IBM FlashSystem 900, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Viewing Vital Hardware Data
Question How do I view vital hardware data?
Answer
1
Access the firmware main menu: During boot-up, press F1 at the
Prematurely terminate boot sequence
prompt.
2
Select 4. Utilities.
3
Select 9. View or Set Vital Product Data.
4
Select Hardware Vital Product Data.
5
Select the Card Vital Product Data. The vital hardware data is
displayed.
6
Return to the firmware main menu.
7
Press F9 to load the operating software.
Adding/Removing an Adapter Using CCM
Refer to “Configuring the MAE via CCM” on page E-6.
Suspend Traffic on an Adapter Port
Question How do I disable a configured adapter port to remove or test an
adapter?
Answer
1
Access the command line interface ( * prompt) (see “Accessing the
Operational Diagnostics from the Service Processor” on
page 5-42).
2
Type talk 5 and press Enter twice to reach the
+
prompt.
3
Enter the interface command.
4
Make a note of the slot number of the adapter that you want to
disable.
5
Enter disable slot number.
Resume Traffic on an Adapter Port
Question How do I enable a configured adapter port (that was disabled using the
talk 5 disable command in “Suspend Traffic on an Adapter Port”) to
resume traffic?
Answer
1
Access the command line interface (
*
prompt) (see “Accessing the
Operational Diagnostics from the Service Processor” on
page 5-42).
2
Type talk 5 and press Enter twice to reach the
+
prompt.
3
Enter the configuration command.
Appendix F. Common Tasks
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