7.
Select Logical hardware resources (buses, IOPs, controllers) from the Hardware Service Manager
display and press Enter. This option allows you to display and work with logical resources. Logical
hardware resources are the functional resources of the system used by the operating system.
With the Logical Hardware Resources display, you can show logical hardware resource status or
information, and associated packaging hardware resources. Use the online Help information to better
understand specific functions, fields, or symbols.
Deactivating the failing-part indicator light
Use this procedure to turn off any indicator light that you turned on as a part of a service action.
To deactivate the indicator light, follow these steps:
1.
Sign on to an IBM i session, with at least service level authority.
2.
On the command line of the session, type
strsst
and press Enter.
Note:
If you cannot get to the System Service Tools display, use function 21 from the control panel.
Alternatively, if the system is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), use the Service
Focal Point utilities to get to the Dedicated Service Tools (DST) display.
3.
Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign
On display and press Enter.
Remember:
The service tools password is case-sensitive.
4.
Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and press Enter.
5.
Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and press Enter.
6.
Select Work with service action log from the Hardware Service Manager display and press Enter.
7.
On the Select Timeframe display, change the From: Date and Time field to a date and time prior to
when the problem occurred.
8.
Search for an entry that matches one or more conditions of the problem:
v
System reference code
v
Resource
v
Date and time
v
Failing item list
9.
Select option 2 (Display failing item information) to display the service action log entry.
10.
Select option 2 (Display details) to display location information for the failing part to be replaced.
The information displayed in the date and time fields is the date and time for the first occurrence of
the specific system reference code for the resource displayed during the time range selected.
11.
Select option 7 (Indicator off) to turn off the indicator light.
12.
Select the Acknowledge all errors function at the bottom of the Service Action Log display, if all
problems have been resolved.
13.
Close the log entry by selecting option 8 (Close new entry) on the Service Action Log Report display.
Verifying the installed part in a Linux system or logical partition
If you have installed a new part, learn how to verify that the system recognizes the part.
To verify the newly installed or replaced part, continue with “Verifying an installed part by using
stand-alone diagnostics.”
Verifying an installed part by using stand-alone diagnostics
If you have installed or replaced a part, verify that the system recognizes the new part. You can use
stand-alone diagnostics to verify an installed part in an AIX or Linux system, expansion unit, or logical
partition.
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