IBM System Storage DR550
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c. Does the same problem occur elsewhere? Is only one machine experiencing the
problem or are multiple machines experiencing the same problem?
d. Have any hardware, software, or configuration changes been made recently?
e. If a change has been made recently, were all required prerequisites met before the
change was made?
4. Gather information from the system. Use the following worksheet as a guide.
Questions
Responses
1. Problem Definition
2. Time/Date of Failure
3. How was the problem detected?
Does the problem existing on
multiple machines?
Was the error detected by a
user?
Was the error detected by the
system?
Which management interface
exhibited the problem? For
example, TSM, SMIT, or CLI?
4. Are any error LEDs lit? If yes,
which hardware product?
5. Is there a service request
number displayed on the
server?
6. For error messages, is the
message prefix, ANR, ANS, or
ANE. If yes, the message was
generated by System Storage
Archive Manager.
7. Have any recent changes been
made to the network, system
software, or hardware?
8. Can the DS4000 storage be
accessed?
9. Can the DR550 ping another
client or host on the network?
Once you have gathered sufficient information about the problem use the following table to decide
where to start problem diagnosis.
