IBM BladeCenter JS20, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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Chapter 8. General AIX and xSeries standalone diagnostic
information
This chapter describes standalone diagnostics for AIX and running the standalone
diagnostics from CD-ROM.
Information for general diagnostic systems running the AIX operating
system
Information for general diagnostic systems running the AIX operating system is
provided in this section.
For information about standalone CD AIX diagnostics, see “Running the standalone
diagnostics from CD-ROM” on page 25.
Information in this section is common to all JS20 system units.
Any service information or diagnostic procedure that is specific to a system unit or
device is a separate procedure for that system unit or device.
AIX operating system message files
English is the default language displayed by the diagnostic programs when run from
disk. If you want to run the diagnostic programs in a language other than English,
you must install on the system the AIX operating system message locale file set for
the desired language you want displayed.
AIX diagnostic and the standalone diagnostic tasks provide the capability to display
device and adapter microcode levels as well as update device and adapter
microcode. AIX diagnostic tasks also provide the capability to update firmware.
Use the Update and Manage System Flash task to update a system’s firmware.
When the flash update is complete, the system automatically reboots. Microcode
images can be installed from disk, diskette, or NIM server. For additional
information, refer to “Update and manage system flash using AIX diagnostics” on
page 52.
Use the microcode download for systems using AIX 5.2.0.30 or later task to install
microcode onto devices and adapters. This task presents a list of resources that are
currently installed and supported by this task. Microcode images can be installed
from disk, diskette, or NIM server. For additional information, refer to “Download
microcode” on page 64. For adapters and devices with microcode that can be
updated but are not supported by this task, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
For systems not using AIX, these tasks can be used via the “Running standalone
diagnostics from a management (NIM) server” on page 68. Otherwise, refer to the
corresponding documentation for the operating system on installing microcode.
CE login
CE login enables a user to perform operating system commands that are required
to service the system without being logged in as a root user. CE login must have a
role of Run Diagnostics and a primary group of System. This enables the user to:
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Run the diagnostics including the service aids, certify, format, and so forth.
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