IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Error messages
Error messages indicate that a problem exists; they are not
intended to be used to identify a failing part.
Troubleshooting and servicing of complex problems
indicated by error messages should be performed by
trained service personnel.
Hardware error messages that occur can be text, numeric,
or both. Messages generated by the software generally
are text messages, but they also can be numeric.
POST error messages:
POST error messages
occur during startup when POST finds a problem with the
hardware or detects a change in the hardware
configuration. For more information, see
“Symptom-to-FRU index” on page 264..
Diagnostic error messages:
Diagnostic error
messages occur when a test finds a problem with the
server hardware. These error messages are alphanumeric
and they are saved in the Test Log. For more information,
see “Error symptoms” on page 277.
Software-generated error messages:
These
messages occur if a problem or conflict is found by an
application program, the operating system, or both.
Messages are generally text messages, but they also can
be numeric. For information about these error messages,
refer to the documentation that comes with the software.
System error log:
The system error log contains all
error and warning messages issued during POST and all
system status messages from the the system management
processor. See “System error log” on page 99 for
information about how to view the system error log.
Option diskettes:
An optional device or adapter can
come with an Option Diskette. Option Diskettes usually
contain option-specific diagnostic test programs or
configuration files.
If the optional device or adapter comes with an Option
Diskette, follow the instructions that come with the option.
Different instructions apply depending on whether the
Option Diskette is startable or not.
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