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Local Area Network Analyzer
This selection is used to exercise the LAN communications adapters (Token-Ring,
Ethernet, and (FDDI) Fiber Distributed Data Interface). The following services are
available:
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Connectivity testing between these two network stations. Data is transferred between
the two stations, requiring the user to input the Web addresses of both stations.
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Monitoring ring (Token-Ring only). The ring is monitored for a specified period of
time. Soft and hard errors are analyzed.
Log Repair Action
The Log Repair Action task logs a repair action in the AIX Error Log. A Repair Action
Log indicates that a FRU has been replaced, and error log analysis should not be done
for any errors logged before the repair action. The Log Repair Action task lists all
resources. Replaced resources can be selected from the list, and when commit (F7
Key) is selected, a repair action is logged for each selected resource.
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. If the resource cannot be tested because it is busy, error log
analysis is performed. 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 a mail message sent to the users
belonging to the system group with information about the failure such as service
request number.
The service aid provides the following functions:
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Add or delete a resource to the periodic test list
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Modify the time to test a resource
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Display the periodic test list
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Modify the error notification mailing list
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Disable or enable Automatic Error Log Analysis
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