the adapter cards that you removed in Step 3 on page 9 19 12 Replace the top cover as described in top cover Installation on page 9 12 13 After completing the FXE cable interconnection re install the CPU module in reverse order of the substeps listed in step 1 on page 9 1...

Page 222: ...on the system interface board installed in the base unit This connector is marked OUT on the system interface board 3 Connect the other connector of the RS 485 cable used in the previous step to the upper 6 pin mini connector located on the required system interface board installed in the expansion unit 4 Insert a terminator plug in the lower 6 pins mini connector located on the required system in...

Page 223: ... labeled SCSI A on the System Interface card 8 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Additional SCSI Controller Optional First SCSI Controller Required SCSI Interface Card B A SCSI Terminators Each SCSI bus used in a unit that means a SCSI bus to which at least one SCSI hard disk or device is connected must be closed by means of a SCSI terminator This terminator must be installed on the corresponding system interface boa...

Page 224: ...the system power on by pressing the power button on the base unit operator panel Note Use the appropriate software procedure to make the system able to recognize the unit s that you are connecting Please refer to your operating system documentation 4 Turn the key mode switch on the Base Unit Operator Panel to the Service position 5 When Stand By is displayed on the top line of the operator panel d...

Page 225: ... on the required system interface board See SCSI Terminators on page 9 25 for further details d If you are removing the expansion unit disconnect the SCSI cable s connecting the SCSI bus es of this unit One end of the SCSI cable connects to the SCSI controller while the other end connects to the appropriate connector of the SCSI interface card installed in the unit See SCSI Interface Card Intercon...

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Page 227: ...that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock Before installing or removing signal cables ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged When adding or removing any external devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for those devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect...

Page 228: ... the base unit and set the unit main switch at the rear of each unit to OFF 3 Unplug all attached devices and the system unit s from power outlets 4 Be sure to label all of the cables and cords connected to the system unit as you disconnect them 5 In the location you are moving to check all of the power outlets for correct wiring voltage and grounding before connecting any of the devices or the sy...

Page 229: ...3 54 Debug Line Test S1 ASL BUMP Test S2 ASL REM Test S3 ASL SPE Test Flash EPROM Content Test NVRAM Content Test Eprom Content Test TOD Test Floppy Disk controller Test BPP Registers Test Misc register Test CPU access Test VPD Coherency Test Asynch lines L B Test BPP Ext L B Full Test Printer Test Dial Out Test BPP Ext L B Test 02 JTAG test group 01 JTAG Chain Integrity Test 03 Direct IO test gro...

Page 230: ...nal Mouse Keyboard Test not available on all systems 20 Multi processor test group 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Atomic instructions Test Caches coherencies Test DCB ports arbitration Test TLB Mechanism Test System IO share Test Main memory share Test Multi resources sharing Test Multi processor full Test Notes For Manufacturing people only For Field people only Some tests in this list are run only if a...

Page 231: ... of the options in the Maintenance Menu under SystemGuard BUMP Quick I O Tests Group These tests are performed by the BUMP and are launched at Power On under the control of Off Line Test monitor under the Maintenance Menu These tests check the accessibility and the functions of the standard and direct I O components from the BUMP This group contains the following list of tests Debug Asynchronous L...

Page 232: ...wing four configurations and checks the received characters This test is in internal loop back mode and is performed at Power On The following eight configurations are used 1 38400 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 2 19200 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 3 9600 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 4 4800 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 5 1200 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 6 300 bds 8 bits 2 stop Even parity 7 15...

Page 233: ...a Then this calculated CRC is compared with the registered CRC TOD Test This test checks the access to the Time Of Day chip and it s functionalities All values are saved and restored It contains the following sub tests MSR register test This test checks the PS and RS bits of the MSR registers by the way of write read operations Internal RAM Test In this test MSR register is initialized and RAM con...

Page 234: ... between the BUMP and the CPUs The BUMP puts a code in NVRAM The launched CPU must modify this code in a specific way The BUMP checks that this code has been correctly modified Asynchronous lines access test This test needs an external plug on the asynchronous lines connector this plug loops the transmit line to the receive line and the same junction signals to the other ones A set of characters i...

