IBM RS/6000 44P Series 270, User Manual

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If the system was powered on when the ac loss occurred, the system reboots when
power is restored. If the system was powered off when the ac loss occurred, the
system remains off when power is restored.
Configure Surveillance Policy
This service aid monitors the system for hang conditions; that is, hardware or software
failures that cause operating system inactivity. When enabled, and surveillance detects
operating system inactivity, a call is placed to report the failure.
Use this service aid to display and change the following settings for the Surveillance
Policy.
Note: Some of the following settings may not be displayed by this service aid.
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Surveillance
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Surveillance Time Interval, in minutes
Maximum time between heartbeats from the operating system.
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Surveillance Delay, in minutes
Time to delay between when the operating system is in control and when to begin
operating system surveillance.
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Changes are to take effect immediately
Set this to yes if the changes made to the settings in this menu are to take place
immediately. Otherwise, the changes take effect beginning with the next system boot.
You can access this service aid directly from the AIX command line by entering:
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/uspchrp -s
Create Customized Configuration Diskette
This selection invokes the Diagnostic Package Utility Service Aid, which allows the user
to create a stand-alone diagnostic package configuration diskette.
The Stand-Alone Diagnostic Package Configuration Diskette allows the following to be
changed from the console:
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Default refresh rate for a LFT (Limited Function Terminal)
The refresh rate used by the stand-alone diagnostic package is 60Hz. If the display’s
refresh rate is 77Hz, set the refresh rate to 77.
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Different async terminal console
Use this service aid to create a console configuration file that allows a terminal
attached to any RS232 or RS422 adapter to be selected as a console device. The
default device is RS232 TTY attached to the first standard serial port (S1).
Delete Resource from Resource List
Use this task to delete resources from the resource list.
Chapter 6. Introducing Tasks and Service Aids
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