IBM xSeries 260, User Manual

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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: Because of system capability, some of the following settings may not be
displayed by this service aid.
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Surveillance (on/off)
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Surveillance Time Interval
This is the maximum time between heartbeats from the operating system.
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Surveillance Time Delay
This is the 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 affect immediately
Set this to Yes if the changes made to the settings in this menu are to take place
immediately. Otherwise the changes takes place beginning with the next system
boot.
This service aid may be accessed 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 perform the following action:
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Create a Stand-alone Diagnostic Package Configuration Diskette
The Stand-alone Diagnostic Package Configuration Diskette allows the following
to be changed from the console:
– Default refresh rate for a LFT
The refresh rate used by the stand-alone diagnostic package is 60Hz. If the
display's refresh rate is 77Hz, then set the refresh rate to 77.
Chapter 6. Introduction to Diagnostic Tasks and Service Aids
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