Chapter
7.
Introducing
Tasks
and
Service
Aids
The
AIX
Diagnostic
Package
contains
programs
that
are
called
Tasks
.
Tasks
can
be
thought
of
as
performing
a
specific
function
on
a
resource;
for
example,
running
diagnostics
or
performing
a
service
aid
on
a
resource.
Notes:
1.
Many
of
these
programs
work
on
all
system
model
architectures.
Some
programs
are
only
accessible
from
Online
Diagnostics
in
Service
or
Concurrent
mode,
while
others
might
be
accessible
only
from
Standalone
Diagnostics.
2.
If
the
system
is
running
on
a
logically
partitioned
system,
the
following
tasks
can
be
executed
only
in
a
partition
with
service
authority:
v
Configure
Reboot
Policy
v
Configure
Remote
Maintenance
Policy
v
Configure
Ring
Indicate
Power
On
v
Configure
Ring
Indicate
Power-On
Policy
v
Update
System
or
Service
Processor
Flash
v
Save
or
Restore
Hardware
Management
Policies
v
Configure
Scan
Dump
Policy
To
perform
one
of
these
tasks,
use
the
Task
Selection
option
from
the
FUNCTION
SELECTION
menu.
After
a
task
is
selected,
a
resource
menu
may
be
presented
showing
all
resources
supported
by
the
task.
A
fast-path
method
is
also
available
to
perform
a
task
by
using
the
diag
command
and
the
-T
flag.
By
using
the
fast
path,
the
user
can
bypass
most
of
the
introductory
menus
to
access
a
particular
task.
The
user
is
presented
with
a
list
of
resources
available
to
support
the
specified
task.
The
fast-path
tasks
are
as
follows:
v
Certify
-
Certifies
media
v
Chkspares
-
Checks
for
the
availability
of
spare
sectors
v
Download
-
Downloads
microcode
to
an
adapter
or
device
v
Disp_mcode
-
Displays
current
level
of
microcode
v
Format
-
Formats
media
v
Identify
-
Identifies
the
PCI
RAID
physical
disks
v
IdentifyRemove
-
Identifies
and
removes
devices
(Hot-Plug)
To
run
these
tasks
directly
from
the
command
line,
specify
the
resource
and
other
task-unique
flags.
Use
the
descriptions
in
this
chapter
to
understand
which
flags
are
needed
for
a
given
task.
Tasks
The
following
tasks
are
described
in
this
chapter:
v
Add
Resource
to
Resource
List
v
AIX
Shell
Prompt
v
Analyze
Adapter
Internal
Log
v
Backup
and
Restore
Media
v
Certify
Media
v
Change
Hardware
Vital
Product
Data
v
Configure
Dials
and
LPF
Keys
v
Configure
ISA
Adapters
v
Configure
Reboot
Policy
v
Configure
Remote
Maintenance
Policy
v
Configure
Ring
Indicate
Power-On
Policy
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