Page 235: ...receive line and back In addition it also loops the junction signals of the response category to the corresponding request signals from the async port under test RTS to CTS and DTR to DSR A set of characters is sent on the transmit line and must be read on the receive line This is also true for the junction signals Entry Parameters Parameters Name Definition Possible Values Default Value Parameter...

Page 236: ...d in the nodes file Fast Test This test processes all the nodes of the nodes file in order to check the integrity of the links between the chips This test checks if an error is present but doesn t localize the errors When an error is detected the test stops and the error is reported Diagnosis Test This test checks all the nodes of the nodes file looking for any differences between what is read via...

Page 237: ...d upon 1 XVIR BUC 0 register 2 XVIR BUC 1 register 3 DSIER register 4 MFRR register 5 BUID register 6 APR register Initial Values Test This test checks the initial values of the IONIAN and SSGA ASICs It is only run at PON time NVRAM Access and SSBus Access Test This test is performed by all the processors and is meant to check the accessibility of the SS Bus from the processor using NVRAM This tes...

Page 238: ...ic values These operations are done on DTR register Comparison is done The read values are compared with the written values Flash EPROM Access Test This test calculates the checksum of the different parts of the Flash EPROM and compares the obtained result to the registered result EPROM Access Test This test calculates the checksum of the different parts of the EPROM and compares the obtained resu...

Page 239: ...lation Segmented Address Translation Level 1 primary cache Test This test checks the validity of the primary cache embedded in the processor This test is performed automatically at each Power On by the processor internally The test results are automatically put in HID0 register It contains the following sub test HID0 31 Value Test This test saves the HID0 content validates the machine check stop a...

Page 240: ...Test in this group are performed by all of the processors The tests are launched at Power On and under the control of the Off Line Test Monitor This test group checks the status of the System Planar and Memory cards The following tests are available in this group Data Lines Accessibility Test This test checks the accessibility for all the data lines to the memory through DCB ASICs The following h ...

Page 241: ...ritten and verified If the verification is OK the sub test is ended and the next sub test is started When the test is run automatically during Power On the next sub test is started only if the results of this verification is OK Walking 1 Address Test This test basically identifies if any address lines are stuck at level 0 or to any other address data lines This test writes two defined set of patte...

Page 242: ...en the test proceeds to check the next board Otherwise a fatal error message is displayed on the console Main Memory Cards Accessibility Test This test checks whether the high order memory address lines are open stuck to level 0 or shorted to any other data line This is done in two phases First in Write phase different patterns is written on the four memory cards This is verified to check the acce...

Page 243: ...e An error message is generated if a mismatch is detected between the read value and the written value Unaligned Word Write Checking This test writes an unaligned word and verifies it against the corrected value Aligned Double Word Write Checking This test checks the access by writing an aligned double word and does a read verification If the verification fails a console error message appears Unal...

Page 244: ...ddress to be written in the 1MB block is found and the writing loop is begun This loop writes the address of the location as the data in to the memory location and after each write operation the address is incremented This loop continues untill the working address is equal to the end address If it is equal Read and Compare phase begins In the Read and Compare phase the first address to be read and...

Page 245: ...fff Parameter 7 4th Mem Bnk Add Mem Address Mb 0xffffffff Parameter 8 SIMM Bus mode See note 2 0 SIMM number 1 Value of Bus 0 Notes 1 The different values are 0 ECC invalidation 1 ECC validation and checkstop detection 2 ECC test 3 ECC validation and no checkstop detection 4 ECC generation checking 5 ECC correction checking 2 If your answer is 0 you get the number of the default DIMM If your answe...

Page 246: ...st In this test the memory address is calculated first Then two complementary patterns are written in the work area Then a read and compare operation is done If an error is detected a Memory read error is displayed The refresh mechanism is checked in the following manner A read operation is done on another location other than the one previously read till the delay time is over Then the previous lo...

Page 247: ...y are suitably displayed on the console This test also checks the following h w parts 1 BUMP Interrupt Capability 2 Interrupt Management of SSGA 3 Control Logic PLD UART To CPU Interrupt Test This test is performed by the processor It has a sub test which checks the capability of the Super I O Async line to generate an interrupt request to the CPU The following h w parts are checked by the test 1 ...

Page 248: ... error is detected Concurrent Coherent Write Access Copy Back In this test both the processors are enabled in Global Copy Back mode The snoop mechanism is activated to ensure cache coherency Processor 0 writes a half word in memory actually data is in Processor 0 cache Then Processor 1 writes another half word in memory actually data is in Processor 1 cache When Processor 1 is writing Processor 0 ...

