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Periodic Diagnostics
This selection provides a tool for configuring periodic diagnostics and automatic error log analysis. You can
select a hardware resource to be tested once a day, at a user-specified time.
Hardware errors logged against a resource can also be monitored by enabling automatic error log
analysis. This allows error log analysis to be performed every time a hardware error is put into the error
log. If a problem is detected, a message is posted to the system console and either sent to the Service
Focal Point when there is an attached HMC, or a mail message to the users belonging to the system
group containing information about the failure, such as the service request number.
The service aid provides the following functions:
v Add or delete a resource to the periodic test list
v Modify the time to test a resource
v Display the periodic test list
v Modify the error notification mailing list
v
Disable or enable automatic error log analysis
PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify
For a description of the PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify task, see “SCSI RAID Physical Disk Status and
Vital Product Data” on page 122.
Process Supplemental Media
Process Supplemental Media contains all the necessary diagnostic programs and files required to test a
particular resource. The supplemental media is normally released and shipped with the resource as
indicated on the diskette label. Diagnostic Supplemental Media must be used when the device support has
not been incorporated into the latest diagnostic CD-ROM.
This task processes the Diagnostic Supplemental Media. Insert the supplemental media when you are
prompted; then press Enter. After processing has completed, go to the Resource Selection list to find the
resource to test.
Notes:
1. This task is supported in Standalone Diagnostics only.
2. Process and test one resource at a time. Run diagnostics after each supplemental media is processed.
(for example; If you need to process two supplemental media, run diagnostics twice, once after each
supplement media is processed.)
Run Diagnostics
The Run Diagnostics task invokes the Resource Selection List menu. When the commit key is pressed,
diagnostics are run on all selected resources.
The procedures for running the diagnostics depend on the state of the diagnostics run-time options. See
“Display or Change Diagnostic Run-Time Options” on page 103.
Run Error Log Analysis
The Run Error Log Analysis task invokes the Resource Selection List menu. When the commit key is
pressed, Error Log Analysis is run on all selected resources.
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