IBM xSeries 260, User Manual

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SYSTEM INFORMATION MENU
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SYSTEM INFORMATION MENU
1. Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
2. Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
3. Read Service Processor Error Logs
4. Read System POST Errors
5. Read NVRAM
6. Read Service Processor Configuration
7. View System Environmental Conditions
8. Processor configuration/deconfiguration Menu
9. Memory configuration/deconfiguration Menu
98. Return to Previous Menu
99. Exit from Menus
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Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
Displays the VPD information that was in effect after the last system boot. This
information is usually identical with the results from the menu selection "Read
VPD," but in the case of configuration updates or certain faults, this historical
comparison can be useful to System Administrators and service personnel.
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Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
Displays the boot progress indicators (check points), up to a maximum of 100,
from the system boot prior to the one in progress now. This historical
information may be useful to help diagnose system faults.
The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed line
are the progress indicators (latest) from the boot that produced the current
sessions. Below the dashed line are progress indicators (oldest) from the boot
preceding the one that produced the current sessions.
The progress indication codes are listed top (latest) to bottom (oldest). The
dashed line merely represents the point where the latest boot started.
Use the posted code indicated by the <-- arrow.
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Read Service Processor Error Logs
Displays error conditions detected by the Service Processor.
The time stamp in this error log is Coordinated Universal Time (CUT), a.k.a.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). AIX error logs have more information available
and are able to time stamp the errors with the local time. See C-37 for an
example of the error log.
C-14
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