Page 249: ...result of the DCBT Data Cache Block Touch instruction on the Processor 1 cache The odd processor cache is inhibited without coherency Processor 0 is set to Global Copy Back mode with memory coherency enabled DCB Ports Arbitration Test This test checks the different data flows through the DCB asics TLB Mechanism Test This test is performed by two processors on the same CPU card It contains one sub ...

Page 250: ...sors perform this test It has one sub test which checks the capability of all the processors to access the following I O resources simultaneously 1 Main Memory 2 NVRAM 3 Async Lines The following h w parts are checked during the process 1 DCB ASICs 2 IONIAN ASICs 3 SSGA ASIC 4 SMC ASIC Multi Resources Full Test This test is the hardest test performed by the machine To be fully efficient it must be...

Page 251: ...nu if the AutoService IPL flag is disabled The AutoService IPL flag is normally enabled If the AutoService IPL flag is enabled then the flag must be disabled before the maintenance menu can be entered The AutoService IPL flag can be disabled when the system is in stand by phase by pressing the Enter key and then entering the keyword sbb to display the Stand by Menu Select the Set Flags option The ...

Page 252: ...Disabled Power On Tests in Loop Mode flag Disabled Power On Tests in Trace Mode flag Disabled Power On Test Message Mode parameter 1 verbose mode off only error messages shown Extended Tests parameter Disabled Maintenance Password Blank no password set Customer Maintenance Password Blank no password set System Dial In phone number Blank not set Service Center Dial Out phone number Blank not set Cu...

Page 253: ...tion Use this procedure to modify modem and site configuration parameters such as the modem configuration file name or the service line speed Starting from the Service Aids Selection menu 1 Select the BUMP Service Aids option 2 Select the Display or Change Flags and Configuration option 3 Select the Change Modem and Site Configuration option to display a menu 4 Select a flag and enter its new valu...

Page 254: ...or 1 Modifying the Dial Out Authorization Flag This flag can be changed under SystemGuard using the maintenance menu or under AIX using the diag command SystemGuard Maintenance Menu Starting from the main maintenance menu 1 Enter 8 to set parameters 2 Enter 4 for miscellaneous parameters 3 Enter 2 to change the Dial Out Authorization flag AIX Diag Command Starting from the Service Aids Selection m...

Page 255: ...Phone Numbers option 4 Select the System Dial In option 5 Supply a new phone number Modifying Dial Out Phone Numbers These parameters can be changed under SystemGuard using the maintenance menu or under AIX using the diag command SystemGuard Maintenance Menu Starting from the main maintenance menu 1 Enter 8 to set parameters 2 Enter 3 for phone numbers 3 Select the dial out phone number to modify ...

Page 256: ...nce menu 1 Enter 8 to set parameters 2 Enter 4 for miscellaneous parameters 3 Enter 9 to change the Electronic Mode Switch from Service Line flag AIX Diag Command Starting from the Service Aids Selection menu 1 Select the BUMP Service Aids option 2 Select the Display or Change Flags and Configuration option 3 Select the Change Diagnostic Flags option 4 Select the Electronic Mode Switch from Servic...

Page 257: ...tinguishes it from diskettes containing other data The existing firmware recognizes the special header and automatically loads the new firmware version If AIX is already up and running the run time phase reloading the firmware requires more steps because you first have to shut down the system then reboot the machine as described in the preceding paragraph Updating the Flash EEPROM using a file An ...

Page 258: ...B 8 Operator Guide ...

Page 259: ...terface rs232 Description Asynchronous Terminal Status Available Location 00 00 S1 00 Parent adapter sa0 PORT number s1 Enable LOGIN disable BAUD rate 9600 PARITY none BITS per character 8 Number of STOP BITS 1 TIME before advancing to next port setting 0 TERMINAL type dumb FLOW CONTROL to be used xon OPEN DISCIPLINE to be used dtropen STTY attributes for RUN time hupcl cread brkint icrnl opost ta...

Page 260: ...n echo echoe echok echoctl echoke imaxbel iexten STTY attributes for LOGIN hupcl cread echoe cs8 ixon ixoff LOGGER name STATUS of device at BOOT time available TRANSMIT buffer count 16 RECEIVE trigger level 3 STREAMS modules to be pushed at OPEN time ldterm tioc INPUT map file none OUTPUT map file none CODESET map file sbcs Flags and Parameters Settings These are the minimum SystemGuard parameters...

Page 261: ...0 3 BUMP Console 1 4 Dial Out Authorization 1 5 Set Mode to Normal When Booting 0 6 Electronic Mode Switch from Service Line 0 7 Boot Multi user AIX in Service 0 8 Extended Tests 0 9 Power On Tests in Trace Mode 0 10 Power On Tests in Loop Mode 0 11 Fast IPL 0 Phone numbers mpcfg dp Index Name Value 1 Service Center Dial Out 1 180083001041 2 Service Center Dial Out 2 3 Customer Hub Dial Out 1 4 Cu...

Page 262: ... find the configuration files for the IBM 7851 below You will see that this file has a very specific format You can use this file as a template to build a configuration file for another model of modem If you do not use any modem for connecting the Service Console you need a modem file An example of the modem file without a modem is provided below This is a sample usr share modems mir_modem file fo...

Page 263: ...s 7 busy condout send AT F1E0V0Q0S0 0 r expect 0 r or OK r done connect send ATDT N r Tone dialing command expect 17 r or 16 r or 12 r or 11 r or 10 r busy 7 r timeout 60 done retry send A Redo command expect 17 r or 16 r or 12 r or 11 r or 10 r busy 7 r timeout 60 done disconnect send ATH0 r delay 2 send ATQ1V0E0 r delay 2 done condin send AT F1E0V0Q0S0 2 r expect 0 r or OK r n send ATQ1 W0 r the...

Page 264: ...ile and the modem is initialized for dial in activity After the mirrord daemon is activated the System Key should be placed in the Normal position Testing Dial Out Dial out or automatic problem reporting can be tested from the SystemGuard Maintenance Menu using the Offline Test for Dial out Successful connection and transmission of data results in an OK completion During the test the modem configu...

Page 265: ... 4 Inch 150 MB Data Tape Cartridge 5 pack 21F8588 3 5 Inch 1 0M byte Blank Diskette box of 10 6404088 3 5 Inch 2 0M byte Blank Diskette box of 10 6404083 4mm tape drive with carrier 96G4364 4mm DDS2 Diagnostic Cartridge 8191146 4mm DDS2 Data Cartridge five pack 8191160 4mm DDS Data Tape Cartridge five pack 21F8758 4mm DDS Diagnostic Cartridge 21F8762 4mm Cleaning Cartridge 21F8763 8mm tape drive w...

Page 266: ...tor As a safety precaution Medeco does not honor orders that do not include both the code tag and the official order form Code Tag Medeco ATM Lock A Safe Co Pty Ltd Department KLC 11 44 Ourimbah Road P O Box 300 P O Box 3075 Tweed Head N S W 2485 Salem VA 24153 Australia United States of America Tel 011 61 075 36 7600 FAX 011 61 075 36 7605 Claus Clausen Ricardo DeCastro 89a Authur Road Calle 22 N...

Page 267: ..._________________________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________________________ City____________________________________________________________________ State_________________________________________________________Zip_______ Country_________________________________________________________________ Select an address from the list provided an...

Page 268: ...D 4 Operator Guide ...

Page 269: ...t 32K bytes of the OCS EPROM 122 PON started a CRC check on the first 32K bytes of the OCS EPROM 123 PON detected a bad CRC on the OCS area of NVRAM 124 PON started a CRC check on the OCS area of NVRAM 125 PON detected a bad CRC on the time of day area of NVRAM 126 PON started a CRC check on the time of day area of NVRAM 127 PON detected a bad CRC on the 8752 EPROM 130 PON presence test started 14...

Page 270: ...rable 215 A low voltage condition is present irrecoverable 216 IPL ROM code being uncompressed into memory 217 End of boot list encountered 218 RAM POST is looking for 2M bytes of good memory 219 RAM POST bit map is being generated 220 IPL control block is being initialized 221 NVRAM CRC comparison error during AIX IPL key mode switch in Normal mode Reset NVRAM by reaccomplishing IPL in Service mo...

Page 271: ...cified in NVRAM IPL Devices List 244 Attempting a Service mode IPL from 9333 subsystem device specified in NVRAM IPL Devices List 245 Attempting a Service mode IPL from 7012 DBA disk attached devices specified in NVRAM IPL Devices List 246 Attempting a Service mode IPL from Ethernet specified in NVRAM IPL Devices List 247 Attempting a Service mode IPL from Token Ring specified in NVRAM Device List...

Page 272: ...PL 299 IPL ROM passed control to the loaded program code 301 Flash Utility ROM test failed or checkstop occurred irrecoverable 302 Flash Utility ROM User prompt move the key to the service position in order to perform an optional Flash Update LED 302 will only appear if the key switch is in the secure position This signals the user that a Flash Update may be initiated by moving the key switch to t...

Page 273: ...5 506 Querying card in Slot 6 507 Querying card in Slot 7 508 Querying card in Slot 8 510 Starting device configuration 511 Device configuration completed 512 Restoring device configuration files from media 513 Restoring basic operating system installation files from media 516 Contacting server during network boot 517 Mounting client remote file system during network IPL 518 Remote mount of the ro...

Page 274: ... mount 558 There is not enough memory to continue the IPL 559 Less than 2 M bytes of good memory are available to load the AIX kernel 570 Virtual SCSI devices being configured 571 HIPPI common function device driver being configured 572 HIPPI IPI 3 master transport driver being configured 573 HIPPI IPI 3 slave transport driver being configured 574 HIPPI IPI 3 transport services user interface devi...

Page 275: ...2 Boot process configuring for operating system installation 77c Progress indicator A 1 0 GB 16 bit SCSI disk drive being identified or configured 700 Progress indicator A 1 1 GB 8 bit SCSI disk drive being identified or configured 701 Progress indicator A 1 1 GB 16 bit SCSI disk drive is being identified or configured 702 Progress indicator A 1 1 GB 16 bit differential SCSI disk drive is being id...

Page 276: ...23 Standard mouse adapter being identified or configured 824 Standard tablet adapter being identified or configured 825 Standard speaker adapter being identified or configured 826 Serial Port 1 adapter being identified or configured 827 Parallel port adapter being identified or configured 828 Standard diskette adapter being identified or configured 831 3151 adapter being identified or configured o...

Page 277: ...identified or configured 892 Vendor display adapter being identified or configured 893 Vendor LAN adapter being identified or configured 894 Vendor async communications adapter being identified or configured 895 Vendor IEEE 488 adapter being identified or configured 896 Vendor VME bus adapter being identified or configured 897 S 370 channel emulator adapter being identified or configured 898 POWER...

Page 278: ...ied or configured 956 670M byte SCSI disk drive electronics card being identified or configured 957 120M byte DBA disk drive being identified or configured 958 160M byte DBA disk drive being identified or configured 959 160M byte SCSI disk drive being identified or configured 960 1 37G byte SCSI disk drive being identified or configured 968 1 0G byte SCSI disk drive being identified or configured ...

Page 279: ...e display for the diagnostics To select No console display set the key mode switch to Normal then to Service The diagnostic programs will then load and run the diagnostics automatically c32 A direct attached display HFT was selected c33 A tty terminal attached to serial ports S1 or S2 was selected c34 A file was selected The console messages store in a file c40 Configuration files are being restor...

Page 280: ...el Display on page 5 11 for information about reading the message Dump Status Codes This field contains the dump progress indicator value See Dump Progress Indicators on page 5 12 Type 103 and 105 Messages Message types 103 and 105 contain service information The information should be recorded on the Problem Summary Form or on a blank sheet of paper This message contains the SRN and the location c...

Page 281: ...CSI device T SCSI I O Controller Slot ____________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Note Fill out a separate sheet for each SCSI I O Controller that has ...

Page 282: ... ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Note Fill out a separate sheet for each SCSI I O Controller that has externally attached devices Unit ____________ ...

Page 283: ...Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Note Fill out a separate sheet for each SCSI I O Controller that has externally attached devices Unit ____________ ...

Page 284: ... ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Device ____________ Address ___________ Note Fill out a separate sheet for each SCSI I O Controller that has externally attached devices Unit ____________ ...

Page 285: ...when power is first applied by plugging a 7012 G Series into an electrical outlet or by setting the main power switch of the 7013 J Series to the On position for example When in this state the BUMP console displays STANDBY unless the console is set to display the operator panel display error messages The Power on button and the BUMP console Enter key are polled by the system continuously for a cha...

Page 286: ...N state If the Power on button is pressed and changes from the On position to the Off position the system sets the was_shutdown status to false If the Enter key is pressed on the BUMP console the system goes to the SBB_GATEWAY state SBB_PCMD In this state the character is displayed on the BUMP console but the cursor is located in the same position as the prompt _ If the Power on button is initiall...

Page 287: ...isplays the WAIT REBUILDING message on the operator panel display The system monitors the conditions to which the variables are set and does one of the following If the Power on button is in the On position and the was_shutdown status is false the system goes to the WAIT_POWER_ON state If the Power on button is in the On position and the was_shutdown status is true or if the Power on button is in ...

Page 288: ...rd BUMP console 1 Check the BUMP console display then check the list below and go to the appropriate step If you see a with the cursor two spaces to the right press Enter on the BUMP console go to the beginning of step 1 If you see a _ go to step 2 If you see any sbb type menu type x and then press Enter repeatedly until until you exit all menus then go to step 1 If you see nothing on the BUMP con...

Page 289: ...which handles system I O and directly connects to the system planar IPL initial program load The first phase of the system program loading LCD liquid crystal display A low power display screen There is a small LCD screen on the operator panel MCA Micro Channel adapter An adapter for the micro channel bus MCA Planar A card with connectors for Micro Channel adapter cards Memory Module A card contain...

Page 290: ...tric multiprocessor SRN service request number SSBus subsystem bus A special bus used to interconnect the BUMP and some local resources such as the EEPROM the flash EEPROM and the non volatile RAM SSF system service facility See SystemGuard SYSID system identification Identifies part of the EEPROM containing important data such as the system serial number remote access rights dial out phone numbe ...

Page 291: ...e write protect tab 2 17 A address record external SCSI F 1 aids service 6 1 AIX shell prompt service aid 6 4 attributes required 5 4 attributes communication 5 5 attributes keyboard 5 6 attributes printer 5 6 AutoserviceIPL Flag 3 36 B backup restore media service aid 6 4 base unit description 1 1 media devices 1 5 without covers 1 3 bit error rate service aid 6 4 Boot Multiuser AIX in Service Fl...

Page 292: ...ist service aid 6 10 display configuration or vital product data service aid 6 9 display hardware error log task 6 12 display or change BUMP configuration task 6 4 display or change electronic mode switch task 6 11 display or change key modes service aid 6 11 display or change multiprocessor configuration task 6 12 display previous diagnostic results service aids 6 11 display test patterns service...

Page 293: ...ally stopping the system unit 2 11 media device removal and installation 4 8 media drive locating 4 4 message determine type multi line display 5 11 other numbers multi line display 5 13 type 102 multi line display 5 11 type 103 and 105 multi line display 5 13 micro channel adapter locating 4 3 microcode download service aid 6 12 modifying SystemGuard parameters B 1 moving the system 10 1 multipro...

Page 294: ...ostic update 6 6 diskette media 6 9 display and change diagnostic test list service aid 6 10 display diagnostic run time options task 6 2 display or change configuration or vital product data 6 9 display or change key modes 6 11 display previous diagnostic results 6 11 display test patterns 6 11 display alter bootlist 6 9 for use with ethernet 6 14 generic microcode download 6 11 hardware error re...

Page 295: ...language 3 38 set parameters 3 32 phone numbers 3 34 power on command parameters 3 33 set configuration 3 34 voltage margins 3 33 system boot 3 26 menus 3 11 maintenance menu 3 21 stand by menu 3 12 modem configuration 3 47 modifying service support parameters B 1 parameters 3 9 phases 3 4 boot 3 5 init 3 5 init to AIX load and run time 3 9 init to Boot 3 9 Maint to Boot 3 9 maintenance 3 5 run ti...

Page 296: ...ocess supplemental media 6 3 run diagnostics 6 2 run error log analysis task 6 2 SCSI bus analyzer 6 13 update disk based diagnostic 6 6 terminals 2 13 system consoles 2 13 three digit display E 1 trace service aid 6 15 U unconfigure a disk drive 4 7 unloading 3 5 inch diskette 2 46 CD ROM disc caddy 2 41 CD ROM drive 2 41 update disk based diagnostic task 6 6 using CD ROM drive 2 39 V verificatio...

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